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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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PHOTO NEWS: Sanwo-Olu in renew sister-city ties with Atlanta

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday met with Mayor of Atlanta Mr. Andre Dickens to renew decades old sister-city ties. Sanwo-Olu and his delegation are in Atlanta to attend the Headies Awards, a show event that started in Lagos 15 years ago. Lagos State government is the official host and sponsor of the 2022 edition of the awards established to celebrate…

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Lagos physical planning commissioner resigns over collapsed 7-storey building

Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Idris Salako, has resigned from office over inability to stem the spate of collapsed buildings, including the 7-storey building that collapsed in Lekki axis of the state on Sunday.Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Monday said: “Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has accepted the resignation of the…

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‘Gateway Cargo Airport’ll be viable’

Ogun State government has reiterated that the ongoing Gateway Cargo Airport will be viable when completed. The new cargo airport is scheduled to launch its first flight by December this year, but fears have been expressed in the aviation sector about the viability of new airports springing up in many states across the country. This is more so when many…

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I train young school girls taekwondo to defend against randy men-Mrs Akeredolu 

By Temitope Adedeji, Akure  Wife of Ondo State governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu has emphasized that she trains young school girls yearly on taekwondo so as to defend themselves against randy men who may want to molest them. Mrs. Akeredolu said this at the closing edition of the 2022 BeMore summer Bootcamp held in Akure, the state capital at the weekend. “The rate at…

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UPDATE: Two workers confirmed dead in Lagos building collapse, others still trapped

By Adeola Ogunrinde Two construction workers have been confirmed dead, while others were still trapped in the uncompleted seven-storey building that collapsed in Lagos State on Sunday. The ill-fated building on Oba Idowu Oniru street beside Avi Maria hospital, Victoria Island under construction caved in at the early hours on Sunday amid heavy rainfall experienced across Lagos. Spokesperson for the…

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