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Olubadan-designate Ladoja calls for restoration of Ibadan’s heritage homes
By Adejayan Gbenga – Olubadan-elect, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has called for the revival of Ibadan’s historic homes, urging Mogajis (compound heads) to make their ancestral compounds habitable again. Speaking at his Bodija residence when hundreds of Mogajis paid him a congratulatory visit over the weekend, the former Oyo State governor noted that many traditional homes have been abandoned as their…
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Ladoja cautions Ibadan chiefs, vows no tolerance for insecurity
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has declared that Mogajis (family heads) and Baales (village heads) will henceforth be held accountable for any security breaches in their respective domains. Ladoja gave the warning at the weekend while hosting scores of Mogajis and Baales at his Bodija residence in Ibadan. In a statement signed on Sunday by…
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LASG trains BRT drivers on road safety
Lagos State Safety Commission (LSC) in conjunction with Lagos Bus Service Limited (LBSL) has organized a comprehensive training programme for drivers of the Lagos Bus Service Limited (LBSL), popularly known as BRT Captains. The training themed “The Mind Behind the Wheel” focused on improving drivers’ knowledge of road safety practices, emergency response, and accident-prevention mechanisms. Declaring the programme open, the…
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Badagry LG equips councillors with required knowledge, skills for impactful service delivery
The Councillors of Badagry Local Government have ended a three-day capacity-building retreat convened by the Council Chairman, Babatunde Hunpe. Themed “Legislative Process and Procedures: Giving the Best to the Grassroots,” the retreat was conceived as part of ongoing efforts to equip councillors with the knowledge, skills, and strategies required for impactful service delivery across their wards. It was also to deepen…
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We’re not closing Bola Ige Int’l Market – Oyo Govt
Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State Government has dismissed reports claiming that the Bola Ige International Business Complex, Gbagi, Ibadan, would be shut down on Monday. The Commissioner for Investment, Trade, Cooperatives and Industry, Hon. Adeniyi Adebisi, in a statement on Sunday, described the report as “false and mischievous,” urging traders and the public to disregard it. He assured that…
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Yoruba elders call for truce in Ooni–Alaafin dispute
The Yoruba Leaders of Thought (Egbe Ilosiwaju Yoruba) have appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, to end their public rift, warning that the feud risks undermining Yoruba unity. Tensions resurfaced last week after the Alaafin faulted the Ooni’s decision to confer a chieftaincy title on businessman Dotun Sanusi, sparking…
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Every Yoruba kingdom has roots in Ile-Ife, not Oyo, says Osi-Ekiti monarch
Amidst the ongoing debate generated by the supremacy battle between the Alaafin of Oyo and the Ooni of Ife, the Olosi of Osi-Ekiti, Oba Stephen Alabi, has said every Yoruba kingdom has traced its history to Ile-Ife. The traditional ruler asserts that between the Ooni of Ife and the Alaafin of Oyo, there should be no dispute regarding the designation…
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LASTMA inducts media practitioners as “Traffic Mayors”
In advancing orderly transportation ecosystem, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), has inducted media practitioners as “Traffic Mayors”. A statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, said the endeavour was designed to fortify and complement the relentless exertions of LASTMA officers in the formidable yet indispensable enterprise of ensuring traffic order,…
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Oyebamiji hails ex-Osun speaker at 53, calls him rare gift to humanity
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, has congratulated the immediate past Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, on his 53rd birthday anniversary. He described him as “an enigma and a rare gift to…
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Isese Day, a reaffirmation of Yoruba identity, indigenous values- Bonu
The lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Solomon Bonu, has said the Isese Day is not only a celebration but also a reaffirmation of yoruba identity and indigenous values. Bonu who chairs the House Committee on Tourism, Arts and Culture, described Isese Day as a cultural and religious festival that honours and preserves…
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