Why I attended the primary in bulletproof vest – Lagos guber aspirant

Street Toolz launches Zowasel.com, a price comparison site in Nigeria

by Jewel Stephen Street Toolz, a cutting edge digital marketing agency, based in Lagos, has launched a price comparison site – Zowasel.com, in Nigeria and the event, took place on Friday, December 5, 2014, at the firm’s corporate headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos. Zowasel.com has been developed as a hub where everything – products, goods and... Read More

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Just In: There have been gunshots fired at today’s Lagos PDP primaries

by Godwin Akanfe Gunshots have been fired and teargas deployed as order breaks down at the Lagos PDP gubernatorial primaries which is yet to start at Yard 158, Oregun, Lagos. Delegates were still coming in, but a large number of area boys had converged at the venue before the violence broke out. The front-runners in today’s PDP... Read More

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Winners of ‘The Future Awards Africa 2014’ (FULL LIST)

by Kolapo Olapoju The Future Awards Africa 2014′ was held on Sunday, December 7, at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Lagos. Young, upwardly mobile, African entrepreneurs were honoured in spectacular fashion as political leaders and celebrities converged to witness the crowning of the continent’s brightest young people. Boniface Mwangi Winner, The Future Awards Africa Prize... Read More

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“I urge you to support Ambode” – Fashola may finally be on the same page with Tinubu

by Kolapo Olapoju Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola has urged Lagosians to vote for the governorship candidate of the APC, Akinwumi Ambode, to sustain the programmes of his administration. This call is significant because after last Thursday’s gubernatorial primaries of the All Progressives Congress, stories made the rounds that all was not well between Lagos... Read More

“He had sex with me in the kitchen” – Man rapes 14-year-old daughter

by Temitope Onitiju A 50-year-old man, Vincent Uzor, is currently on the run after allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter. The daughter of the suspect was raped last week Tuesday in Ebute Meta, Lagos, in the apartment Uzor lived in with his second wife. The victim’s mother died about seven years ago after which she was sent to live with her grandmother.... Read More

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Mother of 4 murdered in her home in Lagos

by Anike Jacobs A 35 year old mother of four, Mrs. Martha Ifeoma Ifewulu has been gruesomely murdered in her home at Oke-Afa, a suburb of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The business woman, was found lying on the staircase of her home in the pool of her blood by her young... Read More

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December 7, 2014

0ver 600,000 people attend ‘The Experience’ in Lagos (PHOTOS)

by Jewel Stephen On Friday the 5th of December 2014 would not be forgotten in a hurry as the 9th edition of The Experience Lagos took place at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS). The event witnessed over 600,000 men, women and children who came en masse for what has come to be regarded the largest... Read More

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December 6, 2014

Dana Air flight ‎537 is a disaster waiting to happen – A passenger’s ordeal

by Simon Ateba At 30,000 feet above sea level, ‎up there in the sky and just five minutes after taking off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, western Nigeria, the Dana Air Flight 537 to Abuja began to bounce, shake and struggle. This was just few minutes to four o’clock in the afternoon and... Read More

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December 6, 2014

Nigeria’s primary school net attendance ratio drops

by Tunji Andrews Indications have emerged that the primary school attendance ratio in Nigeria dropped by 2.3% between 20012 and 2014. In a report published by the National Bureau of statistics titled 2014 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Survey Report and designed to track the Nation’s specific MDGs using specific indicators. It will be recalled that... Read More

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Police step up security after bomb threat at Apapa Seaport

by James Sambo The Western Ports Command of the Nigeria Police force have revealed that Boko Haram insurgents are planning to bomb Lagos. The information was disseminated at the inauguration of new executives of the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in Apapa, Lagos. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Western Ports Command,... Read More

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Demola Rewaju: 13 reasons why Obanikoro will floor Ambode in any election

by Demola Rewaju Ambode has no political structures loyal to him and he will rely on Bola Tinubu to deliver for him. The problem? Tinubu’s eyes are on the federal elections. Let me start this piece by confessing my bias – I believe Lagos needs to cut off political ties with Tinubu’s political dynasty. Also... Read More

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Ambode’s emergence was a pre-orchestrated drama – Tokunbo Wahab, APC guber aspirant kicks

by Akan Ido Barrister Tokunbo Wahab has expressed his displeasure over the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries which took place yesterday at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos. According to hihe primary election and the process that goes with it were shrouded in secrecy and unprecedented bare-faced irregularities. In the words of the aspirant:... Read More

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A renewed hope: Akin Ambode’s speech after winning APC Lagos guber primary

by Isi Esene After emerging victorious in the keenly contested Lagos gubernatorial primary which dragged on till the early hours of this morning at the Onikan Stadium, finance expert, Akinwunmi Ambode has given a brief speech accepting his nomination to fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ambode who contested with Femi Hamzat,... Read More

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THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Ambode wins Lagos APC gov primary | Tinubu goes old testament on guber aspirants | PDP goes a-begging in Abeokuta | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. Tinubu goes Old Testament on Lagos guber aspirants. Nation PDP goes a-begging in Abeokuta. Nation Bamanga Tukur is officially a yesterday’s man. Nation PDP, Omisore close case at tribunal. Nation Tambuwal takes winning streak to... Read More

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It’s official! Ambode is #LagosAPC’s guber candidate for 2015

by Isi Esene Akinwunmi Ambode has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Lagos. His vote tally has in the last few minutes, overtaken that of his closest rival, Obafemi Hamzat, the current commissioner for works, who polled 1201 votes. This is coming several hours after thousands of delegates representing... Read More

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Sitting governors, expected candidates, dominate @APCNigeria primaries

by Godwin Akanfe The APC primaries across the country were dominated by landslide victories for leading candidates and sitting state governors. In Sokoto state, the speaker of the Federal House of Representatives Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, emerged winner with over 70% of the votes. Sitting Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has emerged winner of the... Read More

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December 4, 2014

‘It’s not true, there’s no winner yet’: Apparently, the Lagos guber primaries is still ongoing

by Isi Esene Contrary to widespread media reports announcing a win for Akinwunmi Ambode, one of the leading candidates in the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries currently going on at the Onikan Stadium in Lagos, YNaija can confirm that this is not true. Sources within the Onikan Stadium venue of the primaries say voting... Read More

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December 4, 2014

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Buhari, Atiku, others put the ink on it | Ambode, Shasore, others face off | Why APC primary will be in Lagos | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. For better or worse: Buhari, Atiku, others put the ink on it. Nation Police are just dying to ‘interact’ with Ekiti APC lawmakers. Nation Farewell: 12 lawmakers shown the way out of Lagos Assembly. Nation... Read More

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December 4, 2014

13-year-old Basic 4 pupil ‘elopes with older lover’ in Lagos

by Anike Jacobs A 13-year-old girl basic 4 pupil, Chikwuo Ezennia, has fled her home with a yet-to-be-identified man, suspected to be her lover, Punch reports. Chikwuo had come to Lagos from Nneni village in the Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State to spend her holiday with relatives, the Okolos. She however, fled their... Read More

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December 3, 2014

8000 @APCNigeria delegates to storm #Lagos for primaries next week

by Godwin Akanfe The All Progressives Congress (APC) is expecting more than 8,000 delegates in Lagos for its presidential primary election coming up on December 10 and 11. Former Ekiti state governor, and chairman of the APC’s National Convention Committee, Kayode Fayemi, announced Wednesday. The choice of venue had been an issue of debate as... Read More

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December 3, 2014

As preparations for #Lagos APC primaries heat up, candidate says ‘results are already known’

by Simon Ateba The result of the governorship primary election ‎for aspirants under the All Progressives Congress, APC, taking place tomorrow in Lagos is already known, Akinwunmi Ambode alleged on Wednesday even as council managers are said to have been ordered to contribute N2 million each‎. ‎ Reliable sources told us that the council managers... Read More

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December 3, 2014

Another Dangote truck killed someone this week – What’s going on?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun A deadly accident happened on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Monday. A truck owned by the Dangote Group, which was coming into Lagos, had a brake failure at the border between Lagos and Ogun and crashed into a billboard, causing a multiple collision involving six vehicles. The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says... Read More

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December 2, 2014

The Daily Brief: First Lady denies choosing PDP candidates, Lagos APC gov aspirants want direct primaries, Ondo APC holds peaceful primaries, and more

Former Minister of State for Education and governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike, has dismissed as untrue, allegations by 16 aggrieved governorship aspirants of the party that he was behind the initial disqualification of some of them from the race by the South-South zone... Read More

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November 27, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Senate calls OBJ a ‘liar’, Stella Oduah’s ex dumps PDP, Aregbesola says PDP’s religion is poverty, and more

Governor Rauf Aregbesola used the opportunity presented by his swearing-in ceremony, Thursday, to hit out at the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, describing it as a party filled with “self-seeking manipulators” who unleash poverty on Nigerians. At his inauguration for a second term of four years, in Osogbo, Mr. Aregbesola also lambasted the PDP in Osun... Read More

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November 25, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Jimi Agbaje’s sure PDP will rule Lagos for 16 years, Atiku says he’s not a desperado, PDP warns APC over attacks on GEJ, and more

A major crisis is brewing in the Yobe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress following the refusal of the party to receive the completed nomination forms from a governorship aspirant, Mustapha Maihaja. Maihaja, who was at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, told reporters that he had gone to the state party... Read More

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November 25, 2014

Politicians who use posters to cover road signs are wicked – FRSC

by Kolapo Olapoju The Federal Road Safety Commission has implored politicians and their supporters to refrain from covering road signs with posters, saying the action was dangerous to safety of road users. The Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Ogun and Lagos States, Mr Godwin Ogagaoghene, said on Tuesday, 25 November, that safety on roads was the... Read More