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BREAKING: Ondo assembly declares Aiyedatiwa acting governor
The Ondo State House of Assembly has declared the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as acting governor of the state. The assembly made the proclamation during its plenary on Wednesday. The new development came after Akeredolu wrote to the house of assembly notifying it of his intention to proceed on medical leave. The leave is expected to commence on Wednesday.
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Oyebanji consolidates power in Ekiti, makes 162 fresh political appointments
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the appointment of Senior Special Assistants (SSAs), Technical Advisors (TAs) and Special Assistants (SAs), to man specific offices in the government. According to a statement signed by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, the new appointment is the first of the two batches to be rolled out. The appointments…
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Lagos records zero bank robbery four years in a row
Bank robbery appears to be a bygone incident in Lagos going by the new record released by the State’s Security Trust Fund. For the fourth consecutive year, Lagos recorded no incident of armed robbery assault against any financial institution in the State — the longest period over the last two decades. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu linked the improvement to the continuous…
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BREAKING: IGP appoints new Lagos Commissioner of Police
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed CP Adegoke Fayoade, as the new Commissioner of the Lagos State Police Command. The Command had been under an Acting CP, Deputy Commissioner of Police Waheed Ayilara since the elevation of the former CP, Idowu Owohunwa, to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa…
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Poisoning: Stop toying with lives of school kids with poor free feeding programme, Osun APC tells Adeleke
Following the incident of suspected food poisoning of 18 pupils of the Osun State public schools from the free meal programme of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the governor to stop toying with the lives of the innocent school pupils with the substandard food being served the pupils by the…
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Akeredolu commences another round of medical leave, hands over power to Deputy Governor
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, will begin another round of medical leave on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde, who said the medical leave was “as a follow-up to his medical treatment”. The statement said Akeredolu would transfer powers to his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who will…
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Lagos committed to community policing, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, reiterated his administration’s commitment to security, saying the State Government has always been in support of the desire to embrace community policing as a strategy to enhance the safety of lives and property. He spoke during the Renewed Hope Police Agenda Citizens Townhall Engagement on Strengthening Policing in Nigeria, themed: “Community Policing:…
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Osun orders investigation as 11 pupils hospitalised for allegedly eating contaminated food
At least 11 pupils of St James Primary School, Owo-ope, Osogbo, were rushed to different hospitals in the State capital, after eating food served to them in school. WesternPost gathered that the food that was served on Monday by some food vendors recruited by the state government under the O’Meal programme was a contaminated meal. The pupils, it was learnt…
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Makinde mourns ‘great ambassador of Oyo’ Lanrewaju Adepoju
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has mourned the death of a popular Yoruba poet, Lanrewaju Adepoju, describing him as a great ambassador of the state in the entertainment industry. Makinde, in a statement in Ibadan on Monday by his Special Assistant on Print Media, Moses Alao, said that the octogenarian flew the state’s flag for decades as an ewi…
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Ansar-ud-Deen @100: Omipidan gets merit award
as friends, colleagues donate 4.6m in his honour to society Former Chief Press Secretary to immediate past Osun Governor and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola , Ismail Omipidan, was at the weekend honoured by the Ansar-ud-Deen Society (ADS), Abuja branch, with a merit award. He received the honour during an award ceremony held in Abuja as part…
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