A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has again tackled the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, after the envoy faulted him on some comments he made during the just-concluded electioneering in Lagos State. Llewellyn-Jones, speaking on a current…
Abiru wins East Senatorial seat for APC in Lagos
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Adetokunbo Abiru, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, as winner of Lagos East Senatorial District election. Prof. Simeon Adebayo Oladipo, the Senatorial Returning Officer, announced Abiru as the winner on Monday…
Labour Party wins 1st National Assembly seat
The Independent Electoral Commission has declared Hon. Ginger Onwusibe of the Labour Party as House of Representatives member-elect for Isialangwa North and South Federal constituency. Ginger a former Council Chairman, defeated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s preferred candidate and his immediate past…
Polls: Police arrest 23 suspects in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has said that 23 persons suspected to be involved in electoral violence and other crimes were arrested during the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday in Lagos. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed…
Lagos Violence: Several arrests have been made, say Police
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa, has disclosed that several arrests have been made regarding electoral violence recorded in some parts of the state on Saturday. The Commissioner made the disclosure on Saturday while speaking with journalists…
Elections: Logistics delay voting process – Abiru
Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, Senator representing Lagos East, said that the turnout of voters was very encouraging, showed that the consciousness had increased based on the campaign of all the candidates. “Although, we started late at the polling unit at Ward…
Appeal Court President constitutes election tribunals for Lagos State
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has constituted the Governorship/National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal for the 2023 general election in Lagos State. The tribunal will sit at the Rosaline Omotosho Courthouse in Ikeja.…
INEC dismisses reports on election postponement
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports on the planned postponement of the 2023 General Election. The commission in message on its Twitter handle titled: “fake news alert” on Monday night said INEC has no plan and will…
Lagos: SDP EXCO dump party, fold into PDP
Few weeks to the commencement of the 2023 general elections, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lagos State has run into problem as the chairperson of the party in the state, Ms Dabiraoluwa Adeyinka, and some members of the party’s…
Tinubu campaign director resigns weeks to elections
Naja’atu Muhammad, a director in the presidential campaign team of Bola Tinubu, has resigned. She was the Director of Civil Society in the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Sixty-seven-year-old Naja’atu’s resignation is coming one month before…
