Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has assigned portfolios to his cabinet members.This comes 83 days after he was sworn into office.The governor had sent names of 38 nominees to the state house of assembly on Tuesday but only 35 were confirmed.The list comprised 22 commissioners and 13 special advisers as against the 23-man cabinet and 14 special advisers that were [...]
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has assured officials of world football –governing body, FIFA, that the state has the will and the capacity to ensure it meets the requirements for hosting the 10th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals next year.In an official statement made available to TheCable by Ademola Olajire, media director of the Nigeria Football Federation, said [...]
Keskese Nigeria Limited has emerged the experiential marketing agency of the year at the 2019 Experiential Marketers Association of Nigeria (EXMAN) awards. The EXMAN award is organized bi-annually to identify and celebrate outstanding works done by member agencies in the experiential marketing industry in Nigeria.Keskese won a total of seven awards, comprising the grand prix, 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 [...]
Rilwan Akiolu, oba of Lagos, says he speaks the truth to politicians because he fears no one except God.Akiolu spoke with journalists after a meeting between Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, and the council of obas at the state house, Ikeja, on Thursday.Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor, was also in attendance.The monarch said the meeting was to discuss issues [...]
No less than twelve people were injured after the collapse of a three-storey building in Fagba area of Lagos state.It was gathered that the building, which was under construction, collapsed on Wednesday night, leaving many people trapped in the rubble.Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the chief executive officer of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the incident to reporters.She said there were no mortalities recorded. [...]
Court proceedings at the Lagos state high and magistrate's courts in Badagry have been marred by power outage.According to NAN, the lack of electricity have plunged the court rooms and offices into darkness since June 1.Judges and magistrates are said to be conducting proceedings with doors and windows to the courtrooms open in order to brighten the courtroom and aid [...]
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of of Lagos state, says his administration will not condone any act of indiscipline.Speaking when he visited the head office of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in Oshodi on Friday, Sanwo-Olu charged the agency to deal with traffic violators.He said even if it is his brother who is on the wrong side of the law, he [...]
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has appointed Kazeem Alogba as acting chief judge of the state.Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu's deputy chief press secretary, announced this in a statement on Monday.He said the appointment of Alogba would take effect in acting capacity from Tuesday, until his confirmation.“In accordance with Section 271 (1) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal [...]
Mudashiru Obasa, immediate past speaker of the Lagos house of assembly, has been re-elected as speaker of the 9th assembly.The lawmaker, representing Agege constituency 1, was returned unopposed on Friday.He was nominated by Olanrewaju Oshun, lawmaker representing Lagos Mainland 2 constituency, and seconded by Oluyinka Ogundimu of Agege 1 constituency.Obasa was elected alongside Wasiu Sanni as deputy speaker.After taking the [...]
A man, his wife and son were found dead at Aga community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state on Friday morning. According to NAN, the incident occurred at 12, Obafemi Erija Borokini road in Aga area of the community.Taiwo Salami, a neighbour of the deceased, said Charles Omomo, popularly called Baba Efe, his wife, Faith and their three children were all [...]
Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have raised the alarm over alleged plans to deny women and girls access to quality health services.This followed a raid on Marie Stopes Clinic in Lagos state by police officers who reportedly harassed workers and patients in the clinic.The groups condemned the action of the police, saying raiding such centres amounts to sending a message [...]
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says he owes no one any apology over his comments on how to end godfatherism in Lagos state.El-Rufai, had said he knew how to end “godfatherism” in the politics of Lagos.The governor said having retired the four political godfathers in Kaduna, he was confident that the feat could be achieved anywhere else.But speaking with [...]
A group identified as The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide says "godfatherism" has made Lagos state the most viable in Nigeria. The group was reacting to a statement by el-Rufai who had said he knows how to end "godfatherism" in Lagos politics.Addressing reporters in Lagos, Oladotun Hassan, the council's president, said el-Rufai's comments were “abysmally insulting”, adding that the governor lacked "the credibility [...]
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), diocese of Lagos, has presented a special episcopal award to Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, for his "monumental achievements" in all sectors and sections of the state in the last four years.The church also tipped the governor for federal appointment in the President Muhammad Buhari incoming team, after his four-year term as Lagos [...]
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says he knows how to end "godfatherism" in the politics of Lagos state.According to PUNCH, el-Rufai spoke at an event organised by the Bridge Club in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Saturday.The governor said the issue of godfatherism can be defeated by connecting to the people and winning them over.He said there were about three or [...]
The Lagos state police command has arrested six persons with "large quantity of poisonous cow skins" popularly known as "Ponmo".A statement by Bala Elkana, police public relations officer, said the force acted on a tip off that a truck-load of "poisonous cow skins" were stored in a warehouse No 9, College Road, Igando area of the state.He said the force [...]
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