The trending news in Lagos right now is the list of commissioner-nominees that the governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu sent to the state House of Assembly for confirmation – 39 in all – out of which the House approved 22 but rejected 17, six of them former commissioners being nominated to return for second term like the governor. Since 1999 when the …

In what appears to be a power tussle between the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and some political and religious gladiators on the proposed members of the State Executive Council (SEC), the Lagos State House of Assembly, in an unprecedented move on Wednesday, declined to confirm 17 out of the 39 nominees submitted by the governor for the position …