Today’s Daily Brief: 54 Nigerian soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny, Buhari picks Osinbajo as running mate, Obanikoro accuses George & Agbaje of rigging primary, and more

A military court in Nigeria has sentenced 54 soldiers to death after they were found guilty of mutiny. The soldiers were convicted Wednesday in Abuja on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny. Four other soldiers were acquitted. The convicted soldiers, mostly officers involved in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists in... Read More

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December 17, 2014

Another woman: APC picks Lagos SSG as Ambode’s running mate

by Kolapo Olapoju Oluranti Adebule, has been picked as the running mate of APC governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode. The All Progressives Congress in Lagos State has selected Mrs Adebule, who is the Secretary to the State Government, to contest alongside Ambode, the gubernatorial election of Lagos state in 2015. Ambode recently emerged the candidate of the party... Read More

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November 13, 2014

APC’s Tokunbo Wahab joins the fray in the Lagos governorship race

by Kolapo Olapoju He’s one of the youngest within Nigeria’s political cirlces, and he aspires to be Governor of Lagos State. 42-year-old Tokunbo Philip Wahab Esq. has formally declared his intention to vie for the seat of governor in Lagos State. He made the official announcement as he picked up his form at the APC secretariat... Read More

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November 11, 2014

@AsiwajuTinubu promise fairness and level playing field to #Lagos guber aspirants

by Godwin Akanfe During a meeting attended by major stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday night, APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has called for fair play among the aspirants for the governorship ticket of the party in Lagos State. At the meeting which was held at Tinubu’s Bourdillion residence, in Ikoyi, Lagos,... Read More

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November 6, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: APC is shocked by Osoba’s defection, Aspirants sue PDP over primaries, Ikuforiji rallies Lagosians for PVC, and more

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed shock over the defection of some of its members in Ogun State to another party, but said the defection will not affect the overall chances of the party in the forthcoming polls In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,... Read More

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October 22, 2014

@yemiikuforiji to launch governorship bid on Sunday

by Simon Ateba The speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, will formally launch his governorship bid on Sunday, 26 October, at the Blue Roof, LTV 8, Ikeja, Lagos, ‎his campaign office have announced. Ikuforiji, who is the longest serving speaker in the country since the return to democracy in 1999, said... Read More

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October 18, 2014

Why I want to be Lagos governor – Speaker, @YemiIkuforiji

by Isi Esene As expected, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly has joined others hoping to take over from incumbent governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola come 2015. Ikuforiji made his intention public on Saturday while picking his Expression of Interest form at the All Progressives Congress (APC) state secretariat in Ikeja. In... Read More

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September 27, 2014

@EFCCNigeria not satisfied with court ruling over Ikuforiji

by S’ola Filani The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it would appeal against the verdict of the Federal High Court which acquitted the Speaker of the Lagos State house of Assembly, Mr. Adeniyi Ikuforiji. The court freed Ikuforiji and one of his aides, Oyebode Atoyebi on Friday. They had been facing... Read More

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June 25, 2013

EFCC re-arraigns Lagos Speaker, PA for alleged money laundering

by Rachel Ogbu The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his personal assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi, have appeared before a Lagos Federal High Court again for suspected money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Ikuforiji and Atoyebi had re-arraigned before Justice Ibrahim Buba on an amended 54-count charge. The accused however,... Read More

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May 6, 2013

Fashola, you’re next: PDP wants EFCC to probe the governor over N23 billion Security Trust Fund

by Ogunyemi Bukola The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe the activities of Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola’s administration for what it described as “massive corruption”. This was made known on Sunday after a church service to mark the birthday of... Read More

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April 9, 2013

EFCC prosecutor withdraws from case against Lagos speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji

by Akan Ido A Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecutor, Godwin Obla has withdrawn from the money laundering case against the speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji. Ikuforiji and his personal assistant, Oluyemi were dragged before the Federal High Court for allegedly accepting over N500m from the Assembly without passing... Read More

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August 9, 2012

Dead on arrival: Lagos Assembly soft-pedals on cremation bill

by Isi Esene The Speaker of the Lagos Sate House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has assured Lagosians that the House will consider their wishes when deliberating on the cremation bill which is presently being considered for passage into law. The bill which was sponsored by the Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Health Care Services,... Read More

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June 6, 2012

#DanaCrash: ‘I was to board that fatal flight’ – Lagos Speaker

by Stanley Azuakola Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji has revealed that he was supposed to board the ill-fated Dana aircraft, which crashed on Sunday. The Speaker testified on the floor of the House that he was scheduled to take the flight back to Lagos from Abuja where he’d gone to attend a meeting... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: 54 Nigerian soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny, Buhari picks Osinbajo as running mate, Obanikoro accuses George & Agbaje of rigging primary, and more

Another woman: APC picks Lagos SSG as Ambode’s running mate

APC’s Tokunbo Wahab joins the fray in the Lagos governorship race

@AsiwajuTinubu promise fairness and level playing field to #Lagos guber aspirants

Today’s Daily Brief: APC is shocked by Osoba’s defection, Aspirants sue PDP over primaries, Ikuforiji rallies Lagosians for PVC, and more

@yemiikuforiji to launch governorship bid on Sunday

Why I want to be Lagos governor – Speaker, @YemiIkuforiji

@EFCCNigeria not satisfied with court ruling over Ikuforiji

EFCC re-arraigns Lagos Speaker, PA for alleged money laundering

Fashola, you’re next: PDP wants EFCC to probe the governor over N23 billion Security Trust Fund

EFCC prosecutor withdraws from case against Lagos speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji

Dead on arrival: Lagos Assembly soft-pedals on cremation bill

#DanaCrash: ‘I was to board that fatal flight’ – Lagos Speaker

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