By Bose Adelaja Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS), has taken delivery of additional security apparatus from the state government. This was in furtherance of the state governor, Mr. Babajide Olushola Sanwo-Olu’s resolve to sustain his support to the security agencies to completely eradicate criminality in the state. The event which took place at the […]

It was a night of applause as guests and other awardees hailed when Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu received the prestigious “Vanguard Personality of the Year Award at a ceremony, on Saturday night.

ALL roads lead to Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos, today, as Vanguard, Nigeria’s best-read newspaper, honours iconic men and women, whose contributions to ensure a better society stood them out as the best of the best in 2019 and 2020.

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday said that only 1 per cent of Lagos residents received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Sanwo-Olu made this known in the update of the coronavirus pandemic situation in Lagos State. He said that one of the major tenets of the mitigation strategy against the third wave of […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday said the state is experiencing a steep increase in the number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases. Sanwo-Olu made this known on the Update of the Coronavirus pandemic situation in the state. He said that the test positivity rate went up from 1.1 per cent at the end […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed a former Lagos State Accountant General, Mr David Sunmoni, as chairman of the 13-member Governing Council of the Lagos State University (LASU). Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser on Education, Tokunbo Wahab, said in a statement that the appointment was based on the report of the Special Visitation Panel on the appointment of […]

The 57secretaries to local governments on Friday felicitated Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on his 56th birthday celebration. The group, popularly known as ‘Scribe 57’, under the leadership of the Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Mrs Folashade Jaji, described Sanwo-Olu’s leadership as ‘humane’. They said this in a statement by its Assistant Social Secretary, Gbenga Abiola. […]

By Femi Adeniyi The high spate of insecurity in Nigeria is one which no doubt is clearly visible even to the blind; the deaf will hear in resounding tunes the unending wailings of the daily victims of these insecure challenges bemoaning their various unfortunate tragedies. Right from the seat of power across the various states […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, said his administration is set to embark on the construction of a largest technology cluster in West Africa in the state.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to provide adequate funding for the 18 kilometre-Lagos-Badagry expressway re-construction project, and Apapa ports access roads, as well as other Federal road projects in the state. Sanwo-Olu said this during a courtesy visit by the House of Representatives Committee on Works, […]

***Reels out achievements, future plans ***Says Lagos’ll witness massive infrastructural renewal in next 2 yrs ***Oko-Oloyun, Idowu-Egba wooden bridges marked for construction By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has said the construction of the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge, will kick off in December, 2021. Recall that the construction of the bridge is estimated […]

By Clifford Ndujihe Politics Editor LEADERS of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South-West geo-political zone, have opposed separatist agitations and hate speeches in the country and restated their belief in one Nigeria. Currently, there are agitations for Yoruba/Oduduwa Republic, Republic of Biafra and Middle-Belt Republic. The leaders urged those agitating for separate […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday dissolved the Lagos State University (LASU) Governing Council. Sanwo-Olu, a ‘Visitor’ to LASU also removed the university’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council for alleged flagrant violations of the extant laws and regulations of the university, guiding the appointment of a vice-chancellor. The governor in a statement said […]

…To ban ‘okada’ operations July By Olasunkanmi Akoni GOVERNOR Bababjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, formally launched the First and Last Mile, FLM, bus scheme with 500 buses and 100 high capacity buses, under the Lagos State Bus Service Limited, LSBL, aimed at replacing the operations of commercial motorcyclists, popularly called Okada riders in the […]

…Lagos bit more than it can chew on Lagos-Badagry expressway By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor IT will be exactly two years that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu took over the reins of governance in Lagos on May 29. Two weeks to the time, like a brilliant scholar, who is in a hurry to show his parents his […]