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Adeleke tasks caretaker chairpersons on developmental initiatives

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday inaugurated local government Caretaker Chairmen, directing them to compete through developmental initiatives for their various areas. Speaking at the inauguration, Adeleke who justified his action on the need to fill an existing vacuum at the Local level said his government has kick-started a process that will produce a democratically…

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OAU congratulates Prof Akinrinade on election as Nigeria Academy of Letters president

The Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University has congratulated Professor Sola Akinrinade of the Department of History on his election as President of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, the apex body of scholars of the Arts in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement by Executive Director of Central Office of Research, OAU, Morenike Ukpong. The Nigerian Academy of Letters announced…

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Ogun governor appoints WesternPost Editor as CPS

The governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved the appointment of Mr. Lekan Adeniran as his Chief Press Secretary. The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi on Tuesday. According to Talabi, the appointment takes immediate effect. Adeniran, a graduate of Mass Communication has over three decades…

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Sanwo-Olu monitors health palliatives services for pregnant women at Island Maternity Hospital

…conducts facility audit at Doctors’ Quarters Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, took an unscheduled visit to Island Maternity Hospital on the Lagos Island, catching the medical personnel unaware.  At 6:35pm, the Governor walked quietly into the hospital’s maternity ward where two expectant mothers were being examined. One of them, Odeyemi Omowunmi, is heavily pregnant but she is not yet due…

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Sanwo-Olu appoints six special advisers

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the appointment of six Special Advisers (non-Cabinet). The appointment was confirmed by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Mrs. ‘Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, in a statement released on Monday. The newly appointed Special Advisers and their respective roles are as follows: 1. Dr. (Mrs) Iyabo Oyeyemi Ayoola – Special Adviser, Central Internal Audit2. Mr.…

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Lagos Assembly screens 20 commissioner-nominees

The Lagos State House of Assembly has screened 20 out of the 39 commissioneer-nominees sent for approval by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The remaining 19 are expected to be screened by Wednesday when the exercise would end. So far, the screening committee of the House had screened Mrs. Adetoke Benson- Awoyinka, immediate past Special Adviser to Governor Sanwo-Olu on Housing, and…

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Obasanjo  expresses worry over corruption in Nigerian politics 

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed concern over the pervasive corruption in Nigeria’s electoral system. The former president expressed an urgent need for Christians to engage in politics to drive positive change. Obasanjo said this on Saturday while delivering a speech at the 57th annual convention and 67th anniversary of The Gospel Faith Mission International (GOFAMINT) held…

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Akeredolu still in Germany, not yet back, says media aide

The Ondo State government has debunked media reports that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who is hospitalised in Germany has returned to the country. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde, in a statement on Sunday, said Akeredolu was still in Germany. He said the video in question was from a former event. The statement reads: “Our attention has been…

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Lagos taskforce clears fagba rail track

Lagos State Taskforce has matched words with action through the clearing of shanties and make shift structures built hapzardly along the rail tracks and environs at Fagba. The exercise which kicked off in the wee hours of Saturday was led by the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye who decried the state of decadence brought about by squatters who have…

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Channel your complaint about Abeokuta-Ibadan road to FG, Ogun govt urges Obong of Calabar

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State Government, on Friday,said the Obong of Calabar, His Royal Majesty, Edidem Abasi, directed his attack on the deplorable state of theAbeokuta-Ibadan road at the wrong quarters. The Obong, who is the Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), had on Thursday lamented the poor state of some roads in the state.…

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