The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos State, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, on Wednesday condemned all forms of ethnic profiling, utterances and violence witnessed in some parts of the state before, during and after the recent elections. In a statement signed by the Director of Social Communications, Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu Martins urged the Lagos State … Read more
Former permanent secretary, Ogun State, Adefemi Egbeoluwa, and his wife, Oluwafunmilayo, have reportedly been killed by gunmen who broke into their home on Saturday at 1 Adefolu drive, Allen Avenue area of Lagos State. The couple was reportedly killed early hours of Saturday. Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin stated that no … Read more
The Labour Party, LP, has announced its readiness to challenge its loss to the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the March 18 governorship election in Lagos State. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu the winner after polling 762,134 votes. The incumbent defeated the first runner-up, Labour Party’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who secured … Read more
Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, better known as Odumeje, has knocked political leaders and appointees over the state of Nigeria. The cleric stated that the people were suffering because those in high offices neglected them, while enriching themselves. Odumeje, in a latest sermon, lamented that Nigeria is “going down every blessed day”, while other nations see its … Read more
The United States Mission in Nigeria has reacted to the disturbing events recorded during gubernatorial and state assembly elections on March 18. A statement on Tuesday expressed deep concern by violent voter intimidation and suppression that took place in Lagos, Kano and other states. It noted that members of its diplomatic mission observed the elections … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command said six out of 19 persons arrested during the gubernatorial election would be prosecuted for alleged electoral offences. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos, while parading the suspects at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba. Hundeyin said the suspects arrested were involved in … Read more
Popular celebrity car dealer Ikechukwu Ogbona, aka IVD, was, on Monday, arraigned before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for the alleged manslaughter of his late wife, Abimbola Ogbonna. Recall that Bimbo died on the 15th of October 2022, following an injury sustained from a fire incident that resulted from violence in their home … Read more
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has accused the President-elect, Bola Tinubu of launching an assault on Igbos and non-Yorubas in Lagos State. Atiku said the event in Lagos State during the governorship election has proven that Tinubu would rule Nigeria like Germany’s dictator, Adolf Hitler. He accused Tinubu of unleashing … Read more
The Department of State Services, DSS, has apprehended an inmate described as “a slim young man” after a major operation at the Kirikiri prison in Apapa, Lagos. DAILY POST exclusively reported how a large number of officers stormed the penitentiary last week in search of the fellow threatening one of the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s … Read more
The face-off between Yoruba and Igbo in Lagos State have continued to generate reaction following the conduct of the governorship election. Gbadebo Rhode-Vivour, the Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, said Yoruba were assaulted because they looked like Igbo during Saturday’s poll. Rhodes-Vivour disclosed this during a press conference in Lagos State. He urged … Read more
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader in Lagos, Bode George, has condemned attacks by All Progressives Congress (APC) members and followers during Saturday’s election. He said the crimes against peaceful people trying to exercise their rights “is no different from war crimes and should be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC)”. The politician called the … Read more
Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa has hailed residents for participating in the governorship and assembly elections, giving a reason his party won. “The victory recorded by the APC in Lagos State is proof of the trust and confidence our people have in us,” he said on Monday after winning a sixth term. … Read more
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. Sanwo-Olu said he was honoured to be re-elected as the Governor of Lagos State, pledging to continue to work tirelessly to deliver a better Lagos for all. He said … Read more
Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has urged Yoruba leaders to halt the anti-Igbo violence in Lagos State. Ejimakor described the anti-Igbo violence in Lagos State as a mini-genocide. In a tweet, he lamented the silence of Yoruba leaders, stressing that they are complicit. He … Read more
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has slammed Nigerian security agencies over their performance in the 2023 governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections. The police and other security agencies have been accused of working against the voters during the February 25 and March 18 elections. Sowore wondered why those … Read more
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State on Sunday responded to the “lamentation and hallucination of Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate, Chinedu Rhodes-Vivour”. Publicity Secretary, Seye Oladejo said the ruling party empathized with the budding politician “on the dazing and dizzying impact of the defeat”. The spokesperson, in a statement, which referred to Gbadebo … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu the winner of the governorship election in Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled a total of 762,134 to defeat first runner-up, Labour Party’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. The LP candidate secured 312,329 votes, while Abdulazeez Adeniran of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, … Read more
An attack on Igbos has been reported in the Abule Ado area of Lagos State, though the police have countered. The incident occurred hours after the governorship and house of assembly took place in most parts of the state. A trending video shows two young Igbo men being carried into a vehicle after they were … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced the results of the Saturday gubernatorial elections in 15 local government areas of Lagos State. According to the commission, the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate and the incumbent governor of the state Babajide Sanwo-Olu won the 15 local governments with 718,595 votes. The governor who is seeking … Read more
The Media Director of the President-elect, Bayo Onanuga, has said 2023 should be the last time Igbos would interfere with politics in Lagos State. Onanuga warned that Igbos should not interfere in Lagos State politics in 2027. He noted that Lagos State is like Anambra, Imo, and other states in Nigeria. In a tweet, Onanuga … Read more