After stepping in as the 15th
Governor of the coastal enclave that is Lagos State, Governor Babajide
Sanwo-Olu has hit the ground running -as he promised. Now after 100 days in
office, the newspaperman can confirm that the government has set aside N4bn as
grants to Lagosians with “ingenious business ideas”; of the 600 people
shortlisted to benefit from the initiative, 50% are expected to be women.
N2million has also been set aside for 1,700 people who will benefit from a
World Bank assisted agricultural programme. Also a 492 flat housing project
named after Lateef Jakande, first civilian governor of the State has been
completed and commissioned; an additional 1,250 homes in different parts of the
State is to be delivered in 6 months. On Education, the Sanwo-Olu government
has begun the hiring of trained teachers to strengthen quality education in its
schools; the Eti-Osa Maternal and Child Centre; the eight of its kind in the
State has also been commissioned to improve secondary Health Care facilities in
the State as well as reduce the stress expectant women go through while trying
to reach mainland. The disappearance of
heaps of garbage on major streets is also credited to the Sanwo-Olu’s
government. Corporate organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGO) and
religious institutions are to be received with open arms in partnership that
would be beneficial to the State.
A recent court order widely regarded as an assault on customs and decency, seeking the exhumation of the corpse of a prominent Igbo chief, is largely seen as a misuse of judicial authority, and fear the backlash may lead to disruption of communal peace. By Clement Ebaku and Lucy Okulougbo reporting from Owerri. Tension has escalated surrounding the Amuchienwa family following a contentious order issued on 5 December 2025 by Justice I.O. Agugua, directing the exhumation of the remains of the late Chief Ifeanyichukwu Dona Amuchienwa, who was laid to rest on 17 October 2025. The directive, made nearly two months after the burial, has sparked widespread outrage, with many describing it as a shocking affront to the dignity of the deceased. Imolites are questioning the circumstances under which the ruling emerged, with reactions trailing a media release by Ms. Chinyere Igwegbe (formerly Amuchienwa), the late Chief’s former wife, whose marriage ended more than 32 years ago. Public...

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