Tag: Lagos
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By The Time These Elections Are Over
By Jumoke Akindele By the time these elections are over on Saturday, Nigeria will be more divided and more in need of restructuring than ever. Yet I know the ones who placed themselves in power will say no. All these sabre rattling “Lagos is Yoruba land” “roforofo” threats we’ve been having in Lagos since after the…
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APC Campaign Rally Turns Bloody In Lagos, Two Dead, Several Injured
The official campaign flag-off of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State was marred following several gunshots by miscreants who engaged in free for all. At least two persons have been feared dead, while several others, including journalists sustained different degree of injuries. Vanguard reports that the crisis started when fight suddenly broke out…
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Sad Atmosphere At Iyana-Ipaja As SARS Officer Shoots LASTMA Official Dead
A suspected officer of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has allegedly shot official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) dead. The Nation Reported that the incident occurred on Wednesday at Iyana-Ipaja round about around 6pm. The LASTMA official was said to have flagged him down for traffic issue. The officer, it was learnt,…
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TraderMoney: Over 1,000 Vegetable Farmers In Lagos Laud FG Over Collateral Free Loans
Over one thousand peasant vegetable farmers in Iyana iba Council Development Area of Lagos on Wednesday benefited from the ongoing Federal government social interventions initiative called TraderMoni. The farmers who have beds of Spinach, Pumpkin leaves popularly called Ugwu, Spring onions, Cabbage among others crops, expressed gratitude to the Federal government for the initiative of…
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Lagos Guber Poll: 12 Political Parties Deny Endorsing Sanwo-Olu Ahead of 2019 Election
Twelve political parties which were previously listed among the 45 that allegedly adopted the candidacy of the gubernatorial candidate of the APC in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have denied being part of the team of those who adopted him. Daily Trust reported that the representatives of the 12 political parties also urged the leadership of the…
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2019: Why APC May Lose Lagos To PDP — Report
The Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) may go into the next governorship election a disjointed family, as it is yet to design an appropriate strategy to reconcile aggrieved members before the campaign, scheduled to start on November 18.Following its controversial primaries in which the incumbent governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode lost the return…
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BREAKING: Ambode Regains Hope As NWC Cancels Lagos APC Primaries
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has regained hope as the National Working Committee of the All Progressive Congress sent from Abuja to monitor the party’s governorship primary in Lagos State has nullified the exercise held across the 20 local government areas of the state on Tuesday. According to the Punch, the Chairman of the…
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Again, APC Postpones Guber Primaries For Lagos, Enugu, Adamawa
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has rescheduled the party’s governorship primaries in Lagos, Enugu and Adamawa states. Acting National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr Yekini Nabena, announced this in a statement on Monday. Also, the mode of primaries for Enugu and Adamawa states have been changed from indirect to direct…
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Tension In APC As Ambode Set To Address World Press Conference Today Over His Reelection
Gov Akinwunmi Ambode will today address a World Press Conference at the Lagos House, Alausa By 2pm over his second term ambition bid which has allegedly attracted a stiff resistance by Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his party, APC Lagos chapter. This was made known by Habib Aruna, Chief Press Secretary of the Lagos State Governor.…
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2019: 31 Political Parties Endorse Ambode’s Reelection Bid
The People’s Trust (PT), a new mega party nationally led by Olisa Agbakoba, human rights advocate, and Abduljalil Tafawa Balewa, son of former prime minister of Nigeria, has endorsed Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, for 2019. Thirty other political parties endorsed the governor and offered him their tickets for 2019. Ambode is currently facing stiff opposition…