Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has congratulated Ifeanyi Okowa on his victory at the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held on Monday in the state. Okowa defeated his closest rival at the primaries, David Edebvie, by 406 votes to 299 votes. The governor, in a press statement issued by his Chief…
Day: December 9, 2014
Mysterious Fire Guts Mansard Insurance Building In Lagos
An early morning inferno engulfed the office of Mansard Insurance Plc on Tuesday. There was a thick smoke from the company’s office located on Bishop Aboyade Cole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. What actually triggered the fire is not yet known to some people, but our reporter gathered that investigation into the inferno has begun. However,…
Obanikoro Rubbishes Lagos PDP Guber Primaries
Former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has described the governorship primaries of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, held in Lagos on Monday as a “sham”. The former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana was defeated at the primaries by Jimi Agbaje, after he (Obanikoro) had been touted to emerge the party’s candidate based on his experience…
Agbaje Defeats Obanikoro At PDP Guber Primaries
Jimi Agbaje has emerged winner of the governorship primaries of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State. Agbaje, a former member of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, defeated his closest rival, Musiliu Obanikoro at the primaries. He polled 432 votes as against the 346 garnered by Obanikoro. Agbaje joined the PDP barely…