Some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos State, on Monday staged a peaceful protest against the re-election bid of Rep. James Faleke. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Faleke, member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives is positioning himself for re-election in 2019 elections. The […] …
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Femi Otedola ‘accepts’ Lagos PDP governorship ticket
Businessman, Femi Otedola, has reportedly accepted to become the torchbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Lagos State governorship race in 2019. See Momodu’s tweet: Breaking news: Lagos 2019 promises to be interesting. PDP offers Femi Otedola governorship ticket. He’s accepted and personally confirmed to The Boss newspaper… — Dele Momodu Ovation (@DeleMomodu) September […] …
ICYMI: Osoba rejects consensus list, says I don’t belong to Abeokuta South
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The son of a former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Segun Osoba, Olumide Osoba, has rejected his name on the consensus list of the Ogun State All Progressives Congress, which put him under Abeokuta South Federal Constituency. He expressed the rejection in a statement he issued in Abeokuta on Monday, a copy […] …
ICYMI: Atiku’s concept of restructuring vague, leaves out corruption – Osinbajo
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said on Tuesday that his comment on the calls for the restructuring of the country was taken out of context by his predecessor, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The Vice-President replied Atiku in a letter addressed to the Editor of Premium Times, responding to the online medium’s publication of his predecessor’s […] …
You are on your own, Buhari tells Nigerian illegal migrants
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday warned Nigerians who continue to migrate from the country through illegal routes, despite the inherent dangers, that they are on their own. He said such people make the uncertain trips at their own risk. Buhari said this during a joint press conference he had with the visiting […] …
ICYMI: Court halts Saraki’s move to declare Akpabio’s seat vacant
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja An FCT High Court sitting in Bwari has restrained Senate President Bukola Saraki from declaring the seat of former Minority Leader of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, vacant. Justice Othman Musa on Wednesday also ordered Saraki not to impede Senator Akpabio’s access to the Senate building or take any action aimed at “overreaching […] …