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INTERVIEW: Oúnjẹ Èkó Phase 2 to include educational institutions, says Lagos Agric Commissioner
Abisola Olusanya is the Commissioner for Agriculture in Lagos State. Recently, she hosted the Commissioners of Agriculture of all the six South-west States to a meeting, coordinated by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN Commission). In this exclusive interview with Adeola Ogunrinde, she spoke on the first and second phase of the Ounje Eko initiative to cushion the effects…
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Profile of the new DSS Director-General, Mr Adeola Ajayi
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, appointed Mr Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, (MON) as the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). Mr Ajayi is a crack senior operative who has delivered on many sensitive operations and paid his dues to head the DSS. A thoroughbred and versatile Intelligence Officer, Mr Ajayi joined the Service in 1990 as a cadet officer.…
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Meet the new Director-General of NIA, Ambassador Mohammed
President Bola Tinubu on Monday, approved the appointment of new a Director-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). He is Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, announced Ambassador Mohammed’s appointment. Here is what we know about the new NIA DG. Ambassador Mohammed is a graduate of Bayero University, Kano. He joined the NIA…
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President Tinubu welcomes NBS Report showing continued economic growth – Presidency
KUNLE SANNI President Tinubu has welcomed the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the state of the economy, as the country’s Gross National Product (GDP) posted another growth, the Presidency has said. According to a statement Monday, issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu expressed his approval of the…
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Oyo Police arrests man (70 years) for allegedly defiling 5-year-old
The Oyo State Police Command has said, it arrested a 70-year-old man, (name witheld) for allegedly defiling a 5-year-old girl. The police did not give details of the circumstances surrounding the alleged offence, but said the suspect will be arraigned in court. “This 70yrs old Suspect was arrested in connection with the defilement of a minor (5yrs). He will be…
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Our greatest regrets as sex workers – Nigerian girls speak on sordid past
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo In the shadows of society, thousands of women are trapped in the vicious cycle of commercial sex work, living lives, marked by exploitation, abuse, and desperation. But amidst the darkness, there are glimmers of hope. Meet two women who escaped the clutches of prostitution, thanks to the transformative work of the Blossom Girls Outreach Foundation, an…
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The rise and rise of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, on Friday, took the oath of office as the new Acting Chief Justice of the Federation. She becomes the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria and the second woman to hold the highest judicial office in the country. Here, WESTERN POST chronicles her rise from a Senior Magistrate to the pinnacle of the legal profession, the…
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Singer, Aduke Gold buried in Lagos (Photos)
The remains of Nigerian gospel singer, Aduke Ajayi, popularly known as Aduke Gold, was today, interred in Lagos. Aduke Gold died on August 12 at the University College Hospital in Ibadan. Her brother, Aderounmu, had disclosed that she had passed away from cervical cancer. He also declared that her funeral would be at the Lagos African Church on College Road…
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Renewed Hope Strategy is reviving Nigeria’s economy, Bagudu asserts
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has expressed confidence in the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu to turnaround Nigeria’s economy, affirming that the strategy is yielding positive results. Senator Bagudu spoke Wednesday at the National Economic Dialogue on ‘Nigeria’s Economic Future: 25 Years of Democracy and Beyond,’ organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit…
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