Tag: Babajide Sanwo-Olu
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#EndSARS: We’re sad Lagos Governor denied inviting us — Army
The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, says the Nigerian Army was unhappy that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, denied inviting the military on October 20, 2020, when soldiers shot at the Lekki tollgate where #EndSARS protesters were gathered. Taiwo said this on Saturday in…
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#EndSARS: Zulum, others visit Sanwo-Olu, decry destruction in Lagos
Political leaders from the North East led by Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday paid a solidarity visit to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to commiserate with him and Lagosians over the massive destruction in the state by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protest. In Zulum’s team was his predecessor in office…
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#EndSARS: Buhari receives Lagos destruction report
The Lagos State governor. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented a report on properties destroyed by hoodlums in Lagos to President Muhammadu Buhari. The presentation was done in the President’s office in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, The Nation reports. A tweet on the Presidency’s verified Twitter handle, @NGRPresident, revealed the reason for Governor…
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Sanwo-Olu lifts curfew in Lagos
Directs Levels 1-12 public servants to resume work Monday Lagos State Governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has totally lifted the curfew imposed on Lagos State after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS protests with immediate effect. This came barely 24 hours when the curfew was further relaxed from 10am to 6pm. Meanwhile, the 12 am to…
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No Independence Day Parade in Lagos — Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government has opted for a low key celebration of the 60th Independence Anniversary due to the ravaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that the planned parade and other activities that involve the gathering of more than 50 people should be cancelled. According to a communique by the…
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Ondo governorship election: Sanwo-Olu drums support for Akeredolu
Ahead of the Oct. 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has drummed support for Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on his re-election bid. Sanwo-Olu who is also the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for Ondo State, said that the sterling performance of Akeredolu in the state…
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Gbajabiamila salutes Sanwo-Olu over 377 road projects, N5bn COVID-19 support fund
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has commended the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, for flagging off 377 roads and power projects across all wards of the state. Gbajabiamila in a press statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Lanre Lasisi, also lauded Sanwo-Olu’s launching of…
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Sept 14 university resumption only for final year students, says Sanwo-Olu
As tertiary institutions reopen next Monday in Lagos State, the state government says final-year students will go back to the classrooms before students on other levels. Tokunbo Wahab, Special Adviser on Education to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made this known on Thursday while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. Schools in the country had been…
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Sanwo-Olu invites boy on viral video pleading mum to ‘calm down’
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extented invitation to young boy who pleaded with mum to calm down during punishment after wrongdoing. The governor in a Facebook post on Wednesday said he “I would like to meet the young boy since we both now have exclusive right to the phrasal verb ‘calm down’”.…
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Buhari felicitates with Sanwo-Olu at 55
President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, on his 55th birthday, saluting “the courage and boundless energy he has brought into leadership, especially the focus on people-oriented development.” A statement issued by Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Wednesday said President Buhari…