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PHOTO NEWS: Ooni takes new wife after 3 failed marriages

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has taken a new wife after his last failed marriage to Queen Silekunola Naomi. The new wife, Mariam Anako is said to be an executive in the oil and gas industry. Family and friends celebrated the arrival of the new wife to Ooni in pictures and videos that have gone viral on social media.

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Ondo: ‘Amole festival’s observance adheres to govt’s directives on market closure’

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has said that the closure of some selected markets in observance of the Amole Festival in Akure, holding on Wednesday is in total agreement with the government’s directive. Akeredolu said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde. Akeredolu said the official statement from the palace of the Deji of Akure is…

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Oyetola inaugurates 3.65km Gbongan township road

As part of his administration’s commitment to the socio-economic and infrastructure development through equitable distribution of projects and services, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has inaugurated another road in Gbongan. Oyetola noted that the completion and inauguration of the road within record time was a clear testament to the  fact that he works his talks. He reiterated that the quality of the…

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Oyetola inaugurates 3.65km road project 

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated the Chief Adebisi Akande Trumpet Bridge/Olajokun Park-Adenuga Junction-Oke Church-Olufi Market Road, in Gbongan. Speaking at the official commissioning of the 3.65km road on Tuesday, Oyetola said the reconstruction of the road was part of the government’s resolve to stimulate the socio-economic activities and open up the community to rapid…

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EFCC arraigns Ogun Assembly Speaker Oluomo, two others over alleged N4.4bn fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo before a Federal High Court, in Lagos, over alleged N4.4billion fraud. Oluomo was arraigned along with the Assembly’s Director of Finance, Oladayo Samuel and the Clerk, Adeyemo Taiwo on an 11-count charge preferred against them. They all pleaded not…

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Lagos to shut down hotels operating without certified swimming pool life guards

Lagos State government has said that it would begin to shutdown hotels that operate swimming pool facility without certified life guards. Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission (LASC), Mr Lanre Mojola, gave this hint on Tuesday while addressing participants at a one day sensitisation on drowning prevention in the state. At the sensitisation programme tagged; “Drowning Prevention In Lagos…

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Oyetola inspects ongoing road projects, expresses satisfaction

…as residents laud govt’s prompt intervention Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun, on Monday, embarked on an inspection tour of some ongoing road projects in the State, as part of efforts to ensure quality service delivery and timely completion. Some of the ongoing road projects the governor inspected are the 16km Osogbo-Lameco-Okinni-Ilobu-Erin-Osun-Ifon-Osun network of roads and the 1.53km Baruwa road, in…

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Ogun promises assistance to victims of Olambe-Matogun inferno

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State government has assured victims of the petrol tanker explosion at Matogun in Ifo Local Government Area, especially those who lost properties in the ensuing inferno of immediate assistance. The state’s Deputy Governor, Mrs. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, who made this known while leading government delegation on an on-the-spot assessment of the damage, praised youths in the…

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Lagos Assembly passes bill on DNA, Forensic Centre

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have passed the state’s Deoxyribose-Nucleic Acid (DNA) and Forensic Centre bill. The centre is to support criminal investigations, law enforcement, preservation of evidence for the judicial system. The bill was passed by the House after it scaled the third reading at plenary on Monday with all lawmakers in attendance giving their approvals.…

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Babayemi: PDP suspends 4 ‘ward executives’ in Osun

…says purported expulsion a facade, nullity By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osun State has described the purported expulsion of the factional governorship candidate of the party, Prince Dotun Babayemi from the party as a facade and a nullity. The party said those who purportedly expelled Babayemi did not have such power as they were ordinary members of…

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