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I will not pursue divisive agenda in Lagos – Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday, after being declared winner of the governorship election in Lagos said he will not pursue divisive agenda. He said that there were those who tried to make the 2023 governorship election in Lagos about ethnicity and religion, when in fact they should only have been about capacity, competence and experience. In his address Sanwo-Olu said:…
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INEC declares Sanwo-Olu winner of 2023 Lagos guber election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Lagos State. INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Adenike Temidayo Oladiji, declared Sanwo-Olu winner of the election having satisfied the provisions of the electoral act and the constitution. Sanwo-Olu won the election by a landslide, defeating Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of…
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Lagos: APC, Rhodes-Vivour trade words over guber election results
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State and the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, have traded words over the election results. It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the APC candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, winner having polled 762,134 votes to defeat LP’s Rhodes-Vivour who polled 312,329 votes and the Peoples Democratic…
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu wins Lagos guber election, defeats Rhodes-Vivour with 442,690 votes
Lagos State Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Babajide Sanwo-Olu has won the governorship election after defeating his main opponents, Labour Party’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Peoples Democratic Party’s Abdul-Azeez Adediran. Although, the Independent National Electoral Commission is yet to declare the official results, collated results from the 20 local governments in the state, show Sanwo-Olu is in…
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Ooni arrives Brazil, meets President Lula
Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II on Saturday arrived in Sao Palo, Brazil. The Ooni is in the South American city to commence the “Back To Home” initiative of the House of Oduduwa. According to a statement by his Director of Media & Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, the visit is in furtherance of the Ooni’s agenda to…
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Former Governor Fayemi mourns death of Deputy Bisi Egbeyemi
Former Governor of Ekiti State and immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed his grief at the passing of Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, who served as his deputy from 2018 to 2022. The former deputy governor died last night after a brief illness. He was 78. Fayemi described Egbeyemi’s death as a rude shock…
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu wins polling unit
Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress Babajide Sanwo-Olu has won his polling unit at Polling Unit 6, Eiyekole, Lagos Island, in the ongoing governorship and State House of Assembly elections. In the results announced after counting Sanwo-Olu polled 121 votes while Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Abdul-Azeez Adediran of the Peoples Democratic Party scored two and one votes respectively.
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu wins LP candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s polling unit
Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has lost his polling unit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress. Sanwo-Olu polled 29 votes to win the polling unit ahead of Rhodes-Vivour who had 18 votes. Peoples Democratic Party’s Olajide Adeniran, popularly known as Jandor, polled two votes.
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APC will win in Lagos-Obasa
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has expressed optimism that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the ongoing governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. Obasa spoke with journalists on Saturday after casting his vote at Unit 019, Ward E, Oluwole Olaniyan Street, Agege, saying he believes that Allah…
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Adediran optimistic of winning Lagos governorship poll
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran has expressed optimism of emerging victorious at the poll. Adediran voted at his polling unit 001, Osolu Secondary School, Irewe town, Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State at exactly 11:14am. He charged Lagosians to come out and cast their votes, stressing that he was optimistic…
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