October 03, 2020 The Chief Magistrate of Yaba Magistrate Court, Lagos State, has refused to sign the bail bond of 30 #RevolutionNow protesters arraigned in court. According to reports, the protesters were arraigned in Court 1 on trumped-up charges of conduct likely to cause breach of peace and cause fear among the people after they … Read more
A bus rapid transit (BRT) belonging to Primero Transport Services Limited rammed into a commercial motorcycle on Wednesday in Ile-Igbo area of Abule-Egba, Lagos, killing the rider and a passenger. It was gathered that the motorcyclist was plying the BRT lane without switching on the headlamp of his motorcycle when the tragedy struck around 4am. … Read more
Justice Josephine Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, on Monday sentenced a fraudster, Tunde Martins, to seven years’ imprisonment for N30m fraud. The convict had obtained the said sum as a loan from Diamond Bank Plc with a forged certificate of occupancy and refused to pay back. His journey to prison began after … Read more
Proprietor of Summerland Schools, Mushin, Lagos, Pastor Idowu Onifade has slumped and died two days after officials of Quality Assurance Office Lagos State Ministry of Education allegedly visited him and his teachers. Pastor Onifade slumped and died at home following two days of alleged threat by OEQA officials to shut down his school over disagreement … Read more
Renowed Lawyer, Mike Ozekhome secured the release of Kassim and Aliyu, sons of the late winner of the June 12, 1993 election, Moshood Abiola. The two men were arrested after suspected robbers invaded their father’s Lagos residence on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 carting away valuables. They were charged to Magistrate Court 1, Ogba, for conspiracy, burglary, … Read more
September 14, 2020. Lagos State Police Command has reportedly arrested two mobile phone fraudsters, for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through an online platform. Ekohotblog learnt that the suspect, Chukwu-Emeka Ogbona and Olabode Kehinde, who were arrested separately, were members of a syndicate that specialised in selling fake phones to buyers. It was … Read more
A search operation is currently ongoing to find two yet-to-be identified children that were swept away by flood at Oyebanjo Street, Ketu, Lagos State. Flood from torrential rainfall has swept away two yet-to-be-identified children at Oyebanjo street, Ketu area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency in a situation report on Sunday said a search … Read more
September 11, 2029. Police in Lagos State on Thursday made an Arrest at the State studio over the death of two artists, Ekohotblog learnt. This information was disclosed by Nigeria police on Saturday. There was apprehension last Thursday at the Awolusi Bus stop in the Alagbado area of Lagos State after residents found two … Read more
All is not well yet at Otto and Itumara in Ebute-Meta, Lagos State as two four-year-old children, Lukman Badamosi, and Rosemary Onyema, disappeared, reportedly bringing the number of missing kids in the community to nine in one year. Badamosi allegedly went missing on August 4, while returning from an Arabic class and Rosemary was playing … Read more
Lagos State government has unveiled a state-of-the-art Employee Wellness Centre called ‘LASWELL Centre’ to address the mental health needs of its workforce for effective service delivery. The Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who today unveiled the Centre located within the premises of Folarin Coker Staff Clinic inside the State Secretariat Complex, Alausa-Ikeja, stated that … Read more
Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested four hoodlums at the Mayfair Gardens, Awoyaya, in the Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. It was gathered that the police recovered a locally-made pistol and four unexpended cartridges from the suspects, identified as Rasheed Odetola, John Zion, Damilare Salami and Adeboye Dayo. PUNCH … Read more
339 New cases of COVID-19 was recorded across several states of Nigeria Thursday increasing the number of infected cases of the virus to 7016 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC made this announcement via Twitter, outlining Lagos with the highest number per state. The new cases are distributed below: 139 – Lagos 28 – … Read more
The death of a pregnant Algerian doctor from the COVID-19 disease after she was denied maternity leave has sparked an uproar and prompted the dismissal of a hospital director. Health Minister Abderrahman Benbouzid sacked the director of the Ras El Oued hospital in eastern Algeria after Wafa Boudissa succumbed to COVID-19, a source close to … Read more
Oyo and Adamawa states on Friday discharged 19 patients after they tested negative twice for coronavirus. 11 were discharged from the Oyo State Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, Ibadan. The patients, who had stayed at the isolation centre for between five days and two weeks, were all said to be asymptomatic all through the period of … Read more
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has put motion in place set to begin the distribution of food to primary school pupils at home. The Chairman of Lagos SUBEB, Mr Wahab Alawiye-King, disclosed this on Thursday when he visited the warehouse where the food palliatives were kept in Ikeja. READ ALSO: Your School … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to tackle Nigeria’s weak health system through the establishment of standard laboratories, intensive care units, and isolation centres. This is according to a communiqué from the presidency. In its statement on Thursday, the presidency noted that President Buhari plans to have the labs, intensive care units and isolation centres in … Read more
Finnish school children began returning to class on Thursday after eight weeks of coronavirus lockdown despite warnings from the teacher’s union it may not be totally safe for staff or children. The reopenings see pupils back at school for just over two weeks before the summer holidays begin in early June, with strict social distancing … Read more
David Adedeji Adeleke, better known as Davido took to social media at about 3:10 am today, to lay a curse on someone who wants to hack his Twitter account. The artiste was visibly angry as he wrote, “Who ever trynna hack my Twitter .. God punish u !!” …. This sparked up mixed reactions from … Read more
“I woke up to a call from my daddy the Odogwu himself, Ebubedike @peteedochie. To know him is to love him. Thank you sir for decorating me with my AGN ID card during the recent visit of AGN president @emekarollas to you in Abuja – God continually bless and keep you ebubedike @peteedochie – much … Read more
After proving that he is not underrated, rather the music industry is retarted, Olawale Ashimi, popularly known as Brymo is set to release his 6th studio album. Speaking via his Twitter page, Brymo said the album will contain sixteen songs and he is so eager to release it. His last album was released in 2018. … Read more