Politics

I was accused of alliance with the Igbos against the Yoruba – Jimi Agbaje

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

Lagos – The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate in the 2019 General Elections, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has debunked allegations that he was a mole of the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the polls. He said on Wednesday in Lagos that all the allegations against him during

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Lagos PDP guber candidate, Agbaje, picks running mate

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2018 0

The governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, on Thursday announced Mrs Haleemat Busari as his running mate for 2019 gubernatorial election. Director of Media and Publicity of Jimi Agbaje Campaign Organisation (JACO), Felix Oboagwina, said that the choice of Busari, a lawyer, followed comprehensive consultations with

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Agbaje, Ambode’s 2015 toughest rival joins Lagos Guber race

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2018 0

Mr Jimi Agbaje, the 2015 Lagos State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday ended speculations about his re-run bid, saying he was back in the race. Agbaje made the confirmation via a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. “It is true that initially I did not […]

Politics

Agbaje mourns Ekwueme, says Nigeria lost a principled, honest politician

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2017 0

Frontline national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has mourned the passage of Nigeria’s Second Republic Vice President, Dr Alex Ifeanyinchukwu Ekwueme GCON, saying, the country had lost a most dignified, erudite, principled and honest politician. Agbaje, in a statement issued in Lagos by his Director of Media and Publicity,

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Tribunal Grants Agbaje Leave to Inspect Election Materials

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2015 0

The tribunal on the governorship election has commenced sitting in Lagos State and granted leave to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Jimi Agbaje, to inspect all polling documents and devices used for the April 11, 2015 election in the state. Tribunal chairman, Justice SylvanusOriji, granted the prayer of the petitioner, while ruling […]

Entertainment Society

What Is up with Jimi Agbaje's Pharmacy? 

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

He recently just contested the Lagos State gubernatorial elections under the banner of PDP for which he lost to Akinwunmi Ambode of APC. The trained pharmacist who is also a brother to Segun Agbaje, the managing director of Guaranty Trust bank runs a chain of pharmacies aptly called JK pharmacies. However, the subject of discourse […]

Opinion

Hard Talk for Ambode

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2015 0

Talk is cheap. Blackmail is cheaper in Nigeria than a sachet of pure water. Whether Ambode is a candidate of Tinubu, or Oba of Lagos or even from somewhere in the remotest part of Ilaje-Ondo is not my cup of tea, the question is that is he qualified to lead a state whose governance has […]

Politics

I Will Guarantee Lagosians Right to Information – Jimi Agbaje

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje has pledged to ensure Lagosians unfettered right to information if elected in tomorrow’s election. In an electronic mail he said to Daily Times, he said: “The Freedom of Information Bill is an Act that gives every citizen a legal right of […]

Headlines Interviews Politics

Obanikoro: Agbaje Won’t Be Anybody’s Lackey

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2015 0

Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro in this interview with Deputy Political Editor, JONATHAN EZE, explains that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Saturday’s election in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje has an edge over his opponent and that his support for him is total. Excerpts:   How do you feel about the President’s loss at […]

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Jimi Agbaje’s Camp Expresses Doubts over Use of Card Readers

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

  Few days to the conduct of the governorship and state assembly polls across the country, the Director-General of the Jimi Agbaje Campaign Organisation, Mr. Ramon Owokoniran, has voiced his doubts with regards to the reliability of INEC’s card readers for the April 11 governorship and State Assembly polls. Mr Owokoniran was speaking on Tuesday […]

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Akiolu under Fire over Igbo Comment

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

Anger and disbelief spread round the country and beyond on Monday over a statement credited to the paramount ruler of Lagos State, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, that Igbo residents in his domain should vote for his preferred Governorship candidate or face dire consequences. Clarifying the comment, the palace on Monday said that the monarch was quoted […]

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Lagos PDP Chieftain Urges Vote for Agbaje

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Chief Ibrahim Babatunde Olorogun-Etti, on Monday, described the PDP gubernatorial candidate in the state, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, as a charismatic leader with a strong moral belief of how things should be. “Mr. Jimi Agbaje is the perfect person for the governorship job. He will […]

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Oba of Lagos' Audio Threat Speech Against Ibos in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2015 0

  “On Saturday, if anyone of you goes against Ambode, whom I picked, that is your end. If it does not happen within seven days, just know that I am a bastard and it is not my father who gave birth to me. “By the grace of God, I am the owner of Lagos for […]

Opinion

2015: What I Heard in Lagos Last Week

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2015 0

I was in Lagos last week. I had left Abuja with a 1pm First Nation Airline flight that was de­layed for about 30 minutes and arrived in Lagos some minutes to 3pm. Since I started travelling by air, last week Sunday’s flight to Lagos was my worst experience. The aircraft was just in trouble from […]

Politics

Court Strikes Out Suit Against Obanikoro

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2015 0

Justice Kazeem Alogba of a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, on Thursday, strikes out a suit meant to bar Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, from contesting for any electoral office in Nigeria. Sen. Obanikoro was recently appointed the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs II by President Goodluck Jonathan. The suit, which was filed by three […]

Entertainment News

President Jonathan to separate Nollywood from Ministry of Information

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2015 0

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has promised to separate the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood from the Ministry of Information if voted for in the coming general election. The President said this during the question and answer session at the Showbiz Interactive forum held with the movie practitioners on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at the Convention Center […]

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Senate Confirms Musiliu Obanikoro As Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2015 0

  Despite the fierce opposition from lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ministerial screening of a former minister of state for defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro, the senate on Wednesday screened and endorsed Obanikoro for a ministerial position. Obanikoro was asked to take the customary “bow” – a preferential treatment for former senators […]