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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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Ojude Oba: Ogun plans statewide cultural fiesta

A cultural festival aimed at promoting the tradition and culture of the people would be organized in Ogun State. The State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun disclosed this at this year’s Ojude Oba festival with the theme, “A Lesson for Religious Harmony”, held at Ijebu-Ode, saying it would take the shape of the Ojude Oba celebration. According to the governor, the…

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Adeleke plans health insurance enrollment for pensioners, orders fast tracking of pension payment

The government of Osun State is working on a plan to enroll contributory pensioners in the state health insurance scheme even as Governor Ademola Adeleke issued a directive for the immediate payment of pension entitlement as planned in the template released earlier this year. The Governor dropped the hints while receiving leaders of thought who paid him a sallah homage,…

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Why I chose to unify exchange rate, refused to partake in arbitrage – Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Thursday in Lagos said he could have chosen to maintain the hitherto multiple foreign exchange systems and benefit from it, but instead opted to unify the official and parallel market rates to save the country from financial hemorrhage. Speaking at a civic reception organised in his honour by the Lagos State Government at the Lagos House,…

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Tinubu: Cashless policy or not, my election victory was sure

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, said he remained hopeful and optimistic about achieving victory in the last presidential election, despite the ineffective cashless policy implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The President spoke in separate remarks at the palaces of the Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, in Ijebu-Ode and Alake of Egbaland, Oba…

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Ambode, Fashola, Sanwo-Olu reunite for President Tinubu

Two former Governors of Lagos State on Thursday reunited with incumbent, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to welcome President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Lagos State House, Marina, where a state banquet is being held for him. Former Governors, Babatunde Fashola, Akinwumi Ambode and Sanwo-Olu held each other tightly and took pictures. President Bola Tinubu arrived Lagos House Marina around15:40pm.More details Later…

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