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Agege stakeholders set to launch N500m Education Endowment Fund

Stakeholders in Agege Local Government Area and Orile Agege Local Council Development Area have announced the establishment of a N500 million Education Endowment Fund to assist the youths in funding their education. This was made known on Thursday at a press conference held in Lagos by the Agege Day 2022 celebration committee. Addressing journalists, Chairman of the Committee, Mr Afolabi…

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Adeleke directs immediate payment of arrears of half salaries owed workers

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the immediate payment of arrears of half salaries to civil servants and cash backing of promotion exercises from 2019 to 2022. A statement issued by Mr. Najeem Akintola on behalf of the Head of service, Mr. Ayanleye Aina, said Governor Adeleke approved the welfare packages for active and retired workers…

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Politicians, INEC staff bypassed BVAS in Osun for overvoting – REC

Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mutiu Agboke said some politicians in the state connived with staff of the commission to allow overvoting during last year’s governorship election in the state. Agboke who was speaking on Tuesday during a visit to the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, in his palace, said that they may have deliberately bypassed the Bimodal Voter…

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Tinubu mourns Bewaji Kuku

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has sent a message of sympathy and condolences to the Kuku and Akanimodo families on the passing of a prominent grassroots politician in Lagos State, Alhaja Bewaji Olajide Kuku. Alhaja Kuku passed away on January 31, 2023 and her remains have been buried. According to a statement by his Media Office…

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2023: Vote, Tinubu, APC, don’t follow lies, Sanwo-Olu admonishes Lagosians

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday encouraged Lagos residents to vote wisely and not allow any deceitful thoughts sway them against voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming election. He stated this at the commissioning of Phase 1 Eleko Junction-Epe-T Junction. Speaking at the event, Sanwo-Olu said Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Presidency will transform Nigeria. He said: “On…

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Another container falls in Lagos, kills two

A tricycle rider and one passenger were crushed to death in Lagos on Tuesday, by a full container truck. The fully loaded container truck (JJJ 125) was said to have experienced a brake failure and crushed three tricycles in a valley around the Synagogue Church of All Nations in the Ikotun area. Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority…

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Naira redesign: Be more proactive to ameliorate suffering of Nigerians, NYCN tells CBN

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Tuesday told Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to be more proactive to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians over the Naira redesigned policy. The council said the economy of the country is hanging in the balance due to the new currency which is yet to circulate. Speaking at the a press conference held…

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Adeleke/PDP plan to disrupt Tinubu/Shettima rally with hooded thugs in Osogbo- APC alleges

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by Governor Ademola Adeleke and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to disrupt its presidential campaign billed for Thursday 2nd February, 2023. The APC alleged that majority of the security guards being used by Adeleke are political hoodlums. Addressing…

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Naira swap: Lagos Assembly calls for deadline extension till June

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called for extension of the currency swap policy by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. The House called on the CBN Governor to extend the deadline to June, 2023 in support of the prayers by the National Assembly. Moving the motion on the floor of the…

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Kwara trader groups in Lagos, fashion designers mobilise for Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday continued his re-election campaign, meeting members of five trade unions and non-political groups at the Tinubu/Shettima and Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat Independent Campaign Council (ICC) in Ikeja GRA. It was the governor’s first visit to the ICC established last November to drive grassroots mobilisation for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, who was accompanied…

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