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UNIBEN students protest 3-week power outage
Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) have protested over a power outage that has been on for over three weeks and counting. The students, who could not bear the resultant hardship from the outage any longer, decided to stage a protest on Wednesday morning by blocking the outbound route of the Lagos-Benin Expressway. They said the stress has been…
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Succour as Ogun Govt set to begin massive roads rehabilitation, reconstruction
The Ogun State Government has embarked on massive rehabilitation and reconstruction of many roads across the state. The rehabilitation, according to the Commissioner for Works, Engr Ade Akinsanya, will be priotised, based on fund availability and the economic viability of those roads. He said that 120 roads, spread across the 20 local governments in the State, were submitted by stakeholders.…
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Ogun to provide succour for affected residents of Igbeba Housing Estate
The Ogun State Government has approved the allocation of 15 housing units from the affordable housing programme in Itanrin, Ijebu-Ode, to the affected residents of Igbegba Housing Estate, whose houses were recently demolished. Fifteen 15 housing units were affected by the recent demolition as the state government intensified its urban regeneration programme. The General Manager, Ogun State Housing Corporation, Mr.…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s issue not part of my discussion with Southeast Governors- Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu was not part of his discussion with the South-East governors in Enugu State on Tuesday. Obasanjo explained that himself and Chief Emeka Anyaoku met with the governors on their own invitation to discuss regional development issues. A statement on Wednesday by Special Assistant on Media to the former…
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VIDEOS! Heavy Rainfall: Commuters face difficulties as flood takes over Lagos roads
Commuters on Wednesday find it hard to move to their destinations as flood took over Lagos roads following heavy rainfall. The heavy rainfall which started at midnight around 3am, caused motorists to spend hours from one destination to another. https://www.westernpost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/VID-20240703-WA0203.mp4 Many who defied the rain and left their homes with the hope of getting to their places of work were…
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Gunmen release 3 Indians, 1 Nigerian abducted along Sagamu-Ilishan expressway
Three Indians and one Nigerian have been released following an abduction by gunmen along the Sagamu/ Ilishan expressway three days ago. It would be recalled that on Monday news broke that about twenty travellers were abducted by unknown gunmen on the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway. The travellers were said to have been ambushed on Sunday, around the Sagamu area command of the…
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Reps member walks out during plenary session, accuses Deputy Speaker of discrimination
The lawmaker representing Bonny/Degema Federal Constituency of Rivers State in the House of Representatives, Cyril Hart (PDP), during plenary session on Tuesday walked out after accusing the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, of ignoring first-timers during debates. Hart said, “I have noticed Mr Speaker, with due respect to you. Each time you preside, you do not give preference…
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Bill to repeal NIMC Act 2007 scales second reading in Senate
A bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2007 has passed the second reading in the Senate. The bill provides for the establishment of a National Identity Database, and the NIMC is charged with the responsibilities for the maintenance of the national database, the registration of individuals, and the issuance of identity credentials. The bill read for…
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BREAKING: Southeast governors to meet Tinubu over release of Nnamdi Kanu, insecurity
The South-East Governors have revealed plan to meet with president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to seek for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO), Nnamdi Kanu. WESTERN POST had reported that the Governors held a crucial meeting in Enugu Government House to discuss issues surrounding affairs of the region. At the end of the meeting, the…
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Niger Deputy Governor loses wife
The wife of Niger State Deputy Governor, Yakubu Garba, Hajiya Zainab Garba, is dead. The deceased was said to have died at a hospital in Minna on Tuesday after a brief illness. Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago in a condolence message through his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, expressed sadness over the death, describing it as a great loss…
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