The Lagos State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday said it was sure to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) to capture the state in the 2019 elections. The state Organising Secretary of the party, Johnson Agbaje, spoke in Epe during the campaign flag-off of Abiodun Oyefusi, the Lagos East Senatorial candidate […]
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The Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that efforts have begun to demolish parts of Lagos Ports terminals to give way for both ongoing construction of standard and narrow gauge rail lines. Amaechi disclosed this while inspecting the five terminals at Lagos Ports at Apapa on Thursday. “We have enjoined the Project Implementation […]
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Jimi Agbaje was on Friday declared winner of the governorship primary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Agbaje, who was the party’s flagbearer in the 2015 election, will be taking another shot at the Lagos oval house, come 2019. Agbaje was declared winner of […]
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Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has accepted his loss of the gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), congratulating Babajide Sanwo-Olu, winner of the exercise. Sanwo-Olu polled 970,851 votes ahead of the governor who secured 72,901 votes. In his address, Ambode said APC is a great party, appealing to residents of the […]
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A yet-to-be-identified man has been confirmed dead after jumping into the Lagos Lagoon in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to PUNCH Metro, the deceased jumped into the lagoon after trekking on the Third Mainland Bridge inwards Lagos Island. It was gathered that the man was rescued by some fishermen and officials of the Lagos […]
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The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says Lagos state has experienced deviations from “enlightened governance” in recent times. The former governor of Lagos state made this comment to show support for Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the forthcoming Lagos State governorship primary set to hold on Monday. THE FULL STATEMENT Tomorrow, our […]
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The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday said reports of a rift between him and national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, were untrue. Mr Ambode made the clarification in a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Habib Aruna, in Lagos. Both the social and traditional media have been awash with […]
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By Moses Omorogieva /Mateen Badru The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said it had arrested 57 persons suspected to be involved in homosexual activities in the Egbeda area of the state. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi, confirmed the arrest to newsmen during a news conference. He said that the suspects […]
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Foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank is set to hold the finals of the GTBank-Lagos State Principals Cup on Thursday 19th July at the Agege Stadium, Lagos. The prestigious tournament, now in its 9th year promises to be a thrilling encounter between the four qualifying teams as they stake their claim as ultimate champions of the […]
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The Police in Lagos State have arrested three suspected members of the O’odua Peoples Congress, OPC, and raided a shrine allegedly used to extort members of the public. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Imohimi Edgal, who led detectives on Tuesday to the shrine, ordered for its destruction. Edgal told newsmen at the scene […]
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