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 the last general election were political gimmicks employed […]
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 leaders […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]