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Osun APC alleges PDP thugs killed members, calls for action after Appeal Court verdict
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has condemned the killings and violence allegedly perpetrated by hoodlums linked to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) following the recent Appeal Court ruling. The APC claims that Governor Ademola Adeleke’s government is responsible for orchestrating violence across the state after refusing to obey the court’s decision to reinstate sacked…
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Atiku condemns DSS, Lagos Assembly staff confrontation
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly condemned the recent altercation at the Lagos State House of Assembly between armed security operatives and assembly staffs, calling the act utterly reprehensible. In a statement, Atiku demanded a full and thorough investigation into the incident, which has drawn widespread concern. The viral video of the armed operatives with assembly staff at the…
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Customs Comptroller General pays working visit to Kwara
…as command records 53,000 liters of PMS seizures in one month By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, has disclosed that a total of 53,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) were seized by the Kwara Command between January 14 and February 11, 2025. The seizures, he said, have an overall Duty Paid Value (DPV) of…
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Oluwo of Iwo condemns killings over LG control in Osun, calls for peace
The Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, Oba Abdurosheed Akanbi, has strongly condemned the recent reports of killings linked to the struggle for control of local governments across the state. In a statement personally signed by the monarch and made available to journalists by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, Oba Akanbi called for an end to violence and urged political…
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Governor Adeleke directs security takeover of Osun LG secretariats to prevent further violence
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed security agencies to take over all local government secretariats across the state in a bid to prevent further violence and bloodshed. This move follows a recent Court of Appeal ruling, which has sparked controversy and tension between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress…
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Osun LG crisis turns bloody as 3 killed, several injured
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A former All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Chairman in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, Hon. Remi Abass, who was one of the allegedly reinstated chairmen, and two others have been reportedly killed. Abass was killed on Monday at the Irewole Local Government Secretariat in Ikire during an exchange of gunfire that left several…
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Kwara: TESCOM shortlists 9,459 applicants for CBT on Saturday, February 22
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) will on Monday, February 17, 2025, send text messages to 9,459 applicants who have successfully completed their online applications in the ongoing teachers’ recruitment process. TESCOM Chairman Mallam Bello Taoheed disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Ilorin. According to him, the CBT examination will take place on…
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Boy child initiative: Lagos First Lady, Deputy Governor, CJ warn boys against drug abuse
…mentor 200 school children By Adeola Ogunrinde The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat; and the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Kazeem Alogba, on Monday cautioned schoolboys in the state to avoid drug abuse and focus on their education. The trio addressed the students during a visit by the First Lady to…
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37 Lagos Lawmakers reject Obasa, pass vote of confidence in Meranda, adjourn indefinitely
Thirty-seven members of the 40-member Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, passed a vote of confidence in Rt. (Hon) Mojisola Meranda, rejecting the former Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. The resolution came amid speculation about Meranda’s possible resignation. During Monday’s plenary session, Hon. Ladi Ajomale, (Oshodi-Isolo 2), moved a motion to affirm the Assembly’s confidence in her leadership. Ajomale emphasized…
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Lagos gets new Commissioner of Police
The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of Olohundare Moshood Jimoh as the new Commissioner of Police for the Lagos State Command. The appointment was confirmed on Monday, February 17, 2025. Before his new role, CP Jimoh served as Commissioner of Police at the Ports Authority, Eastern Ports. He hails from Kwara State and has held several prominent positions…
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