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Abiodun tasks religious leaders on peaceful co-existence
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has urged religious leaders to ensure peaceful co-existence among the adherents of different religions in the state. The governor gave the admonition on Sunday during the turbaning and installation ceremony of the new Chief Imam of Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state, Sheikh Quasim Badejo, at the playground of the Orimolusi…
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LP Crisis: Focus on governance rather than party politics- Abure warns Otti
The Labour Party leadership warned Governor Alex Otti of Abia State to focus on governance and cease interfering in the administration of the party. The party gave the warning through its National Chairman of the LP, Julius Abure, in Abuja. Abure lamented that it was bad enough for the party to endure criticism and persecution from those seeking to tear…
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LASEPA seals off businesses, religious institutions for violating environmental laws
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed off several businesses and religious institutions in Ojo area, for falling to adhere to environmental regulations. This is coming as the agency intensified its enforcement actions against establishments violating the State Environmental Laws of 2017. The affected establishments included churches, hotels, bars, an event centre, and a recycling company, all found…
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Gunmen kill Lagos Monarch’s son
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Demola, the first son of Ojomu of Ajiran land, Tijani Akinloye. The killing which took place on Monday along Chevron Drive, Lekki area of Lagos State created an atmosphere of fear in the community following which the area became deserted. A notice by the management of an estate in the…
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BREAKING: NFF appoints Bruno Labbadia as Super Eagles Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, as Super Eagles coach. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said in the early hours of Tuesday, “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to appoint Mr. Bruno Labbadia as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect.”Born…
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BREAKING: Train crushes man to death in Lagos
A yet-to-be- identified man on Monday evening crushed to death by an oncoming train along the railway line opposite the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Response Base in Cappa axis of Lagos State. The deceased was said to be walking along the railway when the train hit him at about 6pm. Confirming the incident, the Head, Public Affairs Unit of…
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BREAKING: Tinubu appoints new Directors-General of NIA, DSS
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Directors-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). This was contained in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity on Monday. Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed is the new Director-General of the NIA. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi is the…
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Agribusiness: Olubadan charges Belgian Govt to invest in Ibadan
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has charged the Belgian government to invest in Ibadan’s arable land for agricultural production. Olakulehin gave the charge while playing host to the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, Pieter Leenknegt at the new ultramodern Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, in Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday. Olakulehin, who spoke through the Otun Balogun of Ibadanland, Tajudeen…
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Police confirm arrest of 97 Shiites, commence manhunt for others
The Nigerian Police Force has arrested 97 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), commonly known as the Shi’ite group, for prosecution, following the clash with the group in Abuja on Sunday. A statement issued on Monday by the Spokesperson for the Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi, said that the killing of police officers in the line of duty…
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Looming danger of docile political opposition-By Salihu Lukman
It has become necessary to draw the attention of opposition political leaders in the country that the current care-free or unserious disposition could produce the disastrous outcome whereby Nigerians may be unable to change the government of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Opposition political leaders is being used loosely to refer mainly to Alh. Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Peter…
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