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Ahead of the October 31 scheduled by-election, the Lagos State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would on Tuesday hold its screening exercise.The party also disclosed that six aspirants have so far collected and returned their nomination forms for both elections. The 5-member screening committee put together by the party’s
Read MoreIn another update from close sources, there is an allegation that Senator Bayo Osinowo died from complications arising from COVID-19 infection. As gathered, the deceased had been placed under isolation to prevent possible spread after contracting the virus. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his constituency disclosed that relatives
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The Senator representing Lagos East senatorial district, Sikiru Osinowo, popularly called pepperito, has been confirmed dead. Osinowo, who passed on at age 64, was said to have been sick for some time and in critical condition. As gathered, the deceased, according to sources, gave up the ghost at the First Cardiologist Hospital
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by Leslie Jacks The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has announced its set to hold a training program for teachers to improve learning outcome within the state. The Chairman of Lagos state Universal Basic Education Board, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King disclosed that the State government’s investment in schools’ infrastructure will only yield the expected result provided
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A staunch member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the party’s candidate in the 2019 general elections in Lagos State for the House of Assembly slot in Kosofe Constituency, Mr. Moyo Ogunlewe has decamped to the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC). Ogunlewe, the son of Nigeria’s former Minister for Works, Mr. Seye Ogunlewe officially
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Two persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in an auto accident that occurred at the usually busy Mile 12 end of Kosofe, Lagos Mainland today, Friday, March 22, 2019. According to the men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), the incident involved a commercial bus better known as danfo and a truck plying the axis. It
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has condemned the increasing rate of armed robbers on Lagos roads, especially in traffic jams. In a bid to tackle the menace and protect lives of citizens during and after the yuletide season, the legislators agreed that undercover police officers be posted all over the
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A suspect, Rasaq Akinwale, aka Shanko, an aide to Hon. Ganiu Okanlawon Sanni, the Special Adviser on Food Security to Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has been remanded in prison by an Igbosere Magistrate Court for attempted murder. According to reports, the suspect and others at large, allegedly attempted to kill one
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The primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held across the Lagos Mainland and parts of the state have come and gone. However, the resultant impact of the exercise on some families will live with them for a lifetime. This is as a result of the illegalities, violence and killings that
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One of Lagos Mainland’s young politician, Hon. Moyosore Ogunlewe, the People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate during the 2015 general elections has officially declared his intention to run for office in the forthcoming 2019 elections. Ogunlewe who narrowly lost the Lagos State House of Assembly seat to Hon. Bayo Oshinowo in the 2015
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