Don’t Truncate Electoral Process, FG Tells Obasanjo

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Our Editor The Federal Government has urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to truncate the 2023 General Elections with his inciting, self-serving and provocative letter on the elections. In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said what the former President cunningly framed as an ‘appeal for caution and rectification’ is nothing but a calculated attempt to undermine the electoral process and a willful incitement to violence. The Minister expressed shock and disbelief that a former President could throw around unverified claims…

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Still So Much Work Before Us To Increase Number Of Voters Before Guber Election – Rep. Benson

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Kunle Adelabu It is certain that the newly elected representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson is not fully satisfied with the number of voters recorded in the last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. He has declared that there is still so much work to be done before the March 11 Governorship and State Assembly elections. There are about 400, 000 registered voters in Ikorodu Federal Constituency which is also a Local Government, out of which about 85, 000 voters only came out to vote last Saturday.…

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IKODASS Congratulates Abiru, Benson On Their Re-Election

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Kunle Adelabu The Ikorodu- Oga Development Association (IKODASS), a socio – cultural and developmental organisation and the umbrella body for all clubs, associations and societies in Ikorodu, has felicitated the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, on his re-election. The association also congratulated Rep. Babajimi Benson, who was re – elected for the third term during the Saturday’s election. Both distinguished federal lawmakers, who are candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were declared winners and returned by the Returning Officers for the Senate and House…

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APC Wins 20 Reps, Three Senatorial Seats In Lagos

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Wale Jagun Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last Saturday’s National Assembly elections cleared the three available senatorial seats in Lagos State. The party also won 20 of the 24 House of Representative seats. They were declared the winners by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC). Former Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule, won the Lagos West senatorial election, polling 361,296 votes to defeat her main challenger of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Adewale, who scored 248,653 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Lagos West Senatorial…

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Senator Abiru Declares Winner Of Lagos East Senatorial Election

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Kunle Adelabu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Adetokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Lagos East Senatorial Election. Nine political parties participated in the election held across the Lagos East Senatorial District – Somolu, Kosofe, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki and Ikorodu local governments on Saturday. Prof. Simeon Adebayo Oladipo, declared Abiru winner of the election with 178,646 votes to defeat his closest rival, Akobada Nicholas Adekunle, garnered 80, 249 votes. Other candidates and their results are Imumolen Ehijele Benedict (A) scored 2,…

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Presidential Poll: Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu Call For Calm In Lagos

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Wale Jagun The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have called on the residents of Lagos State to be calm and not engage in any act capable of causing breakdown of law and order. Both issued statements calling for peace following reports of violence in parts of the state especially reported attacks on some traders of Igbo origin, after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi winner in the…

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We Failed To Partner With People We Ought To Have Worked With During Election – PDP Chairman

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Kunle Adelabu The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Oshin Olanrewaju, has blamed the party’s performance at the last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Ikorodu as a result of failure on the part of the party to partner with some people. Though, he did not mention the names, it, however, seems that he was referring to the Labour Party which did not field candidates for the Senatorial and House of Representatives in Ikorodu. Oshin who said that his party did not have any issue with the…

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2023 Election: Peter Obi Wins In Lagos

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Kunle Adelabu The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has won the presidential election in Lagos State. Obi defeated Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso after the votes were calculated from all the 20 LGAs in the state. The LP Candidate polled a total of 575,735 votes while Tinubu garnered a total of 573,001 votes. Obi won nine local government areas of the…

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Election Free, Fair In Ikorodu- Labour Party Leader

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Kunle Adelabu A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Ikorodu Local Government, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, Hon. Sola Opeyemi Taiwo, has said that the last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls in Ikorodu was free and fair. Hon. Sola, who is the Chairman, Labour Party Elders Forum in Ikorodu, also accepted the re – election and return of the All Progressives Candidate (APC) for the House of Representatives seat for Ikorodu, Rep. Babajimi Benson, stating that his own party did not field any candidate for the position and that…

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OPINION: A Formula For An Economy: Capital Formation

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By S.O.K Shillings The cold war ended in the early 90s on the side of the capitalists led by the United States of America. The lesser worlds naturally turned capitalist embracing all anomalies with Hobson’s Choice. Capitalism, to a ‘third-world’ country, is like a master holding a packet of Saint Louis sugar (containing 90 cubes) asks 120 people to line up for a cube each. If you are number 87, you may be lucky if order is maintained. If you are 93, it is hopeless and you have a moral…

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