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  • Lagos APC primary: ‘No rancour between me and Ambode’ – Tinubu

    Lagos APC primary: ‘No rancour between me and Ambode’ – Tinubu

    National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday during the APC governorship primary in Lagos state, said there is no rancour between him and incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.
    TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Tinubu stated this while addressing newsmen after taking part in the exercise at his ward in Alausa, stressing that he considers the reports of a rancour between him and Ambode as an insult.
    “Rancor between us? I will regard that as an insult. I brought Ambode to the people. He was a civil servant under me. He performed very well as a civil servant and when he showed interest in politics after the leadership, we gave him the opportunity. I introduced him to the party. The party accepted him, he became the governor.
    “Now if the party now say they want either a change or they want to reaffirm the governorship through open exercise, and they elect him today, so be it. You will remain relevant as a leader if you submit yourself once in a while to what your people want,” Tinubu said.
    The APC national leader describing the exercise to either change Ambode or reaffirm his governorship, said the massive turnout of APC members across the state is not his making, stressing that members of the party had come out en masse to choose their preferred candidate.
    “It is a democracy day for us. Elections are supposed to be a celebration of democracy and we have tried to show the world and the Nigerians that we are democrats because democracy is present in us.
    “What an open election means is elimination of corruption in any delegate system, transparency in the true sense of it so that the party faithful as you have seen them here- you can’t buy all these people, you cannot.
    “This is the committed commitment to party supremacy. It is even beyond me as a leader. Whatever is happening today, I have to submit myself to the party wishes.
    “This is what they want; they want the opponent. They want to participate… it’s a very difficult process but you’ve seen the people. And we the people is the preamble of every constitution, democratic constitution. And If that is so, people have been given their wish,” he said.
     

  • Lagos APC primary: Hoodlums chase voters away in Abesan

    Lagos APC primary: Hoodlums chase voters away in Abesan

    The voting process of the All Progressives Congress(APC) governorship primary was disrupted for a while at Ward G North, Abesan in Alimosho, as thugs chased away voters.
    The thugs numbering about 15 invaded the Abesan High School, venue of the exercise around 9.45, flogging voters, preventing them from being accredited.
    The motive of the hoodlums as well as their sponsors could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.
    Some policemen at the venue later responded to the situation by arresting some of the hoodlums and restored normalcy.
    However, a large turnout of party members waiting to cast their votes for either Gov.Akinwunmi Ambode or Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu was observed.


     

  • Breaking: Lagos Deputy Governor dumps Ambode

    Breaking: Lagos Deputy Governor dumps Ambode

    Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule on Tuesday abandoned Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to support Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the two-horse race to pick the ticket to represent the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 governorship election.
    Adebule told newsmen at Ward A and D, in Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos where she participated in the governorship primary of the APC, that she would endorse the candidate chosen by the party.
    “The party has chosen a man and it is that man that I will support and follow,” said the deputy governor, who arrived at the ward with some of her aides bearing Sanwo-Olu’s posters and banners.
    At the ward, accreditation started at about 10.36 a. m.as party electoral officials arrived. There was no formal announcement of the results as the accreditation was brief. Many party members at the venue started singing the praises of Sanwo-Olu.
     

  • Lagos APC primary: Sanwoolu denounces amorphous groups

    Lagos APC primary: Sanwoolu denounces amorphous groups

    As the Lagos state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary takes place at various wards in the State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has denounced certain support group speaking for him.
    TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Sanwo-Olu made this known in a statement on Tuesday, stressing that opinions of the support groups does not represent him.
    “It has come to my attention that a group by the name Sanwoolu Support Group has been claiming to speak for me.
    “While I hope to be the governor of all, I denounce the activities of any amorphous groups. Their opinion does not represent me,” he said.
     
    Follow live update of the Lagos APC primary here.
     

  • Lagos APC primary: Ambode, Sanwo-Olu lock horns [Live update]

    Lagos APC primary: Ambode, Sanwo-Olu lock horns [Live update]

    Incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Bola Ahmed Tinubu-favoured Babajide Sanwo-Olu locks horn today to decide who bears the flag of the Lagos state All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 gubernatorial election.
    TheNewsGuru (TNG) brings all the live updates as it happens across the wards in the local government areas of the State.
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  • Lagos APC primary: Tight security at Agbado Oke-Odo

    Lagos APC primary: Tight security at Agbado Oke-Odo

    Security operatives have been positioned at the Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Authority of Lagos State as party members turned out to vote for the APC governorship candidate.
    The APC members trooped into the secretariat at Ekoro Road, as early as 7:00 a.m. to participate in the direct primary election adopted by the party in the state.
    Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode and Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu will lock horns in the election.
    The third aspirant, Mr Femi Hamzat, announced his withdrawal from the race and teamed up with Sanwo-Olu.
    The delegates, who were from the seven wards of the LCDA, were screened by the security operatives before they were allowed into the venue of the election.
    Voting and accreditation have yet to begin as at the time of filing this report.
     

  • Fatalities unknown as petrol tanker fire guts 7 vehicles in Lagos

    A petrol tanker spilled its content along the Lagos-Badagry road between Barracks and Onireke in Ojo Local Government area of Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday causing a fire outbreak that consumed seven vehicles.
    The inferno, which began at about 5.00 a. m, destroyed the contents of a Mack trailer conveying crates of drinks from Intercontinental Breweries.
    The fire gutted a station wagon Peugeot car, one Space bus, a Toyota Hummer jeep, a Mazda bus, a container conveying food products from Delta and an empty Mack trailer
    Mr Ja’faru Anka, a Senior Marshall Inspector of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), told NAN that he arrived at the scene few minutes after the fire started.
    He said that seven vehicles were gutted by the fire, but no life was lost.
    “I arrived at the scene few minutes after 5.o0 a.m. and as you can see, I am working with my team to clear up terrific traffic build up.
    An Army officer at the Ojo Barracks, who preferred to be anonymous, also said that the fire outbreak started by 5.00 a.m, while he was preparing for duty.
    He said that the attention of the fire service was drawn to the situation and some fire fighters were there, but ran out of water.
    He said that they were still expecting more response from the fire service.
    Some residents, who spoke with NAN, bemoaned the state of the road, which they said, had caused more harm than good to users.
    Mr Folorunsho Dada, a resident of Onireke, said that apart from the fire outbreak, the road had caused untold hardship to commuters.
    “Just imagine in front of an Army barracks, there is no access road and this is the situation from the beginning of Alakija and even down to Agbara; this fire outbreak started around 5.00 a. m when that tanker spilled its content on the road and left through another route,” he said.
     

  • Lagos Govt. moves to decongest prisons

    The Lagos State Government is set to bring down the number of inmates awaiting trial in prisons across the State through the implementation of plea bargain aspect of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law.

    Speaking at Ikoyi Prison during a visit to create awareness on the initiative, the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, said the huge population of inmates in prisons across the State was of serious concern to the State Government, adding that there was dire need to implement initiatives such as the plea bargain concept to drastically reduce the figures.

    Kazeem, who was represented by the State’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs. Titilayo Shitta-Bay, specifically encouraged the inmates who are guilty of alleged offences for which they are facing trial to embrace plea bargain and thereby save time as well as serve lesser punishment.

    According to her, “Plea Bargain will help to reduce the punishment for inmates, save public funds and time, and that is the reason why the State Government is purposely using the initiative to also decongest prisons in the State.”

    Giving details on how the initiative works, Shitta-Bay said an applicant for Plea Bargain has to state the reasons for his eligibility and it would then be considered only on merit and based on the seriousness of the offence for which the applicant is being prosecuted.

    Speaking further, she said: “The lawyers would write their recommendations too and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice would consider the facts of the matter and circumstances.”

    In his response, the Comptroller in charge of Ikoyi Prison, DCP Tolu Ogunsakin commended the State Government for the proactive approach in decongesting prisons in the State, just as he advised inmates to make use of the wonderful initiative by the Attorney- General and Commissioner for Justice through the office of Director of Public Prosecutions.

    Addressing the inmates, Ogunsakin said: “You have always been praying for freedom and Lagos State Government has brought you the opportunity to embrace it and confess to the crime that brought you to Prison instead of wasting your time and energy here”.

    Aside Ikoyi Prison, the team also visited Kirikiri Female Prison, Kirikiri Medium Prison and Kirikiri Maximum Prison.

     

  • Pupils develop Made in Ikeja Mobile Games

    Pupils develop Made in Ikeja Mobile Games

    A software development company, Softwareshop Pty Ltd., on Friday said that 16 pupils on a three-month free software development training had to develop computer games and apps for their usage on Android phones.

    The Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Mr Austin Agbakor, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.

    Agbakor said that the 16 pupils were those who had taken advantage of the three-month free training on software by the Computer Village hub (Cvhub), a subsidiary of the softwareshop.

    According to him, the pupils have started designing some games applications which is tagged “Made in Ikeja Games”.

    He said that such an effort by the children would boost their knowledge on Information Communication Technology and make them economically independent.

    Agbakor said the three-month free training for pupils was an effort to meet the target of training 100,000 Nigerians in partnership with Codefest Nigeria, that promotes idea meeting technology to create a unique product for enterprise and community.

    It is a hackathon event, a software coding and application contest where students come together and use technology to transform ideas into reality.

    NAN reports that Cvhub had on Aug. 6, commenced a three-month free training for children on software development, coding, Robotics and so on.

    NAN also reports that at the launch of the Cvhub in Lagos on Aug. 3, Agbakor had said that the training was also to give back to the society.

    According to him, training children well on software development, and providing the right environment will boost Nigeria’s production of software in line with international standards.

    “CVhub starts free training on Aug. 6 at the heart of ICT market in Nigeria,’’ he said.

    He expressed the hope that the beneficiaries would acquire relevant skills at the training.

    “CVhub will make products that can be tagged `made in Ikeja’ during this training through children,” Agbakor said.

    He urged the three tiers of government to invest in capacity building, especially in technology for improved economy.

    A software developer at Codefest Nigeria, Mr Victor Morgan, said that CVhub was looking forward to excelling.

    “CVhub is looking forward to doing great things; we are looking at ideas that are disruptive among the kids. CVhub trains kids to be lords of themselves,” he said.

    He, however, advised that children who have yet to be registered to take advantage of the five days “Games Boot Camp’’ that would commence on Aug. 27 to Sept. 1.

    NAN reports that CVhub, the venue of the training offers training in coding and cloud among others.

     

  • Tinubu, Fashola, Adebule, others offer Eid prayers in Lagos

    The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, has urged Nigerians to eschew all forms of violence ahead of the 2019 general elections.

    Adebule made the call on Tuesday at the Eid-prayers at Dodan Barracks Prayer Ground in Ikoyi, Lagos.

    Among dignitaries who observed the Eid prayers are Chief Bola Tinubu, APC National Leader and Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works, Power and Housing and former governor of Lagos State.

    Adebule said a violence-free election would demonstrate to the world that democracy has come to stay in Nigeria.

    “As another election year approaches, I urge Nigerians to conduct themselves peacefully.

    “I also urge us to pray for a peaceful coexistence, enhanced national security and continued development of our dear state, Lagos, and the country.

    “As we celebrate Sallah, we pray to God for wisdom to choose love instead of hatred, peace instead of violence and progress instead of stagnation.

    “By God’s grace, the future is bright as long as we allow the rule of law and peace to reign in the country, ” she said.

    The deputy governor also admonished Nigerians to pray for good governance and also sustain their support for Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration.

    Also, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, expressed regrets that rather than engage youths meaningfully, politicians had turned them to political thugs.

    Obasa urged Nigerian youths to aspire for political positions rather than allowing themselves being used as thugs to foment violence during and after the elections.

    “If anybody wants to use you, tell such politicians to bring his or her child. Do not allow yourself to be used.

    “My advice to the youths is that you should show interest in politics because you are not too young to run,” he said.

    Obasa promised to continue to promote the business of legislature in the interest of the people.

    In his message, Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, (Lagos East), urged political office holders to keep to their electoral promises for the good of the people.

    In his sermon, Alhaji Sulaimon Abou-Nolla, the Chief Imam of Lagos, who led the prayer, said that participation in election was a civic duty of every adult citizen in a democratic government.

    Abou-Nolla urged every Muslim to get their Permanent Voter Cards to enable to participate in the forthcoming general elections.

    He said: “’You must ensure that you vote. It is a duty and vote for a righteous and just leader that will bring a positive change not corruption for the people.

    “We must also embrace peace and love for one another rather than killing. Life is sacred, do not kill for it is an unjust act.”

    The cleric enjoined Muslims to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice in their daily activities as exemplified by Prophet Mohammed.