Kosofe Reporters

  It was fun at the Police Barracks Stadium in Ikorodu on Sunday as the 1st Tokunbo Abiru Lagos East Gold Cup came to an exciting end.  The tough road to the final saw Oladunjoye FC of Ikorodu facing Destiny Boys as the last two in the male category of the competition. An impressive Destiny Boys, however, carried the day by defeating their opponent by three goals to nothing with the team's energetic striker scoring a hattrick. The final was played under the watchful eyes of thousands of electrified spectators who trooped in from different parts of the Senatorial district to watch what they described as a first of its kind from a political aspirant.                                                     The final also had in attendance top leaders of the All Progressives Party from the Senatorial district and beyond.  Earlier in the day, the final of female category was also played with Victory Queens of Elepe emerging champions after defeating their opponents by a lone goal.  The cham

    No fewer than 58 opposition political parties have endorsed the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tokunbo Abiru, for the by-election holding in Lagos East District on Saturday. They also endorsed the APC candidate for the House of Assembly by-election in Kosofe Constituency 11, following their resolution at an endorsement ceremony held at Ogudu, Lagos suburb. The parties under the umbrella of ‘The Coalition of Political Parties in Lagos State (COPPILS)’ urged Lagosians to vote for the two flagbearers. The two seats became vacant, following the demise of Senator Bayo Osinowo and Tunde Braimoh. The political parties and associations include the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Action Alliance (AA), Peoples Republican Party( PRP), New Nigeria Peoples Party(NNPP), Alliance for Democracy (AD), AGA, MMN and NPN. Others are DPC, GPN, RPN, AGAP, UPN, APP, NPC, ASD, MAJA, PF, GDPN, PPP, CSP, ACPN and Green Party. The Convener, Akinola Obadia, told rep

      The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State appealed to eligible voters to come out in their large numbers for the upcoming by-elections on Saturday. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Sam Olumekun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that the appeal became necessary in view of the voter apathy which usually characterized mid-season elections in the country He assured that adequate security arrangement had been put in place to ensure the safety of the electorate. According to him, voter apathy has become a great concern of the commission during elections and urged people to come out en masse to choose their representatives. Olumekun said: “Our readiness in Lagos State to conduct yet another credible bye-elections cannot be doubted. We have the total support of all stakeholders for security. “The Commissioner of Police and his counterparts in other security agencies have assured us of adequate deployment of me

    *Sanni Okanlawon (Okla), Aigoro charge Stakeholders to deliver bloc votes                                  The chances of the All Progressives Congress Lagos East Senatorial Candidate Mr. Tokunbo Abiru of winning the forthcoming by-election has received a strong boost as key stakeholders in Kosofe Local Government Area have pledged to support and vote for the former Managing Director of Polaris Bank on December 5 th rescheduled Senatorial by-election.                                    The stakeholders comprising of Leaders of Transport workers, Artisans, Youth, Women, Traders, CDC/CDA, Muslim and Christian clergy made the pledge on Thursday, November 26 when they converged at Galaxy Events centre, Ojota to meet with the APC Lagos East Senatorial Candidate.                                                 In keen anticipation of the arrival of the former Group Managing Director of First Bank to the Local Government, the ornate banquet hall of the Galaxy Events Cen