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COVID-19 Second Wave: Lagos Can’t Afford Another Total Lockdown – Sanwo-Olu Insists, Begs Lagosian To Adhere To Guidelines

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has insisted that the state cannot afford another lockdown, thereby urging residents to observe all the protocols put in place by the state government. The Governor disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday in Lagos. Eko Hot Blog reported that Sanwo-Olu had on Friday ordered schools to close indefinitely … Read more

Lagos Traffic Radio Commended For Prompt Navigation

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Lagos Traffic Radio has been commended for prompt and timely dissemination of traffic advisory and information which enables residents to navigate smoothly across the metropolis daily. Lagos Traffic Radio has been applauded for doing a good job. The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, commended the management and staff of the organization for their … Read more

Jemimah Marcus Emerges Lagos One Day Governor

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A student of Angus Memorial Senior High School, Jemimah Marcus, has emerged as the winner of the Y2020 Lagos State Spelling Bee competition. The 16year old Jemimah Marcus emerged winner at the grand finale after the final competition with six other students. The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, who was visibly pleased with … Read more

Health Commissioner Gives Updates On Sanwo-Olu’s COVID-19 Status

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Lagos COVID-19

Lagos State Health Commissioner, Akin Abayomi, says Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu soon be free of CoVID-19 and fully back on the beat to steer the ship of the State. The Commissioner disclosed this in a statement titled ‘Update on #COVID19 status Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’ on Tuesday. Eko Hot Blog on Friday reported that the commissioner announced … Read more

Lagos Restates Ban On Use Of Houses As Morgue, Burial Site

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The Lagos State Government has restated that the use of residential premises as morgues, embalmment centres or burial sites is an offence in the State. It explained that this ban was put in place to prevent the transmission of communicable diseases. Executive Secretary of Lagos State Law Reform Commission, Ade Adeyemo disclosed this on Wednesday … Read more

Attack On One Of Our Officials, Very Brutal – LASTMA

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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has described the attack on its official, Mr. Kosoko Razak, by a suspected commercial driver of an unpainted Suzuki Minibus with Registration number AAA 693 YC at Jakande in Lekki, Lagos State as brutal. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, said that this is not the first … Read more

10 Stools Out Of 93 Obas Vacant In Lagos

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The Lagos State Government has revealed that 10 stools out of the 93 monarchs in the state are vacant. This follows the commencement of process to review the Obas and Chiefs of Lagos State Law, 2015 by state government, through the Ministry of Justice, on Monday. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the state government convened … Read more

Lagos Commences Review Of Obas, Chiefs Law

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Lagos State Government has commenced a stakeholders’ meeting on the Review of the Obas and Chiefs of Lagos State Law, 2015. The review was organised by the Ministry of Justice’s Directorate of Legislative Drafting. At the state secretariat on Monday, the Director, Aderinsola Olarenwaju, said the legislation was due for an update. “The present legislation … Read more

Department of Petroleum Resources: We Have Shut Down 85 Illegal Gas Plants In Lagos- Controller

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EKOHOTBLOG, 19TH NOVEMBER, 202P The Department of Petroleum Resources, Lagos Zonal Office, said on Wednesday that it had shut down 85 illegal gas plants in the state this year. The Zonal Operations Controller, Lagos, DPR, Mr Ayorinde Cardoso, disclosed this during a sensitisation campaign on safe handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking … Read more

RRS Reassures Lagos Residents Of Adequate Security

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Woman Blasts BBC For Erroneous Profiling Of New DCP, Tunji Disu

NOVEMBER 15, 2020 The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has restated its commitment to improved security across the Lagos metropolis. RRS Commander, Olatunji Disu, in the squad’s most recent report, said it will continue to do this by curbing the nefarious activities of armed robbers, miscreants and other criminal-minded individuals, who constitute a threat … Read more

JUST IN: Sanwo-Olu set to scrap ex-governors’ pensions

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Governor Sanwo-Olu Empowers 3000 Agripreneurs

On Tuesday, the Governor of the State of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, declared his intention to revoke the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pensions Act 2007), which provides for the payment to former Governors and their deputies of pensions and other entitlements. He made this known while presenting the 2021 budget to the Lagos State House … Read more

Lagos To Prosecute Man For Assaulting LASTMA Officer

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The Lagos State Government has announced that it will prosecute one Mr Ben Emmanuel for assaulting an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) at the Jakande junction in Lekki on Sunday. Speaking on how he was allegedly assaulted, the LASTMA officer, Mr Ismaila Lukman, said that while controlling traffic at Jakande Junction, … Read more

Why I Haven’t Bought Any Official Car Since I Became Governor -Sanwo-Olu

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Armed with the belief that the cost of governance can be reduced if frivolities are cut, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has revealed that neither he nor anyone in his cabinet had purchase personal or official vehicles with taxpayers’ money since they assumed office. He made this revelation on Thursday, in his address at … Read more

#EndSARS: No Protest Will Take Place In Lagos Again – Police

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The Lagos police command says any attempt to reactivate the #EndSARS protest or organise any demonstration for that matter will be thwarted. In a statement issued on Thursday, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, police public relations officer in the state, said the police got wind of information that some people are trying to relaunch the #EndSARS protest. The … Read more

#ENDSARS: Lagos Panel Finds Bullet Shell At Lekki Toll Gate

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October 30, 2020. The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry has discovered at least four bullet shells at the Lekki Toll Gate, scene where soldiers from the Nigerian Army opened fire on peaceful #ENDSARS demonstators in Lagos. This is as the Nigerian Army denied that its soldiers shot at the protesters. The panel embarked on … Read more

NASFAT Sets Up Relief Fund For #EndSARS Protests Vandalization Victims

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October 24, 2020. NASFAT have Set Up Relief Fund For #EndSARS Protests Vandalization Victims in Nigeria. The Nasrul-lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) has set up a N10 million relief fund for victims of #EndSARS protest. Mr Niyi Yusuf, President of the society, expressed shock at the reported use of gunshots to disperse peaceful protesters at the Lekki … Read more

Lagos Will Not Burn, Not On My Watch – Sanwo-Olu Talks Tough On Looting And Destruction

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Sanwo-Olu addresses the current Looting And Destruction By Lagos Hoodlums. In the Aftermath of the Lekki Massacre, Hoodlums since on Tuesday have taken to the streets of Lagos, destroying both private and publicly owned establishment. Sanwo-Olu who visited the affected areas in Lagos has appealed to Nigerians to be calm.  Ekohotblog, October 23, 2020 Following … Read more

Looted COVID-19 Palliatives Meant For The Poor – Lagos Govt

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October 22, 2020. Lagos State Government has condemned the vandalization of the warehouse at Mazamaza housing the food palliative packages. They were donated by the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) group. Mr Abisola Olusanya, Acting Agriculture Commissioner, in a statement on Thursday, said that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu received the items on September 22. He … Read more

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