Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos on Monday took the first ride as the Lagos Blue Line rail began operations. The governor took the ride from the Marina station to Mile 2 around 9:00 a.m. Before he boarded the train, Sanwo-Olu…
Lagos House of Assembly in historic push back — Ehi Braimah
The story that the Lagos State House of Assembly rejected 17 commissioner-nominees out of 39 names sent by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, looked every inch like fake news initially, but it turned out to be true. It was indeed…
*Army, Police, DSS kill IPOB/ESN fighters in fierce fight in Asaba (Nation)*President Tinubu receives Benin Republic, Niger and Guinea Bissau leaders (VON)
Army, Police, DSS kill IPOB/ESN fighters in fierce fight in Asaba (Nation) Troops of 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police and Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have killed two Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network…
Task Force clears traders under Apongbon Bridge in overnight raid
The Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force) says it carried out an all night raid to clear illegal structures and business centres under Apongbon Bridge, Lagos Island. The agency’s spokesperson, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, disclosed this to…
Sanwo-Olu re-appoints Gawat, Ajetunmobi as Senior Special Assistants
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has reappointed two media aides, Mr Jubril Gawat and Mr Wale Ajetunmobi. The duo’s appointments were approved by Sanwo-Olu, in separate letters to them and signed by the Head of Service (HOS) Mr Hakeem…
Sanwo-Olu writes Lagos Assembly, seeks Adewale as substantive Auditor-General
The Lagos State House of Assembly has received a letter from Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to confirm Mr Adewuyi Adewale as the substantive Auditor-General of the state. The Clerk, Mr Lekan Onafeko, read Sanwo-Olu’s letter requesting confirmation of the nominee at…
Sanwo-Olu congratulates Soyinka at 89
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated literary giant and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Oluwole Soyinka, on the occasion of his 89th birthday. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a congratulatory message issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega…
Lagos Assembly makes fresh demand for state police
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging the National Assembly to begin fresh process of the amendment of the 1999 Constitution for the establishment of state police. The House passed the resolution in a vote conducted…
Sanwo-Olu congratulates Tinubu on emergence as ECOWAS chairman
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu for emerging as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 63rd Ordinary Session that took…
Lagos reopens Eko Bridge Sunday, 15 months after inferno
The Lagos State Government has announced the reopening of the Eko Bridge linking Lagos Island and the Mainland to vehicular movement from 12 am (WAT) on Sunday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while at the Apongbon section of the bridge on Sunday…