National Politics

Sanwo-Olu defeats Owolabi Salis, LP at Election Tribunal

Sanwo-Olu – The Election Petition Tribunal in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Monday, dismissed a petition filed by the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and the Labour Party (LP) challenging the victory of the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the March 9 polls. Justice T. T Asua, the Chairman of the Tribunal in a ruling […]

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Sanwo-Olu tells LASTMA officials not to collect bribes

Sanwo-Olu – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Friday, warned officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority to shun corruption and be civil while discharging their duties. Sanwo-Olu gave the warning during an interactive session with staff of the agency, during his visit to the LASTMA office in Oshodi. The governor said he […]

National Politics

Governor Sanwo-Olu increases the salary of LASTMA officers by 100%

Sanwo-Olu – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a 100 percent increase in the allowances of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officials. Sanwo-Olu announced the increase when he visited the LASTMA headquarters at Oshodi, Lagos. He promised that the increase would commence from the end of July 2019 while also saying that LASTMA officials […]

Sanwo-Olu visits Kolade Johnson's family (Mr JAGs Twiiter)
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Sanwo-Olu visits Parents of slain Kolade Johnson, condemns extra judicial killings

Sanwo-Olu who condemned extra judicial killings of any type in Lagos and Nigeria as a whole on Saturday afternoon when he visited the parents of the late Johnson, who was allegedly killed by men of the Anti-cultism unit of the State Police Command said he will work with the security agencies to ensure avoidable death […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu collects Certificate of Return from INEC (Pulse)
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“Prepare for better times ahead”, Sanwo-Olu promises Lagosians as he receives Certificate of Return

Lagosians should prepare for better times ahead”, Sanwo-Olu roared through a malfunctioning microphone, after he received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the Yaba, Lagos office of the electoral body on Friday, March 29, 2019. Sanwo-Olu received his certificate alongside Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, on a humid, sweltering […]

Sanwo-Olu and Agbaje will battle for the governorship election in Lagos (Punch)
Politics

Meet Agbaje and Sanwo-Olu, governorship candidates who want to lead Lagos

Lagosians will head to polling units on March 9, 2019 to choose a new Governor who will take over from Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode whose four-year tenure expires on May 29, 2019. Here are the profiles of the two major contenders in the race: Jimi Agbaje Jimi Agbaje is running for Governor of Lagos for a […]

Ambode played host to bitter rival Sanwo-olu in his office after the primary election (Lagos state govt)
Politics

Ambode breaks silence: ‘I am not working for Agbaje against Sanwo-Olu’

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, has for the umpteenth time slammed publications insinuating that he is working behind the scenes to enthrone Mr. Jimi Agbaje, PDP governorship candidate in the state, as his successor. Ambode lost a bitter APC governorship primary election to Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, in October of 2018. The loss would automatically […]