A fire outbreak that started from Anambra plaza on Martins street has gutted some buildings at the Balogun market, located on Lagos island The inferno, according to eyewitnesses, has spread to about five structures and firefighters are currently battling it. Read Also: Court orders remand of former commissioner in Kwara state over money laundering Traders … Read more
Justice Babagana Ashiga of a federal high court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state has ordered that a former commissioner for finance in the state, Ademola Baanu be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Finacial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the hearing and determination of his bail application on February 10. Read Also: Witness Narrates … Read more
A prosecution witness, Vivian Nduka, on Monday, narrated to a Lagos State Special Offences Court how an alleged rapist, Adelaja Oloyede, confessed to using charm on his victim. Nduka, a police officer, told the court that the victim reported that the alleged rape occurred when she was returning from church on December 10, 2017, Punch … Read more
At least two people have been killed in a renewed violent clash between rival groups in Coker-Aguda area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The violence which reared its ugly head again on Sunday night also left several people seriously injured, PM News reports. Read Also: BREAKING: Again, fire guts Balogun market, Lagos Operatives of Lagos Task … Read more
The popular Balogun market on Lagos Island is currently on fire. Read Also: US Flight From China Rerouted to Military Base Because of Coronavirus Eyewitnesses told newsman that the fire started from the building opposite Oluwole Car Park on Martins Street. Details shortly….
A US government flight carrying American consulate staffers and private U.S. citizens from Wuhan, China has been rerouted from its initial California destination to a nearby military base. The flight that’s reportedly carrying over 200 people was supposed to land in Ontario, California, but was rerouted to the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, … Read more
Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Seme Border Control Post have apprehended three suspected human traffickers and three victims en route to Ghana. The Service Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, made the disclosure in a statement forwarded to our correspondents on late Tuesday. According to him, the Comptroller of the NIS in charge … Read more
Sterling Bank Plc has partnered Lagos State Government to feed about 158,000 children in 32 public schools for five days in the Lagos Island area of the state. The bank disclosed this at an event to appreciate volunteers, who participated in the pilot stage of the project recently. Read Also: RRS Nabs Suspects Extorting People … Read more
The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested seven suspects who allegedly use Point of Sale (POS) machines to extort unsuspecting motorists. The suspects were arrested after a complaint by one of their victims, that they extorted motorists along LASU-Igando Expressway by claiming to be on contract with Ikotun-Igando Local Council … Read more
A 32-year-old man, Gabriel Adams, was on Tuesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly abducting and assaulting three women sexually as well as forcing them into prostitution. Adams, a resident of Opebi area of Lagos, is facing charges of conspiracy, sexual assault by penetration, causing a person to engage in … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 1. Lassa Fever Claims 41 Lives in 19 Nigerian States – Minister Nigeria’s Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire on Tuesday revealed that Lassa fever has killed at least 41 people in 19 states in Nigeria. READ MORE 2. 15 Killed, 38 … Read more
The Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Collins Chiji has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress following the sack of Emeka Ihedioha as Governor. Defecting along with him was the Majority Leader of the House, Chigozie Nwaneri who also left the PDP to join APC. Read Also: FG monitors five Airports to … Read more
In Igboland, traditional titles are mostly reserved for men; it is rare for women to be bestowed with such titles. But the two communities of Ihiagwa ancient kingdom and Dindi Ihiagwa in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State overlooked such cultural inhibitions and honoured one of their illustrious daughters, Dr. Patience Onuoha, recently. … Read more
The Federal Government on Tuesday said there was high-level inter-ministerial consultation towards setting up a multisectoral committee to scale up surveillance and vigilance to detect suspicious cases of coronavirus and ensure containing it at all points. This was revealed during a press conference called to begin national sensitization and health awareness in the country in … Read more
Nigeria’s Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire on Tuesday revealed that Lassa fever has killed at least 41 people in 19 states in Nigeria. Making the revelation, the Minister said that 258 cases have been confirmed already in 19 states with forty-one of them dead. “Lassa fever is a disease that is indigenous to our country because … Read more
15 people have died in an accident that occurred on the Omen bridge along the Ijebu-Ode/Ibadan highway. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed this on Tuesday, as he equally revealed that 38 others were injured while 12 others were unhurt. Read Also: Lagosians Are Happy … Read more
Some residents of Lagos State on Tuesday hailed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s courage in banning commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in some local governments, highways and bridges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos State Government on Monday announced the restriction and ban of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in six local governments … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, assured Nigerians that his administration will fight banditry with earnest effort. He said this in response to the rising rate of insecurity in the country, which has led to loss of lives and properties. The notorious activities of the bandits has brought grief to Nigerians and heightened fear of travellers … Read more
President of Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu has said that Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi will be on the books of the La Liga club for as long as he wants. Messi, 32, has spent his whole playing career with Barca, but with the recent under-performance from the Catalan giants, there are insinuations he could be fed … Read more
Simona Halep progressed to the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday after powering past Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit. The Romanian dispatched Kontaveit 6-1, 6-1 in 53 minutes to book aplace in the last four where she would meet either former world number one Garbine Muguruza or Russian 30th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Read Also: Video: Fans Attack … Read more