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Oyo Govt launches road rehabilitation to enhance mobility
By Deborah Oladejo The Oyo State Government has launched a major road rehabilitation project in key areas of Ibadan, the state capital, aimed at enhancing transportation infrastructure and improving mobility. According to a statement signed on Friday in Ibadan by the Chairman of the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA), Hon. Busoye Ogunlade, the road projects include Bashorun-Oluwo-Nla Road, Agbowo…
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Kwara to employ 1,800 new senior secondary school teachers
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the recruitment of 1,800 teachers, 100 non-teaching staff, and 200 security guards to enhance educational standards and ensure a safer school environment across the state. The recruitment, spearheaded by the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), focuses on senior secondary schools, particularly in rural areas where there is a shortage of…
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Lagos targets music industry growth to boost detty December success
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture has reaffirmed its commitment to solidifying the state’s position as Africa’s entertainment capital by building on the success of the 2024 edition of “Detty December,” which attracted over 1.2 million fun-seekers from Nigeria and the diaspora. During a courtesy visit by Ghazi Shami, founder of the U.S.-based Empire Distribution, Records, and…
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Lagos Assembly will synergise with Sanwo-Olu for better Lagos- Speaker Meranda
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Mrs.) Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, has said the House would synergise with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ensure the seamless delivery of the dividends of democracy to Lagosians, with focus on transparency, inclusion and good governance. Meranda made the pledge in her inagural speech during the plenary session on Friday. She…
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Lagos Assembly: Elliot, 2 others pledge loyalty to Speaker Meranda
Hon. Desmond Elliot, Hon. Lukmon Olumoh and Hon. Emmanuel Olotu, the three members of the Lagos State House of Assembly who were missing during the impeachment proceedings of the former Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, have pledged their loyalty to the new Speaker of the House, Rt(Hon) Mojisola Meranda. They pledged their loyalty during the plenary session held in the Assembly…
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Lagos Assembly constitutes Selection Committee
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have set up a Selection Committee chaired by the Speaker, Rt (Hon) Mojisola Meranda. The Acting Clerk, Abubakar Taiwo Otun is to serve as the Secretary. Others in the Committee are; Deputy Speaker, Hon Fatai Mojeed, Majority Leader, Hon. Temitope Adedeji, Chief Whip, Hon. Sentoji David, Hon. Aina Musbau, and Hon. Gbolahon…
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Obasa, 2 others absent as Lagos Assembly holds plenary session
The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa and two other lawmakers were conspicuously absent during Friday’s plenary session. others were Hon Nureni Akinsanya ( Mushin 2) and the former Majority Leader, Hon Naheem Adams. It would be recalled that on Friday, the Speaker of the House, Rt (Hon) Mojisola Meranda, announced the new principal…
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BREAKING: Lagos Assembly appoints principal officers
The Lagos State House of Assembly has appointed its principal officers. The members appointed are; Hon Temitope Adedeji (Ifako Ijaiye 1) as Majority Leader, Hon Sanni Babatunde ( Kosofe 1) as Deputy Chief Whip, Hon. Richard Kasumu (Ikeja 2) as Deputy Majority Leader while Hon. David Setonji (Badagry 2) as Chief Whip. Their appointments were made during the plenary session…
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Kingmakers close ranks, pick new monarch for Eruwa town in Oyo
The process of selecting a new Eleruwa of Eruwa in Oyo state took a fresh dimension on Thursday as the kingmakers declared that a new monarch had been selected. This came nearly six years after the Supreme Court removed Oba Samuel Adegbola from the throne. The ruling, delivered in 2019, found Adegbola’s ascension inconsistent with the 1957 Eruwa Chieftaincy Declaration,…
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Tragedy strikes as 29-year-old footballer slumps, dies during match in Osogbo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A 29 year old footballer, Adeyemi Adewale from Ilesa West Football Team lost his life during a football match. It was gathered that the tragedy occured during the Adeleke Memorial Cup finals held at Ataoja School of Science in Osogbo on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Comfirming the tragic incident, the Osun State Police Public Relations Officer,…
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