[The Alausa Blog] The First Lady of Lagos advises residents on regular medical check-ups

The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Bolanle Ambode, has enjoined residents of the State to undergo regular medical check-ups for early diagnosis of health conditions as well as engage in physical exercise for good health. She gave the advice on Tuesday at Poka in the Eredo Local Government Area of Epe where she flagged-off... Read More

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June 8, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: Women issues will always be a priority in Lagos – Mrs Ambode

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Thursday emphasized that Lagos as a state would not relent in its efforts at improving the conditions of women in the state. The First Lady spoke at the 2017 WAPA Connect Conference, organized by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in Oregun,... Read More

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June 5, 2017

Why we won’t intervene in sack of Lagos chaplain – CAN

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr Supo Ayorinde has said the association will not intervene in the sacking of the chaplain of Lagos State chapel, Reverend Femi Taiwo for ‘disrespecting’ the wife of Lagos State governor, Bolanle Ambode. Ayokunle who said this in an interview with journalists added that CAN cannot intervene... Read More

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June 1, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: Ambode’s wife commissions new skill acquisition center in Ajah

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Bolanle Ambode has commissioned a skill acquisition centre in Ajah, Lagos. At the commissioning of the center which was donated by Huawei Technologies and Fortis Project Services, the governor’s wife urged women to embrace skill acquisition by applying to any of the skill acquisition centres provided by the State... Read More

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May 29, 2017

Backstory: Between Governor Ambode, his wife and the Chaplain who got fired

On Friday, 26 May, it was reported that the presiding Chaplain of Chapel of Christ the Light, Alausa – Lagos state’s official worship centre – had been fired. It would ordinarily not be much of a big deal since the church’s governing council effected their spiritual leader’s abrupt dismissal. However, the report became a matter... Read More

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December 4, 2016

The Church Blog: Have you noticed something about the wives of Lagos State governors?

Has it occurred to you? Over 65-percent of the governors of Lagos since democracy’s return in 1999 have been Muslim, and yet they have enjoyed a very warm mutual-admiration relationship with the Christian communities in Lagos, especially the Pentecostal community. Bola Tinubu (1999 – 2007) is Muslim. Babatunde Fashola (2007 – 2015) is Muslim. Akinwunmi... Read More

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May 20, 2016

Insanely rich woman meets wife of powerful man in Lagos today (PHOTOS)

by Chi Ibe Just because we love seeing powerful women palling around. Oil magnate and Nigeria’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija today met with Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode. She met the governor’s wife in her capacity as chief executive office of the Rose of Sharon Foundation. The meeting was to officially... Read More

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