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Jamoh bows out of NIMASA, hands over to Ofordile
The tenure of Dr Bashir Jamoh as the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has come to an end on Sunday 10th of March 2024. Even though the Presidency seems undecided yet on who to succeed him, reliable sources informed WesternPost that Jamoh would be handing over to the Executive Director in charge of Finance and…
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Lagos Politics: PDP leaders who worked against party are no more our members- Adediran
The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, Olajide Adediran (Jandor), has said that the leaders of the party who supported another candidate during the last elections have ceased to be members of the party. Adediran made this known when he hosted members of his campaign team to a ‘thank you’ ceremony and a state…
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Wigwe funeral: Akpabio’s comments insensitive- Peterside slams
A business tycoon and former Chairman of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Atedo Peterside, has slammed the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio over comments made at the Herbert Wigwe family funeral in Portharcourt, Rivers State. Peterside, in a post on his X handle, said that Akpabio was self-centred and totally insensitive to have lamented that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party…
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After years of barreness, sexagenarian gives birth in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka and Innocent Raphael A 68-year-old woman, Alhaja Kehinde Sofiat Adekunle, after years of marriage and childlessness, has given birth to a baby boy at a private hospital in the Olomore housing estate area of Ogun State. Disclosing the extra ordinary and seemingly wonderful event to our corespondent, Hon. Kafayat Afolake, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in…
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Blackout as Sabouteurs vandalise Shiroro-Katampe 330KV transmission line
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were on Sunday thrown into darkness as sabouteurs vandalised the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that the vandalism of the transmission line makes it the fifth of such incident within February and March. The incident happened at 9am on Sunday. “Following initial investigations, TCN engineers…
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9 injured in Ogun gas explosion
Nine persons injured in a gas explosion that occurred at Phoenix Metal Company in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. Spokesperson for Ogun State Police Command, SP Omotola Odutola confirmed the development. “According to an eyewitness account, the blast explosion was attributed to a cylinder explosion that happened at the melting point area, affecting nine staff members who…
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LP Chairmanship: Apapa seeks redress in Supreme Court
Lamidi Apapa of the Labour Party (LP) has appealed the March 6, 2024 of the Court Of Appeal in Abuja which affirmed Julius Abure as the Chairman of the party. A spokesman for the Apapa group within the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, at a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State, on Sunday, said Apapa has approached the Supreme Court…
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Increase in wages won’t solve Nigeria’s economic problem – Adebayo
Innocent Raphael The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the 2023 general elections, Adewole Adebayo has said that increasing the wage of workers would likely have little impact on the economy of Nigeria and living condition of workers. Adebayo stated this in a press briefing in Abuja on the backdrop of growing agitation by the Nigeria Labour…
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Lady commits suicide, jumps off boat in Lagos
Innocent Raphael A lady identified as Nimotalahi Ishola has died, after allegedly jumping off a boat in transit in Lagos . Police sources have revealed Ishola had boarded the boat from Isuti jet in Igando, alongside eleven other passengers heading to Totowu in Ogun state. Rendering an eyewitness account, the captain of the boat, revealed that Ishola had taken off…
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Folorunsho Alakija, husband separate after 30years
Nigeria’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija, and her husband of 30 years, Modupe Alakija, have parted ways. The mother of four and the businessman allegedly no longer live together in their matrimonial home in highbrow Ikoyi, Lagos. They were alleged to have been having frequent squabbles which allegedly necessitated the wealthy woman to demand utmost privacy in her home. Her husband…
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