Dapo Abiodun Begins Clampdown On Sales Of Alcohol In Ogun Motorparks

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has condemned the habit of alcoholic consumption by commercial drivers as this  was responsible for the majority of the road crashes witnessed over the years. On Friday Abiodun said that his government will soon begin to arrest and prosecute alcoholic dealers and consumers of illicit drugs in all its … Read more

Oyo Passes 2020 Budget Into Law

The Oyo State House of Assembly on Friday passed the State Appropriation Bill 2020 of N213 billion into law. This followed the third reading of the Oyo State Appropriation and Finance Bill 2020 at plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that N110, 427, 855, 990 … Read more

Woman Arrested For Feeding 13-Year-Old Maid Faeces

20,000 Girls From Edo, Delta Currently In Mali For Prostitution – NAPTIP

A Nigerian woman has been arrested in a Lagos suburb for allegedly feeding her 13-year-old maid with human faeces. The woman’s son also sexually molested the minor. He too has been arrested by officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Lagos Zonal Command. Read Also: LASG Speaks On #NativeLand19 … Read more

Nigerian Governors Visit Dangote Refinery, Lekki

Nigerian Governors Visit Dangote Refinery, Lekki

Eleven Nigerian governors on Friday stormed the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lekki, Lagos to have on the spot assessment of the massive project. The governors are Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (Kwara), Prince Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Dr. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), … Read more

Stanbic IBTC Wins CIPM Awards

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has received double honours at the HR Best Practice Awards organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM). The event took place at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos recently. The foremost financial institution emerged as the winner of the ‘Most … Read more

Arsenal New Manager Arteta Makes First Press Conference, See What He Said

Newly appointed Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has expressed his delight after penning a three-and-a-half year contract, to replace compatriot, Unai Emery at Emirates. Arteta previously played for the Gunners for five seasons from 2011 to 2016. “This is a huge honour. Arsenal is one of the biggest clubs in the world. We need to be … Read more

Opinion: Yuletide And Hassles Of Transportation

Opinion: Yuletide And Hassles Of Transportation

By Ayodele Omoniyi ( correspondent)  Few seasons witness the mass movement of people, over a sustained long period, as Christmas time. Defiant of economic depression, the months adjacent to Christmas season, fatally dubbed as ember months, always have been characterised by millions of crisscrossing commuters in pursuit of business interests, social engagements, family reunions, and … Read more

Arsenal Appoint Ex-captain As Head Coach

Ex-Spanish international, Mikel Arteta had been appointed as Arsenal head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal. Ekohotblog gathered that the 37-year-old who won the FA Cup twice in a five-year career with the Gunners succeeds fellow Spaniard Unai Emery, who was sacked in November. Arteta had been working as a coach under Pep Guardiola at Manchester … Read more

LASG Speaks On #NativeLand19 Concert, Commences Investigation Into Violence

The attention of the Lagos State Safety Commission has been drawn to the #NativeLand19 concert which was held at the Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos recently and the unpleasant incidents that followed the concert. Firstly, the Commission expresses sympathy with everyone who was injured, lost properties and had their enjoyment disrupted at the NativeLand19 … Read more

Sanwo-Olu Wants Mountain Top University Graduands To Embrace Change

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has advised graduating students of the Mountain Top University to embrace change and disruption if they intend to compete in today’s labour market. Sanwo-Olu, who was the Guest Lecturer at the Maiden Graduation Ceremony of the University owned by the Mountain of Fire Ministries, made this call on Friday at … Read more

Homosexual Sentenced To 11 Years Imprisonment For Rape Of Minors

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An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State sentenced a 26-year-old homosexual, Michael Kudowo to 11 years in prison for raping four male minors. The senior magistrate, Mr Shotunde Shotayo, ruled that the convict must serve the sentence at the correctional centre in Abeokuta, Ogun, without any option of fine. Shotayo also ordered that the four … Read more

EFCC Arrests Yahoo Boy Impersonating CBN Governor

An internet fraudster, Onyebuchi Nwalozie Julius, is currently cooling off in one of the detention facilities of the EFCC, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for impersonating the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Godwin Emefiele. Onyebuchi, a native of Ngor-Okpala, Imo State, who said he is into Estate Management, confessed via verbal and … Read more

Okada Rider Abducts Mother And Child, Rapes Her, Beheads Son

Date Is Set For Fresh Nigeria Police Recruitment- Ogun CP

An Okada rider has been arrested  by the Oyo State Police Command for the abducted a woman and her five-year-old son,  raping her and severing the head of the boy at his house in Igbo-Ora community in Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of the state. Speaking while parading suspected criminals at the state police command … Read more

LASCOPA Takes Sensitization Campaign To Epe

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has again taken its divisional public enlightenment campaigns to Epe Local Government and Eredo Local Council Development Areas of the State. Speaking on the campaign theme, “Know Your Rights”, the General Manager of the Agency, Mrs. Kemi Olugbode said that the exercise was embarked upon to enlighten residents of … Read more

Eredo Holds Year 2020 Budget Stakeholders’ Forum

The Executive Chairman of Eredo Local Council Development Area, Hon. Adeniyi Saliu, has assured that his administration is committed to the social contract between him and the people of Eredo Local Council. The Council Mayor gave this assurance at the Year 2020 Budget Stakeholders’ Forum, organized by the Department of Budget & Planning today, 19th … Read more

Aguda LCDA Suspends NURTW, RTEAN

The Chairman of Coker-Aguda Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Omobolanle Akinyemi Obe, has announced the immediate suspension of the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employee Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the Council area until further notice. The suspension, according to the Council boss, becomes necessary to ensure … Read more

Nigerian Pastor Receives 17 Awards From Canadian Government For Humanitarian Works

Ibadan-based  cleric and President of Care People Foundation, Rev. Dr Paul Tunde Toluwani has received seventeen awards of recognition from the Canadian Government for his outstanding contributions to the well-being of people living with disabilities. Dr Toluwami shared this in Ibadan on Friday at the Care People Foundation annual Carnival for the Physically Challenged, Orphans … Read more

FG Names Abba Sheshe As CMD Of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital

A new Chief Medical Director (CMD) in person of Professor A. Abba Sheshe, has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to oversee the affairs of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital(AKTH), Kano State. Congratulating the new CMD in his office on Friday, the Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, reminded him of the enormous responsibilities … Read more

Man Arraigned For Posing As Lesbian To Defraud American

One Kelechi Nwaturuocha has been arraigned by the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC)  before Justice Darius Khobo of State High Court Kaduna on a two-count charge bordering on impersonation and cheating. Kelechi who pleaded not guilty to the charges professed against him sometime in 2019 disguised himself as a lesbian named Donna Walshak on … Read more

Davido Releases Video For ‘Sweet In The Middle’

Award-winning pop star, Davido is capping off the year with the video for “Sweet in the Middle,” a track off his recently released album, “A Good Time”. “Sweet in the Middle,” features appearances from raves of the moment, WurlD, Naira Marley and Zlatan, as they each go in over a Shizzi-produced beat. ‘A Good Time’ … Read more