VIDEO: Full Speech: Ambode Accepts Defeats, Congratulates Sanwo-Olu for victory

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has displayed statesmanship by conceding defeat to Babajide Sanwo-Olu and vowed to support the All Progressives Congress, APC, to emerge winner of next year’s governorship election in Lagos.   Read his full speech below: ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. AKINWUNMI AMBODE, ON THE APC […]

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Breaking: NWC Finally Declares Sanwo-Olu Winner of Lagos Primary

At last, Clement Ebri, chairman of the primary election panel of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, has declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu as winner of the exercise in the state. By the validation of the yesterday primary election, Sanwo-Olu will now fly the flag of APC in the next governorship election in Lagos More to […]

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Crisis in Ekiti APC, As Arise Withdraws From Senatorial Race

A All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain in Ekiti State and senatorial aspirant, Senator Ayo Arise, has withdrawn from the senatorial race over the indirect mode of primary election adopted by the party in the state. The former senator’s withdrawal came on the heels of a similar move by Ben Murray-Bruce, a senator from Bayelsa State, […]

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Thunderstorm Kills 23 Cows, Wrecks Havoc in Ekiti

The thunderstorm that accompanied the heavy downpour which pounded Ekiti State on Monday was said to have left no fewer than 23 cows dead. The owner of the dead animals, Abdullah Kadiri, a cattle herder, disclosed this on Tuesday. That is not all. The storm also left various awkward relics of devastation in its trail especially […]

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Oshiomhole, Lagos APC Validate Lagos Primary, Approve Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu as winner of Tuesday’s governorship primary. The stand of the Lagos APC was further corroborated by the results of the primary election. These positions were however contrary to the position of the Clement Ebiri-led panel, which had earlier declared the election […]

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Lagos APC Chairman Disagrees with NWC Over Primary, Says Votes are Valid

Chairman of the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Tunde Balogun, has countered the invalidation of the Tuesday primary election by the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party, saying the governorship poll remains valid and that the result will soon be announced. His position came minutes after the party’s NWC panel, led by […]

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APC NWC Panel Dissociates Self from Lagos Primary, As Sanwo-Olu Flogs Ambode

The National Working Committee (NWC) panel in charge of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Lagos state has dissociated itself from the ongoing exercise. This development came in the wake of the lingering outstanding performance of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is leading in the contest for the APC ticket for the governorship election […]

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PDP Opens Talks with PDP

There are feelers that the politically rattled Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode,  have open talks with Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with the view of being the leading opposition’s party’s governorship candidate in the state. Ambode, who is in danger of not emerging as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress following a groundswell […]

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Lagos , APC, Party Supremacy and Individual Ambition By Jiti Ogunye

I now break my silence. I have watched, with consternation, how many good people on and off social media, who are not members of the APC in Lagos State, have become adversaries and combatants over the governorship primary of the APC in Lagos. Many have also become APC Emergency Advisers.  I keep wondering why members […]

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Breaking: Sanwo-Olu in Wide Margin Lead, Defeats Ambode

There are indications that the incumbent governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, is not finding it easy with Lagos electorates as his rival in the race to the Alausa seat of power, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is leading in the race to clinch the All Progressives Congress, APC ticket for the Lagos top job Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday […]

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