Over 1,000 school boys and girls aged between 13 and 17 years old are to benefit from the three-day soccer clinic put together by organisers of The Match, aimed at celebrating the achievements of Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in…
Ambode mourns Shagari, says ex-president lived exemplary life
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday expressed sadness over the demise of the first executive President of Nigeria and elder statesman, Alhaji Shehu Shagari. Shagari, who was the first and only President of Nigeria’s Second Republic from 1979…
Lagos Open: We’ll set up tennis academy to attract global attention -Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said the state government will fully support the setting up of a Lawn Tennis Academy in the state that would make the annual Lagos Open International Tennis Championship attract the global attention…
Ambode may drop re-election bid over pressure from party (Vanguard)
Lagos state governor Akinwnumi Ambode was Tuesday faced with Pressure to drop out of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship contest in the face of increasing differences between him and the grassroots of the party. The development came as one…
Edo APC will not give room for Ambode experience-Idahosa (Vanguard)
As the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode continues to battle for his second term ticket a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Honourable Charles Idahosa, has dismissed insinuations that Governor Godwin Obaseki would be made to face the same predicament…
Lagos working because of dedicated, diligent public servants –Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday evening said that Lagos State is working because of dedicated and diligent public servants in the state who, according to him, are daily working to make life comfortable for residents and investors. He…
* Ambode inaugurates new Abiola statue, calls for restructuring (Punch) * Ikoyi, environs to experience power interruption — EKEDC (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 13, 2018 Ambode inaugurates new Abiola statue, calls for restructuring (Punch) The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday inaugurated the new 37-foot statue of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential…
Gani Fawehinmi was a titan, says Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday said that the late legal luminary, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, was revered as a titan while he lived. An Alausa statement Sunday signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Habid Aruna, said he…
Trucks on Lagos bridges: Disaster waiting to happen?
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, made a visit to Apapa on Wednesday to no doubt see for himself the trucks that have taken over Lagos bridges. The overriding plan is to move the trucks to a new location in Apapa.…
Tourism sector contributed N800bn to Lagos GDP in 2017 – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday said activities within the tourism sector, which has massive opportunities, contributed about N800 billion to the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017. The Governor made the declaration at the Lagos Tourism Summit,…
