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EDUCASH: Ogun earmarks N3.5bn to pay 150,000 beneficiaries
The Ogun State Government has said N3.5 billion have been earmarked for the ongoing ‘Educash transfer’ programme of the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration. About 100,000 indigent pupils in both public primary and secondary schools, as well as 50,000 students in tertiary institutions across the country, will benefit at the end of the exercise. The state government also disclosed that over…
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Tinubu arrives Lagos for Eid-el-fitr
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, arrived Lagos State ahead of Eid-el-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. His Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, revealed this in videos shared on his X handle on Sunday. Olusegun stated the President was received by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale,…
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LAWMA arrests 2 cart pushers for dumping waste on roadsides
By Adeola Ogunrinde Officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority have arrested two cart pushers for dumping waste along roadsides in FESTAC Town, Amuwo Odofin. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab,, made this known in a post on his X handle on Saturday. He wrote, “LAWMA #Lawma_gov monitoring and enforcement team on morning duty at FESTAC…
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LASG praises Nubi for finishing race in Lagos
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State government has saluted the resilience and”can do” spirit of the Nigerian lady, Ms Pelumi Nubi, who drove solo from London to Lagos. WesternPost reports that Nubi embarked on the journey since January 31st 2024 and arrived Lagos through the Seme border at about ten o’clock this morning. Speaking with newsmen at the National Stadium area…
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FRSC to Nigerians: Don’t blame evil spirits for crashes
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali-Biu, has said that road traffic crashes (RTCs) were not caused by spiritual manipulations or any other form of evil spirits. “The crashes are caused by physical errors; there’s nothing spiritual about them,” Ali-Biu said at the flag-off of the 2024 Sallah mega motor park rally on Saturday in…
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Court sentences internet fraudster in Lagos
Justice C. J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, Mr Solomon Martins to one year imprisonment for romance scam. Martins was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a two-count charge. One of the counts reads: “That you, Solomon Martins on…
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NDLEA nabs drug traffickers, seizes 80 wraps of cocaine ingested
By Innocent Raphael In a series of successful operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recently apprehended drug traffickers and seized significant quantities of illicit substances across various locations in the country. NDLEA Director Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement made public on Sunday. Among the notable arrests was Freeman Charles Ogbonna, who was…
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Corper dies in Ogun lone accident
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) member, Ige Adedayo, serving in Delta State, has reportedly died on Saturday, in a lone accident at Ago Adura area, Itori -Sango expressway in Ogun State Spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the crash in a statement sent to journalists in Abeokuta, adding that the…
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Taraba: Abductors of 2 varsity students demand N50m ransom
Abductors of two students of the Federal University Wukari, Taraba State are demanding a ransom fee of N50 million in exchange for the freedom of the students. This was disclosed by the head of information and protocol unit of the institution, Ashu Agbu. About 90 percent of the students and staff of the institution live outside the school premises as…
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NSCDC repels bandits’ attack on FG grain silo in Katsina
Agro Rangers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Saturday, repelled an attack by suspected bandits on the Federal Government’s grain silo in the Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State. A statement issued on Sunday by the spokesman for the NSCDC, Buhari Hamisu, said the bandits who carried the attack at about 1 a.m., wanted to destroy the…
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