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Oyo 2025 budget now ₦984bn as Assembly passes supplementary bill
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed a ₦299.8 billion supplementary budget, bringing the total size of the 2025 budget to ₦984 billion. The approval followed Thursday’s plenary session, during which Chairman of the House Committee on Budget, Finance and Appropriation, Hon. Sunkanmi Babalola (Egbeda Constituency), explained that the additional funding was needed to cover…
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Okpebholo flags off emergency palliative work on FG roads
….Vows to end kidnapping in Edo The governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo has flagged off emergency palliative works on Federal Roads in Edo North Senatorial District. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Ituah, said that the failed portions of roads flagged off by the governor are about 9.61 km including Auchi-Igarra-Aiyetoro-Unemu-Nekhua-Aiyegunle-Ikpeshi-Ibillo-Ekor-Ikiran-Oke, all in…
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Ondo Chief Judge frees 12 more awaiting-trial inmates
By Boye Oyeyemi – As part of an ongoing initiative to ease congestion in correctional facilities across Ondo State, the Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola, has ordered the release of 12 inmates awaiting trial at the Medium Custodial Facility in Owo, Owo Local Government Area. The latest release followed a similar gesture earlier at the Olokuta Medium Prison, where Justice…
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Conference of Speakers debunks suspension of Osun Assembly Speaker
…demands apology from blog over false report By Deborah Oladejo and Adejayan Gbenga – The Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has dismissed a viral report alleging that the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, was suspended from the Conference. In a statement on Thursday,…
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Abiodun inaugurates renovated Olumo Rock Tourism Complex
…declares free entry for 2 months As part of efforts to promote tourism and culture in Ogun State, the famous Olumo Rock Tourist Centre in Abeokuta will be open to members of the public free of charge from now until the end of September this year. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who made the announcement on Thursday at the commissioning of the…
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Governor Makinde approves new appointments in public works, environment
By Adejayan Gbenga – Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointments of Mr. Ademola Aderinto as Senior Special Assistant on Public Works and Mr. Lamidi Kazeem Ajibola as Special Assistant on Environment. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi. Mr. Aderinto, a civil…
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Lagos Assembly mourns ex-lawmaker as Obasa extols virtues
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa has expressed profound grief over the passing of Hon. Victor Akande, a former member of the House representing Ojo Constituency I. Akande, a seasoned lawmaker and legal practitioner, died on Wednesday, July 30. Obasa described Akande’s death as a significant loss to the House of Assembly and the…
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Appeal Court affirms Aiyedatiwa’s election as Ondo governor
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure on Thursday, July 31, 2025, affirmed the election of Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa and Dr. Olayide Adelami as the duly elected Governor and Deputy Governor of Ondo State. The appellate court upheld the June 4 ruling of the Ondo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which validated the election of the All Progressives Congress…
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Oba Samuel Adejimi appointed chairman, Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers
The Ekiti State Government has announced the dissolution of the Council of Traditional Rulers and appointed the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, HRM Oba Samuel Adejimi Adu Alagbado, Agirilala II, as the new Chairman of the Council. The decision was made public in a statement signed by the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Monisade Afuye, and circulated to journalists on Thursday. The…
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Oyo govt announces plan to digitalise house numbering project
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State Government has announced plans to implement a digital address system for street naming and house numbering across the state, aimed at enhancing urban development and improving emergency response services. Commissioner for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Mr. Williams Akin-Funmilayo, disclosed this during a meeting with representatives of Smart City Development Konsult Limited at…
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