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APC’s Fuad Laguda emerges winner in Surulere Federal Constituency I by-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Mr. Fuad Laguda, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, as the victor of the Surulere Federal Constituency I by-election in Lagos State. Laguda, who confidently asserted his aspirations to succeed Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, expressed determination throughout the campaign, stating, “I am committed to serving the people of Read More…

Metro Politics

Gbajabiamila backs Fuad Laguda for Surulere House of Reps seat at empowerment programme

Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has thrown his weight behind Fuad Laguda, endorsing him as the ideal successor for the Surulere 1 Federal Constituency in the upcoming re-run election. The endorsement took place during an empowerment programme organised by Gbajabiamila in Lagos, Read More…

Elections Metro Top Story

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…

Crime Fraud Metro

N31m fraud: ‘Fake’ estate agent not Speaker Gbajabiamila’s brother

Media reports linking Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila with a defendant in a N31million fraud case at a court in Lagos State, has been debunked as false. One Sulaimon Gbajabiamila was arraigned before the Yaba Magistrate Court 1 for allegedly defrauding a United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Lateef Adeyemo, of the sum of N31million. Read More…

Metro Obituary Policy Top Story

Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila, mourn Lagos ex-administrator, Ndubuisi Kanu

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the death of the former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (rtd). Kanu, a retired Naval Officer and former Military Governor of Imo State between 1976 and 1977, died at a hospital in Lagos on Wednesday morning at the age of 77 Read More…

Labour Top Story

Gbajabiamila offers NLC palliatives to avert strike

To avert the strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) billed to commence on Monday, the House of Representatives has offered organised labour some palliatives. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at a negotiation meeting with labour on Sunday in Abuja said the palliatives would be included in the proposed 2021 budget. Gbajabiamila Read More…