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Ibadan stands still as residents welcome Tinubu’s campaign train
Massive crowd on Thursday welcomed the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a campaign tour to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Huge number of residents poured out on the streets to identify with the APC presidential candidate making it difficult for the campaign motorcade to meander through the filled up streets of the city. The…
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In direct message to Tinubu, Makinde says Oyo people will vote ‘equity, justice, unity of Nigeria’
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has declared that the people of the state will vote for a presidential candidate whose election will promote equity, justice and unity of Nigeria. The governor spoke on Thursday when he received All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, who paid a courtesy call on him on the sidelines of the party’s campaign…
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PHOTO NEWS: Governors, dignitaries attend Osinbajo mother’s birthday in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwa-Olu, Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, Aliko Dangote, Femi Oyetola, Africa Development Bank President, Akinwunmi Adesina and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha were among dignitaries, politicians, captains of industry and top government officials that attended the 90th birthday thanksgiving service of Madam Olubisi Osinbajo, mother of the Vice President,…
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Adeleke dissolves O-YES, creates Imole Youth Corps
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State government has dissolved the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (O-YES), creating the Imole Youth Corps as replacement. In a circular issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Teslim Igbalaye, the state government said the decision was taken to reposition the youth empowerment programme inherited from the previous government for effective functionality, sustainability and…
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Buhari pours encomium on Osinbajo’s mother on her 90th birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the virtues of Mrs. Olubisi Osinbajo, mother of the vice-president, on her 90th birthday. In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday, Buhari celebrated Osinbajo’s mother in a letter signed and addressed to her. He also commended her for establishing the Olubisi Osinbajo Foundation that supports widows and…
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Adeleke warns banks against hoarding, rejecting new/old naira notes
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has warned commercial banks operating in the state against hoarding of new naira notes and rejection of the old currency. In a statement on Wednesday by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke lamented the pain and suffering of the people of the state under the currency redesign…
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Osun APC calls for transfer of police commissioner, says he is partisan
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State chapter has called on the Inspector General of Police, Baba Alkali to remove the state Police Commissioner, Kehinde Longe. Acting Chairman of APC in the state, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal at a press conference in Osogbo on Wednesday said the party has lost confidence in the Mr. Longe. Lawal pointed out that…
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Sanwo-Olu warns against rejecting old naira notes, joins dispute at Supreme Court
Lagos State government on Wednesday praised the patience and calmness of Lagosians following the controversy generated by the Naira shortage crisis. Commissioner for Information and Strategy. Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement also disclosed that the state government has joined the dispute at the Supreme Court, which on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on the matter till February 22. He said: “When…
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Sanwo-Olu meets Lagos business community, reassures stakeholders of state’s commitment to growth
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday assured the Lagos business community on the commitment of his administration to sustain strategic investment in infrastructure to bolster productivity, energise business growth and protect private investments. The governor had an interactive meeting with the Organised Private Sector (OPS) at Oriental Hotels, where he spoke of the state’s economic redistribution plans aimed at expanding the…
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Youths urge CBN to disburse more new notes, lament fuel scarcity
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Lagos State chapter, on Monday, condemned the lingering cash shortage in the country and called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to disburse more new notes to banks. The council also frowned at the fuel scarcity going on in the country. At a briefing held in Lagos, the NYCN advised the Federal Government…
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