By Solomon Babawale Eko Hot Blog reports that Gbenga Omotosho, the former Commissioner of Information, Lagos State, has stated that the investigation of the Amnesty International on the alleged killing of 103 persons linked to the ENDSARS protest was not objective. Omotoso stated this while speaking in an interview with Arise Television on Tuesday. EDITOR’S … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chairman of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offenses Unit (Lagos Task Force), CSP Shola Jejeloye, has said that the agency will do all it takes in ensuring that environmental degraders scattered across various parts of the state are either brought to book or made to leave the state. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted two imported consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, with a combined weight of 5,344.1 kilograms along the Epe-Lekki corridor and Alfa beach, Lekki area of Lagos State. The NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi made … Read more
By Judith Ukoh Kazeem Akinpelu is a 27-year-old resident of Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos state. He works as a software developer in Lekki, a highbrow area in Lagos state. Every work day, Kazeem leaves his home by 5a.m and gets to his office on or before 7a.m. He pays a total sum of 1,200 … Read more
Hilda Baci is no stranger to public cooking appearances. She has displayed her culinary skills on various Television Cook shows and represented Nigeria at the Jollof Faceoff Competition in 2021, emerging as the winner. Earlier on Monday morning, she broke the cook-a-thon record set in 2019 and set a new 100-hour record by evening. Eko … Read more
Hilda Baci is no stranger to public cooking appearances. She has shown her culinary skills on various Television Cook shows and represented Nigeria at the Jollof Faceoff Competition in 2021, emerging as the winner. Earlier on Monday morning, she broke the cook-a-thon record set in 2019. Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Hilda Baci, an Akwa Ibom-born chef based in Lagos State, has broken and set a new World Record for cooking. The Nigerian foodpreneur broke the Guinness World record of 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds set by Chef Lata Tondon in Rewa, India, in 2019. She broke the record … Read more
Hilda Baci is a skilled chef who has built a successful food brand in Lagos. The Lagos-based chef is attempting to break a cook-a-thon record set in 2019. She has received an outpour of love from Nigerians who have been impressed by her incredible resilience. Eko Hot Blog reports that political leaders across Nigeria have … Read more
The Lagos environmental taskforce has ramped up its crackdown on illegal structures and shanties in the state. Last week, the force destroyed shanties around the Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos. The latest operation took the taskforce to the Lekki Coastal Road. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit, … Read more
In recent months, the NDLEA often seized illegal drugs from suspects without rancour. However, that was not the case during the last week as members of a drug cartel engaged the agency’s operatives in a gunfight. The gunfight, which went on for about 30 minutes, ended with NDLEA operatives seizing nearly 9,000 kilograms of Canadian … Read more
The Lagos taskforce said the shanties constituted health and safety risks to residents. It noted that they also served as hideouts for criminals. The taskforce chairman led the demolition exercise. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Taskforce on Tuesday demolished shanties along Lekki Coastal Road and its environs. The demolition exercise, which was … Read more
The Lekki-Epe Free Trade Zone corridor, like other ports, is notorious for traffic congestion. However, the Lagos government has taken a significant step in fixing the problem by adopting the e-call up system. The system ensures that the access of articulated trucks to the corridor is controlled. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Government … Read more
Nigerian actor and musician, Folarin Falana otherwise known as Falz the Bad Guy got into an encounter with political thugs at Lagos polling unit. The incident occurred in Ikate, Lekki while the local government elections were on-going. According to an eyewitness account, Falz and other voters were attacked with Falz’s phone stolen. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
Peter Obi is Reportedly winning in various polling unit in Lekki Counting is currently ongoing various areas of Lagos There have been reports of INEC’s inability to upload the results online Eko Hot Blog reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is reportedly leading in many polling units in the Lekki … Read more
The Police in Lagos arrested both men in two separate operations. One was arrested at his workshop while the other suspect was nabbed after a search. The recovered guns were locally made. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested two suspects, 20-year-old Daniel Ojoh and 27-year-old Kudus … Read more
A Chicken Republic branch located in Lekki Phase 1 was attacked by armed robbers on Sunday, February 12. The incident led to the death of a security guard on duty at the eatery. The armed robbers did not attack customers but made away with valuable items, according to eyewitness accounts. EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Sanwo-Olu held a town hall meeting in Eti-Osa on Sunday. It was a chance for the Lagos governor to share his infrastructure renewal efforts with residents. The residents reportedly applauded the governor’s intervention and asked for more. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had a heart-to-heart conversation with residents of Eti-Osa … Read more
The Eleko-Epe Expressway was built more than 40 years ago. Before reconstruction, the infrastructure was said to be in decrepit shape due to upsurge in average daily traffic volumes, subjecting road users to delay and hardship. The Lagos governor went further to flag off the project’s expansion to the Abraham Adesanya Roundabout. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
The president is visiting Lagos on a two-day working visit on Monday and Tuesday. The Lagos government said the visitor will commission various projects when he’s in the state. The state government promised to ensure hitch-free events during the visit. Eko Hot Blog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Lagos on Monday and … Read more
Skiing went wrong for a jet ski rider as he drowned in the Lekki-Ikoyi Inland Waterways. Eko Hot Blog reports that tragedy struck on Wednesday evening when a yet-to-be-identified adult male, drowned while riding on a jet ski on Lekki-Ikoyi inland waterways, Lagos Island, Lagos State. EDITOR’S PICKS Lagos Govt Seeks Mutual Respect Between Nigerian … Read more