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LAWMA intensifies enforcement, waste clean-up across Lagos
…agency urges residents to stop patronizing illegal cart pushers By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has intensified its enforcement and clean-up operations across the state to curb indiscriminate waste disposal and promote environmental sustainability. The agency’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, reaffirmed LAWMA’s commitment to keeping Lagos clean, stating that the monitoring and…
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Osun Govt vows to bring perpetrators of Esa-Oke mayhem to justice
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Government has vowed to ensure that justice is served to those responsible for the mayhem that erupted in Esa-Oke town in Obokun Local Government Area of the state. The state government made this promise in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi. Alimi, who described the incident…
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BREAKING: Finally, Meranda retains Lagos Speakership seat
The Speakership crisis rocking in the Lagos State House of Assembly has been finally resolved as the lawmakers stood their ground for Rt (Hon) Mojisola Meranda as their Speaker at the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) meeting . The Meeting which lasted for almost 7hours at the Lagos House, Marina, had in attendence the GAC members and 39 members of the…
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Osun 2026: APC group advocates for Osun West candidate to unseat Governor Adeleke
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun West Crusaders, a group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has declared that only an APC candidate from Osun West can unseat Governor Ademola Adeleke in the 2026 election. Speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Monday, the group’s coordinator, AbdulGafar Blessing, noted that zoning the ticket to Osun West would provide…
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LAWMA urges residents to stop patronizing cart pushers
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has intensified its enforcement and clean-up operations across the state to curb indiscriminate waste disposal and maintain environmental sustainability. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, emphasised LAWMA’s unwavering commitment to keeping Lagos clean, noting that the monitoring and enforcement team had been mobilised to ensure compliance with waste…
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No civil servant is owed salary- Edo govt dismisses rumour
The Edo State Government on Monday, said no worker is owed any salary including that of January 2025. The state government said this while dismissing rumours that some local government workers in the state are being owed salaries due to the purported crisis in the councils. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, described…
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Day Murtala Mohammed shouted at me over Abeokuta as Ogun State capital – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that Ijebu leaders lobbied for Sagamu to be named the capital of Ogun State instead of Abeokuta during the state’s creation in February 1976. Speaking at the Egba Legacy Network Induction Ceremony and Gala Night at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Obasanjo recounted how the late Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed,…
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Oyo inaugurates committee for Alaafin of Oyo’s coronation
The Oyo State Government has inaugurated a committee to oversee the coronation of the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, as preparations for the historic event commence in earnest. In a statement issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the government confirmed that the inaugural meeting of the committee was presided over…
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Four feared dead in Osun as residents, police clash over monarch appointment
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo At least four people were reportedly killed, and several others injured in Esa-Oke, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, following a violent clash between security operatives and residents. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Monday, the spokesperson of Esa-Oke Central Union, Oladiti Awodiran, confirmed the casualties, attributing the crisis to Governor Ademola Adeleke’s appointment of Prince…
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LAMATA engages Local Governments for Purple Line Rail project
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has begun stakeholder engagement meetings as a precursor to scoping activities for the proposed Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Purple Line project. A team from LAMATA visited Ikeja and Agege Local Government Areas as well as Ojodu Local Council Development Authority to initiate discussions with local stakeholders today. The Purple Line will cross…
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