politics

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is hail and hearty, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have said. Led by its Speaker, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, the lawmakers said they had lengthy discussions with their host. Photographs taken during the visit showed Tinubu all smiles and excited. Among the members who ... Read More »

… Speaker says Lagos Assembly passing vital laws against drug abuse … Egunjobi pleads for more efforts in fight against substance abuse The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday decried the increasing rate of drug abuse among youths and even parents in Nigeria. The Speaker, who spoke at the 7th Annual Constituency ... Read More »

…says democracy has come to stay Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, has said the local government election held in Lagos on Saturday is a confirmation that Nigeria’s democracy has come to stay. Obasa said this at the Unit 19, Ward 005, Oluwole Olaniyan Street in the Agege area of the state. Obasa ... Read More »

The Supreme Court has fixed July 28, 2021 for the commencement of hearing into the case filed to challenge the victory of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 10, 2020 governorship election. The candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede had appealed the decision of the Court of Appeal that validated the election ... Read More »

The Senate, on Tuesday, rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Chairman of the Committee, Kabiru Gaya, in his report, said Onochie did not satisfy the provisions of the Federal Character Principles. The Senate at the committee of the whole subsequently voted against her nomination. Read More »

Johnson onifade Abeokuta    A leading member of the ruling party in Abeokuta south local government area of Ogun state Hon.Nurudeen Olaleye has de lared that Abeokuta south local government would go into record as the first council area from the Gateway state to launch the laudable political innitiative for the sitting Excecutive ogun state Numero Uno Prince Dapo Abiodun ... Read More »

In an unusual show of solidarity and sportmanship, stakeholders and leaders that matter in Ifako Ijaiye gathered to embrace, support, endorse and present *Prince Usman Akanbi Hamzat* as the All Progressive Congress Chairmanship candidate in the forthcoming 2021 Local Government Election. The gathering which was in a canival-like mood with several leaders and thousands of supporters spoke in one voice ... Read More »

General Overseer, Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has lauded the governance and leadership style of Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, describing him as a man of faith. Speaking when he visited Bello on Saturday in Lokoja, Adeboye also commended the governor for his religious tolerance. Adeboye said that the show of faith by Bello in handling ... Read More »

Security forces, led by the Police, were seen yesterday morning guarding the erstwhile PDP Secretariat in Cross River State at 42 Murtala Mohamed Highway, as some men began the painting and cresting of the building with APC colours, logo and flags. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in its reaction yesterday said the party “vehemently protests this primitive invasion of the ... Read More »

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, who became the latest governor to defect from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said he took the step to re-classify his state. He told visiting APC governors and leaders inside the Executive chamber in Calabar where he was received into his new party: “Recognizing the role ... Read More »