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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu denies rift with Tinubu, calls rumours ‘crying more than the bereaved’
By Kunle Sanni Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has dismissed widespread rumours of a rift between him and President Bola Tinubu, describing such reports as “people crying more than the bereaved.” Speaking after a closed-door meeting with the President at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos on Sunday, Sanwo-Olu said there was no discord, insisting, “He’s my father, he’s my…
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Photo News: Sanwo-Olu, Obasa, GAC Visit President Tinubu in Lagos
By Kunle Sanni Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, newly re-elected Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, and members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) paid a Sallah homage to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Sunday. The visit took place at the President’s residence in Ikoyi.
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Gov Makinde hosts AfCFTA Secretary-General, Azerbaijani investor
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Saturday received the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, in Ibadan, the state capital. Mene, who was accompanied by an investor from Azerbaijan, Mr. Tahir Gozel, was on a working visit to Oyo State in support of the state’s plan to become the first subnational…
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PHOTO NEWS: Sanwo-Olu inspects new Lagos Blue Line coaches
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday inspected new train coaches for the Blue Line mass transit. The Governor in company of LAMATA officials inspected the coaches at the National Theatre yard. The governor who shared pictures of the inspection on his social media handles wrote: “Today, I unveiled three new train sets for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT)…
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Ooni of Ife visits President Tinubu in Lagos, endorses Forest Guard initiative
By Kunle Sanni The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Sunday paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at his private residence in Ikoyi, Lagos, where he applauded the President’s efforts in economic reform and endorsed the administration’s proposed Forest Guard security initiative. Speaking to journalists after the closed-door meeting, the revered monarch said his…
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Sanwo-Olu unveils new trains, hails Tinubu’s support for Lagos rail expansion
By Adeola Ogunrinde Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday said the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu is working to bring prosperity to Lagos State in particular and Nigeria in general. Sanwo-Olu made the remark while officially handing over three additional trains of 12 coaches each for Blue Rail Line operations at the National Theatre, Iganmu. Present at the brief…
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Oba of Benin resolves communal dispute in Iguovbiobo community
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has resolved the communal dispute in Iguovbiobo Community in Uhunmwode local government area of Edo State after due consultation with elders of the community. The Obazelu of Benin, Chief Osaro Idah, who conveyed Oba Ewuare’s decision during a Peace and Conflict Resolution Committee meeting in the presence of Iguovbiobo…
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Panic in Igbeti as rock fragments fall from Iyamopo Hill
By Adejayan Gbenga There was palpable fear in Igbeti, a town known for its rocky terrain in Olorunsogo Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Saturday when parts of a popular rock — Iyamopo Hill — began to break into smaller fragments, causing a series of minor eruptions. The incident left residents, especially those living near the base of the…
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PHOTOS: Steeze, colour, royal display as Ijebu nation holds 2025 Ojude Oba
Different groups clad in colourful attires dance to the sound of drums at the 2025 Ojude Oba Festival with steeze.
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68-year-old man rescued after falling into well in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Fire Services Agency on Sunday rescued a 68-year-old man (name withheld) who fell into a well while attempting to retrieve his mobile phone at Mobolorunduro Mosque, Molefalafia, Oke-Ado, in the Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident in a statement, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Fire Service Reform,…
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