Ayo Balogun, Lagos The 36 states of Nigeria may consider outright ban on commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as ‘Okada’ as means of transportations in their states. This is one of the resolutions issued at the recently concluded National Council on Transportation (NCT) meeting held in Lagos, Nigeria. In a communiqué issued at the end of […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said there is enough weighty and compelling evidence for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the 16 November governorship election in Anambra State, rather than order the conduct of ‘supplementary election’ for what is nothing but an irredeemable poll. ”Our party has provided incontrovertible […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says 20,000 drivers licenses are yet to be collected by their owners in Lagos, Nigeria. The governor, who visited the Drivers’ Licence Facility at Ojodu to complete his driver’s license process, directed all the agencies concerned to publicize the fact that over 20,000 licences ready for collection […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and his aide, Mr. Oyebode Atoyebi, has been accused of involving in 57 illegal cash transactions which amounted to money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at a Federal High Court, Lagos on Thursday During the trial on Thursday, […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally petitioned the INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega seeking the cancellation of the November 16 Governorship Election in Anambra State and the organization of a fresh election, instead of the Supplementary Election being planned by the electoral body. APC is also demanding that the Anambra Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally inexplicable and unjustifiable the continued detention of the 182 election observers who were illegally arrested in Imo State two days before last Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State, even after INEC has publicly said they are duly certified election observers. In a statement […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has presented a budget of N210.21 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval for the 2014 fiscal yeat. The budget is N1.57 billion less than that of the 2013 budget. The budget comprised N117.51 billion Capital Expenditure and N92.70 billion Recurrent expenditure. The breakdown of […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government has presented cheques of N26,550,000 to three property owners whose properties were demolished as a result of the construction of the Okota-Itire Overhead Link Bridge across the Oshodi Apapa Expressway at Cele Bus Stop, Lagos, Nigeria. Presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries in Alausa, Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau, […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to urgently begin a thorough and efficient investigation into allegations of corruption following a shortfall in the remittance of accrued funds for the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) projects of over N500 […]
…Insists On Total Cancellation Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that it will hold a supplementary election after declaring last Saturday’s governorship poll in Anambra inconclusive, insisting that only the total cancellation of the grossly-tainted and widely-manipulated election will be acceptable. In […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that it will not accept the results of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State if voting does not take place in all local governments, especially in the party’s strongholds of Idemili North and South as well as Akwa South. In a statement issued in Lagos […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressive Congress (APC) has written to the Inspector General of Police demanding the immediate release of the 120 observers arrested by the police in Imo State, Nigeria. APC, in a letter written on its behalf by its counsel, Festus Keyamo said the the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Muhammed […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has thrown its weight behind the enforcement of the section of the traffic law which restricts commuter bus drivers (Danfo Drivers) from driving for more than eight hours daily. The Lagos State Government had said that from next year, it would begin […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has called for the abolishment of use of siren for all public officers, including the president and governors. The governor spoke while flagging off a three-day meeting of the National Council on Transport in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday lamented the nuisance the use of siren posed to […]
…As ASUU Chased Away Gov. Wada from Hospital Ayo Balogun, Lagos Human rights activist, Bamidele Aturu has lamented the death of Comrade Festus Iyayi, saying his murderers in the Kogi State Government House must be prosecuted and that the matter must not be swept under the carpet Aturu, in a statement said lamented that Iyayi […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its 22-hour no-movement order for Saturday’s Anambra State governorship poll, wondering why such an extended curfew should be imposed because of an isolated election. INEC had said that from 12 midnight on Friday to 10 pm on Saturday, […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressive Congress (APC) has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to begin the process of prosecution of the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Maduabuchi Obiano over his alleged involvement in multiple voter’s registration. APC’s lawyer, Festus Keyamo has officially written to […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently set up a judicial of inquiry without delay to review overhead and recurrent expenditures of all Federal ministries and ministerial departments, including presidency and legislature between 2009 and now. ARG said it had been following closely the ongoing debate […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The remains of the renowned economist and revolutionary activist, Comrade Adewole Babarinde Omojola Ajibola, will be laid to rest on Friday, November 15, 2013 at Ikoyi cemetery. Baba Oluwide Omojola, 75, died on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Akure, Ondo State, a day after he presented copies of the PRONACO People’s Constitution and other […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government has sanctioned four principals, three vice principals and two teachers in public secondary schools on Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria over cases bothering on corruption and aid and abetting students to pass. The culprits were all sanction through demotion, transfer, deferment of promotion and stern warning for contravening approved […]
