Lagos state governor Akinwnumi Ambode was Tuesday faced with Pressure to drop out of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship contest in the face of increasing differences between him and the grassroots of the party. The development came as one…
Lagos APC picks Salvador, Pedro, five others to screen gov aspirants (Punch)
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has set up a seven-man committee to screen aspirants for the October 4 state assembly primary. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the state Chairman of the party, Alhaji Tunde…
Ambode weighs options as efforts to secure Tinubu’s support fail (ThisDay)
As it becomes more obvious that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, will not change his mind on his decision not to support Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s second term of office ambition, the…
How Jide Sanwoolu stuck a dagger in Akinwumi Ambode’s back (ThisDay) * How Adeosun lost anti-graft battle to fake NYSC certificate (Vanguard)
How Jide Sanwoolu stuck a dagger in Akinwumi Ambode’s back (ThisDay) Some men would spurn their intelligence for a bottle of champagne; many more would cheerily shun the grey matter to engage in a dance of folly – particularly if…
Buhari summons Tinubu over rift with Ambode (Guardian) *Tinubu has final say on next Lagos gov —APC (vanguard)
Buhari summons Tinubu over rift with Ambode (Guardian) President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly summoned the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to Abuja yesterday over the latter’s rift with Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. A reliable source…
Buhari to lead Nigeria delegation to 73rd UN General Assembly (Guardian) *Lagos on edge as Tinubu rallies forces against Ambode (Vanguard)
Buhari to lead Nigeria delegation to 73rd UN General Assembly (Guardian) The Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says President Muhammadu Buhari, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, which begins Sept. 18.…
“Believe me again, let’s achieve more,” Ambode begs Lagosians for 2nd term
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has renewed his commitment to achieving more for the state, as he already picked a nomination form. The governor stated this Monday while declaring his intention to seek a re-election in 2019 on the…
FAMILY WAR ERUPTS OVER SENATORIAL BID: Bianca’s sins, by Emeka Ojukwu Jr (vanguard) *South Africa shuts consulate in Lagos (Punch)
FAMILY WAR ERUPTS OVER SENATORIAL BID: Bianca’s sins, by Emeka Ojukwu Jr (Vanguard) The claim that the children of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu have resolved not to support the senatorial ambition of the Biafra warlord ’s widow, Bianca, has literally…
PDP presidential aspirant Ibrahim Shekarau defects to APC (PMNews) *FG ‘deliberately corrupting Osun Voters’ With Trader Moni – Oby Ezekwezili (Guardian)
PDP presidential aspirant Ibrahim Shekarau defects to APC (PMNews) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has led a delegation of bigwigs of the party to formally meet Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau in Kano. The…
Crisis rocks Lagos community over market construction (Vanguard)
Landlord of Rimax Estate, Meiran, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government, Lagos and an industrialist, Chief Livinus Okwara, are at loggerheads over the construction of market within the estate. The animosity, Vanguard gathered, has degenerated that both parties have vowed to use whatever…