The residents of the Lagos State have been thrown into panic as Lekki rally looms over #EndSARS protest. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the rally being planned by some Nigerian youths to commemorate the first anniversary of last year’s bloody #EndSARS nationwide protests has thrown the residents of Lagos State into panic. This online news platform … Read more
FRSC has revealed number of accidents in Lagos road crashes in eight months. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lagos State has disclosed that 101 persons died while 625 sustained varying degrees of injury in road crashes in the state between January and August, 2021. The Lagos Sector Commander, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemile, made … Read more
Lagos Government has extended the period of traffic diversion on Apapa/Oshodi Expressway. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has extended the period of traffic diversion on the Apapa/Oshodi Expressway from the scheduled completion date of October 2, 2021, to October 30, 2021, following the repair works on the Airport Flyover Bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works. … Read more
Buhari has approved N2.5bn take-off grant for Senior Citizens. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N2.5 billion as a take-off grant for the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC). This was made known by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq, at a one-day Southern Zone Stakeholders Consultation on the … Read more
Many residents have been injured as transport workers clashed over ticket fee in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that no fewer than 15 people have been injured with gunshot wounds as suspected members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) launched an attack on members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) over ticket … Read more
Three persons have been feared dead as cultists clashed over supremacy in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that no fewer than three persons have been reportedly killed in the ongoing supremacy clashes involving members of the Eiye and Aiye cults in Lagos State. The incident, it was learnt, occurred in Owode and Ibeshe communities, in the Igbogbo Bayeku Local … Read more
Two persons have been killed as rival cult groups clashed in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that two persons have been killed in Ijora Badia in the Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State as rival cult groups engaged in a bloody clash in the state. It was gathered that one of the deceased, identified as Rotimi … Read more
Akanu Ibiam Poly student dumped by lover has reportedly committed suicide in Lagos State She left a Whatsapp message for one of her friends about taking her life Ekohotblog reports that a Higher National Diploma student at Library and Information Science (LIS) department, Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic in Unwana, Ebonyi State, is said to have … Read more
Lagos government has given a fresh update on BECE resit date. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Examinations Board has said that the date earlier fixed for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) resit remain unchanged. This was made known via a statement signed by the Director, Examinations Board, Mr. Supo Gbadegesin, on Monday. … Read more
The Lagos High Court has announced a date to resume Fayose’s trial over an alleged N6.9bn fraud. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the High Court sitting in Lagos State, on Monday, further adjourned until December 1, 2 and December, 3, 2021 for the continuation of the trial of former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, over alleged N6.9 billion fraud. … Read more
Police operatives have arrested a man for defiling a neighbour’s 13-yeah-old daughter in Lagos. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 32-year-old man for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter in the state. The arrest was made known via a statement by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, … Read more
A former NDLEA officer has been abducted. EKOHOTBLOG report that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that a group of drug cartels have abducted an unnamed retired personnel of the agency. The agency added that the retired officer was kidnapped after the NDLEA officers arrested a 19-year-old female drug dealer, Mngunengen Achir, … Read more
Lagos government has inaugurated sanitation safety planning team and steering committee in the state. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has inaugurated the State’s Sanitation Safety Planning (SSP) Team and Steering Committee for the World Health Organisation (WHO) programme. The safety team and the steering committee were inaugurated by the Lagos State … Read more
“She was deceived that those boys were the man’s brothers…” EKOHOTBLOG reports that a retailer on Felicia Oke Street in the Olowora area of Lagos State, Olabisi Opeyemi, is smarting from the loss inflicted on her by a suspected thief who disguised as a customer to steal two bags of rice from her shop. … Read more
Lagos Government has redeployed Permanent Secretaries in the state. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has announced the immediate reassignment of the portfolios of eight Permanent Secretaries to reinvigorate the state’s policy implementation apparatus. The latest development was made known via a circular signed by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, … Read more
All buildings in Lagos State will now be issued with licence for safe habitation. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, launched a rebranded Certificate of Completion and Fitness for Habitation with the objective to safeguard residents’ lives and address the root causes of building collapse. The governor empowered the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) with … Read more
Police operatives have arrested a man for defiling a 9-year-old girl in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Ayo Adenupebi for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl in the state. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, who disclosed the arrest via a … Read more
“If Lagos is to sustain its Centre of Excellence status in the country, vital infrastructural development is critical to achieving human capital development…” EKOHOTBLOG reports that Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged his administration’s commitment to greatly invest in technology, which according to him is critical to the development of the state … Read more
The Ikeja Electric has announced weeks of power outage in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Ikeja Electric (IE) has said there would be power outage in some parts of Lagos State over the next eight weeks. The Chief Technical Officer, Ikeja Electric, Jide Kumapayi, made this known in Lagos on Monday. According him, the … Read more
FRSC has announced its readiness to commence ‘Operation Show Driver’s License, Vehicle Papers’ in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will on Monday (today) commence ‘Operation Show Your Driver’s License and Vehicle License’ in Lagos State. The latest development was made known via a statement by the FRSC Commander, … Read more