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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled Damilola Sonayon‑James, 40, as the running mate to governorship candidate Obafemi Hamzat for the 2027 Lagos State election. Sonayon‑James serves as the state deputy woman leader of the APC. Cornelius Ojelabi, Lagos APC chairman, said her emergence...

The Digest: Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has won the All Progressives Congress governorship primary, polling 657,917 votes out of 657,974 cast. His sole challenger, Lanre Jim‑Kamal, received one vote; another aspirant, Samuel Ajose, withdrew before the exercise. The primary was...

The Digest: A Lagos State governorship aspirant for the 2027 election, Samuel Ajose, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress governorship race ahead of the party’s primary and declared support for Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat. Ajose described the decision as difficult but necessary...

The Digest: The Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) is experiencing internal strain following coordinated endorsements backing Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's preferred successor for the 2027 governorship election. After Sanwo-Olu's endorsement on April...

The Digest: Dr Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has withdrawn from the 2027 Lagos governorship race under the All Progressives Congress (APC). His decision comes days after President Bola Tinubu endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the party's consensus candidate. Jandor...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has formally endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Lagos State. The endorsement was made during a meeting with the Lagos Governance Advisory Council (GAC) led by...

President Bola Tinubu has endorsed Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election, reinforcing political alignment within the state's ruling structure. The endorsement in Abuja on Wednesday followed the...

Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has promised to serve Lagosians with integrity, focus, and purpose if he emerges as governor in 2027. Speaking after receiving an endorsement from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday, Hamzat said on his X handle that he remains committed to building...

The Digest: Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has pledged to serve Lagosians with "integrity, focus and a clear sense of purpose" if elected as the next governor, following Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's endorsement of his 2027 ambition. Sanwo-Olu described Hamzat as the "best man for the job" and...

Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, is likely to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives for Agege Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, dropping his earlier ambition to become governor. According to sources within the APC, the plan changed after...

The Digest: Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has endorsed his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, as his successor for the 2027 governorship election. During a meeting with party leaders at the governor's office in Alausa, Sanwo-Olu prayed for Hamzat and raised his hand in a symbolic gesture that...