NDLEA Arrests Thailand Returnee with ₦3.2bn Worth of Heroin at Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 29-year-old graduate, Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simonpeter, for allegedly smuggling heroin valued at over ₦3.192 billion into Nigeria. According to a statement released by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi on Sunday, Simonpeter, a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State, recently returned from … Read more

At AfriCaribbean Business Forum, Sanwo-Olu Lists Initiatives Driving Economic Growth In Lagos

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu addressing an audience from Africa and Caribbean countries at the AfriCaribbean Business Forum in Nassau

Governor Sanwo-Olu listed initiatives driving economic growth in Lagos at the AfriCaribbean Business Forum. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has illustrated how “a set of locally envisioned economic ideas” transformed Lagos to be the most viable state in Nigeria. The governor spoke on Thursday when he delivered the closing speech … Read more

PHOTOS: Buhari Commissions Lekki Deep Seaport, Lagos Rice Mill

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, started his two-day visit to Lagos State. Eko Hot Blog reports that the visit saw him inaugurate at least two major projects. EDITOR’S PICKS   Too Much Ado Over Tinubu’s Health N77 Trillion Debt: Buhari’s Government And The 2023 ‘Budget Of Deficit’ SPARE: An Attack On The British Monarchy The president, … Read more