Homeland News

Adeleke submits list of commissioner nominees to Osun House of Assembly  

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has submitted a full list of commissioners and special advisers to the state House of Assembly The list will be read out at the plenary of the Assembly when it resumes from its recess early next week, according to a statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Tuesday. …

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Tribunal chides Adebutu’s lawyers for submission error

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, held in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, expressed its disappointment with the presentation made by the Counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu, citing a glaring error in the manner of its submission before the Tribunal. Chairman of the Tribunal, Hon. Justice H.N. Kunaza said this during resumption of…

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Police Command cautions Osun government officials against unprofessional use of policemen

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has cautioned government officials against the unprofessional use of police officers attached to them. The command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola on Monday explained that the duty of police officers attached to government officials are to protect lives and property and not serve as domestic staff. The…

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Ogun begins conversion of buses, motorcycles, tricycles to gas, electricity August

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, disclosed that the E-mobility and Gas Mobility Programme of the state will take off in the first week of August. The governor also said that his administration would take advantage of the newly signed electricity bill that regulates the power sector by establishing a company that would generate and distribute power supply…

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Oyebanji inaugurates members of Economic Management Team Thursday

Determined to improve the economic fortune of the state, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji will on Thursday inaugurate members of the newly constituted Economic Management Team. The inauguration is coming barely three months after the appointment of Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi as Chief Economic Adviser to the government. According to a statement by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor,…

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Obasa, Lagos Speaker gags the media, disbands Lagos Assembly’s press corps

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa, has disbanded the Assembly’s press corps association, known as Lagos State House of Assembly Correspondents Association (LAHACA). The association comprises 31 accredited media organisations, including print, electronics and online. The announcement, banning LAHACA was made by the Clerk of the House, Barr. Olalekan Onafeko on June 19,…

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Aftermath of 80th birthday, thief broke into Wale Tinubu’s mum room at Eko Hotel

…gold jewelries, money stolen What should ordinarily be a happy moment for Mrs. Bintu-Fatima Tinubu, octogenarian mother of Oando Chief Executive, Wale Tinubu turned to a depressing night when thief broke into her room at the prestigious Eko Signature Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday. Wale Tinubu had gathered who is who in the high society and corporate sector to…

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PHOTO NEWS: Olunloyo receives Adeleke at Ibadan residence

Former Governor of old Oyo State, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo on Sunday at his Ibadan residence received the Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke who came on a courtesy visit. Olunloyo, during the visit, commended Adeleke for his political success and electoral victories in Osun State where he party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won all the elective seats in both…

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Adeleke moots plans for diaspora office, says diasporans are agents of development

Governor Ademola Adeleke has hinted of plans by his administration to create a diaspora office to attend to the needs and aspirations of Osun indigenes in African countries and other parts of the world. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of Osun indigenes are resident in Benin, Togo, Ghana with a very huge population in Ivory Coast. This is…

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LASG should regulate taxes collected at parks, garages- Shodipe-Dosunmu

The Labour Party House of Representatives candidate for Lagos Island Constituency 1 in the last general elections, Tobiloke Shodipe -Dosunmu, has called on the state government to regulate all taxes paid by commercial bus operators to the State’s parks and garages managers. Shodipe-Dosunmu, who made this call in a press statement issued on Saturday and made available to newsmen, explained…

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