The Lagos state government has commenced the demolition of buildings likely to collapse at Lagos Island. Government officials are currently pulling down such houses on Freeman street in Ita Faji area. The development comes two days after a three-storey building on Massey street in the same area, caved in. Twelve people, including nine children were killed in the incident while 50 were rescued.
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Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has extolled prophet T B Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, for encouraging him while he was in the Kano prison, MERIDIAN SPY reports. Adeyanju who denounced his membership from “Our Mumu Don Do” movement, on Tuesday, said this on his verified Twitter handle on Friday. He thanked the controversial prophet and other men of God who stood by him during his trying moments in Kano prison. In subtle emphasis, Mr Adeyanju, once again alleged that while some men of God and other Nigerians of goodwill stood by him in his trying time,…
Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has donated a brand-new 26 seaters bus to Bethesda Home for the Blind Lagos. The donation, we gathered was in fufilment of his promise to the home during the electioneering campaign period. The bus was test-driven by the Governor-elect, his Deputy, Babafemi Hamzat, and their wives, alongside students of the school. The students and management of the school extolled the Governor-elect for his humanitarian gestures and the efforts put in place to make good his promise. Mr Sanwo-Olu had defeated, Lagos renowned pharmacist cum politician, Jimi Agbaje of the PDP in the March 9 gubernatorial…
Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and incumbent president, has been declared winner of the 2019 presidential election held on Saturday across the country. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu who doubles as the Returning Officer for the presidential polls, declared Mr Buhari winner in the early hours of Wednesday after the state by state collation process at the INEC National Collation Centre Abuja. “I, Professor Mahmood Yakubu hereby certify that I was the returning officer for the election held on the 23rd of February, 2019. “That Muhammadu Buhari…
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, narrowly won the presidential election in Edo state with 7,849 votes more than his main rival, President Muhammadu Buhari. The State Collation Officer for the Presidential election, Ndowa Lale, announced at the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Benin that Mr Atiku scored 275,691 votes, while Mr Buhari of the All Progressives Congress scored 267,842 votes. However, Mr Buhari beat Mr Atiku in the number of councils won. He won in 10 while Atiku won in eight. Mr Lale, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port-Harcourt, said the total number…
Security operatives have arrested former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Maurice Iwu. Family sources said Iwu was arrested in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Sunday and whisked away to Lagos. The source said the security operatives came from Port Harcourt and linked up with the Imo State Commissioner of Police, who telephoned Prof Iwu and invited him to Owerri. When Iwu came for the meeting, he was whisked away by security operatives and taken to the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos. It was gathered that in Lagos, Prof Iwu…
Results for the 44 LGAs in Kano have been announced and Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), did not secure a single win in the state. President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in all the Local Government Areas of Kano State, according to the result of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).Results for the 44 LGAs in Kano have been announced and Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), did not secure a single win in the state.Kano State has 44 LGAs.See the breakdown below: 1. Garin Mallam…
Senatorial candidate of the ruling APC in the state, Abiola Ajimobi, has lost in all four Local Governments that constitute his senatorial district Official senatorial results from seven of the nine local governments in Oyo South Senatorial District have been announced.
Ike Ekweremadu, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate and deputy senate president has been declared winner of Enugu West Senatorial District for the fifth time in Saturday Presidential/National Assembly elections. Ekweremadu polled 86,088 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 15,187 votes. The Returning Officer, Prof Douglas Nwagbo of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) announced the results in Awgu on Sundaya. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that with the victory, Ekweremadu holds the senatorial mandate for the 5th time. Reacting to the development, the deputy senate president said he…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared President Muhammadu Buhari winner of the election in Ekiti and Osun states. The president, who is in a clear lead in the results so far declared in the north, extended his winning streak to the south-west. He is leading in 13 of the 16 local government areas of Ogun state so far declared by INEC. There are 20 LGs in the state. In Ekiti, Buhari scored a total of 219,231 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar,presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 154,032 votes. Buhari polled 347,674 votes in Osun while…
Sen. Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party ((PDP) has been declared winner of the Kogi West Senatorial election held on Feb. 23. The Returning Officer, Prof. Emmanuel Bala announced in the early hours of Monday in Lokoja that Melaye polled 85, 395 votes to defeat Sen. Smart Adeyemi of the APC who scored 66, 901 votes.
Ibrahim Dankwambo, the governor of Gombe State, has lost his bid for the Senate seat of Gombe North Senatorial District. He lost to the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Sa’idu Alkali, in Saturday’s National Assembly election. Announcing the result at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the collation centre in Malam Sidi of Kwami Local Government Area of the state, the Returning Officer, Umar Gurama from the Federal Unversity Kashere, said Mr Alkali polled 152,546 votes. Mr Dankwambo polled 88016 votes during Saturday National Assembly elections at the Gombe North Senatorial district in the state. Also, the APC’s House of…