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Adeleke commends DSS over arrest of 10 Boko Haram suspects in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for a successful operation that led to the arrest of 10 suspected members of Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Ilesa, Osun State. Adeleke praised the alertness of security operatives in neutralizing the threat posed by the suspects, stating that this…
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700 youths to attend maiden Osun creative conference
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo No fewer than 700 youths from across Osun State have registered to participate in the maiden creative conference aimed at driving the economic development of the state. The three-day conference, scheduled to hold from January 28 to 30, 2025, at the SDG Skill Acquisition Centre, Iragbiji, will focus on Goals 8, 9, and 11 of the…
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LASG engages residents on land regularization
In a bid to promote legal security and formal land ownership, the Lagos State Lands Bureau, led by Mr. Kamar Olowoshago, the Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau and Esv. Olayinka Wasiu, Director, Land Regularization Directorate, conducted a community awareness programme at Akora Villa, Adeniyi Jones area of the State. The initiative was aimed at educating residents on the importance of obtaining…
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Ogun POWA chairperson advocates healthy living, empowerment in 2025 agenda
The Chairperson of the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), Ogun State Chapter, Rev. Mrs. Olubusola Lanre Ogunlowo, kick-started her 2025 sensitization campaign with a ten-thousand-step walk, fitness dance, and sweat exercise on January 18, 2025, at 7:00 AM. The event was designed to emphasize the importance of healthy living and encourage the adoption of daily walking habits for longevity. On…
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Ogun mulls signing death warrants of condemned criminals
The Ogun State Government has said that it is considering signing the Death Warrants of condemned criminals sentenced by competent courts to serve as a deterrent to those who may want to commit heinous crimes in the state. The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Oluwasina Ogungbade (SAN), made this known on Friday after inspecting inmates and facilities…
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Court jails six for internet fraud in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justices Haleema Saleeman and Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, have convicted and sentenced six individuals to jail for internet fraud. The convicts are Akingbehin Temitope Oluwaseyi, Ajayi Elijah Olaoluwa, Samson Babatunde Ilesanmi, Quadri Olamilekan Lamidi, Kolawole Kehinde Moses, and Olatunji Elijah Olabisi. They were prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate…
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Oyo Govt launches road rehabilitation to enhance mobility
By Deborah Oladejo The Oyo State Government has launched a major road rehabilitation project in key areas of Ibadan, the state capital, aimed at enhancing transportation infrastructure and improving mobility. According to a statement signed on Friday in Ibadan by the Chairman of the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA), Hon. Busoye Ogunlade, the road projects include Bashorun-Oluwo-Nla Road, Agbowo…
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Kwara to employ 1,800 new senior secondary school teachers
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the recruitment of 1,800 teachers, 100 non-teaching staff, and 200 security guards to enhance educational standards and ensure a safer school environment across the state. The recruitment, spearheaded by the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), focuses on senior secondary schools, particularly in rural areas where there is a shortage of…
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Lagos targets music industry growth to boost detty December success
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture has reaffirmed its commitment to solidifying the state’s position as Africa’s entertainment capital by building on the success of the 2024 edition of “Detty December,” which attracted over 1.2 million fun-seekers from Nigeria and the diaspora. During a courtesy visit by Ghazi Shami, founder of the U.S.-based Empire Distribution, Records, and…
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Lagos Assembly will synergise with Sanwo-Olu for better Lagos- Speaker Meranda
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Mrs.) Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, has said the House would synergise with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ensure the seamless delivery of the dividends of democracy to Lagosians, with focus on transparency, inclusion and good governance. Meranda made the pledge in her inagural speech during the plenary session on Friday. She…
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