Tinubu’s feudalisation of Lagos State politics
Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has been thrown under the bus. He will not serve a second term in office not because the people of Lagos state rejected him in an election but because his godfather, Bola Tinubu, pulled the plug on his re-election bid. When somebody dies, Christians often say, quoting Job 1: 21, that “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away”. Well, in Lagos state politics, Tinubu gives and Tinubu takes away! He is the god of Lagos state politics, the lord of the Lagos Manor!
Tinubu has final say on next Lagos gov —APC
LAGOS—GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode’s prospects of returning as governor of Lagos State were yesterday hanging on the cliff with all major political players in the state pointing at the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for direction.
Lagos on edge as Tinubu rallies forces against Ambode
LAGOS and indeed, much of the entire South-West was on tenterhooks yesterday as political permutations against a second term for Governor Akinwunmi Ambode reached a crescendo with the unravelling of the governor’s political base.
PDP tasks EFCC to arrest Tinubu over tax evasion allegation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prove the strength of its integrity by investigating and prosecuting the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over allegations of tax fraud.
I can’t insult Osogbo people, says Tinubu
The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Tuesday distanced self from a statement credited to him that Osogbo people do not have his kind of money.
ANA patrons’ night to host Oba Akiolu, Tinubu, others
Ahead of the grand 37th International Convention of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA to be hosted by Lagos chapter in October, the chapter is set to host patrons’ night to honour distinguished persons for their contribution to the organisation.
