Author: Victor Fola

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Lagos State, has expressed his gratitude to the people of the State for voting for him. The governor said he considered it a honour to have been reelected into office, pledging to work tirelessly to deliver a greater Lagos for all. He condemned the ethnic profiling that has characterized the polls, saying he will do everything it takes to bring healing to the land. He said this in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Monday morning. He wrote, “Thank you Lagosians! “I am deeply humbled and grateful for the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the Lagos governorship election. Sanwo-Olu polled a total of 762,134 votes to get re-elected as governor of the state. He defeated Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party who scored 312,329 votes, followed by Abdul-Azeez Adediran aka Jandor with 62,449 votes. Sanwo-Olu was declared the winner at 1:15 am on Monday morning, almost 48 hours after the electoral exercise commenced.

With less than 24 hours to the governorship election in Lagos state, the tussle on who is the legitimate candidate for the Labour Party between Ifagbemi Awamaridi, a party chieftain and late-minute PDP decampee, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour lingers. Recall that the Labour Party had been parading Rhodes-Vivour as its candidate after an alleged ‘illegal’ primary election was conducted to have him replace Awamaridi on the premise that the latter who won the first primary election had stepped down. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos on Thursday, Awamaridi reiterated he did not withdraw from the governorship race contrary to claims by…

President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended a hand of fellowship to a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, urging him to stay and be part of the safe future his administration will bring to Nigeria. Recall Chief Bode George, on several occasions, threatened to relocate from Nigeria if Tinubu becomes president of the country. In an open letter addressed to the PDP chieftain, Tinubu said his administration will not draw distinction between antagonists and supporters. He noted that for good governance, a capable opposition is important, hoping Chief Bode George will find it within himself to stay…

The Lagos chapter of the Accord Party (AP) has declared support for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party opted out of its alliance with Labour Party (LP). Lagos Accord Party Chairman Dele Olajide said the party opted out of the alliance because its contributions to Peter Obi’s victory in Lagos were discredited. He noted that Obi’s victory was a collective effort of all tribes in Lagos and ‘not a solo effort of one tribe as being claimed in some quarters’. He said: “Accord Party formed an alliance with LP because we believed in Obi’s capacity,…

The United Kingdom has commended the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for the conduct of the 2023 Predidency election. The outgoing British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Catriona Laing has said that though there were setbacks in the Saturday, February, 25th Presidential and National Assembly election, overall, it was a  positive process Nigeria should be proud of. The envoy has described the election as fascinating as it offered future assurances for democratic governance in the country. “I was here till the last election and I finished with this election and I’m impressed with Nigeria’s democratic journey. “Yes, a bit setbacks. but overall, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says political parties should prevail on their supporters to refrain from acts of violence during the governorship and state assembly polls. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, spoke on Tuesday during a meeting of the inter-agency consultative committee on election security. The INEC chairman thanked security agencies for the professionalism of their personnel and the largely peaceful conduct of the presidential election. He said INEC state offices have provided the police with the details for the governorship and state assembly elections, including locations of polling units and collation centres. On that basis, we expect a coordinated…

Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Ijeoma Josephina Otabor aka Phyna has yearned for her old life void of fame. She pledged to her haters to desist from ‘doing too much’ so that they as well as those they love could have the opportunity to shine. Hype priestess shared the message she receive from an Instagram account with zero followers and one post. The unknown account holder sent a DM, expressing deep hatred for Phyna, anticipating several terrible wishes for her including that she dropped dead. Phyna shared a GIF where she held her phone with the words on the…

The Alliance of Registered Political Parties (ARPP), a coalition of nine political parties, has endorsed the re-election bid of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos. The political parties are the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Action Democratic Party (ADP), Action Peoples Party (APP), Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), and Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Others are the National Rescue Movement (NRM), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). The governorship candidates of five of the political parties also stepped down in support of Sanwo-Olu. They are Adeyemi Abiola of APP, Adenipebi Mode-Adekunle of ZLP,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally ratified the Supreme Court’s verdict on validity of old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes. According to the institution, the higher denominations remain legal tender until December 31, 2023. CBN’s acting director of Communication, Isa Abdulmumin, disclosed the development in a statement on Monday night. “In compliance with the established tradition of obedience to court orders and sustenance of the Rule of Law Principle that characterized the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, and by extension, the operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as a regulator, Deposit Money Banks operating in Nigeria…