Latest Lagos News

Leah Sharibu Allegedly Gives Birth To Baby Boy

Jan 26, 2020.Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

Leah Sharibu, the Christian girl who refused to denounce her faith in the midst of the Boko Haram sect has allegedly been delivered of a baby boy. Leah who has been in captivity for over a year gave birth few weeks ago after reportedly being forced to marry a top Commander in the sect. See … Read more

Sanwo-Olu Restates Commitment To Transform Education Sector

Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

Sanwo-Olu Restates Commitment To Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Business Leaders

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday reaffirmed his administration’s plan to transform the educational sector of the State, vowing to increase government’s investment for the good of the pupils. Over 3000 teachers from various schools and education districts across the State converged at De Blue Roof of the Lagos Television, Ikeja where the Governor … Read more

Tarkwa Bay: End Forced Evictions -Amnesty Tells Lagos State

Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

Amnesty International, has called on the Lagos State Government to immediately halt the violent and unlawful evictions of residents of Tarkwa Bay in Lagos. Director Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho, described the forced eviction as violation of human rights. ““What is happening at Tarkwa Bay, Lagos is a violation of human government rights. See This: … Read more

Cult Clashes: 65 Suspects Arrested

Jan 26, 2020.Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosun, on Friday, disclosed that the force has arrested 65 suspected cultists following the cult clashes in the Ijede Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. Odumosun, who made the disclosure during an emergency meeting with stakeholders in the area said that the command would partner with local … Read more

Unemployed Man Imprisoned For Stealing 16 Sim Cards, ATM Cards

Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded one unemployed Charles Eze in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre after he pleaded guilty to stealing 16 Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards and some Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards. The police arraigned 33-year-old Eze together with Raphael Nwachukwu, 36, before Chief Magistrat T. A. Ojo. The defendants, whose residential … Read more

Lekki Residents Decry Deplorable Condition Of Roads

Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

The Lekki Estate Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) has called on Lagos State Government to take advantage of the dry season to resume construction of drainage, roads and mounting of streetlights along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. LERSA President, Chief James Emadoye made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday … Read more

Hotel Managers In Court For Stealing N40m Diesel

Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

Court Sentences UNILORIN Student To Jail For Fraud

Two former managers of Water Ripples Hotel, in Ajah, Lagos, Ademola Adeniyi, 38, and Modupe Ikuyemisi (now at large) have been charged before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly conniving to use the name of the hotel to defraud a diesel dealer, Kikelomo Jiba and 12 others of 200, 000 litres of diesel valued at … Read more

Police Links Death Of Oko Oloyun To Ongoing Fraud Case

Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

The police on Friday said the death of popular Lagos-based traditional medicine practitioner Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun could be linked to an ongoing fraud issue in his Lagos office. “An interesting twist to the story was that the deceased probably had earlier detected an alleged bookkeeping records fraud in his Lagos office … Read more

9 Girls Arrested By Immigration Service In Lagos Airport

Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

Immigration Service Names Command Centre After President Tinubu

Nine girls have been arrested by the Operatives of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Saturday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Command in Lagos.

The trafficked girls who were on their way to Lebanon, Cairo, Dubai, and India on Ethiopian, Peace, Egypt and East Airlines claimed to be traveling for employment without knowing their employers nor aware of the nature of job they were going for, Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Sunday James confirmed in a statement.

“This discovery was made after intensive interrogation by NIS officials,” he said.

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India-Nigeria Bilateral Trade Volume Reaches $13. 9b

Jan 25, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Mr Abhay Thakur, the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, claimed the profession quantity in between India and also Nigeria raised to 13.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2018-2019 Thakur claimed this at the 70th anniversary of India’s Republic and also 60th year of official polite connections in between India and also Nigeria on Friday in … Read more

Beta Glass Tops Gainers’ Log As Stock Market Gains 0.13%

Jan 25, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Shares of Beta Glass rose by N6.10 or 9.55 percent on Friday to close at N70 per unit against N63.90 each it ended on Thursday. This made the company lead the gainers’ chart at the last trading day of the week. Beta Glass was among the 16 equities that appreciated on a day the market … Read more

Fire Razes Amu Timber Market In Mushin, Destroys Properties Worth Millions Of Naira

Jan 25, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Just In: Fire Guts Buildings At Balogun Market Again

Fire razed the popular Amu timber market in Mushin in the early hours of Saturday destroying properties worth millions of Naira. The fire which started around 12 am on Saturday morning is still spreading to unaffected areas of the market and residential houses around. The Nation Correspondent counted more than seven house burnt. Goods worth … Read more

Group To FG: Enact Laws To Seize Property Of Landlords Who Fail To Report Pipeline Vandals

Jan 25, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

A human rights group, Human Rights Advocacy of Nigeria (HURAN), has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, enact a law that will make owners of buildings around pipeline vandalization scenes forfeit such property for not reporting to the authority when the nefarious activity was being carried out. The group’s President, … Read more

Full List Of 11 States Where Rerun Elections Will Hold Today And Why

Jan 25, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Full list of eleven (11) states in Nigeria where the rerun elections will take place has emerged. Ekohotblog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct re-run elections in eleven states of the federation today, Saturday, 25th January 2019. The re-run election consists of 28 Federal and State Constituencies broken down into One … Read more

Major Nigerian Headlines For Today Saturday, January 25th, 2020

Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Saturday, January 25th, 2020 1. No Compromise On Standard In Essien Udim Re-run Poll – Akwa Ibom REC The Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Commissioner REC for Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini has warned officials going against the core value of the Commission … Read more

30 Nigerians Return From Mali, Amidst Horrible Experiences

Jan 24, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

Thirty Nigerian females stranded in Mali have voluntarily returned to the country after spending many years in the Francophone country. Their return, The Nation learnt was facilitated by the assistance programme put together by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) after a harrowing experience in Mali. This is just as no fewer than nine persons … Read more

Five Remanded At Kirikiri For Armed Robbery

Jan 24, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded five men in the Kirikiri Custodial Centre, Lagos State, for allegedly robbing two men of valuables worth N395,000, at gunpoint. The defendants – Rasaki Sunmola, 20; Kunle Asemidara, 22; Japhaet Scoth, 28; Joseph Jimoh, 29, and Daniel Joseph, 23 – are facing charges of conspiracy, armed robbery and … Read more

Cultism: Bricklayer Arraigned In Court

Jan 24, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

An 18-year-old bricklayer, Kazeem Abdulfatai, on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged membership of an unlawful society and displaying dangerous weapons. Abdulfatai, who resides at No. 16 Inusango, Mosalasi Alhaja, Agege, Lagos State, is charged with three counts of belonging to an unlawful society, displaying dangerous arms and conspiracy, but pleaded not … Read more

Siblings Faking To Be EFCC Agents Arraigned In Abeokuta

Jan 24, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two siblings; Olatunji Beyioku (aka Bashorun) and Oluwayomi Oluwafemi Beyioku (aka Ola 1)for allegedly falsely presenting themselves as agent of the commission to defraud members of the public. The duo were on Thursday, January 23, dragged before Justice Mohammed Abubakar of … Read more

IOSH Harps On Plan To Shape Future Of Occupational Safety In Africa

Jan 24, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

The Institution of Occupational Safety And Health(IOSH), has stressed her commitment to support Nigeria’s transformative strategy to raise safety and health standards and improve competencies amongst professionals across the continent. This commitment was made at the just concluded maiden edition of the IOSH West Africa Conference with the theme ” Shaping the future of Occupational … Read more