A mild drama ensued today at the Archbishop Vining Memorial hall, Ikeja, Lagos State where winners of the April 11 governorship and House of Assembly election in the state were presented with their certificates of return. The event had in attendance, groups of supporters backing PDP and APC politicians who had emerged victorious at the…
APC Thanks Lagosians for Victory
The All Progressives Congress, Lagos chapter, said it owed its victory to Lagos residents, who voted immensely for its candidates in the Saturday, April 11 governorship poll in order to further entrench the culture of excellence in the state. In a recent statement, Joe Igbokwe, Publicity Secretary of the APC in Lagos, said Lagos residents…
Lagos PDP Rejects Outcome Of Governorship Election
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the outcome of governorship election in the state as a “case of stolen mandate.” Reacting to the outcome of the election that threw up Akinwumi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the governor elect, Tajudeen Jaye Agoro, PDP state agent said…
Ambode Emerges Winner Of Lagos Governorship Election
Akinwumi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been declared winner of the April 11 gubernatorial election in Lagos State. He polled 811,994 out of 1,534,029 being the total votes cast in the governorship race to defeat his major rival, Olujimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Agbaje came second with 659,788…
Voting Commences in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos
Voting has started at some polling units here in Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos. There is however a noticeable low turnout of voters. At unit 18, Ishaga motor park, less than 200 voters were accredited out of 996 registered voters. Funke Abioye, presiding officer, said it is low compared to the turnout in the presidential elections.…
Accreditation on Course in Gbagada
Accreditation started as early as 8.30 at polling stations in Ifako Gbagada, Soluyi and Saw Mill. There is orderliness at all the polling booths with one policeman per polling booth and turnout is average. However, at the polling booth located at Deinde Bus Stop, after Deeper Life headquarters, the turnout is not as much as…
Accreditation Starts Across Somolu LGA
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have commenced the accreditation process for the gubernatorial elections in many polling units across Somolu Local Government Areas. The process, which began around 8.15am in areas like Fola Agoro, Akoka and Bariga, has however witnessed low turn out of residents as at the time of filing this report.…
Governor Fashola’s Letter to All Lagosians, about Saturday’s Polls
Dear Lagosians, First let me thank you all for turning out to vote on the 28th March 2015 and for doing so peacefully to make history by electing the All Progressives Congress candidates in the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Once again, I must address you as we approach Saturday’s elections, when you will be…
Train Crushes Man with Earphones
An unidentified young man, who had earphones plucked on, was yesterday killed by a passenger train at Cappa area of Oshodi, Lagos. He was reportedly standing on the rail tracks when he got knocked off by the train. Reports said the Ogun-bound mass transit train was leaving its Oshodi station to Mushin, when the accident…
Ade Love Resurrects for Ambode
As the Saturday April 11 governorship and House of Assembly election draws near, Kunle Afolayan, multiple award-winning actor and filmmaker, has endorsed Akinwunmi Ambode, the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in Lagos State with a new production. Afolayan’s endorsement comes through a new smash-hit television commercial in Yoruba language, in which the celebrated filmmaker…
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