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  • Charly Boy ruthlessly drags Lagos LG for renaming Bus Stop after Olamide

    Charly Boy ruthlessly drags Lagos LG for renaming Bus Stop after Olamide

    Nigerian entertainer cum activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has berated the Bariga Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, for renaming the popular Charly Boy Bus Stop in Bariga after renowned hip-hop artist, Olamide Adedeji, better known as Olamide Badoo.

    TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) reports that the council chairman, Kolade David, on Friday announced the renaming of the bus stop, stating that the move was part of efforts to honour individuals who have brought pride to Bariga and contributed to Nigeria’s global image through their craft and contributions.

    Reacting to the development, Charly Boy via the microblogging platform, X accused the government of acting out of fear and political insecurity, stressing that the renaming was not merely symbolic, but a calculated attempt to erase his decades of activism and social defiance.

    Charly Boy further stressed that renaming the bus stop would not change his legacy of speaking truth to power and fighting for the oppressed. He added that the bus stop earned its name organically from the people, not from political patronage.

    He said, “You can rename a place, but you can’t rename a legacy. You can replace the signboard, but you can’t erase the spirit. And you definitely can’t silence a voice that shook your tables for decades!

    “This is not just about a bus stop; this is about fear. Fear of a boy who refused to bow. Fear of a man who challenged the oppressors. Fear of a man who didn’t beg the system to be accepted.

    “So, what do timid people do? They change the name like e go wash away their shame.

    “Bariga, Gbagada, the entire Lagos knows the truth, that the name Charly Boy Bus Stop was not given by politicians, it was named by the people, the same people ‘Fada’ fought for, walked with, and empowered.

    “They may change the signboard, they may pretend not to remember, but let me remind them ‘Area Fada’ no dey finish. He didn’t need to sing sweet songs to be accepted. He didn’t need to wear ‘agbada’ to beg for titles. He is a movement. He is an institution. He is a warning.

    “So, to all the small minds and timid hearts, you may change the name, but you will never kill the legacy.

    “This name, Charly Boy is carved into the history of Nigeria, written boldly in the streets of Bariga. Etched into the minds of those who still dare to question authority. Legacy isn’t on a signboard, it is in the hearts you changed, the voices you awakened, and the fear you planted in corrupt souls.

    “So, go ahead, change the name, but remember you can’t change the truth. You can’t erase fire. ‘Area Fada’ no dey finish.”

  • Lagos LG poll: Gbajabiamila decries poor voter turn out

    Lagos LG poll: Gbajabiamila decries poor voter turn out

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has decried the low turn out of voters during Saturday’s local government election in Lagos State.

    Gbajabiamila made the observation after casting his vote at his polling unit located at Elizabeth Fowler Primary School, Ward 014 on Mercy Eneli street, Surulere.

    “I am not going to say I am impressed but the turn out is low; but what is more important is the peaceful nature of the election.

    “From what I have seen so far, there is no violence and people are conducting themselves orderly but would have wanted a larger turn out.

    “I am very disappointed to hear that the card reader has technical issues which is like we are not there yet, but almost there.

    “INEC is charged with the responsibility of electoral features, while NCC is charged with the responsibility of making sure our technological is improved with proper infrastructure,” Gbajabiamila said.

  • Lagos LG poll : It was a clean sweep, says Ambode

    Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has said politicians aggrieved by the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the local government election shouldn’t resort to self-help.

    Results released so far has shown that the ruling party won in 20 local government council and 37 local council development areas.

    In a congratulatory message, Ambode said the party’s victory was a confirmation that Lagosians have confidence in the party.

    “It was a clean sweep for all the 57 chairmanship candidates of the APC as they were all declared winner by the Lagos state independent electoral commission (LASIEC) defeating all their rivals in the keenly contested election.

    “This victory for us is nothing more than a confirmation of the trust that Lagosians have placed on the party. In that regard, I like to congratulate our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the landslide victory at the Saturday’s election in all the 57 councils.

    “I particularly note with joy the peaceful conduct of electorate who came out to exercise their franchise in favour of their preferred candidates despite the heavy rain.

    “This is indeed a welcome development and it will go a long way to strengthen our resolve to push ahead with our vision to transform the local government system, being the closest to the people.

    “I am also happy that we are conducting the local government election during my time after almost six years that the election was last held in the state.”

  • Early results: APC wins big in Lagos LG polls

    Early results: APC wins big in Lagos LG polls

    The All Progressives Congress has reportedly won the council election held in all the 20 Local Government Areas and the 37 Local Council Development Areas on Saturday.

    Early results released by the Lagos Television showed that the APC took several LGAs and LCDAs including Ojokoro, Eti Osa, Lagos Island, Badagry Central, Onigbongbo, Odiolowo/Ojuwoye, Ikorodu West, Ejigbo, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Epe, Lagos Island East, Badagry West, Surulere, Ikorodu Central, Ikoyi/Obalende, Agboyi-Ketu, Eredo and others.

    Some of the results from the LGs and LCDAs showed the ruling party winning.
    In Lagos Island, APC polled 14,692 votes to defeat the PDP. In Lagos Island East, APC scored 9,060 votes, while PDP got 1,128 votes. In Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, APC scored 7,112 votes, while PDP got 756. In Eredo LCDA, APC polled 10,910 votes while PDP got 737 votes.
    The victory continued for the ruling party in Epe LG with the APC getting 21401 votes and LP getting 948 votes. APC emerged victorious in Lagos Island East LCDA with 9060 votes while PDP got 1128 votes.
    In Badagry West, APC swept the LCDA with 5300 votes leaving PDP with 935 votes. Similarly, in Ejigbo LCDA, APC won 4876 votes while PDP won 1079 votes. In Ikeja LG, APC got 6191 votes while PDP won 990 votes. APC won Ikorodu West LCDA with 3068 votes while PDP got 555 votes.

    In Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, APC got 10,701 votes, while PDP got 1,759 votes. Other results were being awaited as of the time the paper went to bed.

    The APC had earlier won both the chairmanship and councillorship elections in Ward A6, Polling Unit 033 located in Ogunmodede College, Papa Epe, where the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode voted.

    At the end of counting of the votes cast, the results showed that the APC polled a total of 299 votes for the chairmanship election as against one polled by the Labour Party and zero vote polled respectively by the Peoples’ Democratic Party and Accord Party.

    For the councillorship election in the unit, the APC polled a total of 293 votes as against one polled by Labour Party and zero polled by PDP. In the second polling unit in the ward, APC polled 298 votes for the chairmanship election as against zero vote polled by the PDP and Labour Party.

    Ambode, on Saturday said local government elections would engender participatory governance and revive belief in the electoral process at the third tier of government.

    Ambode noted that the election in Lagos State came six years after the last one was conducted.

    “I am happy that this election is coming at my own time. The whole idea is for us to evolve a process where the citizens come out and believe in a process that is credible. When the people see credible election at the local government level, they will be excited to participate because they know that it is credible, peaceful and without violence. That is what we have been preaching. Lagos is too cosmopolitan for us not to have a credible election.

    “We need to enhance democracy in the country and we can only do it by what we are doing today.”

    He said adequate security measures had been put in place to ensure that voters cast their votes in a peaceful atmosphere and forestall any breakdown of law and order.

    “So far, so good, from the reports I have received from all the other parts of Lagos State, we are pleased with what is going on. I believe strongly that it will be peaceful throughout,” Ambode added.