Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said he has no plan to contest the Lagos State governorship seat after his tenure in 2023. According to the 59-year-old politician, the incumbent Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is doing well and there is no need to discontinue him from running for second term in […]
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Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (left); Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyo Onigbanjo (SAN) at the signing into law bills establishing Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority and the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission by the governor at the Lagos House, Ikeja…yesterday Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday signed […]
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Traffic on Oduduwa Way and Oduduwa Crescent in Ikeja Local Government Area will be diverted for six days, Lagos State Government announced on Monday. The diversion which will start on August 31 is to allow for the construction of culverts that will channel storm water towards the outfall across Agege Motor Road by Sogunle Bus […]
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Stranded commuters in Lagos. Credit: Jesutomi Akomolafe Lagos drivers want Sanwo-Olu to check excesses of task force, LASTMA We have resolved to fully enforce the laws, say LASTMA Renewed efforts to enforce the law on errant commercial bus drivers have forced motorists to pushback in protest against extortion. The harrowing experience and hardship faced by […]
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Lagos State Government says it will resume the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on August 30. Mr Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, Director, Public Affairs in the state Ministry of Health, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. He said that administration of the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine would hold […]
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Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, over the death of its officials. Ha sent his condolences to the PDP and the deceased families in Lagos on Sunday. PDP recently lost its state Chairman, Dr Adegbola Dominic, and Secretary, Mr Muiz Dosunmu. Other […]
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Traditional rulers in Lagos State have endorsed All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader and former governor of the state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for president in 2023. They described him as a national asset, resourceful and experienced leader, a bridge builder and good manager of men and resources. They said he is eminently qualified to serve […]
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Raises alarm over influx of foreign herders into state The Senior Elders Forum of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has cautioned Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu against recognising someone as Seriki Fulani of Lagos State. It also alerted the governor and other critical stakeholders about influx of foreign herders into the state. The body […]
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A company driver, Kehinde Oluwadare, was driving a Toyota Prado from Maryland to Oshodi when he was stopped as he tried to join the Gbagada Expressway en-route Oshodi, after Anthony Village Bus Stop by the Lagos Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO). He was going to Ajao Estate, Isolo to pick his boss at a hotel along […]
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Flooded area in Lekki, Lagos There is cause to worry about the possibility of Lagos being submerged by water in the not-too-distant future. Such an apprehension is borne not just because of the series of projections and reports tending towards such doomsday scenario, but also because recent rainfall and its effect on the country’s commercial […]
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