Governor Sanwo-Olu, casting his vote during the last governorship election The 2023 general elections have come and gone but the disunity and tension it fermented remain with the eggheads of certain ethnic groups, especially the Yoruba and Igbo in Lagos. The tension is allegedly caused by the defeat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by […]
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, and deputy Obafemi Hamzat receive certificate of return from INEC on Thursday… Photo: Twitter/Jidesanwoolu Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, the Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, and other lawmakers-elect on Thursday received their Certificates of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
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Lagos State Government has announced compensation for victims of the collision between a train and a bus conveying staff of the state. In a statement on Tuesday, the state promised to provide employment to one employable child of each of the dead victims of the accident and a concessionary scholarship to one of their biological […]
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, has reconsidered his decision to appeal the High Court judgment in favour of Clement Adedotun, the Uber driver who was assaulted during the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protest in October 2021. In an Instagram post he shared on his handle on Saturday evening, he stated that he […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu casting his vote, his wife, Dr Ibijoke (left) at his Polling Unit, Eiyeokole Ward E3, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island…yesterday INEC awaits Eti Osa results Elections marred by ballot box snatching, thuggery Agbaje alleges threat to live Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cleared 18 of the state’s 20 Local Government […]
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All Progressives Congress candidate and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has trounced his closest rivals, Abdulazeez Adediran and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party at Polling Unit 6, Eiyekole, Lagos Island, in the ongoing governorship and State House of Assembly elections. Sanwo-Olu polled 121 votes while Adediran and Rhodes-Vivour secured only […]
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An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official holds up a ballot paper during the counting process at a polling station in Egbeda, Lagos, on February 25, 2023, during Nigeria’s presidential and general election. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed governorship and state assembly elections in 10 polling […]
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Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has lost his polling unit to the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sanwo-Olu, who is vying for a second term in office, defeated his co-contenders with 29 votes. Rhodes-Vivour received 18 ballots, while Peoples Democratic Party candidate Olajide Adeniran, also known […]
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The Governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Lagos State Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has voted in the on-going 2023 governorship and state assembly elections in Ikeja. Rhodes-Vivour, also known as GRV is contesting for the gubernatorial election in Lagos state but faces opposition from the governor and the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu […]
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Former minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has gone spiritual over the successful re-election bid of Lagos State Governor and the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu is contesting for re-election and a second term as the Lagos state Governor and faces opposition from Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) of the Labour Party (LP) and Abdul-Azeez […]
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