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OSOPADEC denies EFCC probe of chairman
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) has denied reports that its chairman, Prince Olabiyi Poroye, is under financial investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement issued on Wednesday in Akure, Poroye described such reports as misleading, clarifying that the EFCC’s invitation had nothing to do with him personally…
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Sanwo-Olu slashes Lagos Blue Line fares to celebrate 2nd anniversary
By Adeola Ogunrinde – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a 50 percent reduction in fares on the Lagos Blue Line Mass Transit to commemorate its second year of operation. The governor, who made the announcement on his official X handle on Wednesday, said the fare cut will take effect on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Sanwo-Olu expressed pride in…
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Lagos Assembly holds annual constituency stakeholders meeting Thursday
All is set for the 10th Constituency Stakeholders meeting organized by the Lagos State House of Assembly. The engagement scheduled to hold on Thursday, September 4, 2025, is part of an ongoing initiative that has fostered community engagement and transparency since its inception. First launched by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa in 2015, the initiative has…
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I’ll be fulfilled if Ibadan State is created — Ladoja
By Adejayan Gbenga – Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has said that the creation of Ibadan State would be the greatest fulfilment of his life and reign. Speaking at his Bodija residence on Tuesday while receiving Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the former Oyo State governor noted that the demand for Ibadan State was long overdue, stressing that the city’s…
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Adeleke visits Olubadan-designate Ladoja, pledges support for coronation
By Adejayan Gbenga – Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday paid a congratulatory visit to the Olubadan-designate, Oba Adewolu Ladoja, at his Ibadan residence ahead of his official coronation scheduled for September 26, 2025. Governor Adeleke, while congratulating the monarch, described Ladoja’s ascension to the throne of Ibadanland as “well-deserved and historic.” He assured that the Osun government…
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Irewolede CDA empowers residents with vocational skills in Lagos
The executives of Irewolede Community Development Area (CDA) in Igbogbo Baiyeku LCDA of Lagos State, have trained some residents of the area in various vocational skills ranging from Hairdressing, Barbing, Head gear tieing, Photography, Soap making, Tie and Dye. The empowerment programmes which was held for one month, was designed to mark the anniversary of the first tenure of 2-year…
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Lagos youth swimmers shine, sweep 19 golds at National Games
Team Lagos’ under-15 athletes have delivered a historic performance at the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, Delta State, winning an impressive 19 gold and four silver medals to assert their dominance in the swimming events. Speaking on the achievement, Director-General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Lekan Fatodu, said the results reflect Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s unwavering commitment…
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Osun CP urges warring communities to end land dispute
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Commissioner of Police in Osun State, CP Ibrahim Gotan, has appealed to warring communities in Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas of the state to embrace peace and allow development to thrive. Gotan made the appeal during an on-the-spot assessment visit to stakeholders in Erin-Osun, Ilobu, and Ifon-Osun, which have been locked in a…
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Ekiti agribusiness initiatives delivering early results, says commissioner
The Ekiti State Government has announced significant progress in its agribusiness development drive, as young farmers under the administration’s agricultural programmes begin to record impressive harvests. Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Ebenezer Boluwade, disclosed this on Tuesday after receiving a video of the first pepper harvest from a youth farmer participating in the Ekiti Urban Farming Initiative at…
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Sanwo-Olu donates 1,700 tools to entrepreneurs in Lagos
By Adeola Ogunrinde – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to breaking barriers and dismantling discrimination in order to create an environment where women can flourish. He made this remark during the second phase of the 2025 Micro Enterprise Support Initiative (MESI), organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) at the Blue…
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