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BREAKING: Ekweremadu’s wife returns to Nigeria after serving jail term in UK
Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria after completing her six years jail term in United Kingdom.. Beatrice who arrived on Tuesday was involved in a case with her husband, Senator Ekweremadu and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obete regarding organ harvesting. The case drew significant International attention and Senator Ekweremadu was…
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LSMTL GM, Abdul charges staff on diligent service delivery
The General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory Agency (LSMTL), Engr. Olayinka Abdul has charged personnel of the agency to diligent service delivery in carrying out the mandate of the agency on materials tests processes. Speaking at the first official prayer session with members of staff, Engr. Abdul implored the staff to focus their energy towards enhanced service…
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Ogun, Osun, Oyo recruit more Amotekun personnel to flush out bandits in Southwest forests
Ogun, Osun and Oyo states have begun moves to flush out bandits operating in forests in the Southwestern Nigeria as they recruit no fewer than 2000 Amotekun Corps personnel. According to PUNCH report, more men would soon be recruited to strengthen the South-West Security Network and enhance its operations against bandits, kidnappers and other hoodlums hibernating in South-West forests and…
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LASG urges CDAs, CDCs to safeguard government projects
Lagos State Government has urged members of Community Development Associations (CDA) and members of the Community Development Advisory Council (CDC) to safeguard government projects in their communities by taking ownership of these projects. Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Rural Development, Nurudeen Agbaje, gave the charge in his keynote address delivered at a leadership training in Ikeja. He disclosed…
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LASG unveils ‘Lagos Creative Vault’ to empower youths
Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Tourism, under the Special Adviser on Culture, Arts, and Tourism, Hon. Idris Aregbe, has unveiled the “Lagos Creative Vault” initiative. The groundbreaking three-day training program was designed to equip 200 participants with cutting-edge skills in creative industries, empowering them to transform their talents into sustainable businesses. According to the government, the program offers…
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Court orders final forfeiture of property in Lagos
Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of a property, a u-shaped two-storey building in Lagos, to the federal Government of Nigeria.The property is situated in the premises of a private school in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. EFCC made this known in a post on its…
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Obi implores FG to prioritize production in addressing hunger, insecurity
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on the federal government to prioritize production to address hunger and insecurity in the country. Obi made the call when he paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Gusau and the people Of Zamfara State in Gusau on Monday. He decried the way the…
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3 dead, 19 rescued as boat capsizes in Rivers
Two male adults and a young girl have lost their lives in a boat accident in Rivers. The three passengers drowned following the capsizing of their boat which was travelling from Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital to Bonny Island. Nineteen of the passengers were also rescued. Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirming the incident to…
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Ogun completes process of 100 hectares of land allocated to Nigeria Navy for Naval base
The governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday said his administration has completed the formalities of allocating about 100 hectares of land at Ode-Omi in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state for the purpose of citing a Naval Base and Dockyard. Abiodun said the state government has waived all fees and charges, which amounted to several…
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How 2025 budget would pave way for development – Ogun finance commissioner
Ogun State Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser, Dapo Okubadejo has explained how the 2025 budget of N1.05trn would set the State in the path of development and prosperity. Okubadejo stated this during the highlights and breakdown of the 2025 budget tagged “Budget of Hope And Prosperity”, held at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He said the increase in the 2025 budget…
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