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PHOTO NEWS: Sanwo-Olu receives South Africa’s Julius Malema on courtesy visit
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday received Mr. Julius Malema, President of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), on a courtesy visit at Lagos House, Marina. Malema, who is on a visit to Nigeria, was warmly welcomed by the governor and top government officials. Discussions during the visit focused on strengthening bilateral ties between Lagos and South Africa, particularly…
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LASG targets $1bn income from SMEs, graduates 253 trade ambassadors
By Adeola Ogunrinde – The Lagos State Government is projecting an additional $1 billion annual income from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) following the graduation of 253 participants from the Lagos State Export Readiness Training Programme (LASERP). Of the graduates, 20 have been selected to represent Lagos and showcase Made-in-Lagos products at the 2025 Intra-African Trade Fair in Algiers this…
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Lagos partners France to enhance cultural leadership, host exhibition
The Lagos State Government is strengthening its global cultural influence through new international partnerships, following high-level talks between the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and officials of the French Embassy and Consulate in Ikoyi. The meeting, held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, was led by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, alongside top ministry officials.…
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Adeleke hails Tinubu, NSA over arrest of Ansaru terrorists
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has commended President Bola Tinubu, the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and all the security chiefs over the recent arrest of leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group. In a statement on Saturday signed by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor described the development as a major advancement in…
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Sunday Igboho visits Ile-Ife, apologises to Ooni over past comments
Secures monarch’s support to get off security watchlist By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has apologised to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, for uncomplimentary remarks he made against the monarch in the past. Igboho, who tendered the apology on Saturday during a visit to the…
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Afa Okeagbe marks the first coronation anniversary of Ajana
By Boye Oyeyemi – The ancient town of Afa Okeagbe in Ondo State was agog on Saturday as indigenes at home and abroad gathered to celebrate the first coronation anniversary of the Ajana of Afa Okeagbe, Oba Mofolorunso Adegboyega Arasanyin. Speaking at the event, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, represented by the Commissioner for Water Resources, Elder Ayodele Samson Akande, congratulated the…
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Oluremi Tinubu cautions Ondo women against selling empowerment tools
By Boye Oyeyemi – The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged women in Ondo State who benefited from her empowerment scheme not to sell the items distributed to them for quick financial gains. Through her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), the First Lady empowered 500 women across the 18 local government areas of the state with deep freezers, maxi gas…
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Lagos to earn N387bn annually from leather hub named after Oluremi Tinubu
By Adeola Ogunrinde – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday announced that Lagos State will earn about $250 million, an equivalent of N387.5 billion, annually from the newly unveiled Oluremi Tinubu Industrial Leather Hub in Matori, Mushin. At the commissioning, Sanwo-Olu said the hub would transform hides and skins into world-class footwear, garments, and accessories branded “Made in Lagos, Made in…
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Lagos Wastewater Office seals buildings for discharging sewage into public drains
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) has sealed two residential buildings in different parts of the state for illegally discharging raw sewage into public drains, causing pollution and endangering public health. The affected properties are located at 11 Victoria Onipede Street, Abule Egba, and 2 Tunde Fisayo Street, Lekki, Eti-Osa. Officials said the buildings were deliberately releasing untreated wastewater…
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Sanwo-Olu’s CSO harasses journalists at Lagos empowerment event
By Adeola Ogunrinde Kunle Fagbemi, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has come under fire for verbally harassing members of the governor’s press crew during an official event held at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Saturday.The incident occurred during a high-profile empowerment programme organized by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President…
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