Babajide Sanwo-Olu
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News
Lagos stops all building constructions in Banana Island
The Lagos State Government has launched a probe into the collapse of a seven-storey building under construction on Banana Island, Ikoyi, following a directive by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, made the position known in a statement on Thursday. Omotoso said nobody died in…
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News
LASTMA officers beg for forgiveness over years of maltreating Lagosians [Video]
In a video recording, some officials of the agency were filmed dancing to the rhythm of a song “ewe orijin laja, eni aba se ko firijin wa”, meaning “whoever we must have offended, please forgive us.” At the event, the officers who were seen wearing uniforms and others in casual…
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News
Sanwo-Olu Withdraws From Governorship Debate With Jandor, Gives Reasons
Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State, has condemned the “shocking video” trending in which a group of thugs were seen shooting in broad daylight in the Surulere area of the state, and has withdrawn from participating in the “The Platform Governorship Debate” scheduled for January 29, 2023. Pastor Poju…
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Metro
Police place Lagos under ‘partial lockdown’ over security threat
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Abiodun Alabi, Wednesday, said that there was a partial lockdown of the state by security agencies due to the threats of attacks by unknown gunmen.
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Metro
Lagos residents beg Sanwo-Olu to save them from land grabbers, thugs
The residents who protested on Monday expressed their grievances over alleged invasion of the town by suspected thugs that were also aided by the mobile police officers attached to a prominent property manager.
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Politics
Sanwo-Olu secures Lagos APC guber ticket unopposed after panel refuses to clear other aspirants
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has secured the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general election.
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Politics
APC bars Sanwo-Olu’s challenger from primary venue
Sanwo-Olu, the anointed aspirant of APC leader, Bola Tinubu, is seeking re-election. He is in the race with Mustapha; and Wale Oluwo, a former Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources in Lagos who is also an ally of ex-governor Akinwunmi Ambode.
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News
Ambode will defeat Sanwo-Olu in 2023 — Lagos group
Akinwunmi Ambode Campaign Organisation has vowed that the former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, would send the incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, out of office in 2023.
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Politics
2023: Sanwo-Olu gets reelection boost as GAC green-lights second term ambition
There have been speculations that the governor will not be given a second term ticket and that a politician in Ikorodu has been favoured.
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Politics
Lagosians drag Buhari, Sanwo-Olu, others to court over ‘unfair’ appointments
They instituted the case over the alleged continuous and deliberate violation of constitutional rights of Lagos state indigenes regarding appointments into public offices and career positions.