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The Government of the United States has reacted to the alleged violence recorded during gubernatorial and state assembly elections on March 18. A statement on Tuesday, the mission in Nigeria expressed deep concern over alleged intimidation and suppression that took place in Lagos, Kano and other states. According to the embassy, the elections in Lagos and elsewhere and witnessed some ...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Lagos State, has expressed his gratitude to the people of the State for voting for him. Sanwo-Olu said he was honoured to be re-elected as the Governor of Lagos State, pledging to continue to work tirelessly to deliver a better Lagos for all. He said this in a tweet via ...

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader in Lagos, Bode George, has condemned attacks by All Progressives Congress (APC) members and followers during Saturday’s election. He said the crimes against peaceful people trying to exercise their rights “is no different from war crimes and should be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC)”. The politician called the governorship and house of assembly ...

Director General of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Organisation, Senator Ganiyu Solomon, has urged Lagosians to expect better performance from the Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration in its second term. He said Governor Sanwo-Olu delivered on his THEMES agenda for the first term, so the people should expect a THEMES PLUS performance in the second term. Solomon said: “The ...

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos state in the just concluded governorship election Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has reacted to his defeat. According to him, he will defend the votes of his supporters the election which was held on Saturday. He made the vow through a tweet on his Twitter page on Sunday. He said, “Firstly, I would like ...

Here is the results of the governorship elections so far. APAPA LGA APC – 21,007 PDP – 2,487 LP – 4,157 EPE LGA APC – 29614 PDP – 3272 LP – 1515 AGEGE LGA APC – 35,845 PDP – 3,176 LP – 8,486 MUSHIN LGA APC – 52,249 PDP – 4006 LP – 11759   Rivers State Governorship Results PDP’s ...

Labour Party candidate for the Lagos State gubernatorial poll, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has vowed to seek redress in court if the outcome of the ongoing election does not favour him. The Labour Party candidate, who spoke shortly after casting his vote at his polling unit 045, Oshifila/Abule Igbira in Anifowose, Ikeja, alleged that there are incidences of vote suppression by thugs ...

About five people were on Thursday injured as hoodlums attacked Labour Party supporters in the Surulere area of Lagos State. The police in the state confirmed the attack but stated that only one person was as of Thursday evening confirmed injured in the attack. The thugs, who were reportedly armed with guns, broken bottles, machetes, charms, and other dangerous weapons ...

A new poll has projected a convincing victory for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State in this coming Saturday’s gubernatorial election. It will be recalled that on February 25, the Labour Party defeated the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, in the presidential election in Lagos State, a situation that surprised many Nigerians because the state is known to be a ...

A team of legal practitioners representing the Governorship Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has dismissed claims by a former governorship aspirant, Ifagbemi Awamaridi, that he was the authentic party’s flagbearer recognised by the court for the upcoming 2023 election in the state. The team of lawyers, including Olagbade Benson, Uchechukwu Ani and Kemi Afesojaye, ...