Category Archives: Politics

Lagos Governor Insists On ‘Okada’ Ban

May 25 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said the State Government will go ahead with its proposed ban on motorcycles, known as Okada on highways and six local governments and nine Local Council Developmen...

Tinubu Endorses Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat For Second Term

May 6 Politics no comments

National leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has thrown his weight behind the second term bid of Governor Sanwo-Olu and his assistant Hamzat. Sanwo-Olu’s first tenure as Lagos State Governor is about to end, b...

Governor Wants More From Lagos Workers

April 30 Politics no comments

As workers across the world celebrate International Workers’ Day, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Nigerian workers, especially public and private workers in the state to remain productive and c...

Osinbajo: Why I Want To Contest As President

April 28 Politics no comments

Yemi Osinbajo, who declared his presidential ambition two weeks ago said in view of the experience he has garnered as a Vice President, if he fails to run for president, it would be a betrayal to the country. The VP said...

Sanwo-Olu ‘Goes Spiritual’ Over Russia/Ukraine War

April 27 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday appealed for continued religious tolerance, peace, unity and safety in the State, Nigeria and the World. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who pointed out that the entire world ...

Alaafin Of Oyo Oba Adeyemi Is Dead

April 23 Politics no comments

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, is dead. He was 83 years. It was gathered that Oba Adeyemi, popularly known as Ikubabayeye, died on Friday at the Afe Babalola Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The la...

Buhari Won’t Resign As Nigeria President

April 14 Politics no comments

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to calls by Northern Elders Forum (NEF) to resign due to insecurity in Nigeria. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the president does not wish to be drawn into the high-decib...

2023: INEC Says Over 45 Per Cent Of PVCs Invalid

April 14 Politics no comments

As the threats to the 2023 general elections mount, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, disclosed that over 45 per cent of the total number of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) held by Nigeri...

Osinbajo: I Want To Be Nigeria President In 2023

April 11 Politics no comments

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday, 11th April, 2022, officially joined the race for the presidency as he declared his intention to contest in the 2023 general elections. Osinbajo, in a short broadcast on his Twitter...

Lagos Policeman Caught Smoking Weed On Duty Under Probe

April 11 Politics no comments

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, has ordered a comprehensive investigation aimed at unveiling the identity of a Lagos Police Officer caught smoking weed in public. The image showing the officer in full...

Nigerian Man Killed By American Girlfriend

April 11 Politics no comments

A young Nigerian man based in Florida, United States, Christian Tobechukwu (Toby) Obumseli, has been allegedly killed by his American girlfriend, Courtney Tailor, an OnlyFans and instagram influencer. Eyeonthenews.com ga...

APC Convention: Israel, Ibirogba Emerge National Youth Leader, Zonal O...

March 26 Politics no comments

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has settled for a 36-year-old Dayo Israel and former Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Ibirogba as National Youth Leader and ...

America Blacklists Six Nigerians For Funding Boko Haram

March 26 Politics no comments

The United States on Friday added six Nigerians to the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons due to their support for Boko Haram. According to a statement by Ned Price, a spokesman for the US Departm...

First Nigeria’s Female Prof. Alele-Williams Dies

March 26 Politics no comments

Report says Nigeria’s first female university vice chancellor and first woman to earn a Ph.D., Grace Alele-Williams, died on Friday. Although there is still no official confirmation from the family of the deceased or the...

Troops Kill 121 Boko Haram Fighters In Borno, Katsina

March 11 Politics no comments

Reports say troops have neutralized 100 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists while 174 have surrendered to the Nigerian military. Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Maj-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, di...

North Korea Plans ‘Monster’ Missile Launch By April

March 11 Politics no comments

There are scary news from North Korea, as it plans to use satellite subterfuge to test parts of a so-called “monster” missile, analysts say, as it gears up for a sanctions-shattering launch ahead of a key domestic annive...

Russian Strikes Destroy Shoe Factory In Central Ukraine City

March 11 Politics no comments

Three missiles hit civilian buildings in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday, destroying a shoe factory and killing one security guard. The missiles hit an apartment building, a migration office and a council ...

As Covid-19 Drops, Nigeria Records 33 New Cases

March 11 Politics no comments

As Covid-19 cases continue to drop across the globe, Nigeria has recorded 33 new cases. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control said Lagos State, the epicenter of the disease, is still leading the chart with 23 cases as a...

Fallen Soldiers Made Sacrifice For Nigeria’s Unity, Says Sanwo-O...

January 15 Politics no comments

The solemn sound blaring from an array of bugles and the energetic flight taken by a flock of white pigeons lifted the spirits of members of the Nigerian armed forces in Lagos State on Saturday, as Governor Babajide Sanw...

Senator’s Assassination Mars Nations Cup In Cameroon

January 13 Politics 1 comment

The killing this week of a prominent senator from Cameroon’s anglophone western region, while the country hosts the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, has put a spotlight on a conflict the government has tried to paper over. It...

Buhari, Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, Buni Pay Condolence Visit To Shonekan Fami...

January 13 Politics 1 comment

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday visited the Lagos residence of the Head of the Interim National Government during the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief Ernest Shonekan, to commiserate wi...

Kenya President, Mo Salah Bag African Leadership Magazine Awards

January 13 Politics no comments

The African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Awards committee has unveiled the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, as the African Political Leader of the Year 2021; the President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masis, as ...

Tinubu: I’m Running For 2023 Presidency

January 11 Politics 1 comment

Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of ruling All Progressives Congress, has said he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to vie for the Presidency in 2023. There have been...