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  Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Mrs Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, has warned that delays in passing the Women’s Reserved Seats Bill threaten female representation in 2027 elections. Ambrose gave the warning on Tuesday during the 2026 International Women’s Day celebration held at Alausa, Ikeja, stressing urgency as electoral timelines tighten ahead of party primaries nationwide. She said failure to operationalise the bill before party primaries would limit its impact, preventing it from influencing candidate selection processes and ultimately weakening women’s participation in the forthcoming electoral cycle. According to her, recent adjustments to the election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have further shortened the timeframe required to implement reforms aimed at expanding women’s political participation nationwide. “The time available to operationalise critical proposals that expand participation, espec...

Ticket By Aderonke Ojediran/ Raji Rasqak Lagos, March 31, 2026 (NAN) Political stakeholders from Badagry Division on Tuesday renewed their appeal to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the party’s Lagos State governorship ticket to Badagry ahead of the 2027 elections. They described the request as legitimate, saying that the zoning would promote fairness, justice and inclusion. Leading in the call, a 93-year-old elder statesman, Alhaji Andu Adio, said Badagry had not presented a governorship candidate since the creation of Lagos State in 1967 because the division had not found a candidate in whom the people had absolute trust and confidence. Adio, who in his prime headed the committee on the restructuring of the education sector during the administration of the late Alhaji Lateef Jakande, said the situation had changed with the emergence of Dr Samuel Ajose. According to him, the people of Badagry now believe they have found in Ajose a credible, competent and s...

  Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says the gaming industry has the potential to become a major driver of employment, investment and public revenue across Africa if properly regulated and responsibly managed. Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday at the 3rd edition of the 2026 African Gaming Expo held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos , with the theme: “Africa’s Gaming Market: Frontier to Prominence.” Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, the governor said Africa’s gaming sector was moving from a fragmented and informal space into a structured and globally competitive ecosystem driven by policy, innovation and investment. He said the sector, which once operated at the margins of the formal economy, was now witnessing deliberate transformation across the continent. “Not long ago, the gaming sector across much of Africa existed largely at the edges of the formal economy, fragmented, loosely structured and often misunderstood. “Today, what w...

 The families of Mr and Mrs Olajide Mobolaji of Ogun State and Mr and Mrs Tony Edike of Kogi State have announced the forthcoming wedding ceremony of their children, Miss Olaide Esther Mobolaji and Mr Precious Edike . The wedding is scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Ontec Event Center , Abiola Way, Abeokuta , Ogun State. Miss Mobolaji, daughter of Mr and Mrs Olajide Mobolaji, will be joined in holy matrimony with Mr Edike, son of Mr and Mrs Tony Edike, in what promises to be a colourful gathering of family members, friends and well-wishers. Although both the bride and groom currently reside in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom , the families have chosen Abeokuta as the venue for the solemnisation of the union. The announcement has attracted goodwill messages from relatives, associates and friends of both families ahead of the ceremony. The bride’s father, Mr Olajide Bolaji Mobolaji, is a notable figure in Nigeria’s golfing community .  He is the Technical D...

  Re-election   A member of the  House of Representatives , Dr Adesola Adedayo , has projected that President Bola Tinubu will record a landslide victory across the South-West in the 2027 presidential election . Adedayo, who represents Apapa Federal Constituency of Lagos State, on Tuesday said that the region was already being strategically mobilised to ensure a clean sweep of votes for Tinubu in the January 2027 poll. The lawmaker, elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), spoke ahead of the party’s South-West zonal congress scheduled to hold in Lagos on Wednesday. Adedayo, who is also the Vice Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions, said the various Political Action Committees (PACs) working for the president’s re-election had intensified grassroots mobilisation, especially in rural communities. According to him, the committees are complementing the efforts of the APC by taking the Renewed Hope message directly...

  Ramadan   Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Muslims to sustain the virtues of discipline, humility and generosity imbibed during Ramadan for continued peace, unity and prosperity in the state.   Sanwo-Olu said this on Saturday at the Eid-el-Fitr celebration organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs , at Lagos House, Ikeja. The programme has the theme “ Living Every Second of Life for the Hereafter .” The governor was represented at the event by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin . He said that Eid-el-Fitr was not only a celebration marking the successful completion of fasting, but also a reminder of the enduring values taught during Ramadan. “Today, we gather in gratitude to Almighty Allah for granting us the strength and grace to complete the holy month of Ramadan, a period of sacrifice, reflection, charity and renewed devotion. “Eid-el-Fitr is also a powerful reminder that Ramadan teaches us compassio...