Tag: Babajide Sanwoolu

COVID-19 3rd wave hits Nigeria, kils six in Lagos daily

Gbenga Adeoti

“We have recorded on average (of) 6 COVID-19 related deaths per day since last week,” Sanwo-Olu declared     The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is already in Nigeria, the government of Africa’s most populous nation has confirmed. Both the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the health minister, Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure at different events on Monday evening. Mr Sanwo-Olu also announced that since last week, an average of six deaths have been recorded daily from the disease in the country’s commercial city and coronavirus epicentre. In his address…

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Why Lagos Took Over Amputee Sachet-Water Hawker’s Welfare – Sanwo-Olu

Gbenga Adeoye

  Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given reasons the government took over welfare of a 26-year-old homeless amputee and single mother, Mary Daniel, who came to limelight during the weekend after her pictures where she was hawking sachet water to make ends meet surfaced online. He disclosed that the single mother, whose tragic story trended on social media platforms over the weekend, have been relocated to temporary shelter for safety after her pictures surfaced online, a situation that meant many people can easily recognise her.…

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Lagos Gov. Sanwo-Olu Tests for COVID-19, goes into isolation

Gbenga Adeoti

    Governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone into self-isolation, the state government said on Friday. It added that the governor tested three times for COVID-19 but did not mention his status after the tests. This was contained in a statement entitled ‘Sanwo-Olu goes into self-isolation’ by the Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. He said one of the close aides to Sanwo-Olu tested positive for coronavirus, necessitating the governor to isolate. However, Abayomi did not state the COVID-19 status of the governor. The…

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Amnesty International to Sanwo-Olu: Soldiers, Police Killed 12 Protesters In Lekki, Alausa

Aoko Benjamin

  Amnesty International has punctured claims by Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu, the Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital, on casualty figures after Soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters in Lekki Tollgate area of the state. Mr. Sanwoolu, who blamed “forces beyond our direct control,” for the military assault, earlier claimed that no life was lost to the Lekki incident. He later confirmed that one of the victims later died at an hospital in Lagos. The global human right group however declared that its on-the-ground investigation has confirmed that the Nigerian…

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Lagos, Nigeria’s COVID-19 hub, makes U-turn, suspends Mosques, Churches’ re-opening

Damilola Olonade

The Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, Lagos, has made a U-turn on its plan to reopen worship centres including Mosques and Churches. The state, which is the epicenter for COVID-19 in Nigeria, has recorded over 6,000 cases of the dreaded infection. Governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who announced the suspension of the re-opening of churches, mosques, noted that the closure is indefinite. The governor made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon. He said the decision was informed by increase in index cases in Lagos. Lagos has been the hub of Coronavirus…

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