TIMELINE: Commissioner for Youth, @bolajiogunlende

Special Adviser Tourism @IdrisConnecting

On ground joined the procession team from Oriental to the Candle Night venue at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island together with other celebrities around 4:30 to 5:30pm.

#Mohbad
#Mohbadimole
#Mohbadsaga
6:27pm: People were still trooping into the venue BUT the event has already started inside. Police patrol vehicles from different police divisions securing the venue. Officers of LNSC also on ground with other private bodyguards.

#Mohbad
#Mohbadimole

PRESS STATEMENT ON AUGUST 1st ELEVATOR ACCIDENT AT GENERAL HOSPITAL, ODAN, LAGOS

The Lagos State Government would like to, once again, acknowledge with deep regret the unfortunate elevator accident of Tuesday, 1st August 2023 at the House Officer’s residence of the General… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… We commiserate with her family and her colleagues and pray for the repose of her soul. As a Government, we feel the pain of this irreparable loss. May The Almighty console them and give them the strength to go through this difficult time.

The Lagos State Government, in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

RE: MASS BURIAL OF ENDSARS VICTIMS (MISCHIEF MAKERS AT WORK).
 
The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to some social media publications about a purported mass burial plan for casualties of the 2020 #EndSARS incident. Peddlers of the news are deliberately misinterpreting and sensationalizing a letter from the Lagos State Government Public Procurement Agency titled: Letter of No Objection – Mass Burial for the 103, the Year 2020 ENDSARS victims, to misinform the public, …

Democracy Day 2023:

Governor to deliver keynote address, lead procession to MKO Abiola's residence

Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu, will join millions of Lagosians tomorrow (Monday) to celebrate June 12 Democracy Day in the State. Mr Governor will observe the 30th anniversary of the June 12, 1993 election believed widely to have won by the late Chief MKO Abiola.

UPDATE: This is a confirmed status of the various pictures circulating around from Federal Ministry of Works

VISUAL ASSESSMENT/INVESTIGATION OF THE ALLEGED VANDALIZATION OF THE THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE’S PILE CAPS

#3rdMailandBridge

@jidesanwoolu @tundefashola The alleged vandalized pile caps were chiseled by the contractor for repairs just before the emergency repairs of third mainland bridge’s contract was terminated on the account of non performance and slow pace of work by the contractor.

FLASH: Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu’s arrival at the Lagos State House of Assembly @lshaofficial for the Proclamation and Inauguration of the 10th Assembly, today at the Assembly Chamber of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alausa Ikeja.

#GreaterLagosRising twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ACHIEVEMENT: The 9th Assembly of the Lagos House of Assembly passed 46 bills into Law and over 120 resolutions that touched wide range of issues, relating to welfare of the people, settlement of dues, and other socio-economic issues.

#GreaterLagosRising

@mudashiru_obasa

THREAD: Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu and @Oando_PLC announced the arrival of the first set of electric buses in Lagos, plenty questions popped up. I went to the Lagos Bus Services Limited (@Lbslng) Office, Oshodi to explore the buses myself. 

#LagosElectricBus 🚎 🚎 BACKGROUND: April 28, 2022, Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL) & Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) signed an MoU to enable the deployment of Electric buses and other supporting infrastructure towards attaining a sustainable road transport system in Lagos State.

FLASH: Court Convicts Lagos Fire False Caller

The Magistrate sitting at the Samuel Ilori Magistrate Court Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos has yesterday convincted one Uzuokwu Solomon of the two counts charge preferred against him by the State. Magistrate Bambo Odueke committed him to a month imprisonment with an option of a fine and a month of community service that includes campaign against false calls within the jurisdiction of the State. Whereas the convict opted for the fine.

BE WARY OF ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT LAGOS BLUE LINE RAIL

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is in receipt of an obviously doctored video clip showing 4 people purportedly pushing one of the train sets to be deployed for passenger operations for the Blue Line From investigation, we discovered that the train was clearly moving, and this is an old video clip showing the contractor’s staff horsing around the train when it first came.

UPDATE: Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu today commissioned the Oba Sekumade Concrete Road in Ikorodu LGA, which provides access to the Ikorodu lighter terminal, Ebute Ipakodo, Ikorodu town, Ibeshe, Igbogbo and several other communities.

#GreaterLagosRising The construction of the road was originally awarded by the Federal Government to Messrs Guffanti in the early eighties as a single carriageway. Since then there had been several interventions at different points.

Earlier today, The Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu and his Deputy @drobafemihamzat received their Certificates of return at the @inecnigeria State Secretariat, 6 Birrel Avenue, Yaba Lagos State.

#CongratulationsLagos
#LagosHasDecided
#GreaterLagosRising Governor @jidesanwoolu said his second term mandate was won on the strength of Lagos’ diversity, says that his re-election reflected the wishes of all residents, irrespective of faith, creed or tongue.

FLASH: The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called ‘okada’ in 10 Local Government Areas, (LGAs) and 15 Local Council Development Areas, (LCDAs) in the metropolis still persists.

#LagosOkadaBan

@jidesanwoolu Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa declared this at weekend while on tour of some restricted areas within the state, where large numbers of motorcyclists (okada riders) had resumed operations.

UPDATE: The Lagos State Government has vowed to continue clamp down on miscreants who harass Motorists and truck drivers going about their lawful businesses, through continuous sting operations across the State. The Ministry of Transportation made this known at weekend while parading four suspected hoodlums by the name; Tunji Oyedeji, Allison Ozin, Taiwo Olubodun and Awotunde Ahmed, while carrying out their illegal activities in Amuwo-Odofin area of the State.

PRESS STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LATE WHITNEY ADENIRAN, (CHRISLAND STUDENT)

On the 9th of February 2023, Whitney Omodesola Adeniran a Student of Chrisland High School, Ikeja aged 12 years, slumped during the Inter-house Sports organised by the School at the Agege Sports Stadium .. … and was subsequently rushed to Agege Central Hospital, Agege, Lagos, where she was confirmed "brought in dead" (BID) by the doctor on duty.

The case was referred to the Nigerian Police Force which carried out thorough investigation with the help of other agencies.

UPDATE ON THE MATTER OF THE COLLISION BETWEEN THE LASG STAFF BUS AND A TRAIN It would be recalled that on the morning of the 9th of March, 2023, a LASG staff bus collided with a train at the PWD railway crossing at Ikeja and the train dragged the bus with its passengers along the tracks until it came to a stop at Sogunle, a suburb of Ikeja, Lagos State.

FLASH: LASG has issued a 90-Day FINAL NOTICE to owners/developers of suspected distressed buildings across the State ….. Orders owners/developers to conduct integrity test on buildings and apply for demolition permit (if need be), in the interest of PUBLIC SAFETY. More:

THE PRESIDENT NEVER SAID HE WON’T HAND OVER TO ELECTED TINUBU

The Presidency wishes to denounce as outrageous and fake, and condemns the fake news brigade for attributing a false quote to President Muhammadu Buhari and circulating it. How can you vigorously campaign for somebody, vote for him and then say you won’t hand over to him? This beggars belief.

The situation of the Sahara Reporters is pretty pathetic since their ownership is politically partisan in today’s politics, ...

PRESS STATEMENT

NO CLANDESTINE MEETING BETWEEN CJN AND PRESIDENT-ELECT

Our attention has been drawn to the grossly fake, misleading and malicious story about the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola disguising to meet President-elect Bola Tinubu in London. The story was a pure concoction from the hallucinating minds of hatchet men bent on creating doubts and public distrust about the legitimacy of our recent election, which was won by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

LAGOS GUBER POLL: STOP HEATING THE POLITY, ARTISANS, TECHNICIANS TELL LP CANDIDATE, RHODES -VIVOUR 
 
•Congratulate Sanwo-Olu, vow to defend Governor’s mandate 

•Demand autonomous agency

#LagosHasDecided

#SanwoAgain Lagos State artisans and technicians have warned the Labour Party Gov candidate in last election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to desist from destructive & inciting comments that may cause the breakdown of law and order in the State, saying Lagos cannot afford a repeat of EndSARS saga.

Yesterday, Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu visited the Yaba and Ebute Metta Train Stations and Vehicular Flyovers, on an inspection tour of the RED LINE Rail Project.

The Red Line Project: Ebute Metta to Agbado 🚃 🚃🚃🚃🚃

#GreaterLagosRising Governor @jidesanwoolu has assured Lagosians that the RED LINE Rail Project will be completed before the end of this first term as Governor.

Campaign and Election is over, Work continues.

#GreaterLagosRising
#SanwoAgain twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

At about 03:28 Wednesday wee hours, a Fire outbreak was alerted to Akere Spare Parts Market, Kirikiri Road, Akere Bus Stop, Olodi-Apapa, Ajegunle, Lagos that saw the Ajegunle Fire Station of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service as first respondent. Upon arrival, it was discovered that rows of shops that traded in auto spare parts was well alight that led to Sari-Iganmu and Ilupeju Fire Crews of the Agency joining up to subdued the raging Fire and salvage a nearby major market Petroleum Filling Station …