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Kwara: Oro community warns monarch against using title of Oloro
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Oro Community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has issued a warning to the recently installed traditional ruler, Oba Joel Olaniyi Oyatoye Titiloye, against using the titles Oloro of Oro, Oloro of Oro Land, or Oloro of Oro Kingdom. The warning was conveyed in a statement jointly signed by the Baale of Oro,…
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Tinubu urges peaceful Ondo governorship election
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has called for peace and decorum as Ondo State prepares for its off-cycle governorship election. Addressing political stakeholders and voters, the President emphasized the need to uphold democratic principles and ensure a process free from fear or intimidation, both before and after the polls. In a statement released on Friday by his Special Adviser…
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Sanwo-Olu, UNICEF, experts urge modern parenting for boy child development
Aiming to promote modern parenting strategies for the boy child, the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, joined UNICEF Country Representative Cristian Munduate and various experts at the 2024 Lagos Boy Child Initiative Parenting Seminar. The event focused on equipping parents and guardians with tools to raise emotionally intelligent, empathetic, and resilient boys who can thrive in…
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Embrace constructive criticism for national growth, Kwara House Leader urges journalists
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The House Leader of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Barrister Oba Abdulkadir Magaji, has called on journalists nationwide to engage in constructive criticism of government policies to foster national growth, promote unity, and support sustainable development. Speaking at a seminar organized by the Sobi FM chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in collaboration…
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LG Poll: Ogun declares Friday work-free day
The Ogun State Government has declared Friday, November 15, a work-free day for both civil and public servants in the state. This was contained in a circular signed by the Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, on Thursday. According to the circular, the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun approved the work-free day to enable civil and public servants to…
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World Diabetes Day: Lagos partners Health Matters Inc. for free screenings, awareness walk
…reaffirms commitment to public health and diabetes prevention In honor of World Diabetes Day, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the non-governmental organization Health Matters Incorporated, hosted a Global Diabetes Walk and free diabetes screening exercise at the Lagos State Government Secretariat in Alausa. Public servants and other participants joined in a symbolic walk through the Secretariat…
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Ogun’s 250-bed specialist hospital to start operations 2025, says Gov. Abiodun
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that the 250-bed hospital abandoned by the previous administration, located at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, would be partially opened in March 2025, while full operations would begin in June of the same year. Governor Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday at the handing over of the hospital to Viewpoint Health Management Services Limited and Pan…
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LG Poll: Ogun declares Friday work-free day
The Ogun State Government has declared Friday, November 15, a work-free day for both civil and public servants in the state. This was contained in a circular signed by the Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, on Thursday. According to the circular, the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun approved the work-free day to enable civil and public servants to…
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Q2 2024: Road accident claims 316 in South-west States, says NBS
The National Breau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday revealed that road accidents claimed 316 passengers in South Western region of Nigeria in second quarter (Q2) of 2024. The South West states include: Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti. Bureau in its latest road transport data for Q2 2024 disclosed that South West states witnessed 2019 road accident causalities that…
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DROMI founder urges patience with President Tinubu’s administration
…distributes palliatives to 250 women in Osun By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Dr. Rhoda Makinde, the founder of the Dr. Rhoda Makinde Initiative (DROMI) and wife of Abiola Makinde, a House of Representatives member representing Ondo East/West Federal Constituency, has called on Nigerians to remain patient with President Bola Tinubu’s administration. She voiced confidence that Tinubu’s leadership would steer Nigeria toward…
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