Tag: Sanwo-Olu
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Sanwo-Olu demands state police, special status for Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, demanded state police, fiscal federalism and a special economic status for the state as constitutional review public hearing begins across the country. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the demands at the opening of the two-day Senate zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution under the leadership…
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu fires LASU Council, orders fresh process for VC appointment
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has accepted the recommendations of the Special Visitation Panel on the appointment of the 9th Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Lagos State University (LASU). The governor mandated the dissolution of the Governing Council and the removal of the Pro-Chancellor and Council Chairman for blatant violations of the extant laws guiding the appointment of…
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Lagos mulls establishment of own Anti-Corruption Commission
Lagos State Government is set to establish an Anti-Corruption Commission, with Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday signing the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2021 into law. Sanwo-olu said during the signing ceremony at Lagos House, Ikeja, that the move was to deepen the culture of accountability and transparency in the expenditure of appropriated public…
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Sanwo-Olu inaugurates ‘red’ line rail project, compensate property owners
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated the rail mass transit scheme, also known as the Red Line, in Ikeja. Cheques were also presented to persons whose properties were affected by the project. Sanwo-Olu said about 263 property owners and tenants were compensated. The 37km standard gauge line, with 12 proposed stations, would share tracks with…
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Nigeria is shaking, we need prayer – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on clerics to pray for Nigeria as the nation is seriously shaking. Nigeria, he said, has been brought down by rising insecurity, ethnicity and religious fanaticism. But Sanwo-Olu, on Monday evening, he said Nigeria needed urgent prayer for peace to reign in the midst of insecurity. The governor,…
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Lagos Govt. gifts cash rewards to 2018 NSF medalists
The Lagos State Government on Thursday redeemed its pledge by gifting the 2018 National Sports Festivals’ (NSF) athletes various cash rewards for doing the state proud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the award ceremony for the 2018 contingent was held at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. The athletes…
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In Photos: Sanwo-Olu, Fayemi, Abiodun, others stranded at Abuja airport over bad weather
Governors, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Oyetola, Kayode Fayemi, Dapo Abiodun, joined the 12th Bola Tinubu Colloquium from the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja. The governors were billed to travel to Kano but had to join virtually from a hall at the airport due to bad weather. Other dignitaries who also could not fly to Kano, include Senator…
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Sanwo-Olu gifts Iya Awero three-bedroom flat
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gifted Nollywood veteran Lanre Hassan aka Iya Awero a three-bedroom flat in the recently commissioned Prince Abiodun Ogunleye Housing Estate, Igbogbo. Governor Sanwo-Olu handed her the keys to the apartment during the commissioning on Wednesday. The governor’s chief press secretary Gboyega Akosile shared the video of the presentation on…
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Name LASU after Jakande, Lagos prominent indigenes tell Sanwo-Olu
A group of Lagos Prominent indigenes has implored Governor Babajide SanwoOlu to name Lagos State University (LASU) after the first civilian governor, late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande for his meritorious services to the state. This request was contained in a Press statement issued by their spokesman, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri in Lagos at the weekend. “The…
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TRENDING VIDEOS: Rival cult groups dare Sanwo-Olu, wreak havoc in Ketu hours after signing 21-year jail term for cultists
Barely 48 hours after Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved a 21-year jail term for convicted cultists in the state, the Ikosi Ketu area of the state was embroiled in violence allegedly perpetrated by rival cult groups. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Sanwo-Olu on Monday signed the bill for the Prohibition of Unlawful Societies and Cultism…