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Osun APC accuses Adeleke of sabotaging of Tinubu’s govt by hoarding N2bn fuel palliative fund
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State chapter has accused the Ademola Adeleke-led Government in the state of hoarding the N2 billion fuel subsidy removal palliative funds from the Federal Government after two months of receiving the fund. The state chairman of the APC, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Chief…
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Independence Day: Adeleke calls for prayers, unity
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on Nigerians to pray for the continuous peace and prosperity of the country. The Governor stated this in his message to the people of Osun State and Nigeria to commemorate the 2023 Independence Day celebration. Adeleke while acknowledging the unfavorable prevailing economic and security situation across the country urged all political, religious, traditional…
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Olojo festival: Nobody will solve our problems for us, South African monarch tells Africans
People from far and near at the weekend gathered together in Ile-Ife, to celebrate the annual Olojo festival which is the celebration of the first dawn, the first afternoon and the first night in creation in the cradle of Yorubas. Speaking at the grand finale of the 2023 edition of the annual Olojo Festival, His Majesty, Raba Gaye Konjwa of…
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Photo News: LASG removes illegal structures in Computer Village
Lagos government has begun the removal of shanties and illegal structures at Computer Village, Ikeja. The Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Kunle Adeshina, shared photos from the exercise on his twitter account Sunday. He captioned them, “Removal of shanties and illegal structures ongoing at Computer Village, Ikeja on Sunday.”
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Abiru distributes food packs to 6,000 vulnerable constituents in Lagos East
The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru on Saturday distributed 6,000 Food Packs to vulnerable constituents. WesternPost reports that the Senator launched the quarterly Food Packs Programme in June, 2023. The beneficiaries were widows, unemployed youth, aged,women and People living with disabilities drawn across the 98 wards in the 16 Local Government Areas and Local Council Development…
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63rd Independence Anniversary: Nigeria on track for economic recovery, advancement- Obasa
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has backed the policies taken by President Bola Tinubu so far, saying Nigeria is currently on track for economic recovery and advancement. Obasa said this in a congratulatory message to Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s 63rd Independence anniversary. The Speaker, in the message released by…
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Lagos to update social register as FG harps on transparency
By Adeola Ogunrinde Following the plan by the federal government to take 15 million poor Nigerians out of poverty level, the Lagos state government has finalised plans to revalidate names of poor Lagosians on its social register. The governor of the state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known when the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu paid…
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Adeleke cancels Independence Day celebrations, directs statewide prayer for Nigeria
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has cancelled celebration of independence day earlier slated for Sunday, October 1st. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor urged the people of the State to pray for the continious peace and prosperity of Nigeria. The statement read: “Let us use the Independence Day to meditate and pray on the…
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CSOs petition Senate, sccuse Gbenga Daniel of Plot to destabilise Ogun State
Twenty-one pro-democracy organisations have petitioned the Nigerian Senate, accusing a former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel of plotting to destabilise the state. The groups said Daniel, who is the Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District is creating tension in the Gateway State by his incessant attacks on the state government and Governor Dapo Abiodun. Speaking on behalf of…
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LASG orders closure of Ladipo market over improper waste disposal
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos state government has ordered the closure of Ladipo Market in Mushin, for several environmental offences. Some of the alleged offences were reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises, and non payment of waste bills. The government order came through the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab. He said the market would remain closed until…
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