The Lagos State government on Saturday said the number of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) viewing centres had been increased from 15 to 20. Special Assistant to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sports, Mr Damilare Orimoloye, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)....
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The Deputy Apex leader of Ndigbo in Lagos APC, Mr Jude Idimogu, has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s electoral victory at the Supreme Court on Friday is well deserved. Idimogu, a former two-term lawmaker who represented Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, gave the commendation...
The Supreme Court upholds Sanwo-Olu as duly elected governor of Lagos State. The apex court dismissed the appeal of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party for lacking in merit. Justice Garba Lawal prepared and read the lead judgment in the Lagos State governorship dispute. Other justices, who made...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Army has arrested one of its soldiers, who verbally insulted the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a viral video. In the viral videos, some persons claiming to be officers of the Nigerian Army had verbally attacked the governor for ordering...
The Lagos State Government will soon establish a medical university to boost the training of health professionals and address the problem of brain drain in the health sector. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu disclosed this at the inauguration of the Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital on Tuesday in Surulere,...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured Nigerians, particularly Lagos residents of bigger and greater accomplishments in year 2024. Sanwo-Olu, in his New Year message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday urged residents to be hopeful and continue to live in peace and...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. A statement issued on Friday by the state Attorney-General for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro, said the governor also commuted 39 inmates on death row to life imprisonment. According to...
The Comptroller- General of Nigeria Immigration Service(CGI), Mrs Caroline Adepoju ,on Friday assured Nigerians that they would get their passports within three weeks of submitting their applications. Adepoju gave the assurance while inaugurating a new passport office in Igbogbo community in Ikorodu, Lagos State . Adepoju said passports...
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omonoba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, on Sunday harped on the diversity and unity of Nigeria. The Oba stressed the need for unity of Nigeria, while on a visit to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, at the Lagos House, Marina. He...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the controversy surrounding the procurement process in the state is misrepresented truth. Sanwo-Olu said this on Tuesday, while inaugurating the newly built operational headquarters of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) in Ikeja. He said the controversy generated by the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it would review the Appeal Court’s ruling which affirmed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the March 18 Governorship Election in Lagos State. PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, disclosed this in...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended the ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos that affirmed his victory in the last governorship election. The appellate court on Wednesday, dismissed the appeals brought against the re-election of Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat by the Peoples...
Lagos State and National Appeal Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) against the re-election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Labour Party candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Mr Abdulazeez Adediran of PDP, are...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said that the groundbreaking of the proposed 100 million dollar African Film City project in Epe would be done before the end of October. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during a news conference on the forthcoming 12th African International Film Festival (AFRIFF),...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has congratulated Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, over their victory at the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday.Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat The Publicity Secretary of the ruling...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday expressed sadness over the death of Adebola Akin-Bright, the 12-year-old boy with missing intestine. Akin-Bright, who was admitted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), died on Tuesday. Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile,...
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday, invited the Department of State Services (DSS) to collaborate on investigating the cause of death of popular singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State made the call in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information...
Lagos State Goveror, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday swore in 37 cabinet members made up of Commissioners and Special Advisers. Sanwo-Olu during the swearing-in ceremony held at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Lagos, urged the new members of the executive council to ensure that every decision taken had the best...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday evening paid an unscheduled visit to the General Hospital, Odan, for on-the-spot assessment of the level of facilities at the hospital and the medical quarters. Sanwo-Olu, on his Facebook page said that the assessment was with a view to determining the...