A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has adjourned hearing till November 20, 2019 in a suit filed by the immediate past Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to stop the state House of Assembly from probing him over the 820…
Man arrested over attempt to steal from students’ hostel (DailyTrust) *Probe: Ambode’s lawyer denied entry to committee room (Nation)
Man arrested over attempt to steal from students’ hostel (DailyTrust) A middle aged man, Binuye Femi, has been arrested over an attempt to rob students of the University of Lagos. The suspect was reportedly sighted by a police patrol team…
*Alleged misappropriation of funds: Ambode to face Assembly panel on Wednesday (Nation) *Lagos Assembly lists Ambode’s ‘deadly sins’ (Punch)
Alleged misappropriation of funds: Ambode to face Assembly panel on Wednesday (Nation) The Lagos State House of Assembly has issued a fresh summons on the immediate past governor of the state, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode to appear before it on Wednesday.…
AbdulRazaq, Sanwo-Olu, Ambode congratulate Buhari on victory at petition tribunal
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and former governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, have congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. “Given the unprecedented margin of victory that…
EFCC raids Ambode’s home in Epe (Punch)
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday morning raided the home of the former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode in Epe area of Lagos. A top aide of the former governor, who spoke on the condition of…
Lagos emergency workers threaten strike over salary arrears (Punch)
Lagos State may have a crisis in emergency management as some members of staff of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Response Unit (LRU) have threatened to down tools over five months’ salary arrears. Aside from the large number of…
Ambode denies involvement in N9.9b fraud (Guardian)
Former governor of Lagos State Akinwunmi Ambode Friday denied being involved in the N9.9bn fraud said to have been discovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). “The former Governor was not and will never be involved in any…
Lagos Chief Judge retires (Nation)
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke, retired on Monday after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 65 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oke, born on June 10, 1954, was appointed as the 16th…
Gbe body eh! I’ve lost weight since taking over from Ambode -Sanwo-Olu (Nation)
Barely ten days after taking over the number one political seat in Lagos State, the new Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday confessed that he has started losing weight due to the demands of the office. The immediate past governor, Akinwunmi…
Ambode’s govt was a failure, says former aide, Bello (Punch)
A former Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello, has said the government of his former boss, Akinwunmi Ambode, failed because of lack of emotional intelligence. Bello also served in different capacities under the government of former governors Bola…
