ARCON Wants LASG To Stop Draftsmen From Engaging In Designs

The Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has called on the Lagos State Government to delete a section of the new urban and physical regulation law backing draftsmen to either engage in any kind of design or detail of architectural design in the state. ARCON said it found it to be at variance with the … Read more

Residents Lament Gridlock Caused By Shipping Company

Residents of Apple Junction in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have cried out for help over the unwholesome activities of a shipping company causing traffic bottlenecks in the area. They claimed that the activities of the shipping company in the last two months had made lives difficult for residents while businesses within the … Read more

Emulate Fadama Model In Improve Agriculture – LASG Tells State Govts

Lagos

The Lagos State Government says the FADAMA model is worth emulating by various levels of governments as the policy is efficient and productive in improving the agricultural sector of the country. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Gbolahan Lawal, made the statement when he received members of the Implementation Completion Review (ICR) Mission Team of … Read more

Lagos Arrests 14 Illegal Sand Dredgers

Lagos State government has arrested 14 illegal sand dredgers on the shoreline of Ikoyi-Lekki axis at Banana Island during a compliance enforcement exercise conducted by the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development. The Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Arc. Ahmed Kabiru Abdullahi led the Enforcement team. He stated that in some locations, they have extended up … Read more

 Man Stabs Girlfriend To Death

Police Confirms The Arrest Of A Kano Man Who Locked 30-Year-Old Son In Car Garage For 7 Years

Tragedy struck in Bauchi on Friday when a jealous man, simply identified as ‘Solomon’ stabbed his girlfriend, Patience Zakkari, to death for picking a phone call from another man. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent reports that the incident occurred around 1.30 am in the house of the deceased located at gwallameji area of … Read more

NYSC Finally Begins Payment Of New Allowance

NYSC

NYSC allowance 2020 for serving corps members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been reportedly pecked at N31,800, Ekohotblog understands. Ekohotblog reports that a piece of pictorial evidence published on the micro-blogging site, Twitter by Angula Bishop Reuben, shows a credit alert from a Nigerian commercial bank supposedly paid by NYSC as his … Read more

Major Nigerian Headlines For Today Sunday, January 26th, 2020

Newspaper Headlines

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, January 26th, 2020 1. Removing Trump Will Set ‘Dangerous Precedent’ Say Defence Lawyers Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats’ efforts to remove the president from office would set a “very, very dangerous” precedent in … Read more

Local Government Chairman commends young entrepreneur for bold inspiration for 2023 Presidency By Ibrahim Kegbegbe

Hon. Sikiru Sanda Oyedele, the Chairman of Egbeda Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State, has praised Mr. Olufemi Ajadi for his positive aspiration for 2023 Presidency, noting that optimistic curiosity could only make a young man to achieve his aims in life. Oyedele made these inspirational statements when addressing Ajadi and his followers who visited Ibadan … Read more

OPINION: Is President Buhari mismanaging Nigeria? By abiodun KOMOLAFE

It bears repeating that Nigeria’s continued existence will be at risk if the rich and the wealthy are not receptive to the clear warning of anger and poverty-induced disillusionments in the land. First, Aisha Buhari’s warning that most of Nigeria’s leaders, “as a result of a long time of injustice done to” the mass of … Read more

Nigeria, South Africa To Partner On Security

Nigeria, South Africa To Partner On Security

Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, has expressed the commitment of the Federal Government to bilateral cooperation with South Africa, especially in the areas of security and intelligence. Dingyadi, who received the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Thamsanga Dennis Mseleko, in his office in Abuja, said despite some issues between both countries, they … Read more

Ford To Pay $30M-Plus For A Lawsuit Over Transmissions

Ford To Pay $30M-Plus For A Lawsuit Over Transmissions

Ford will pay at least $30 million in a proposed settlement over a class-action lawsuit related to failing transmissions in its Fiesta and Focus vehicles. The lawsuit represents nearly 2 million owners and former owners of the cars, which had bad dual-clutch transmissions, the Detroit Free Press reported, citing court documents. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/25/fire-razes-amu-timber-market-in-mushin-destroys-properties-worth-millions-of-naira/   … Read more

Removing Trump Will Set ‘Dangerous Precedent’ Say Defence Lawyers

Removing Trump Will Set ‘Dangerous Precedent’ Say Defence Lawyers

Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats’ efforts to remove the president from office would set a “very, very dangerous” precedent in an election year. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, the head of the defense team, told senators they would be denying voters their right to give … Read more

Buhari Felicitates With Lalong On Knighthood

  President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on his investiture as Knight of St Gregory the Great (KGG). President Buhari’s congratulatory message was conveyed through a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday. The president also rejoiced with all citizens of … Read more

Leah Sharibu Allegedly Gives Birth To Baby Boy

Leah Sharibu, the  Christian girl who refused to denounce her faith in the midst of the Boko Haram sect has allegedly been delivered of a baby boy. Leah who has been in captivity for over a year gave birth few weeks ago after reportedly being forced to marry a top Commander in the sect. See … Read more

Sanwo-Olu Restates Commitment To Transform Education Sector

Sanwo-Olu Restates Commitment To Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Business Leaders

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday reaffirmed his administration’s plan to transform the educational sector of the State, vowing to increase government’s investment for the good of the pupils. Over 3000 teachers from various schools and education districts across the State converged at De Blue Roof of the Lagos Television, Ikeja where the Governor … Read more

Tarkwa Bay: End Forced Evictions -Amnesty Tells Lagos State

Amnesty International, has called on the Lagos State Government to immediately halt the violent and unlawful evictions of residents of Tarkwa Bay in Lagos. Director Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho, described the forced eviction as  violation of human rights. ““What is happening at Tarkwa Bay, Lagos is a violation of human government rights. See This: … Read more

Cult Clashes: 65 Suspects Arrested

Police

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosun, on Friday, disclosed that the force has arrested 65 suspected cultists following the cult clashes in the Ijede Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. Odumosun, who made the disclosure during an emergency meeting with stakeholders in the area said that the command would partner with local … Read more

Unemployed Man Imprisoned For Stealing 16 Sim Cards, ATM Cards

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded one unemployed Charles Eze in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre after he pleaded guilty to stealing 16 Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards and some Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards. The police arraigned 33-year-old Eze together with Raphael Nwachukwu, 36, before Chief Magistrat T. A. Ojo. The defendants, whose residential … Read more

Lekki Residents Decry Deplorable Condition Of Roads

The Lekki Estate Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) has called on Lagos State Government to take advantage of the dry season to resume construction of drainage, roads and mounting of streetlights along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. LERSA President, Chief James Emadoye made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday … Read more

Hotel Managers In Court For Stealing N40m Diesel

Court Sentences UNILORIN Student To Jail For Fraud

Two former managers of Water Ripples Hotel, in Ajah, Lagos, Ademola Adeniyi, 38, and Modupe Ikuyemisi (now at large) have been charged before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly conniving to use the name of the hotel to defraud a diesel dealer, Kikelomo Jiba and 12 others of 200, 000 litres of diesel valued at … Read more