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Wole Soyinka: The only thing I want from president-elect, Tinubu

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has revealed what he wants from President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu after he has been sworn-in as president. Soyinka, in an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday, said the only thing he wants from the incoming president is total decentralisation of power. According to him, the incoming government should be able to devolve power to the…

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FRSC returns N27m to relatives of victims of road crash in Osun

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ipetu Ijesa unit command has returned N27,171,400 belonging to the people that died in an accident between Erin-Oke and Ipetu-Jesa on the Ilesa-Akure Expressway on Tuesday to their relatives. It was gathered that a green Opel Saab with plate number GBA 440XA and a red Toyota Sienna with the plate number…

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Fire guts UCH Ibadan residential apartment

A residential apartment inside the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, was gutted by fire on Tuesday evening. An official of the Oyo State Fire Service, while confirming the incident on condition of anonymity, said the fire had been put out. A witness in UCH said there was no loss of life in the incident, adding that only documents were lost…

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Lagos lawmakers invite commissioner, special adviser over contracts award

The Lagos State House of Assembly has invited the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Martins Bamgbose and the Special Adviser for Public Private Partnership (PPP), Mr Ope George, to appear before it to provide information on their refusal to make recourse to the House for ratification before contracts were signed. The lawmakers argued that many of the…

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Yoruba youth leaders pass vote of no confidence on Adebanjo, demand restructuring of Afenifere 

The Yoruba Afenifere Youths Organisation of Nigeria (YAYON) has called for the restructuring of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere. The youth wing of Afenifere also passed a vote of no confidence on the Acting Leader of group, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, and advised him to step down from his position in the interest of the organisation and the Yoruba race. The…

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Lawmaker, Akande-Sadipe, facilitates 14th school project in Oluyole

House of Representatives member, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has facilitated the reconstruction of two blocks of four classrooms at St. Thomas Catholic School, Baare, Olose in Oluyole Federal Constituency. This, the lawmaker said, is a demonstration of her commitment to the development of education in her constituency, making it her 14th school project in Oluyole. She handed-over the site for the reconstruction on 1st…

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LASG seals two supermarkets for selling expired products, goes after others

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) on Monday sealed two supermarkets for contravening consumer rights law. The two supermarkets are, Green Basket and TobbyEd, situated at No 35 and 40 Fola Agoro Street, Shomolu Local Government. They were sealed for selling expired products ranging from Tomi apple drinks, nutriben cereals, SMA Gold, and Quaker Oats amongst other products found…

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Traditionalist dies chasing wives’ abductors in Osun

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A traditionalist, Oba Abdul Adetoyese Olakisan, the Oba Ogboni Agbaye and Awise Iwase of Yorubaland, on Sunday died in a car crash while chasing gunmen who kidnapped his two wives. A policeman and another woman also reportedly died in the accident. Some gunmen had invaded the residence of the traditionalist on Sunday night in Imesile, Obokun…

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Abiodun meets APC lawmakers-elect, outlines administration’s programmes for second term 

By Kolawole OLayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, said his administration in the second term will focus on providing basic amenities capable of having direct impact on the people and improve their standard of living. Abiodun dropped this hint at a meeting with the newly elected members of the 10th House of Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives…

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PHOTO NEWS: Oyebanji receives Ekiti State Assembly members-elect, seeks cooperation

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji on Monday received in audience at his office the newly elected members of the state House of Assembly. The governor in a post after the visit on his social media accounts wrote: “I received the newly elected members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly at the Governor’s office today. “We discussed on how we…

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