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How we pressurised Tinubu to join presidential race-Osoba, Olusi, others
…Yoruba traditional rulers, elders, others endorse APC candidate Former Ogun State Governor, Aremu Olusegun Osoba and other political leaders in the South West have revealed how the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was presurised to vie for the Presidency of Nigeria. Osoba and other political leaders in the region revealed this while speaking at the…
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Former Chief of Staff mobilizes 2,000 canvassers, rallies support for Tinubu, APC candidates
A former Chief of Staff in Lagos State, Otunba Samuel Olukunle Ojo, has called on well-meaning and progressive-minded Nigerians to intensify efforts at mobilising voters for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Ojo, who was the Chief of Staff to former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode gave the charge on Monday, while addressing the 2,000…
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Tinubu is the candidate of Yoruba Obas, says Oluwo
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi on Monday said Yoruba Obas are behind the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Oluwo stated this at the Southwest Leaders of Thought Summit in Lagos. Oba Akanbi said he and his colleagues are supporting Tinubu because of his antecedents and what he is bringing on…
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Naira crisis: Sanwo-Olu sues for calm
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday urged Lagosians to remain calm in the ongoing naira crisis. Sanwo-Olu said this in an address to the state, urging Lagosians to avoid all forms of violence, arson and rioting. He said even in the face of the difficulties and frustrations being faced by all, violence and destruction should not and will never be the…
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Lagos in turmoil over Naira, fuel scarcity as Sanwo-Olu says no need for violence
Pandemonium broke out in some parts of Lagos State on Friday as people took to the roads to protest the hardship being experienced as a result of the lingering naira and fuel scarcity. But the state government said there was no need for the protest as the Supreme Court is looking into the matter and will deliver judgement on February…
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Sanwo-Olu warns against rejecting old naira notes, joins dispute at Supreme Court
Lagos State government on Wednesday praised the patience and calmness of Lagosians following the controversy generated by the Naira shortage crisis. Commissioner for Information and Strategy. Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement also disclosed that the state government has joined the dispute at the Supreme Court, which on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on the matter till February 22. He said: “When…
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Youths urge CBN to disburse more new notes, lament fuel scarcity
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Lagos State chapter, on Monday, condemned the lingering cash shortage in the country and called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to disburse more new notes to banks. The council also frowned at the fuel scarcity going on in the country. At a briefing held in Lagos, the NYCN advised the Federal Government…
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Lagos shuts Chrisland schools over student’s death
Lagos State Ministry of Education has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland School, Opebi-Ikeja, following the reported death of a student of the school, Whytney Adeniran. In a statement on Sunday, Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, said the closure was ordered pending the outcome of a full investigation into the incident. Mrs. Adefisayo commiserated with of the deceased students…
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11,000 vulnerable residents in Lagos have benefited from conditional cash transfer- Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday revealed that about 11, 000 vulnerable residents have benefited from the Conditional Cash Transfer initiative of the state government designed to ameliorate poverty in the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu disclosed this at an interactive session with beneficiaries of the National Social Investment programme in Lagos State, organized by the state’s ministry of Wealth Creation…
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Working as governor’s cameraman cannot make you a governor -Fashola tells Adediran
Former governor of Lagos State and Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Thursday told the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide Adediran (Jandor) that working as a governor’s cameraman cannot make him a governor. Fashola stated this at the formal launch of ‘Eko O ni baje’s 10,000 foot soldiers for Tinubu/Shettima and Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat’ initiated by…
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