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The Forum of Lagos State House of Assembly Aspirants, 2023 across the 20 Local Government Areas in the state under the All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and his Deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, on their victory in the 2023 general elections of which they have now been sworn-in. The congratulatory message was contained in an advertorial sponsored by the forum and which was made available to the media. The advertorial was co-signed by the aspirants across the 20 LGs in the state. The signatories include the following: Lagos Central Senatorial District APAPA 1. Mr. Sunkanmi Faniyi 2. Mr. Alimi Mutiu Adekunle 3. Mr. Olugbenga Owosheni Nadia 4. Mr. Omotayo Mafo ETI-OSA 1. Prince Ibraheem Adekunle Fadipe 2. Mr. Taofik Alimi 3. Mr. Segun Idowu 4. Mr. Bola Oladunjoye 5. Mrs. Awawu Abubakar LAGOS ISLAND 1. Mr. Nurudeen Yunus Abiodun (SAHA) 2. Mr. Ajenifuja Owolabi Raheem 3. Ho...

A group, Ogun Integrity Vanguard (OIV), has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 18 governorship election in Ogun State, Honourable Oladipupo Adebutu, to present himself for trial instead of writing frivolous petitions to the police over his vote buying scandal. According to OIV, it is disturbing that after the Federal Government had investigated their vote buying plot and charged them to court, Adebutu and some accused members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State are now writing petitions to the Inspector General of Police ( IGP), Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, asking him to investigate Governor Dapo Abiodun and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for vote buying too. The group made its position known in a statement signed by its secretary, Duro Thomas, and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Monday. Thomas said: “It is common knowledge that following their alleged role in facilitating vote buying during the March 18 gove...

The Society of Nigerian Archivists (SNA) is set to join the rest of the world to celebrate the International Archives Day and the 75th Anniversary of International Council of Archives (ICA) on June 9, 2023, a day set aside for Archivists all over the world.     All around the world, professionals in the archival community unite their voices on June 9 to make the people understand why it is essential to support archives and the profession.    The ICA believes that the value of archives and archivists should be promoted at the international level.    According to the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of SNA, Mrs. Yemisi Grace Oyebo, who spoke in an interview, the objectives of the International Archives Day and International Archives Week are to raise public awareness of the importance of records and archives; raise awareness among senior decision-makers of the benefits of records management for good governance and development; and improve the private ...

A Chief Magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos State has ordered the remand of a suspected land grabbing, fraud, theft, (M), Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero. Ejigbadero was arraigned yesterday over allegations of terrorizing land owners in Alimosho area of Lagos State. The accused is facing a five-count charge of conspiracy to murder, unlawful possession of firearms in suit number A/52/2023, and will be remanded in prison pending the Attorney-General's legal advice. The charge reads: "That you, Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero (M) and others still at large sometimes on or before 13th day of January 2022 at Akowonjo road, Alimosho Lagos, in the Lagos State Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony with assault ocassioning harm and thereby committed an offence punishable under 411 of the criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015 The Second charge reads: "That you Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero, (M), and others at large on the above mentioned date, time and place assaul...

Some newly elected House of Reps members from the opposition parties have distanced themselves from the purported zoning arrangement of the All Progressives Congress for the position of Speaker.   The lawmakers-elect, under the aegis of The Patriotic Forum, also denied meeting to endorse any aspirant, adding that any attempt to induce, intimidate or coerce them will fail.  The group made this known in a communique issued on Monday.  Read the communique below: SUBJECT: SPEAKERSHIP OF 10TH ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMUNIQUE BY COALITION OF NEWLY-ELECTED MEMBERS IN OPPOSITION PARTIES THE ATTEMPT TO INDUCE, INTIMIDATE OR COERCE NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS FROM THE OPPOSITION PARTIES WILL FAIL – NO 283 MEMBERS SUPPORTING ANYONE YET! On behalf of the newly elected members of the opposition parties that are represented in our platform named THE PATRIOTS FORUM, arising from our meeting on Sunday April 15, 2023 we hereby share the resolutions from our last meeting in this...

Coalition of Tinubu Support Groups and the South West Good Governance Agenda have  endorsed Hon. Ahmed Muktar Betera as speaker of the Federal House of Representatives.  The Groups  asserted that the task ahead of the President-Elect is daunting, requiring all hands to be on deck towards delivering the mandate of a better Nigeria for all. As such, it is important to state that all arms of government have to be on the same page.  Mrs Oshunkeye Adenike Executive secretary of the group made this known while speaking at a rally held in Lagos to endorse Hon. Ahmed Muktar Betara for the Speakership of the 10th Assembly on Monday. She said; "We bring warm greetings from the leadership of the Coalition of Tinubu Support Groups and the South West Good Governance Agenda to the wonderful people of the South West. It is a joyous day for us to be in your presence again after the highly electrifying presidential elections that produced Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner....

Coalition of Tinubu Support Groups and the South West Good Governance Agenda have endorsed Hon. Ahmed Muktar Betera as speaker of the Federal House of Representatives. The Groups asserted that the task ahead of the President-Elect is daunting, requiring all hands to be on deck towards delivering the mandate of a better Nigeria for all. As such, it is important to state that all arms of government have to be on the same page. Mrs Oshunkeye Adenike Executive secretary of the group made this known while speaking at a rally held in Lagos to endorse Hon. Ahmed Muktar Betara for the Speakership of the 10th Assembly on Monday. She said; "We bring warm greetings from the leadership of the Coalition of Tinubu Support Groups and the South West Good Governance Agenda to the wonderful people of the South West. It is a joyous day for us to be in your presence again after the highly electrifying presidential elections that produced Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner. "Our gratitude is...