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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. I wish I learnt carpentry while growing up – Osinbajo Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said he wished he had learnt carpentry. Osinbajo said this while speaking on the sideline of the 60th birthday thanksgiving service of Salami Ololade in Lagos. He urged children to... Read More

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July 24, 2017

Thr YNaija Tracklist: I wish I learnt carpentry while growing up – Osinbajo | Lagos LG poll: “It was a clean sweep” | Ambode congratulates APC | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. I wish I learnt carpentry while growing up – Osinbajo – YNaija A good councillor would have done much better than Uduaghan as governor – Pat Utomi – YNaija $43m Ikoyi fund: We are under pressure to manipulate investigations – Reps – YNaija Lagos LG poll: “It... Read More

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July 24, 2017

Lagos LG poll: “It was a clean sweep” | Ambode congratulates APC

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has said politicians aggrieved by the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the local government election shouldn’t resort to self-help. Results released so far has shown that the ruling party won in 20 local government council and 37 local council development areas. In a congratulatory message, Ambode said... Read More

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 22nd of July

Read all the stories and analyses on YNaija here: The Thread: “Dazzling Diezani” | How ex-Minister abandoned official assignment in Houston to buy furniture Russia investigation: Donald Trump says ‘US president has complete power to pardon’ Lagos LG poll: ‘Suspected thugs hijack electoral materials in Odi-Olowo LCDA’

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Lagos LG poll: ‘Suspected thugs hijack electoral materials in Odi-Olowo LCDA’

Some polling units in Odi-Olowo local council development area of Lagos state have been taken over by suspected thugs, TheCable reports. A witness at Adegbite area of the council said the thugs chased voters away at unit 031 and hijacked the electoral materials. “I came down here to exercise my rights. We were patiently waiting... Read More

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Lagos LG poll: Lagos Speaker unable to vote

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa was unable to vote during the Local Government election on Saturday. The Speaker reportedly returned home due to non-availability of voting materials at his polling unit. Details later…

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Lagos LG poll: Five fake party agents arrested

The Lagos State Police Command said it has arrested five fake party agents, Punch reports. The suspects were reportedly apprehended by policemen attached to the Area F command. [Read Also: Lagos LG poll: ‘Commercial bus with ballot papers discovered’] The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole confirmed the arrest. “But I am yet... Read More

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Lagos LG poll: ‘Commercial bus with ballot papers discovered’

A commercial bus conveying ballot papers has been intercepted during the Lagos State Local Government elections, Punch reports. According to the newspaper, the ballot papers were found in one of seven commercial buses that left Agege Local Government Secretariat. Two occupants of the bus reportedly fled after the papers were discovered by the opposition party... Read More

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Lagos LG poll: If you want to commit suicide, come out with your firearms – Police

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni on Friday warned that there would be no mercy for anyone caught with firearms during and after the Local Government election in the State. He said this while speaking at a meeting where party chairmen, agents and supporters signed a peace pact. Owoseni, who was represented by the... Read More

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July 21, 2017

LG poll: Lagos PDP deny alliance with Labour Party

The Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied media reports that the party had entered an alliance with the Labour party (LP) ahead of the local government election in Lagos. In a statement on Friday, Segun Adewale, chairman of Lagos PDP, described the alliance as “imaginary”. He said the report is a... Read More