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Ogun Police record reduction in crime rate
The Ogun State Police Command has announced a significant decline in crime rates across the state in the first quarter of 2025, attributing the achievement to enhanced security measures, community engagement, and government support. In a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, the command provided an overview of its crime-fighting efforts, highlighting arrests,…
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Food Hub: Ondo acquires 10,000 hectares of land for phase one of farm project
The Ondo State Government has acquired 10,000 hectares of land in Akotogbo and Iyansan, both located in the Southern Senatorial District, for an extensive agricultural project. The initiative, undertaken in collaboration with the Commonwealth Women’s Network, aims to empower women and youth by providing opportunities in cultivation, processing, packaging, and marketing within the agricultural sector. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA)…
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Alaafin-elect embarks on final traditional rites ahead of coronation
By Adejayan Gbenga The Alaafin-elect, Oba Akeem Owoade I, will today, Friday, March 28, 2025, perform the final phase of traditional rites, popularly known as Oro Ipebi. The rites are expected to take place tonight at the Sango shrine in Koso, Oyo town. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Media and Publicity to…
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Sanwo-Olu commiserates with Ajimobi Family over daughter’s death
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed his condolences to the family of the late former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, particularly his wife, Florence Ajimobi, over the passing of their first daughter, Bisola Kola-Daisi. In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, Governor Sanwo-Olu described the death of Bisola…
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Osun crisis: Adeleke relaxes 24-hour curfew, calls for calm
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the immediate relaxation of the 24-hour curfew imposed on the warring communities of Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun to 17 hours. The curfew, now set from 2 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily, will take effect from Friday, March 28, 2025, until further notice. In a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam…
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President Tinubu mourns Bisola Kola-Daisi, condoles with Florence Ajimobi
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, wife of the late former Governor of Oyo State, following the passing of her daughter, Mrs. Bisola Kola-Daisi. In a statement on Friday, President Tinubu disclosed that he spoke with the grieving mother on Thursday, expressing deep sorrow over the unexpected loss. He described Mrs. Kola-Daisi…
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LASG charges residents on friendly waste management culture
The Lagos State Government on Thursday charged the citizens to change their attitude to waste management and disposal to collectively achieve a sustainable environment. Speaking while featuring on a television interview programme and an X Space live about the viral insinuation of a smelly city, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab reiterated that proper waste…
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Court sentences three artisans to death by hanging in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin A Kwara State High Court, presided over by Justice Adebayo Yusuf, on Thursday sentenced three artisans to death by hanging for causing the death of Saheed Lawal, a fellow artisan in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The convicts—Isiaka Jimoh, Lekan Ahmed, and Adebayo Saheed—were mechanics in the Amuyo area of Offa. The court…
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Makinde speaks on ‘application of Sharia law in Oyo’
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, reaffirmed that his administration would not act contrary to the Constitution in matters concerning the application of Sharia law. Makinde made this statement at the Iftar programme organized by the Oyo State Government at the Presidential Lodge, Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, in response to reports of Sharia implementation in some…
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Aiyedatiwa assures enabling environment for investors in power sector
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said he would not relent in creating an enabling environment for investors in the Power Sector of the state. The Governor made this known at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of LINC Power Energy’s 5 MegaWatts Independent Power Plant, at Ondo City, where he was represented by the Special Adviser on Power, Engr. (Dr) Johnson…
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