Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has secured a reelection bid after seeing off challengers from Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor, of the Peoples Democratic Party and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party. EDITOR’S PICKS INSIGHT: What Does Tinubu’s Loss In Lagos Portend For Sanwo-Olu’s Reelection Bid? A Call … Read more
Governorship and house of assembly elections held on Saturday in Lagos. The elections were marred by reports of violence in some areas. The collation of the results of the governorship election was concluded in the early hours of Sunday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu as … Read more
Governorship and house of assembly elections held on Saturday in Lagos. The electoral commission has declared the winners of most races in the state. One of the races is the Lagos Mainland II State Constituency election. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the President of Epe Club, Rasheed … Read more
Ohanaeze has reacted to MC Oluomo threat to Igbos in Lagos. MC Oluomo had in a video threatened Igbo’s in Lagos ahead of the Guber elections. Reacting to the case Ohanaeze group stated that Sanwo-Olu would be held responsible for any Igbo that is killed during or after the election. EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Eko Club International is a group of Lagos indigenes in diaspora. The group is said to represent 100,000 Lagosians across the world. It is calling on the Lagos electorate to return Sanwo-Olu to power as Lagos governor. Eko Hot Blog reports that Eko Club International, a group of Lagos indigenes in the diaspora, Eko Club … Read more
The Lagos governorship election will hold on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Observers suggest the election is a two-horse race between the APC and LP. The LP Guber candidate is banking on keeping the support that won his party the presidential election in Lagos, but his party leaders are reportedly developing cold feet. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
Fire gut the Akere spare parts market last week Wednesday, destroying goods worth millions of naira. The Lagos governor directed a probe of the cause of the fire amid rumours it was started by arsonists. While the public is still waiting on the government to release its findings, Sanwo-Olu visited the market a week after … Read more
Sanwo-Olu is seeking reelection as Lagos governor. Tobun is seeking reelection as the lawmaker representing Epe State Constituency I. Ogunkelu is seeking reelection as the lawmaker representing Epe State Constituency II. Eko Hot Blog reports that supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday stormed the Lagos State University (LASU), Epe Campus, to seek … Read more
Sanwo-Olu is facing a tough reelection battle. The Lagos governor has received support from several politicians and celebrities. Aregbesola is the latest political figure to take to the streets to seek support for Sanwo-Olu’s reelection bid. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Minister of the Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, recently met with the leaders of … Read more
Adesunbo Onitiri was the candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 Lagos Central senatorial election. He lost to Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, the Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Onitiri has dumped his party and is now backing the APC governorship candidate in Lagos. Eko Hot Blog reports that Labour Party Senatorial … Read more
Sanwo-Olu is seeking a second term as Lagos governor. But he faces a tough reelection battle after his party lost the February 25 presidential election in the state. The governorship election will hold on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Alliance of Registered Political Parties (ARPP), a coalition of nine political … Read more
An oncoming train crashed into a Lagos government staff bus last Thursday. The accident led to the death of at least six passengers, while more than 100 people were injured. The government has been treating the injured persons in a few health facilities and has discharged more than half of the victims. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
The CBN introduced a naira redesign policy that changed the look and feel of the N200, N500, and N1000 notes late 2022. However, the apex bank gave a short deadline to phase out the old naira notes, which triggered a cash scarcity across the country. Following a Supreme Court order that nullified the deadline, the … Read more
By Philip Ibitoye On Saturday February 25th, 2023, Lagosians, alongside their fellow countrymen and women, flocked to the polls in the hopes of appointing their next president. Bola Tinubu, the perceived invincible don of Lagos politics and candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), was widely anticipated to triumph in the Centre of Excellence. However, … Read more
Sanwo-Olu is facing a tough reelection battle. His race to return as Lagos governor got complicated after his party lost the February 25 presidential election in the state. The governorship election will hold on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has … Read more
The CBN introduced a naira redesign policy that affected the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes late last year. The policy resulted in a cash shortage that continues to affect Nigerians nationwide. The cash shortage forced some states, including Lagos, to sue the federal government and they secured a Supreme Court order that upheld the … Read more
Rhodes-Vivour has opened up on alleged death threats. According to the LP Guber candidate, there have been several attempts to assassinate him. Rhodes Vivour of the Labour Party is hoping to dethrone Sanwo-Olu as governor of Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Labour Party governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has alleged that there are death threats … Read more
The dangerous trend of falling containers in Lagos continued on Saturday as two containers fell along Lagos-Badagry Highway. The incident comes a day after five containers fell in different areas of Lagos. The Lagos government continues to struggle to fix the problem. Eko Hot Blog reports that two loaded 20 feet containers on Saturday fell … Read more
There seems to be no stopping the galore of container falls in Lagos State as several containers fell on Friday. All container falls luckily resulted in no casualty. The constant falls persist despite efforts by the Lagos government to curb them. Eko Hot Blog reports that at least five 40ft containers fell in different areas … Read more
A Lagos government staff bus carrying tens of civil servants to work on Thursday collided with a train. Two people died at the scene of the accident but the death toll rose to six later that day. Pictures emerged on social media showing injured survivors in an open space, leading to claims that they were … Read more