ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. AKINWUNMI AMBODE, ON THE APC LAGOS STATE GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARIES ON WEDNESDAY, 3RD OCTOBER, 2018 Fellow Lagosians, the last few days have witnessed intense political activities that have gripped the attention of the nation and created palpable tension in the polity. I strongly believe that…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara are conspicuously absent at the Eagle Square , venue of the 58 independence anniversary. President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and other prominent personalities are presently witnessing the anniversary. The duo of Saraki and Dogara…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has disqualified the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, from contesting Saturday’s Oyo State APC governorship primary. Shittu was disqualified for failing to participate in the mandatory one year National Youth Service scheme at the time he graduated from the university. He was 25…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28 (NEWSRANGERS)-The Osun State rerun conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been decided with the All Progressive Alliance’s (APC) candidate, Gboyega Oyetola winning the poll. The keenly contested election had been declared inconclusive by INEC on Sunday which necessitated a rerun. The APC candidate polled 1,160 votes which increased his…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Olu Falae, has distanced himself and the party from the pledge of support made to the All Progressives Congress by the party’s governorship candidate in the Osun State. Falae spoke to Channels Television hours after his party’s governorship candidate Iyiola Omisore pledged his…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWRANGERS)-Unhappy with the pronouncement of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the Osun State governorship election held on Saturday, September, 22, 2018 as inconclusive, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will sue the electoral commission. The PDP had led with 353 votes, and the returning officer, Professor Joseph Fuwape,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Alhaji Fatai Oyedele, popularly known as Diekola, has been attacked by some hoodlums suspected to be loyal to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Our correspondent gathered that some PDP thugs with some chieftains of the party had earlier come to Alekuwodo area…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Osun State Governorship election has been declared inconclusive by INEC because the number of votes cancelled is significantly higher than the margin between the two leading parties, PDP and APC. After the final results, Ademola Adeleke of the PDP polled 254, 698 votes, leading Gboyega Oyetola of the APC by just…