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Oyo records N8.7bn rise in IGR amid investment reforms
By Adejayan Gbenga – Oyo State’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has grown significantly from N1.7 billion in 2019 to N8.7 billion as of June 2025. The Director-General of the Oyo State Investment and Public-Private Partnership Agency (OYSIPA), Mr. Tilewa Folami, made this known during the Omituntun 2.0 Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing at the Governor’s Office, Ibadan. Folami credited the growth to…
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Presidential aide urges Lagosians to support APC in forthcoming LG elections
By Kunle Sanni – Ahead of the July 12 local council elections in Lagos State, Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has called on residents to turn out in large numbers and vote for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a post shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday, Dada encouraged…
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Ogun: Governor’s Elders Advisory Council scores Abiodun high on governance
The Governor’s Elders Advisory Council has scored the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State high in the implementation of its ISEYA mantra in the last six years. The council also acknowledged the Ogun State Governor for giving the Olumo Rock Tourist Center the needed facelift, noting that the installation of world-class landing equipment at the Gateway International Airport…
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NAWOJ urges INEC to prioritize voter education for women in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Osun State chapter, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to intensify voter education and support women’s participation in the electoral process ahead of the 2026 general elections. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Osun State INEC office in Osogbo, NAWOJ Chairperson, Comrade Abisola Ariwodola,…
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Oba Ghandi visits Kwara governor, advocates regional cooperation
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Soun of Ogbomoso, His Imperial Majesty Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, has paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON, at the historic Ahmadu Bello House in Ilorin. The revered monarch was accompanied by Reverend Niyi Adebayo and Professor Sola Adepoju during the visit, which he described as both warm…
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‘Save our homes from illegal demolition’ – Osun residents cry to IGP, Adeleke
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Residents of Ifesowapo communities in Osogbo, Osun State, have cried out to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and Governor Ademola Adeleke to intervene over alleged illegal demolition of homes and properties by suspected hoodlums. The affected areas—Camp, Jaye, Powerline, and Aderin—have been thrown into chaos following a series of invasions by individuals claiming…
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Eleruwa of Eruwa urges indigenes to invest in hometown development
By Adejayan Gbenga – His Royal Majesty, Oba Samuel Adebayo Adegbola Ajobo Olurin I, the Eleruwa of Eruwa, has appealed to all sons and daughters of the town, both within Nigeria and abroad, to contribute to Eruwa’s growth through strategic investments. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the palace’s Director of Media and Public Communications, Mr. Sunday Adedokun, the…
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BREAKING: Ondo tertiary institutions suspend warning strike after government assurances
By Boye Oyeyemi – Workers under the Joint Action Committee of Ondo State-Owned Tertiary Institutions (JAC-ODSTI) have suspended their 14-day warning strike following a meeting with the state government on Tuesday. The unions involved include the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian…
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PHOTO NEWS: Sanwo-Olu, Oluremi Tinubu, others commission Ikosi-Isheri Primary Healthcare Centre
By Adeola Ogunrinde – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, alongside dignitaries including the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu (represented by wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima), Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, Hajiya Laila Barau, and Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, commissioned the Ikosi-Isheri Primary Healthcare Centre in Ketu, Lagos. The event marked a major milestone for…
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Owa Obokun launches probe into land grabbing, chieftaincy disputes in Ilesa
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba (Dr.) Adekunle Aromolaran Adesuyi Haastrup Ajimoko III, has inaugurated a seven-member committee to investigate allegations of misconduct among some of his chiefs, including issues of land grabbing and boundary disputes. The committee, chaired by the Salotun of Ilesa, Chief Disu Oyedele, has been tasked with probing public complaints against…
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