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Senegal’s political crisis: Tinubu cancels trip to Dakar for undisclosed reasons
…to attend AU Heads of State meeting in Addis Ababa Friday President Bola Tinubu has canceled his one-day trip to Dakar, presidency sources informed WesternPost. The trip which was initially billed for today (Monday) was canceled at the last minute for an undisclosed reasons. Sources disclosed that the trip would hold at a later date. WesternPost had reported that Tinubu…
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Iwo monarch declares man wanted, places N50,000 bounty on suspect
Iwo monarch declares mThe Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdur-Rasheed Akanbi has declared one Lateef Hassan of Belio compound, Iwo wanted over unlawful activities. A statement personally signed by the monarch, said he placed a bounty of N50,000 on the said runaway suspect. The monarch disclosed that the suspect has been causing unrest in some parts of the town recently and…
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Police nab leader of one chance robbery syndicate in Lagos
The Lagos Police Command on Monday arrested Ndubisi George, leader of a one-chance robbery syndicate operating within Itire, Aguda, Cele and Surulere. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on his X handle, said that a grey Toyota Camry was recovered from George, adding that efforts were on to arrest other members of the syndicate. Hundeyin said…
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BREAKING: Lagos Nurses protest against new verification guidelines
Nigerian Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Lagos chapter, on Monday, protested against the federal government’s new verification certification guideline. WesternPost reports that the new guideline was released by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The nurses described the new guideline as an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue career opportunities,…
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One injured in Ikate Elegushi fire incident
One injured as fire engulfed several makeshift structures in the Ikate-Elegushi area of Lagos State. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the occurrence of the inferno in a statement issued on Monday, following the incident that transpired Sunday night. “One male adult injured and treated by LASAMBUS and in stable condition,” she said,…
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Ogun hosts 18th National Council on transportation
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State Government will be hosting the 18th edition of the National Council on Transportation from Tuesday, 13 February, to Friday, 16 February, 2024. The meeting, to be hosted by Governor Dapo Abiodun, will have in attendance Commissioners in charge of Transportation in the 36 states and the FCT, their permanent secretaries, Transport Secretaries, Director…
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WaterWays: Blue economy gets its blueprint from Lagos- LAGFERRY MD
The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos State Ferry Services ( LAGFERRY), Hon. AbdoulBaq Ladi Balogun, has said the blue economy sector gets its blueprint from Lagos. Balogun stated that Lagos has meticulously developed the blue economy over the years, adding that the blueprint was contained in the Strategic Transport Master Plan (STMP) created in 2002 by President Bola Tinubu when he…
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EXCLUSIVE : Tinubu to undertake one-day trip to Dakar Monday over Senegal’s political crisis
By Ibidapo Balogun President Bola Tinubu is to undertake a one-day trip to Senegal on Monday to meet with President Macky Sall over that country’s political issues, official sources have told Western Post. The sources said barring any last-minute change, President Tinubu, who is also the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, will be in that country…
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Lagos Island residents celebrate Ademola Lookman ahead AFCON final
The people of Adeniji Adele in Lagos Island, have started celebrating their son, Ademola Lookman, ahead of the final match between the Super Eagles and the Elephants of Ivory Coast today. Sharing a video on his X handle on Sunday, February 11, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on new media, Jubril Gawat, wrote: “Meanwhile,…
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Abiodun expresses shock over tragic death of Wigwe, wife, son, Ogunbanjo
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has described as tragic the death of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe in a helicopter crash in the United States of America. Wigwe, his wife, son, and three others, including Abimbola Ogunbanjo, former chairman of NGX Group Plc, died when their…
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