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HEDA tasks CBN, EFCC on illicit funds flow, vote buying, following Supreme Court ruling

Prior to the governorship and House of Assembly elections, the CBN and the EFCC have been urged to crack down on the use of illicit funds. This request comes from the NGO Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre). This is contained in a statement that was given to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos Read More…

Anambra Legislature Nigeria Top Story

13 incumbent Senators and Reps lose seats in Anambra

With the exception of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), who represents Anambra South, 13 incumbent Anambra members of the National Assembly have lost their seats. This is the aftermath of the Independent National Electoral Commission conducted National Assembly elections and the announcement of the results of February 25. (INEC). According to Read More…

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Lagos Govt opposes exhumation of deceased Chrisland student

The Lagos State Government has stated that it will oppose the exhumation of the 12-year-old Miss Whitney Adeniran’s body, who died in February while participating in inter-house activities at Chrisland Schools in Opebi, Lagos. The administration revealed the information in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos and signed by Ms. Grace Alo, the state’s Read More…

Elections Nigeria Top Story

Tinubu promises Nigerians, “I’ll serve you.”

Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, promised Nigerians on Wednesday that he would be the nation’s chief servant and give the country his all. Shortly after being named the victor of the presidential election, Tinubu made the following statement at the APC Presidential Campaign Council headquarters in Abuja: “I will serve you; be your servant and not Read More…

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INEC announces Bola Tinubu 2023 presidential winner

Sen. Bola Tinubu, the candidate for president of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been proclaimed the victor of the presidential election held on February 25 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With 8,794,726 votes, Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, defeated Atiku Abubakar of the People Democratic Party (PDP), who received 6,984,520 Read More…

Elections Metro Top Story

LP to challenge Lagos pres election results in court despite victory

Notwithstanding the party’s triumph, Pastor Dayo Ekong, the chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, declared on Monday that the party would continue to challenge the outcomes of the presidential and national assembly elections in court. At the conclusion of the state’s compilation of results from Saturday’s Presidential election in Lagos State, Ekong Read More…

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Surulere elects Gbajabiamila

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila won the Surulere I Federal Constituency election on Saturday. At around 6.04 p.m. on Sunday, Prof. Virgy Oneyene, the INEC Returning Officer for the constituency’s House of Representatives election, announced the results at INEC’s collation centre in Surulere. She claims that with 19,717 votes, Gbajabiamila of Read More…

City Transport Metro Top Story

Buhari inaugurates 13-km Lagos Mass Transit Blue Line Rail

The Lagos Mass Transit Blue Line Rail Project’s first phase was officially launched on Tuesday by President Muhammadu Buhari. From Marina to Mile 2, the first phase is a 13-kilometer stretch with five stations: Marina Iconic, National Theatre, Orile-Iganmu, Suru-Alaba, and Mile 2. One of the six metro lines mentioned in the Lagos Rail Mass Read More…