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Democratic Peoples’ Alliance (DPA) has asked the Lagos State Government to institute an independent panel of enquiry, and ensure the Commissioner of Police respects the rights of 24 people arrested over the disturbance that broke out in the Egbeda area of Lagos after police shot dead a commercial bus driver.
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There is an air of uncertainty over who will be the flag bearer of the Action Congress (AC) in Lagos State, come 2011. The party is yet to decide who will represent it in the coming general election. However, some political observers still believe that Governor Babatunde Fashola should complete his second term, due to the marvellous projects he has embarked upon in Lagos State since he came into office. (more…)
Lagos State Opposition party, the Democratic Peoples’ Alliance (DPA) has charged private refuse disposal operators with gross irresponsibility and asked the Lagos State Government and the Lagos State House of Assembly to bar them from dragging Lagosians to court over unpaid garbage bills. (more…)
NIGERIA is to review all bilateral agreements with other countries to enable the country derive maximum benefits from the existing 376 agreements/ instruments.
Minister of Information and Communication, Prof. Dora Akunyili said the agreements to be reviewed or renegotiated, include all joint commissions, bilateral cooperation instruments, and memoranda of understanding. (more…)
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Ahead of an impeding ban by FIFA, the President of the country’s Football Federation, Sani Lulu Abdullahi has been impeached along with first Vice President Amanze Uchegbulam and Technical Committee Chairman Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi.
Nine of the 13 members of the NFF Executive Committee, met and voted to impeach the leadership of the soccer house, sacked last week by President Goodluck Jonathan. (more…)
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has agreed to visit Nigeria for seven days to educate Nigerian coaches on modern tricks of the round leather game and the best way to identify hidden talents in the country
This was the outcome of his meeting with Nigerian officials on Thursday at the Redisson Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg.
Wenger met with the Nigerian representatives led by the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Alhaji Ibrahim Bio.
Others at the meeting were the Director-General of the NSC, Patrick Ekeji, and a former skipper of the Super Eagles, Austin Okocha.
After the meeting, Ekeji told our correspondent that the deliberations went well with Wenger.
Ekeji said, “Wenger is passionate about Nigerian football and he believes we can do better in the future if we work towards that.
“He has agreed to be with us to give our coaches useful tips to help our young players.
Football development is vital and we just have to embrace it.
“We know that Wenger is a coach that grooms young players and that is what we are looking at in Nigeria at the moment.”
Wenger however urged Bio to contact the management of Arsenal for a convenient time that will be fixed for the programme.
“The meeting was okay and I believe we can work it out soon,” he said.
Democratic Peoples’ Alliance (DPA) has thrown its weight behind Lagos State’s initiative of organising remedial classes for secondary school leaving candidates. The party however urged the government to also pay urgent attention to the dearth of school facilities.
Describing the government’s move as commendable, DPA said it was a fitting response to students’ cry for help. (more…)
Democratic Peoples’ Alliance (DPA) has asked the Lagos State Government to free those it is detaining in detention facilities throughout the state in the spirit of Christmas and New Year.
The party also demanded the freeing of all seized vehicles and business implements, like commercial motorcycles and buses, confiscated by the government and its agencies. (more…)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured the Democratic Peoples’ Alliance (DPA) that the ongoing voters registration exercise would not be compromised.
The Commission gave the assurance at a meeting it held with leaders of Lagos DPA at their party secretariat in Jibowu area of Yaba Lagos. (more…)
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