Tag: Sanwo-Olu
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Sanwo-Olu approves 21-year jail term for cultists
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday, approved a 21-year jail term for convicted cultists in the state. Sanwo-Olu approved the jail term as he signed the bill for the Prohibition of Unlawful Societies and Cultism 2021 into Law at Lagos House, Ikeja. He also signed three other bills into law, which were the…
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Photos: Lagos Governor, Deputy, others receive COVID-19 vaccine
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Friday took the first injection of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Sanwo-Olu took the injection at 3:03p.m. while Hamzat was injected at about 3:10p.m. at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Yaba. Today, I received the Oxford-AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine at the Infectious Diseases…
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Lagos to lay 4th Mainland Bridge foundation before end of 2021 – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday said that the foundation for the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge would be laid before the end of year 2021. Sanwo-Olu made this known during the 16th Executive/Legislative Parley, with the theme: ”A Consensus Agenda for Rebuilding Lagos”, organised by the Office of Civic Engagement. He said that…
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Jakande’s death is a colossal loss- Sanwo-Olu
Alhaji Jakande’s death
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ICPC clears Sanwo-Olu’s commissioner of corruption allegations
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has cleared the Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, of corruption allegation. In a petition to ICPC dated March 2, 2020, the group, Parrot Deed International Network, had alleged that Akinbile-Yussuf, acquired some properties while she served as a commissioner in…
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Buhari, Senate President, Sanwo-Olu, Ibori mourn Tony Momoh
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief at the passing of his longtime ally, friend, political loyalist, and former Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Momoh passed on yesterday (Monday) at the age of 80 years. Reacting to the passage, President Buhari said Prince Momoh stood with him through thick…
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One in five Lagosians tested COVID-19 positive in January – Sanwo-Olu
One out of every five Lagos residents who took the COVID-19 test this year was diagnosed as positive, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Sunday. The number is the highest monthly average recorded in the state in the last six months. Sanwo-Olu, who gave the figure in his monthly Coronavirus update for January, lamented that it…
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JUST IN: Any malaria-like symptoms should be considered COVID-19 – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said any malaria-like symptom should now be considered and treated as COVID-19 until proven otherwise. The governor, who briefed newsmen at the State House, Ikeja on COVID-19 update in the state said such symptoms should be considered COVID-19 virus infections unless proven otherwise. “In this second wave of…
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Sanwo-Olu swears in two judges, pledges support for judiciary
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, sworn in Rahman Oshodi and Aigbokhaevbo Florence as the State’s High Court judges, reassuring that his administration would continue to accord the judiciary the necessary support required to discharge their duties diligently to the people in the state. Speaking at the event held at the Lagos House,…
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Bad things would have happened to Nigeria without military – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu says lots of bad things would have happened to the country without the support of the military. January 15, 2021 is armed forces remembrance day in Nigeria. A week to the event, every Nigeria state holds series of events to mark the day, culminating in the grand finale. On Sunday, an…