Like Aproko247 reported yesterday, Mudashiru Obasa has finally emerged Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Obasa was elected to the position after getting the backing of National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Also as Aproko247 reported, the Deputy Speaker is now Wasiu Eshinlokun. They were elected on Monday,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has welcomed the order by the Inspector of General of Police, Solomon Arase, that the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mrs Gesila Khan, and her Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Barr Austin Eni Okojie, be investigated for electoral fraud. The party in a statement signed by the State…
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has remembered the death of ex-Information Minister, Dora Akunyili. Before her death, pictures of Akunyili’s appearance shocked many Nigerians. This was after it was earlier rumoured that she was seriously sick. When she made an appearance at the National Conference in Abuja in 2014, many were surprised at her frail…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has thrown his weight behind the candidacy of House of Representatives member from Lagos State, Femi Gbajabiamila, for the position of Speaker of the House. Gbajabiamila emerged the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the number four position in Nigeria. Fani-Kayode, in a Facebook post on…
Managing Director of GIC Oil & Gas Limited, Godwin Ewah Ebolo, is on the run over his alleged involvement in a fraud-related matter. Ebolo, 41, has now been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the public has been urged not to hesitate to provide useful information that could lead to…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has showered praises on the immediate-past Senate President, Senator David Mark and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu for the mature and patriotic manner they conducted the affairs of the last Senate especially in stabilizing the upper house, which contributed immensely in deepening the nation’s democracy. In the same vein, the…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has been asked to tender an apology to former President Goodluck Jonathan because of the way the ruling party “once chastised” him (Jonathan) when he sought help from neighbouring countries to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria. PDP, which assumed the role of the opposition party in Nigeria on May 29,…
The Senator-elect for Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola has again expressed sadness and commiseration to his constituents on yet another petrol tanker accident at Idimu in his Alimosho Federal constituency where about 40 houses were burnt and property worth millions of Naira destroyed. This is the second accident in less than a week following…
By Oladipupo Awojobi The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has thrown his weight behind the candidacy of Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa to emerge as the next Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. The meeting was said to have taken place at Bourdillon, Ikoyi residence of the APC…
The Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday went for a thanksgiving service held at the Deeper Life Bible Church Camp Ground in Ajebamidele, Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. He was also at the place of worship with members of the newly-inaugurated Ekiti State House of Assembly. Fayose gave thanks to God for seeing…