The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has granted an exparte application by Labour Party’s Gubernatorial Candidate, Mr Gbadegbo Rhodes-Vivour, for a substituted service on the state Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Rhodes-Vivour and Labour Party, through their counsel, Mr Olagbade Benson,…
Sanwo-Olu orders N5m payment to driver assaulted during #EndSARS memorial
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered the payment of N5 million compensation to an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, who was assaulted on October 20, 2021, during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protest in…
INEC declares Sanwo-Olu winner in Lagos
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been re-elected in Lagos State. He polled a total of 762,134 votes, defeating Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party who scored 312,329 votes, followed by Abdul-Azeez Adediran aka Jandor with 62,449 votes. Sanwo-Olu was declared the…
*Makinde re-elected as Oyo governor (Punch)*Results released by INEC does not reflect wishes of people, Rhodes-Vivour (Guardian)
Makinde re-elected as Oyo governor (Punch) The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the Oyo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Seyi Makinde, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Makinde polled 563,756…
Empty roads as voters move to polling units
It’s another governorship and state assembly election in Nigeria, and this year 28 out of the 36 states of the federation will be electing governors, while the House of Assembly election will hold in the 36 states of the federation.…
Train/Bus Accident: Lagos residents donate 300 units blood
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says Lagos residents donated over 300 units of blood to save lives of the train/bus accident victims. Sanwo-Olu, on his Facebook page on Sunday, said that among others who were hospitalised, 53 patients had…
*13-year-old boy shoots girl dead in Ogun (DailyTrust)*Bus-Train Accident: Sanwo-Olu pays condolence visits to deceased’s families (Channels)
13-year-old boy shoots girl dead in Ogun (DailyTrust) A 13-year-old boy, Ope Babalola, has allegedly shot dead a three-year-old girl, Esther Samuel, in Ogun state. The teenage boy reportedly shot dead the minor with a dane gun belonging to one…
Abiodun commiserates with Sanwo-Olu, Lagosians over train accident
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has commiserated with his Lagos State counterpart, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the people of the state over Thursday’s train accident that left six people dead and many injured. In a condolence message by his Chief…
*Sanwo-Olu cancels Lagos public activities for train crash victims (Nation)*Court order on Temporary Voter Cards goes against Electoral Act – INEC (Vanguard)
Sanwo-Olu cancels Lagos public activities for train crash victims (Nation) Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled all of the State’s public activities scheduled for Thursday following the death of three persons in an accident involving a train and a…
2023 Elections: Sanwo-Olu has done so well, he deserves a 2nd term – Osoba
A former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, has urged the Lagos electorate to re-elect Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the forthcoming governorship poll, saying he has done “so well”. Speaking during an interview on Sunday, Osoba said Sanwo-Olu has done “so…