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Mar

18

2023

You Are An Illiterate, Fayose Blasts MC Oluomo

Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, Politics2023, Lagos, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, has described Musiliu Akinsanya, Lagos State Parks Management Committee Chairman aka MC Oluomo, as an illiterate. He was reacting after MC Oluomo warned Igbos in the state ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Addressing supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at a meeting, he threatened Igbos who will not vote for the party to stay at home. “We have begged them. If they don’t want to vote for us, it is not a fight. Tell them, Mama Chukwudi, if you don’t want to vote for us, sit…

Mar

18

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lagos won’t fall for usurpers, demons, Sanwo-Olu will be reelected – Fani-Kayode

Opinion, Politics2023, Femi Fani-Kayode, Lagos, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

As the people of Lagos State file out to decide their governor, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said the state will not fall into the hands of terrorists and those who worship demons. Fani-Kayode made the remark while noting that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State shall be reelected. Describing Sanwo-Olu as a child of light, Fani-Kayode said Lagos would not fall into the hands of those making blood sacrifices to idols. A tweet by Fani-Kayode reads: “In the name of God the great, the El Shaddai, the El Lyon, the Adonai, the Elohim,…

Mar

07

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Joe Igbokwe Begs Ndi Igbo In Lagos To Vote APC On Saturday

Opinion, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Joe Igbokwe, Lagos, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

With five days to the governorship election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has urged Igbos in the state to vote for the APC. Igbokwe urged Igbo communities in Lagos to repay the hospitality extended to them in Lagos State by voting for APC on Saturday. Stressing that Saturday’s election provides an opportunity for Igbo to cement their relationship with Yoruba, Igbokwe said, “please vote for APC all the way.” With five days to the governorship election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has urged Igbos…

Oct

11

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

FG approves construction of Lekki-Epe Airport

Business, Economy, Metro, PoliticsBabajide Sanwo-Olu, Economy, Federal government, Lagos, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Federal Government has approved the construction of the Lekki International Airport in the Lekki-Epe area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Government said it would begin the construction of a new airport in the Lekki-Epe area of the state in 2023. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, presented the approval for the new airport to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on behalf of the Federal Government at the Lagos Economic Summit 2022, held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. The Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, disclosed this in a tweet.…

Sep

17

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Mixed reactions, pool of tears, as Lagos govt auctions seized vehicles

Business, Economy, MetroLagos, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Pool of tears

Emotions were betrayed this week as the Lagos State government auctioned vehicles that were forfeited. At least 134 vehicles confiscated for various traffic offences were up for sale. DAILY POST reports that as the exercise progressed, several families were thrown into agony and tears, as they watched their means of livelihood being auctioned at a giveaway price. More touching was the case of a 49-year-old widow, Dorothy Dike and her son, Osinachi Ndukwe, who wept openly as they begged for a price reduction. It was a sad sight beyond as their only vehicle bought at the rate of N1.8.million on…