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Sanwo-Olu Builds 216 Homes In Lagos Communities

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Names housing scheme after Fashola In line with his administration’s effort to close the deficit in provision of comfortable housing scheme in Lagos State, the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-OluRead More

#EndSARS: Lagos Police Stations Still In Ruins As operatives Battle Rising Insecurity

One of the burnt police stations in Lagos during the #EndSARS protests
More than 10 weeks after the destruction of many police stations in Lagos during the #EndSARS protests, the rebuilding of the affected facilities is yet to commence, thereby stalling policingRead More

Lagos Moves To Take over Management Of Apapa Gridlock

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Sanwo-Olu to meet Amaechi, IG over officials’ misconduct allegations Operators disagree over port congestion Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is to set up a special team to take overRead More

COVID-19: Again, Lagos Shuts Schools Indefinitely, Restricts Churches, Mosques

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government yesterday responded to the rising cases of COVID-19 pandemic infection as it announced an indefinite closure of public and private schools, restriction on churches and mosques,Read More

#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Called Me To Say Col Bello Was Shooting At Lekki, Gen Tells Lagos Panel

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
We only fired blank ammunition to scare hoodlums – Bello insists nobody was shot dead, says protesters happy seeing soldiers Hoodlums threw stones, broken bottles at us – Army commandersRead More

Lekki Shootings: LASG Rejects FoI Request For CCTV Footage

Lekki shootings: LASG rejects FoI request for CCTV footage
The Lagos State Government has rejected a Freedom of Information request for the CCTV footage of the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki tollgate on October 20th, 2020. ThisRead More

Lekki Shootings: Untold Story Of Survivors

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State consoles a victim of the Lekki Tollate shooting at a hospital
Victims of the Lekki tollgate incident have narrated how they were shot allegedly by armed uniform men on the night of Tuesday, October 20. The survivors said many victims ofRead More

Amnesty Releases Timeline Of Lekki Shootings, Warns Govt Against Cover-up

#EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate on Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Global rights group, Amnesty International, has released the timeline of the October 20, 2020 shootings at the Lekki toll plaza. Amnesty, which stated last week that at least 10 personsRead More

Lekki Shootings: Judicial Panel Commences Sitting Tuesday

EndSARS protesters on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos
229 suspects to be prosecuted for arson, murder The Lagos State Government yesterday disclosed that its Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS-related Abuses and Lekki TollRead More

#ENDSARS: Joe Biden Urges President Buhari To End Killing Of Protesters In Nigeria

Joe Biden
Biden, who commisserated with victims of shootings by the military, said the government should embrace dialogue rather than killing protesters. Former US Vice President and current Democratic presidential candidate inRead More