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2023 Kaduna PDP deputy governorship candidate joins ADC
The 2023 deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna State, John Ayuba, has resigned from the party and joined the African Democratic Congress. Ayuba in a formal resignation letter addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman of Ungwan Gaiya Ward in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of the state. He cited mismanagement and lack of direction at the…
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PHOTOS: Lagos APC members protest alleged planned imposition of LG appointees
…call for the removal of Ojelabi as State Chairman Thousands of members of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) have staged a peaceful protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday over alleged planned imposition of appointees at the 57 local governments and LCDAs. The protesters alleged the State Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi of maladministration, calling for his…
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Lagos urges stronger collaboration among stakeholders in tackling rising drowning incidents
Lagos State Government has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to tackle the alarming rise in drowning incidents across the state. The State’s Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Olugbenga Oyerinde, made the call during the event marking the 2025 World Drowning Prevention Day, in Lagos. The event organized by the Lagos State Safety Commission and drew participation from…
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Amotekun, So-Safe nab suspected criminal in Ogun
The Ogun State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), in collaboration with the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps), has arrested a suspected notorious criminal, Usman Abdullahi, alias A.K. According to a statement in Abeokuta by the Deputy Corps Commander, Ogun State Security Network (Amotekun Corps), Col. Tajudeen Bakare (rtd), the suspect was nabbed in a joint…
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LASG orders psychiatric evaluation for 18 traffic offenders
In a strategic effort to curb the menace of one-way traffic violations in Lagos, the Lagos State Government has directed the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to ensure that 18 motorists apprehended for brazenly driving against traffic flow undergo mandatory psychiatric evaluation. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department,…
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NDLEA nabs Chinese businessman, 80yrs old grandma, seizes colorado in moimoi sachets
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Chinese businessman, Liang Tak You, and an 80-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Grace Ekpeme, during a nationwide operation that uncovered consignments of Colorado— a synthetic cannabis strain—stuffed in moimoi sachets, and Canadian Loud concealed in imported canned food items. A statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in Abuja,…
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LAGESC nabs suspected vendor of adulterated yam flour
Operatives of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) have apprehended a woman suspected of selling adulterated yam flour, locally known as ‘Elubo’, in the Ajelogo area of Lagos State. The arrest, which occurred on Friday, was prompted by a formal complaint from the Elubo Sellers Association in the Maidan area, who raised concerns about unwholesome products infiltrating the market. Acting…
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Leave our party- Ekiti PDP tells Fayose
The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has called on the former governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, to leave rather than continue publicly ridiculing the party. Fayose, while appearing on a Channels Television programme on Friday, said the PDP in Ekiti State and the country is dead, has lost its soul, and would never win…
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Fake news constitutes institutional burden on Nigeria’s public service, says Olaopa
Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has said the fake news ecosystem constitutes another layer of institutional burden that aggravates the predicament of public administration in postcolonial Nigeria. Olaopa who made this assertion in his paper tittled “Disinformation as Threat to the Civil Service Function in Post-Truth World”, said that when disinformation and misinformation…
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Tinubu congratulates Super Falcons on WAFCON victory
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Super Falcons of Nigeria on their victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, securing their record 10th continental title. A statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga said “The Super Falcons’ spectacular performance tonight in Rabat, coming from behind to…
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