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The Lagos State Government has announced compensation for victims of the collision between a train and a bus conveying staff of the state. In a statement on Tuesday, the state promised to provide employment to one employable child of each of the dead victims of the accident and a concessionary scholarship to one of their […]
Continue ReadingThe Umuigbo Youth Progressive Association has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and traditional institutions to do more to secure the lives and property of Igbos and non-Igbos residents of Lagos State. The association made the plea in a statement jointly signed by its National Chairman, National Secretary and National Patron, Rev. Gabriel Emmanuel, Ms Gladys Ogoke, […]
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The Governor of Lagos State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has won 18 local government areas out of the 20 LGAs of the state in the just concluded governorship and state House of Assembly elections. The results were announced on Sunday by the Independent National Electoral Commission at its state […]
Continue ReadingA Lagos State High Court, sitting in Epe, has barred the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sawo-Olu, from installing or recognising the Alaketu-elect, Adelaja Akeem, as a monarch in the Ketu area of the state. The court also ordered Akeem to stop parading himself as the traditional ruler of the Ketu town in Ikosi-Ejirin Local […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu, has directed residents of the State to go ahead and have transactions with the old Naira notes, saying residents should use the old notes for commercial purposes without any restraint. Sanwo-Olu gave the directive in a letter he wrote and addressed to residents on Monday. The governor said his […]
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Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, popular businessman, Pascal Okechukwu aka Cubana Chief Priest has expressed support for Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in his Re-election bid. In a post on his Instagram page, the celebrity implored residents of Lagos to give Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress(APC) another chance to ‘perfect his amazing plans for Lagos […]
Continue ReadingChristian Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, has endorsed Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term in office. Speaking during a press conference at the Chapel of Christ The Light – Ikeja, the chairman of the association, Rev. (Dr.) Stephen Adegbite said that Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat have performed excellently […]
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The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, has announced that the salaries of sanitation workers’ in the state have been increased by 20%, as promised by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu had at the recent rally organised by the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the state Ministry of Justice and relevant authorities to commence the trial of the owner and driver of the ill-fated container laden truck which fell on a mini commercial bus, called “Korope”on Sunday, at Ojuelegba Bridge, Surulere area of the state, killing nine passengers in the process. A […]
Continue ReadingLagos State government has spoken on the flood of comments sparked by the shocking video of a group of thugs shooting in broad daylight in Surulere. “Security agencies are investigating the video, which has gone viral on social media. We believe they will fish out and prosecute the evil actors, who are believed to be […]
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