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Insecurity: Ogun to begin documentation of foreign workers
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday announced a series of strengthened security measures aimed at safeguarding the state amid rising cases of banditry, terrorism, and other violent crimes across Nigeria. Speaking to journalists in Iperu after a high-level security meeting, the governor said the state will immediately begin documenting all undocumented foreign nationals working with multinational companies operating…
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South West governors pledge enhanced security, regional development at Ibadan meeting
The South West Governors’ Forum, comprising the governors of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo States, has announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening security, boosting economic development, and promoting regional cooperation. The meeting took place on Monday at the Governor’s Office Secretariat in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a communique released after the meeting, the forum commended President…
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Jakande, Adefuye grieve Osiyemi’s passing, celebrate his impact
The Chairmen of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA and Yaba Local Council Development Area, Hon. Seyi Jakande and Hon. Bayo Adefuye, have expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Prince Bayo Osiyemi, former Special Adviser on Chieftaincy Affairs to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The two council bosses conveyed their condolences in separate statements personally signed on Monday. In his tribute, Jakande described…
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Ilorin-born Muhammadul-Awwal named Al-Azhar’s best graduating student
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Muhammadul-Awwal Babatunde, a 27-year-old Ilorin-born scholar and alumnus of Darul-Kitab Wa Sunnah College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Gaa-Akanbi, has been named the best graduating student of Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. Darul-Kitab Wa Sunnah College, founded nearly three decades ago by the Ubandoma of Ilorin Emirate, Sheikh Dr Abdulkadir As-Salman Oba Sholagberu—also an Imam and…
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Governor Makinde presents N891.9bn 2026 budget to Oyo Assembly
By Adejayan Gbenga – Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday presented a budget estimate of N891.9 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to the Oyo State House of Assembly. The budget, tagged ‘Budget of Economic Expansion’, aims to strengthen the state’s transition into a production-led economy. The proposed estimate stands at N891,985,074,480.79, making it one of the largest in the state’s…
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Lagos unveils 3-year plan to strengthen citizens’ engagement with government
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to deepen citizens’ participation in governance with the unveiling of its three-year Strategic Plan and Communication Strategy (2025–2027). The documents were presented on Monday in Lagos by the Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement (OPL&CE). The Special Adviser to the Governor on Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Dr Afolabi Abiodun, said the…
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Nigeria needs solutions-driven power policy, says Alaafin of Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has called for a comprehensive and solutions-driven national power policy to tackle Nigeria’s longstanding electricity problems. The monarch made the call on Monday during the commissioning of a 500KVA transformer donated to the Ojongbodu community in Oyo West Local Government Area by the family of…
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JUST IN: South-West governors hold security meeting in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga – Governors of the South-West region are currently meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to deliberate on the security situation across the zone. Those in attendance include Governor Seyi Makinde (Oyo), who is hosting the meeting; Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo); and Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti). Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke is represented…
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Lagos Assembly begins scrutiny of 2024 Auditor-General’s report, summons MDAs
The Committee on Public Accounts (State) of the Lagos State House of Assembly has begun deliberations on the 2024 Auditor-General’s Report examining the financial activities of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Kehinde Joseph, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists at the Assembly Complex in Alausa, Ikeja. Joseph explained that the review aligns with the…
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Court dismisses Okengwu’s suit on Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway for lack of merit
A Federal High Court has struck out a suit filed by Mrs Stella Ifeoma Okengwu, Chief Executive Officer of Winhomes Global Services Limited, over claims that the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway encroached on a purported residential development in Okun Ajah, Lagos. Mrs Okengwu had alleged that the highway route was diverted into land belonging to her company, thereby jeopardising an investment…
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