Ambode accepted defeat to avert impeachment –Sources (Punch) There were indications on Wednesday that the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, conceded victory to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his main opponent for the All Progressives Congress governorship ticket in Lagos, to calm frayed…
Buhari meets Tinubu ahead of Lagos APC gov primary (Punch) *No roads anywhere in Lagos as residents, motorists, commuters lament (Vanguard)
Buhari meets Tinubu ahead of Lagos APC gov primary (Punch) President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The meeting which was held inside the Presidential…
Ambode’s hopes fade as tension marks APC gov primaries today (Punch) *Corruption : Why government is losing the war (Vanguard)
Ambode’s hopes fade as tension marks APC gov primaries today (Punch) Residents in states where the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party will elect their governorship candidates for the 2019 governorship election have expressed fears of possible breakdown…
NLC declares indefinite warning strike over minimum wage (PremiumTimes) *Aisha Buhari speaks on detention of own ADC accused of fraud (PremiumTimes)
NLC declares indefinite warning strike over minimum wage (PremiumTimes) The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared the starting of an indefinite warning strike to press the Buhari administration to adopt a new minimum wage for workers. The strike will start…
Tinubu, Ambode meet at Jim Ovia’s book launch (Guardian) *Rights group holds rallies for Ambode’s re-election (Guardian)
Tinubu, Ambode meet at Jim Ovia’s book launch (Guardian) Nothing betrayed the animosity between them. It was a perfect act. The tension between All Progressives Congress National Leader Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode over who steers…
LASG lauds FBRA on World Clean-up Day (Vanguard) *EFCC, Customs place Fayose on watch list, to prevent foreign trip (Punch)
LASG lauds FBRA on World Clean-up Day (Vanguard) The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance, FBRA, has been commended by the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment as it embarked on a clean-up exercise at the Arena Market in Oshodi, Lagos,…
How Adeosun lost anti-graft battle to fake NYSC certificate (Vanguard) *Why I left the PDP – Salvador, former Lagos chairman (Guardian)
How Adeosun lost anti-graft battle to fake NYSC certificate (Vanguard) According to erstwhile Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, “When you fight corruption, it fights back.” When Mrs. Kemi Adeosun assumed office as Minister…
Traffic: Lagosians embracing water transport, says LASG (Punch) *Lagos fights drug abuse in schools (Punch)
Traffic: Lagosians embracing water transport, says LASG (Punch) The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has said the gridlock being experienced in the state has made more Lagosians to embrace water transport. The General Manager, LASWA, Mr Damilola Emmanuel, stated this…
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…
INTERVIEW: Buhari, APC sponsoring some PDP presidential aspirants – Wike PremiumTimes *Buhari not in confrontation with NASS over electoral act-Presidency (Vanguard)
INTERVIEW: Buhari, APC sponsoring some PDP presidential aspirants – Wike PremiumTimes In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ reporter, Cletus Ukpong, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State opens up on the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, his quarrel with the…
