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Sanwo-Olu upgrades citizens mediation centre to bureau
….appoints Aderinsola Olanrewaju as Pioneer Permanent Secretary The Lagos State Citizens Mediation Centre (CMC) has been upgraded from a Directorate to a full-fledged Agency. The Directorate has been renamed Citizens’ Mediation Bureau (CMB) and will now be headed by a Permanent Secretary. According to an official Circular issued and signed by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Olabode Agoro,…
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FG approves temporal closure of Ibadan airport for upgrade
By Adejayan Gbenga The federal government has approved the temporary closure of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State, for facility upgrades. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by Obiageli Orah, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The statement explained that the closure was necessary to enhance…
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Okpebholo signs 2025 Edo State Electricity bill into law
The Governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo has signed the Edo State Electricity Bill 2025 into law. The legislation repealed the Edo State Electricity Law 2022 and established a structured framework for intra-state electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and regulation, setting the stage for a more reliable and investor-friendly power sector in the state. The new law was in line…
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Osun communal clash: Oyetola seeks urgent intervention to restore peace
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Former Osun State Governor and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called on traditional rulers, community leaders, and other stakeholders to take urgent action to reconcile the warring communities of Ifon-Osun and Ilobu in Osun State. Oyetola stressed the importance of dialogue and negotiation in resolving the crisis, warning that communal clashes only…
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Ogun-Oshun River Basin Authority seeks end to wastage of water resource
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority, Engr Adedeji Ashiru on Saturday called on Nigerians to stop water resources wastage to enhance sustainability. He made the call during a roadshow which kicked off from the OORBDA head office, Abeokuta was designed to mark the 2025 World Water Day with the theme “Glacier Preservation” The…
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Ifon-Ilobu crisis: Osun Govt debunks old video of communal clash
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Government has dismissed an old video of a communal conflict circulating on social media, describing it as misleading and aimed at creating a false sense of insecurity in the state. Governor Ademola Adeleke, in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, urged the public to disregard the footage, emphasizing that his administration…
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Appointment of Eleruwa of Eruwa constitutional – Ruling house insists
By Adejayan Gbenga The Olurin Royal Family of the Akalako Ruling House in Eruwa, Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo State, has reaffirmed that the installation of Oba Samuel Adegbola, Ajobo Olurin I, as the Eleruwa of Eruwa was done in accordance with constitutional provisions. The ruling house emphasized that the selection of the monarch was a joint decision…
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Farmer, herder hospitalised after clash in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga A 20-year-old herder, Salau Isiaka, and a 25-year-old farmer, Akinkunmi Tiamiyu, have been hospitalised following a violent clash in Oyo. The incident, which occurred on Friday at Ilowa-Gbade Village in Atiba Local Government Area, stemmed from a dispute over grazing rights. WESTERN POST gathered that the altercation began when Isiaka took his cattle to graze on Tiamiyu’s…
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Osun LG crisis: NULGE faction urges workers to resume work Monday
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A faction of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Osun State has called on all local government workers in the state to resume work immediately. The group condemned the shutdown of local government services, describing it as irresponsible and detrimental to the public. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Saturday, members of the Association…
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Ilobu community seeks FG’s intervention in Osun communal clash that left 30 dead
Following the communal clash in the Ilobu community of Osun State on Friday, the people of the area have appealed to the federal government to help them defend their town. A statement signed by Pastor Olufemi Salako, the National President of Ilobu Descendants Union, described how hired mercenaries from Ifon-Osun and Erin-Osun communities attacked Ilobu, leaving over 30 persons dead…
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