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Lagos First Lady advocates holistic development for boys at 2025 Residential Workshop
By Adeola Ogunrinde The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday called for increased investment in the development of young boys, emphasizing mentorship, skills acquisition, and character building to prepare them for future leadership roles. Speaking at the three-day 2025 Lagos Boy Child Initiative (LBCI) Residential Workshop held at Lagos State Model College, Agbowa-Ikosi, in Ikosi-Ejirin…
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Sanwo-Olu slashes transport fare on Red Line by 30 percent
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday announced that Lagosians will now enjoy a 30 percent reduction in the Red Line transportation fare. Governor Sanwo-Olu made this known at the official commissioning of the Abule Egba Bus Terminal, stating that the fare reduction was implemented because the state government wanted the Red Line transportation system to…
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‘Don’t Blame Ogun Govt for Recklessness of Hit-and-Run Driver’- Abiodun’s Aide
The Ogun State Government on Tuesday said it cannot be blamed for the death of a resident of Wole Soyinka-Kemta-Idi-Aba-Somorin road, Prof. Oladipo Ademuyiwa, caused by a reckless hit-and-run driver. The government noted that it is unfair and mischievous for anyone to blame it for the death of the professor. The government, in a statement signed by Mr Kayode Akinmade,…
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Osun APC directs members to stay off LG secretariats until further notice
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has directed its members, particularly council chairmen and councillors, to stay off their respective council secretariats until further notice. The State APC chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Chief Kola Olabisi, said the decision was made as a…
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Court remands alleged killers of Facebook lover in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin A magistrate court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, remanded the acclaimed Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Bello, who allegedly killed a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, at the Oke Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin. The Magistrate, Sanusi B. Mohammed, who presided over the matter, adjourned the case until March 6, 2025. The suspect, Abdulrahman Bello,…
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Kwara Govt. receives N350m donation from First Lady for movie production
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Government has received N349,650,000 from the Office of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to support the production of a movie that promotes local institutions, values, and culture, free from lewd scenes or language. The donation fulfills the First Lady’s pledge made during her visit to the Sugar Film Factory on…
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Oluremi Tinubu plays no role in Lagos Assembly crisis- Lawmakers
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday, said the Nigeria’s Firstlady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu plays no role in the ongoing leadership crisis rocking the House. The lawmakers in a statement issued by the Chairman House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Hon. Stephen Ogundipe, said they hold Oluremi Tinubu in high esteem, adding that the report circulating…
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Osun LG crisis: Police confirm death of 6 persons
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of six people and many others injured in the clash between the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) over Local Government control. The police, in a video made by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Yemisi Opalola, condemned the violence, expressing deepest sympathy with the…
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APC Chieftain asks Sanwo-Olu to speak up on Lagos Assembly leadership crisis
A Chieftain of the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC), Babatunde Bank-Anthony, has called on the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to speak up regarding the leadership tussle in the state’s House of Assembly. Bank-Anthony, speaking on Tuesday on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, said since political hierarchies exist in governance, President Bola Tinubu may be cautious about making a statement…
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How ex-Kwara Governor Abdulfatah abandoned 51 projects, diverted UBEC funds – Witness
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The trial of the former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged misappropriation of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds amounting to N5.78 billion continued on Monday, February 17, 2025, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. The former governor…
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