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In line with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration’s commitment to Entertainment and tourism, 890 youths sponsored by the Lagos State Government have graduated from the African Film Academy after a six-week free intensive training. The 890 youths were beneficiaries of the ‘Film in a Box’ programme by the African Film Academy in conjunction with the Lagos State Government, to train and ...

Other Lucky Participants Win 2-Bedroom Flat, Return Ticket To Turkey A civil servant with the Lagos Island Local Government, Mrs. Adebisi Ikusawe has won a brand new GAC Sport Utility Vehicle at the just-concluded National Women’s Conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO). This is coming six months after she was involved in an accident that ...

…74-year-old woman wins 2-bedroom flat, as COWLSO conference ends Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday called on women to mobilise massively to elect the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President in 2023, recalling how he (Tinubu) revived the economy of the state from bankruptcy in 1999 as Governor. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke ...

Pandemonium broke out in Alaba International Market, Ojo area of Lagos State on Wednesday, when some aggrieved traders protested extortion by members of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, in the area. Eyewitnesses say hoodlums also known as agberos are in the habit of collecting tolls from people who come to buy things in the market. The traders complain ...

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike may have set a new precedent in the nation’s political culture with his open endorsement of an opposition Governor in an electoral contest in which his political party has a candidate. Wike, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor, on Tuesday, openly pitched his tent with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, endorsing the Lagos Governor for second term. ...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, inaugurated a new public recreational park in Ketu area of Lagos State, with the facility symbolising the commercial city’s constant crave for enduring harmony. Peace Park, which is strategically located at the intersection between Ikorodu Road and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Agboyi Ketu axis, is made up of three uniquely designed gardens with interconnecting walkways. ...

•Lagos floats Sovereign Wealth Funds to accelerate infrastructure delivery  Lagos State Economic Summit (Ehingbeti 2022) has been concluded, but the State is already counting the gains of the two- day event. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the event, received the approval to build the Badagry Deep Seaport, which was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) last August. The approval authorises ...

Shock and disbelief have enveloped residents of some streets at Ago-Okota area of Lagos as a yet-to-be identified killer entered the room of a 15-year-old boy, Jerome Chukwuemeka, while his parents were away and killed him. An eye witness told NewsProbe that the incident happened on Monday, October 10, 2022 at a street which is off Lateef Adegboyega Street in ...

• Ehingbeti Economic Summit Begins The federal approval recently granted the Lagos State Government to embark on the development of a passenger and cargo airport on the Lekki-Epe axis of the State has been officially presented. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, received the Federal Government’s instrument authorising the State to commence the airport project. Minister for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Muslims as they celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Maulud which marks the birth of Prophet Muhammed. He urged them to emulate the life and good virtues of Prophet Muhammed and also follow the path of peace for the sustainable development and growth of Lagos State. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a message issued on Sunday by ...