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Sanwo-Olu appoints nephew to head Diaspora agency
By Adeola Ogunrinde The governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed his nephew, Jermaine Sanwo-Olu as Director General of the Lagos State Diappora Agency. The agency was newly created to be a full fledged Disappora Office. Jermaine who was some months ago appointed Senior Special Assistant to his Uncle, Governor Sanwo-Olu, on Disapora Affairs, would be the pioneer…
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Four injure in Lagos gas explosion
Three adults and a 4-year-old girl, Faridat Shittu sustained a high degree of burns during gas explosion that occured on Sunday at 1, Odubanwo Street. Off Olaniyi Street, Gbinrinmi in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area of Lagos state. WesternPost gathered that the explosion emanated from a Cooking gas used in the house of the victims. It was also gathered that…
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BREAKING: Lagos Police hands over rescued baby to parents, launches intense manhunt on buyer
The Lagos Police Command has handed over to the parents a baby rescued by the police from the family’s maid who absconded. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement posted few minutes ago on his X handle, said that due to the intense manhunt and pressure from the police, the buyer in the early hours of Monday…
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President’s death: Obasanjo condoles with Namibian President over death of Geingob
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday condoled with the new President of Namibia, Nangolo Mbumba and people of the country, following the death of immediate past President Hage Geingob. Geingob, 82, died early on Sunday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek. The Media Assistant to Obasanjo, Kehinde Akinyemi…
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Gunmen reduce ransom for queen, relative of murdered Koro king to N40m
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Gunmen, who killed Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in the Ekiti local government area of Kwara state and kidnapped his wife and other person last Thursday night have reduced N100m ransom placed on the abducted victims. It was gathered on Sunday that the gunmen had reached out to the monarch’s family at the weekend for…
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BREAKING: Fire razes Lagos sawmill, destroys goods worth millions of naira
A raging fire gutted a sawmill located at Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, Awori busstop area of Abule Egba on sunday afternoon. It was gathered that the fire began around 3:40pm and that the personnel of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service came to the scene at about 4:20pm to quench it. According to an eyewitness, the fire burnt most of the…
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Police arrest two with 70 cartons of expired Cyproheptadine Caplets in Lagos
The Lagos Police Command has arrested two suspects, Augustine Egemoye and Innocent Eremosele with seventy cartons of expired feed fine cyproheptadine caplets 4g in Okokomaiko area of Ojo local government. The suspects were said to be arrested when transporting the expired drugs from Okokomaiko to Alaba market. Confirming the arrest, the Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a…
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APC wins Surulere federal constituency 1 bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fuad Laguda, as winner of the Surulere Federal Constituency 1 bye-Election after polling the highest votes during the exercise. Laguda, a former APC chairman in the Surulere Local Government replaces Femi Gbajabiamila, who resigned after his appointment as the Chief of Staff to President Bola…
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Truck Crushes Man To Death At Mile 12
A yet-to-be-identified man has been crushed to death by a truck driver at Mile 12 Market along Ikorodu Road in Lagos State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, said the driver of the containerised truck with number plate LSR 901 XV lost…
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Ijebu Ode agog as Awujale installs Olor’oogun Sonny Kuku as Ogbeni Oja of Ijebuland
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta History was made on Saturday as the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona installed the accomplished physician and Co-founder of EKO Hospital, Olor’oogun (Dr) Sonny Folorunsho Kuku as the 4th Ogbeni Oja of Ijebuland. The ceremony was also marked alongside Dr Kuku’s 80th birthday. The Endocrinologist and Pro-Chancellor, University of Benin succeeded his late uncle…
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