Eight Lawyers Allegedly Quarreling Over Client Lawyers Pleaded not Guilty Magistrates Court Grant Them Bail Eight Lagos-based lawyers recently found themselves in legal trouble after allegedly engaging in a quarrel and scrambling for clients at a court premises. The incident led to their arrest by the police and subsequent arraignment before the court for constituting … Read more
A Lagos Magistrate’s Court in Ogba yesterday denied a police request to remand popular TikToker Olumide Ogunsanwo, also known as SeaKing, and instead granted him bail. SeaKing was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly inciting the public. He had called on Nigerian youths to retaliate against police brutality and reportedly criticized President … Read more
Tragedy struck early Friday morning when a fire engulfed part of a two-storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters on Odunsanmi Street, off WEMPCO Road, Ogba. EDITOR’S PICKS Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Killing Neighbour’s 4-Year-Old Daughter Misinformation Grinds Down Trust Between Govt, People -Minister UEFA To Honour Ronaldo For Record-Breaking Champions League … Read more
Deputy Governor of Lagos, Dr Hamzat intervened on arrival at the disrupted APC Lagos Primaries Peace Meeting …a truce meeting was called by the Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, to find lasting solutions to various complaints over the results of the last primaries held across the state EDITOR’S PICK: Lagos Fixes Date To Flag Off School … Read more
Lagos Govt shuts Redeemers School over drowning of pupil …an investigation is being conducted sequel to the recent death of Chidera Eze, a five-year-old pupil, who is suspected to have drowned during a swimming lesson while in the custody of the school EDITOR’S PICK: BREAKING: Firm Announces Annual Tonnes Of Plastic Waste Generated In Lagos … Read more
DE-FLOODING: LASG to divert traffic at metal box ogba to instal concrete culvert …the diversion was necessary to provide lasting solutions to the flooding issues on some roads in the metropolis EDITOR’S PICK: BREAKING: Lagos PDP Nominates Nollywood Actress As Potential Running Mate Buhari Writes Sanwo-Olu On Brithday Ceremony JUST IN: My School Certificates Were … Read more
Lagos CJ Frees 33 Prison inmates as NCoS Reveals 352 On Death Row The Ikoyi Custodial Centre built to accommodate 800 inmates currently has 2,665 inmates; while Kirikiri Maximum Centre has over 2,000 inmates as against the capacity of 1,056 and the Medium Centre has 3,117 as against 1,948 inmates EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Senator Obinna Ogba, representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial district, has declared his intention to run for governorship election EKOHOTBLOG reports that Senator Ogba will join the Ebonyi Governorship election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023. Ogba revealed this on Saturday at Amanvu, in Nkalagu community, Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi during … Read more
On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, all roads led to the main campus of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, Ogba, Lagos as the foremost Journalism Institution in Nigeria awarded honours to deserving graduands on the occasion of its 6th convocation ceremony. The event, which also doubled as the Institution’s 50th anniversary had in attendance seasoned … Read more
Interrogating the democratic landscape of the country, offering an accessible platform for crucial issues of national discourse, and keeping the society duly educated and informed constituted some of the focal points of Ekiti State Governor, Mr Kayode Fayemi as he addressed a myriad of academicians, journalists and graduands during the occasion of the 6th Convocation … Read more
Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) Convocation Lecture Delivered By Ekiti State Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi Protocols Mr Chairman, Provost, Management, Graduands, Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to be here today to deliver the sixth convocation lecture of this great Institution and to be part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of this historic and … Read more
Governor Fayemi states that all state governours in the country are in support of policing at local level Nothing can stop multi-level policing in Nigeria …Says governors buy diesel, vehicles, others for federal police …Allays fear of possible abuse EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that all state … Read more
The Nigerian Institution of Journalism, NIJ, has announced plans for its Golden Jubilee celebration that will also feature the 6th Convocation ceremony of the institution. This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Tolulope Ojemuyiwa, and made available to Eko Hot Blog. As gathered, the twin ceremony will … Read more
The Ikeja Electric has announced weeks of power outage in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Ikeja Electric (IE) has said there would be power outage in some parts of Lagos State over the next eight weeks. The Chief Technical Officer, Ikeja Electric, Jide Kumapayi, made this known in Lagos on Monday. According him, the … Read more
“Since her arrival at the said hotel, the COVID surveillance team visited the place twice for routine monitoring without seeing her. They were even told by Hotel Staff that, on one occasion, she left to attend her daughter’s wedding and came back late in the evening. An Ogba Magistrate Court has sentenced one Mrs Raji … Read more
Two Okada riders believed to be of northern extraction have been killed by the police. At least two persons have been reportedly killed after violence broke out between police at Ogba in Ikeja local government area of Lagos state and marauding commercial bike riders. Two Okada riders believed to be of northern extraction have been … Read more
Residents of Ogba in Ifako-Ijaye local government area of Lagos were thrown into palpable apprehension on Tuesday morning after a fuel laden tanker exploded. The tanker conveyed fuel to a filling station along Ajayi Street off college road before it went up in flames while still parked in the filling station. The cause of the … Read more
Tragedy struck in the Ogba area of Lagos State, on Monday, after two hairdressers, identified as Temitope Olagunju and one Baraka, were found dead in the shop where they worked. PUNCH Metro learnt that a third woman, an apprentice, was found unconscious and rushed to a general hospital, where she is receiving treatment. It was … Read more