Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday donated N25 million to the people of Owo, who were affected by the recent gunmen attack, which claimed scores of worshippers at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. Sanwo-Olu, who paid a condolence visit to Ondo State Governor, Arakunri Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) at the State House in Akure in …

By Ayo Oluwole Peters Were he not well recognised as a lawyer of repute and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) to boot, one would have been forgiven for ascribing a personally signed press statement this week by Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa to the theatrical antics of an ignorant and deliberately mischievous mind. In his statement, Adegboruwa accused Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu …

 …”Go get your PVC, next move is to elect Tinubu as President” Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu returned to base on Saturday after the success recorded by his candidate in the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Governor was received by a mass party faithful, who thronged the presidential wing of the Murtala …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi SAN and his government over the attack and killings of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church at Owa-luwa Street, Owo by gunmen on Sunday. Sanwo-Olu, who described the attack as “callous, inhuman and despicable”, also sympathised with the people of Ondo State, especially the residents …

The All-Progressives Congress (APC) has set up 18 sub-committees for the party’s special convention, which will feature its the presidential primary election. It is slated for 6th to 8th June 2022. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu was appointed Chairman of the Finance and Logistics Committee, while his Gombe State counterpart, Inuwa Yahaya and Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, were …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday won the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by 1,170 delegate votes out of 1,182 valid votes, with 12 votes declared invalid. The election, held at Mobolaji Johnson Arena at Onikan on Lagos Island, had Sanwo-Olu as the sole aspirant on the ballot. Mr Abdulhameed Olorunfemi Mustapha, who retired as …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday emphasised that there is no going back on the ban of commercial motorcyles (better known as okada) from major highways in six Local Government Areas and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). He said security services and the state government are on the same page in respect to banning of the motorcycles …

The Arewa community in Lagos State has given backing to the state government’s policy which outlawed commercial motorcycle (okada) riders on several areas. The community pledged to cooperate with the state government in conjuction with the Association of Arewa Okada Riders in the implementation of “extant rules and documentation of all riders in all Local Government Areas of Lagos State. We must …

The Lagos State Government has clarified that the state Task Force would right away seize commercial motorcycles (okada) where they have been outlawed. In a statement on Thursday evening, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso reminded the motorcycle operators and other stakeholders that the new deadline of 1st June did not invalidate the provisions of the state’s …

From 1st June – 14 days away – the Lagos State Government will no longer tolerate commercial motorcycles (popular known as okada) on all highways across six Local Government Areas (LGAs) and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The renewed ban followed recent public outcry and condemnation of the alleged murder of a sound engineer, simply identified as David, by …