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Governor of Lagos State

Governor of Lagos State, the elected head of Lagos State.

Legal basis

Babajide Sanwo-OluAppointed 2019 · APC

What the Constitution says

s.176–179
Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.
s.49
The House of Representatives has 360 members, each elected by one federal constituency of roughly equal population.
s.48
Each state elects three senators, one per senatorial district, and the FCT elects one: 109 in all.

Where it appears in the news

Police retirees seek Lagos Assembly’s intervention over pension delays
Oct 1, 2026
Retired police officers in Lagos have asked the State House of Assembly to intervene in the prolonged delay of pension and gratuity payments under the CPS.
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Lagos offers 50% scholarship for LASU diaspora studies programme
Oct 1, 2026
The Lagos State Office of Diaspora Affairs has offered a 50% tuition scholarship to students for a new Master of Diaspora and Migration Studies at LASU.
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Lagos rewards frontline SGBV responders
Oct 1, 2026
The Lagos State Government has recognised frontline police officers, healthcare providers and CSOs for their roles in responding to domestic and sexual vio
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Former Lagos School Teacher Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Defiling Eight-Year-Old Pupil
Sep 30, 2026
Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgment, also ordered that Isaac’s name be entered in the Sex Offenders Register in accordance with the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Law.
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Police declare port corridor ticketing illegal
Sep 30, 2026
By Godwin Oritse LAGOS — The Western Ports Police Command has declared the collection of revenue and sale of tickets along the Apapa and Tin Can Island port access corridors illegal. The declaration followed a brewing dispute between the Committee of Maritime
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New LASU VC unveils eight-point agenda
Sep 29, 2026
The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof Ayodeji Badejo, has unveiled an eight-point strategic agenda for her five-year tenure.
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Police pick up driver over alleged killing of cop
Sep 29, 2026
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old driver who allegedly knocked down and dragged a police officer for several metres, resulting in the officer’s death. The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this on Monday while briefing jou
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32 suspects held, guns, 43 vehicles recovered
Sep 29, 2026
The Lagos State Police Command arrested 32 suspected criminals and recovered five pump-action guns, five locally made pistols, 43 vehicles and N2.5m in cash during operations across the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, disclosed this on Mond
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Cobwebs, cockroaches and forgotten boxes: The silent decay of Mike Okiro’s Lagos Police Information Points
Sep 29, 2026
By OWOLOLA ADEBOLA Years after Sir Mike Mbama Okiro served as Commissioner of Police in Lagos State and later rose to become Inspector-General of Police, a quiet but telling symbol of institutional neglect stands along some of the city’s streets and junctions.
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President Tinubu Congratulates Princess Orelope-Adefulire on Her Birthday
Sep 29, 2026
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, on her birthday today, September 29. President Tinubu describes Princess Ore
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Sanwo-Olu Tells Nigerians: Let Prayers for the Nation Be Matched by Work
Sep 29, 2026
FIC REPORT (LAGOS STATE) – Lagos State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has called on Nigerians to back their prayers for the country with responsible citizenship, hard work and a shared commitment to building a more united and prosperous nation, in an addr
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Lagos Vows To Resolve Two-week ASUU Strike
Sep 29, 2026
FIC REPORT (LAGOS STATE) – The strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Lagos State Government-owned Universities Joint Campus Group, clocked two weeks on Tuesday the 29th of September '26 with the Lagos State Government promising to resolve the iss
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LASBCA warns building professionals against role overlap
Sep 28, 2026
The Lagos State Building Control Agency has warned building professionals against taking on roles outside their expertise to prevent building collapses in
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Independence: Sanwo-Olu urges Nigerians to renew faith, hope
Sep 28, 2026
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Nigerians to respond to the country’s challenges with renewed faith and hope for its 66th anniversary.
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