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Our waterways are now safe, LASG declares, says users to enjoy cash rewards
Lagos State government on Thursday said its waterways are now safer for Lagosians and businesses, disclosing that users are now to benefit added advantage of cash rewards. The reward system, the state government said, was introduced to give added advantage to users of waterways through Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY). Managing Director, LAGFERRY, Abdoulbaq Ladi Balogun, at a press briefing…
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Lagos to set up tertiary education trust fund
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said the Lagos State government will establish the State Tertiary Education Trust Fund which will create a financial model that will sustain its universities. He spoke when the Visitation Panel to the Lagos State University (LASU), presented its report to him at the State House in Marina. Sanwo-Olu said the panel, set up on November…
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BREAKING: EFCC arrests Ogun Speaker, Taiwo Oluomo
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Taiwo Oluomo. He was reportedly arrested on Thursday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. According to a source, Oluomo has been taken to the Lagos office of the Commission were he is expected to…
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Ondo govt orders arrest of ‘fake Olofun of Irele’
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Ondo State government has ordered the arrest and prosecution of one Mr. Ademola Idowu Oloworiyibi for parading himself as the Olofun of Irele, in Irele Local Government Area of the state. In a letter addressed to the Commissioner of Police in the state and signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Olugbenga Ale,…
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Three suspects in court for invading palace to dethrone Osun monarch
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Three suspects have been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for alleged invasion and attempted dethronement of Alawo of Awo in Osun State, Oba Abdulrazaq Taiwo Adegboyega. Three defendants, Adebayo Akinsilo, 40, Oloyede Babatunde, 46 and Oloyede Habib, 28 were accused of invading the palace of Oba Adegboyega and threatened to kill him. They were dragged to court…
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Ogun Agro Cargo Airport excites IATA, others
The international aviation sector has been upbeat at the scheduled coming on stream in December this year of the Agro Cargo Airport, in Ogun State, the first of its kind in Africa. International aviation agencies such as International Air Transport Association, (IATA), an association of airline traders around the world, and local regulatory agencies such as NCAA, NAMA, NIMET and…
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2022 Lagos education summit: essence of our intervention is for all children to come out better – Hamzat
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat on Wednesday said the focus of the interventions of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Administration on education was to ensure all children that passes through the State’s system of education come out better and productive. Hazmat who spoke on day two of the 2022 Lagos Education Summit themed “Creating a Sustainable Fit-For-Purpose Education Model”,…
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Muslim-Muslim ticket: Nigerians should vote competence not sentiment-Obasa, Islamic clerics
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa, Judge of the Shariah Court of Appeal, Kwara State, Justice Abdurraheem Sayi and Chief Imam of Offa, Muyideen Husayu, have urged voters to vote competence rather than sentiment in the 2023 presidential election. They made the call on Wednesday at the 14th Annual Hijrah Lecture organised by the…
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Alimosho leads as Lagos records 4,860 domestic violence cases in one year
Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) on Wednesday said Alimosho Local Government has the highest number of domestic violence in the state. The commissioner also said the state recorded 4,860 cases of domestic violence involving adults and children from September 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. According to Onigbanjo, other local governments with high…
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LASG insists on Okada ban, says violators risk 3 years jail term
Lagos State government has declared that there is no going back on its decision to ban activities of commercial motorcyclists (Okada) in some local governments and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. The state government on Wednesday reiterated its directive to enforcement teams to fully implement the proscription order placed on the activities of the riders, and bust…
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