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LASG constitutes cyber security advisory board
By Adeola Ogunrinde In a bid to mitigate cyber security risks to its systems, assets, and data, the Lagos State government has set up a Cybersecurity Advisory Board to facilitate the design, implementation, and management of an effective cyber security programme. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made this known on Monday in a statement made…
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BREAKING: JAMB releases 2024 UTME results
By Innocent Raphael The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the announcement regarding the release of the UTME results during a press conference held at the board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, on Monday. According to statistics from the board, a mammoth 1.94…
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BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap father, son in Ondo
A student of the Nigerian Navy Secondary School in Imeri, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Jethro Onose, and his father, Maliki, have been kidnapped close to the Edo/Ondo State boundary. The incident was made public by an ondo state-based social media influencer, Yemi Fasipe, on his X account earlier on Monday. The father was taking his son, an…
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Lagos: Motorists hike transport fare as queue lingers at filling stations
By Innocent Raphael Motorists in Lagos have hiked their transportation fares following the current fuel scarcity experience in the State. WesternPost reports that the fuel scarcity continues to bedevil motorists and commuters in Nigeria as citizens expressed shock and worry at the situation. Speaking to WesternPost’s Correspondent in Lagos on Monday, some commuters decried the sudden increase in the cost…
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KWSG Taskforce raids filling stations, warns against hoarding
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara State Government Task Force on Monday raided some filling stations within the Ilorin metropolis, cautioning them against hoarding of fuel. The Taskforce headed by the Chief of Staff to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Prince Abdulkabir, said the state government needed to carry out the raid because of the needless hardship the hoarding imposed on the masses. The…
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Court awards N30m in damages against blogger Linda Ikeji
By Innocent Raphael A Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun has ordered popular Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji to pay a sum of N30 million as general damages to the Neo Black Movement (NBM) of Africa for a libelous publication. The presiding judge, Justice Roli Daibo-Harriman, also directed Ikeji to cover the litigation costs with an additional sum of N300,000.…
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All what I said about Sanwo-Olu’s CoS mere hearsay not verified- Gani Adams
The Aare OnaKakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has said all what he said about the Chief of Staff to Lagos Governor, Mr Tayo Ayinde were mere hearsay and not verified. Adams who made this known in a recent interview with The Sun, said that it was part of a private discussion with one of his friend’s brothers in…
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BREAKING: Obaseki increases minimum wage to N70,000
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state. Obaseki revealed this while commissioning the new Labour House in Edo state on Monday. According to him, the new wage comes into effect on May 1st, 2024. This is as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) battles the Federal Government over increasing…
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Prince Harry, Meghan set to visit Nigeria – DHQ announces
By Innocent Raphael The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced a forthcoming visit of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, to Nigeria in May 2024. The disclosure was made via a press statement by the DHQ on Sunday, signed by Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau. According to the statement, the royal couple’s visit…
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BREAKING: Aiyedatiwa receives APC certificate of return
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November Ondo Governorship Election, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa will on Monday April 29 receive his certificate of return from the party, WesternPost gathered. WesternPost had reported that Aiyedatiwa was declared winner of the April 20 APC governorship primary election by the Governor Usman Ododo-led 7-man primary election committee The presentation…
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