Tag: Sanwo-Olu
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Sanwo-Olu repays over N500,000 debt owed by suicidal entrepreneur
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu recently gave a businessman in the state Abiodun Adeyinka who attempted to jump into the Third Mainland Bridge lagoon during the Eid-el-Kabir festival on Friday,a lifeline Lagos police spokesman Bala Elkana said in a statement on Sunday that Mr Abiodun was intercepted from jumping into the lagoon by policemen…
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PDP wants Sanwo-Olu to sack LASWA boss
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to sack the management of Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) over recent boat mishaps which occurred on water paths in the state. In a statement on Sunday by Taofik Gani, the PDP Spokesperson in Lagos State, the party also asked the governor to declare Lagos…
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Photos: Akeredolu takes new running mate to Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu in Lagos
Ahead of the coming governorship poll, the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has paid a visit on the All Progressives Congress, APC, National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos. Today, I visited our leader @AsiwajuTinubu and my brother @jidesanwoolu to formally introduce my Deputy Govenor designate and consult with them for the forthcoming election in…
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Sanwo-Olu rescues man from suicide attempt on Third Mainland Bridge
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, rescued a man who wanted to commit suicide because he has a debt of N500,000. The governor made this known while speaking to journalists after he visited the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Broad Street and some other hospitals in different parts of the State, to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir with…
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Sanwo-Olu approves new Governing Councils for LASU, LASPOTECH, others (Full list)
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Chairmen and Governing Council members for the four State-owned Tertiary Institutions. The institutions are: Lagos State University (LASU), Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Lagos State Polytechnic and Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED). In a statement signed by the Lagos State Head of…
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Sanwo-Olu to striking doctors: I love you, please return to work
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday described the strike embarked upon by doctors under its employ as unfair and unfortunate. He said the strike was an opportunistic one by the doctors in view of the raging Coronavirus pandemic in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke with newsmen at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba where he…
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RE: “COVID-19 Enforcement: How Has Sanwo-Olu Fared? – Dele Sobowale
“Some stakeholders believe that the the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Lagos State may be partly due to the non-enforcement of safety guidelines by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration”. Temidayo Akinsuyi, DAILY INDEPENDENT, June18, 2020, p 8. As a regular contributor to DAILY INDEPENDENT on Mondays and Thursdays, I read our…
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Sanwo-Olu seals 10 private schools over breach of COVID-19 rules
The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led government of Lagos State on Friday, sealed-off ten private schools for violating the COVID-19 lockdown rules. This was revealed by the Lagos State Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, following massive monitoring of private schools by the state Monitoring and Investigation team. Ayeni disclosed that the team…
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APC crisis: Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Buni speak after ‘reconciliation’ meeting in Bourdillon
The APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday night declared that there were no differences to be sorted out in the party. Tinubu, also said, “there is no crisis in the party, hence, no fight to reconcile.” He made the declaration shortly after a closed-door meeting with Gov. Mai Mala Buni, Chairman of…
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Lagos discharges additional 93 COVID-19 patients from its facilities
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday announced the discharge of 93 more COVID-19 patients from Lagos facilities to reunify with the society. They include 16 females and 77 males out of which 11 are foreign nationals. This was contained in a statement personally signed by Sanwo-Olu. 11 of the patients were…