Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim has hopes that a new relationship will work perfectly for her in 2020. The actress took this to her Instagram page on Tuesday where she prayed that her next relationship would be the one she had always prayed for. Read Also: Young Men Slump, Die During Military Exercise Ibrahim said: … Read more
The Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business Districts has assured traders, shoppers, visitors, and commuters within the Lagos Island Central Business District of their safety during and after the festive period. Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Central Business Districts, Mr. Olarenwaju Elegushi gave the assurance while monitoring … Read more
Ecobank Nigeria is partnering Lagos State Ministry of the Environment on Waterfront Clean-up Programme to enhance the preservation of marine Ecosystems and effectively facilitate socio-economic activities such as transportation, power generation, irrigation and habitat to aquatic life. The exercise tagged “Cleaner Waterfront Our Pride”, was flagged off recently at the Lagos State Government, Ferry Jetty, … Read more
The integrated mass transportation initiative of the Lagos State Government has recorded huge progress with the successful completion of an elevated sea-crossing track of the Lagos Blue Line Rail Mass Transit project. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, led members of the State Executive Council to inspect the five-kilometer long Continuous Beam Bridge constructed from Iganmu … Read more
The Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Plateau chapter, Ayuba Barau, has emphasized that the world had gone past the analogue stage and that there was an urgent need to adopt modern trends in teaching children, hence the need for more instructional materials to facilitate that. He called for improvement in the supply … Read more
The Lagos State Government today commenced the sale of its popular brand of rice, Lake Rice, in preparation for the coming yuletide celebrations with the formal flag-off exercise by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal. Lawal noted that Lake Rice is available for sale in centres across the State including the Agricultural Development Authority … Read more
Two young men were said to have slumped during a marathon race at the ongoing recruitment exercise of the Ekiti State Nigerian Army. The race is one of the exercises put in place to ascertain the physical fitness of those expected to be enlisted into the Nigerian Army. Read Also: Reps Reject A Bill Seeking … Read more
Nigerian international Samuel Chukwueze is being linked with a move to Chelsea in the January transfer window, according to reports emanating from the British press. The Telegraph reports that Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has a transfer budget of £150 million to spend next month and he is looking to bolster his squad with offensive players. … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 1. Ize-Iyamu Applauds Obaseki The former gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party PDP in 2016, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has applauded the administration of the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki. READ MORE 2. Teachers Gather To Review Senior Secondary School … Read more
Prince Adewale Oyekan was on Monday sentenced to death by an Ikeja High Court over the murder of a 62-year-old businesswoman and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaja Sikirat Ekun. The son of late Oba of Lagos, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, was convicted along with a domestic staff Lateef Balogun. Read Also: Buhari … Read more
Over 200 hundred teachers from various State Schools converged at the Education Resource Centre, Ojodu, to review the Lagos State Senior Secondary Schools Unified Schemes of Work. This was in order to actualize conformity with the present reality and the envisaged turn-around of the Education Sector. The ceremony, which was flagged-off by the Commissioner for … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned one Malik Wakili, at the Federal High Court, Lagos, for allegedly impersonating the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. He was accused of committing fraud using the minister’s name in March 2019. The EFCC told Justice C.J. Aneke that Wakili conspired with one Abdullahi … Read more
Lagos State Government has promised to provide the enabling environment and infrastructure needed to improve internet access and connectivity in making Lagos a 21st-century economy. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the year 2019 Science Camp held at the Civil Service Model College, Igbogbo, Ikorodu. Read Also: Lagos State College Of … Read more
The Lagos State College of Health Technology, Yaba has enrolled over 400 students into the institution during the 20th edition of its matriculation exercise held at the College premises. The State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, in his address to the students during the matriculation ceremony, urged them to support the State government in its quest … Read more
The General Manager of Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, Tpl. Funmi Osifuye has charged District Officers of the Authority in the State to update their knowledge with the new rules and regulations for effective service delivery. Osifuye stressed that they should spend their free time to familiarise themselves with the new law, compare and … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari will today sign the 2020 Appropriation Bill into law by 3:30pm. This is coming eleven days after the National Assembly passed the N10.594 trillion 2020 budget. Read Also: Lawan Says Hate Speech’s Fate To Be Decided By Nigerians The N10.59 trillion budget, which will be signed by the president is N264 billion … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Monday, December 16, 2019, arraigned one Malik Wakili before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a three-count charge bordering on impersonation, conspiracy and money laundering to the N3,106,216.00 (Three Million, One Hundred and Six Thousand, Two Hundred and … Read more
Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has reacted to his side’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 draws with Bayern Munich. Chelsea was drawn alongside the Bundesliga champions, when the draw for last 16 took place in Nyon, Switzerland on Monday. Lampard said that his players must be at their best if they must beat Bayern Munich. … Read more
A 10-year-old boy, Caleb Obuba, on Monday said his dream was to impact the society positively with the right values and help to promote reading culture. Obuba, a pupil of Maryland Comprehensive Private School, said this while celebrating his 10th birthday with the launch of a book ‘Ifeanyi and John’, in Lagos. Read Also: APC … Read more
The three refineries owned by the Federal Government lost a total of N111.27bn from January to September this year, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said in its September report. The refineries posted a loss of N96.31bn in the same period in 2018, according to the NNPC data obtained by PunchNg on Monday. Nigeria, Africa’s top … Read more