Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, visited Amu Plank Market in Mushin on Sunday to sympathise with victims of a midnight fire that razed several shops and destroyed goods worth billions. Sanwo-Olu, who described the incident as “unfortunate”, allayed the fears of the traders, saying the State Government was more interested in supporting the victims … Read more
The General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory, Engr. Olalekan Ajani has called on stakeholders in the built environment to use certified quality materials for their various building projects across the State. Speaking at a meeting with the GM of Lagos State Building Control Agency at its Head Office in Ikeja, Engr. Ajani … Read more
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 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
Real Madrid went three points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought win at Real Valladolid. Defender Nacho scored the only goal with a header from Toni Kroos’ cross, his first La Liga goal in two years. Casemiro thought he had given Madrid the lead earlier on but his header … Read more
Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri’s return to his old club Napoli ended in defeat, although Cristiano Ronaldo extended his personal Serie A scoring run to eight games. Juve are three points clear of Inter Milan at the top of Serie A after only their second loss of the season. Piotr Zielinski gave Napoli the lead from … Read more
Neymar paid tribute to late basketball legend Kobe Bryant with a goal celebration in Paris St-Germain’s win at Lille. Confirmation of the five-time NBA champion’s death in a helicopter crash came during the Ligue 1 game. Neymar gave PSG the lead with a 20-yard curling effort in the first half. After scoring a second-half penalty, he … Read more
Manager Sam Ricketts says Shrewsbury should have won their FA Cup tie with Liverpool after the League One club staged a magnificent fightback to earn a fourth-round replay at Anfield. Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool looked to be heading into the fifth round for the first time since 2015 after a fine first-half finish by … Read more
Nine people were killed in the helicopter crash which claimed the life of NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Los Angeles officials confirmed on Sunday. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight passengers and the pilot of the aircraft died in the accident. “There were no survivors… There were nine people on board … Read more
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 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
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
One time Big Brother Africa winner, Uti Nwachukwu is of the opinion that Nigerians are rude, after a lady openly made some observations about him. Uti who had boarded a plane to Abuja where he saw two ladies who talked about him as one audibly said he was now slimmer than he used to be. … Read more
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
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
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
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
Quique Setien suffered his first defeat as Barcelona manager as Valencia claimed their first home win over the Spanish champions since 2007. The hosts broke the deadlock when Jordi Alba deflected Maxi Gomez’s powerful strike past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Gomez, who had a first-half penalty saved by Ter Stegen, completed the scoring in the second … Read more
Sofiane Boufal’s late equaliser gave Southampton a fully-deserved FA Cup fourth-round replay against Tottenham after an entertaining encounter. Saints’ manager Ralph Hasenhuttl and Spurs counterpart Jose Mourinho made FA Cup statements of intent by selecting strong line-ups – and their teams delivered a game high on quality, chances and passion. Spurs looked on their way … Read more
Michy Batshuayi and Fikayo Tomori scored in either half as Chelsea beat Championship side Hull to reach the FA Cup fifth round. The Blues took an early lead when Batshuayi’s strike deflected off Hull’s Ryan Tafazolli and the ball flew beyond wrong-footed goalkeeper George Long. Chelsea dominated the rest of the half with Long required … Read more