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Ogun to benefit as world’s largest protein producer invests $2.5bn in Nigeria
Ogun State, Nigeria’s top investment destination, is set to reap huge benefits as the largest protein producer in the world as JBS of Brazil, has indicated interest in investing $2.5bn in the livestock subsector of Nigeria’s economy. The Controlling Shareholder of the company, Mr. Wesley Batista, gave this indication when officials of his firm, led by the Controlling Shareholder of…
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Industrial Court orders reinstatement of sacked Lagos Assembly clerk, Onafeko
The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the reinstatement of the sacked Lagos Assembly Clerk, Olalekan Onafeko, sacking the acting clerk of the House, Ottun Babatunde. The order follows an ex parte application to the court made by Onafeko through his counsel, Yusuf Nurudeen, in a case he filed against the Lagos State Government, Lagos State Civil Service…
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APC berates Governor Makinde over comment on political crisis in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde over his remarks on the ongoing political impasse in Osun. Makinde, who attended the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected council chairmen in Osun, advised the APC to seek legal redress rather than resorting to self-help. However, the Osun APC,…
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APC condemns Osun LG election, accuses Adeleke of disregarding court order
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly criticized Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, for conducting what it described as an illegal and unconstitutional local government election on Saturday, February 22, 2025. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC accused Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of wantonly disregarding a valid and subsisting Court…
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Gov Adeleke warns new council chairmen, councillors against secretariat showdown
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has advised newly inaugurated local government chairmen and councillors to stay away from their respective council secretariats due to an ongoing dispute over their occupancy. WESTERN POST reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had earlier directed its reinstated local government chairmen and councillors to resume at their various secretariats on…
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EXCLUSIVE: Akande, Osoba, others intervene in Lagos Assembly crisis
…Meranda may step down for Setonji as Speaker By Innocent Raphael A truce appears to be taking shape in the crisis that has engulfed the Lagos State House of Assembly following the removal of Speaker Mudasiru Obasa. Western Post has learnt that former APC National Chairman and ex-Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande; former Ogun State Governor, Aremo Olusegun Osoba;…
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Osun APC directs reinstated council chairmen, councillors to resume Monday
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has urged its reinstated local government chairmen and councillors to ignore fake reports circulating on social media that they should not resume work on Monday. In a statement signed by its Director of Media and Information, Chief Kola Olabisi, the party clarified that no such directive had been…
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LASG to begin public display of draft Ibeju-Lekki model city plan
The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Physical Planning, is set to commence the display and public inspection of the Draft Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan (2024-2044). The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, who made this known recently, said that the essence of the public inspection of the draft Model City Plan was to make…
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Group tasks Osun Govt on transparency, accountability
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Development Watch Network (DWN), a non-governmental organization, has urged the Osun State Government to prioritize transparency and accountability in public finance governance, open governance, and climate change mainstreaming. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of DWN’s one-day Annual Planning Retreat, signed by its Executive Director, Lameed Gafar. The NGO noted that…
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Ogun: Man drowns while attempting to retrieve phone from well
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 31-year-old man, Sunday Jimoh, who drowned while trying to retrieve a phone from a well in Oja-Odan, Yewa North Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Sunday by CSP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer, the incident occurred at around 10:00 a.m. on February 22. It…
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