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Press Freedom Day: Osun govt calls for action against digital attacks on journalists
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State government has called on stakeholders to come together to tackle the prevailing issues of digital attacks on journalists and proffer concrete solutions. This, according to the state government, is necessary for the continued guarantee of press freedom in the era of digital communication. In a statement released by the Commissioner for Information and Civic…
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LAWMA sweeper attacked, injured as agency warns against harassment of personnel
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned that the state government would henceforth, not condone any attack on its personnel by hoodlums. The warning came in the wake of an attack on a highway worker (sweeper), who was seriously injured with hammer and left with a broken skull, at Isolo Road, Isolo. The victim was said to have been rushed…
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We’ll mobilise our members for your re-election, Methodist Prelate Uche assures Sanwo-Olu
Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr. Samuel Uche has assured Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu that all the bishops in the church will mobilise their members to vote for his re-election. Uche said this when the Methodist bishops endorsed Sanwo-Olu for a second term in office at the opening session of the 39th Bishops’ Council of…
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PHOTO NEWS: Kemi Adeosun visits Obasanjo in Abeokuta home
Former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his Abeokuta home on Sunday. Adeosun visited the ex-president in company of former Ogun State Accountant-General, Adeseye Senfuye and Chief Executive of Officer of Kuramo Capital, Wale Adeosun.
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BREAKING: Oyo Senator, Kola Balogun dumps PDP
Senator Kola Balogun has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The resignation of the senator, representing Oyo South Senatorial District was contained in a letter addressed to the chairman of the party in Ward 12, Ibadan North-East Local Government Area. According to a statement by his media aide, Dapo Falade, the letter, dated April 28, was received…
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PHOTO NEW: Tinubu attends Eid-el-Fitri prayers in Lagos
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was among the Muslim faithful who gathered at the praying ground, Dodan Barracks, Obalende, Lagos for Eid-el-Fitri prayers.
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Osun 2022: Let’s play according to the rules, Oyetola urges politicians
Ahead of the commencement of campaigns for the July 16 governorship election in Osun, the State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has urged politicians to play according to the rules of the game and avoid anything that could threaten the peace of the State. Oyetola said politics should not be seen as a do-or-die affair, hence the need for loyalists and supporters…
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Ayo Adebanjo, disgrace to Yoruba race – Olorogun-Etti
A Lagos Chief, Babatunde Olorogun-Etti, on Monday, described the position of the leader of the pan Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo on the 2023 presidential election a betrayal of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Southwest geo-political zone. In a statement in Lagos, Olorogun-Etti accused Adebanjo of fanning the embers of discord…
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Oluwo makes triumphal entry into Eid ground for Eid-el-Fitri
Controversial first-class monarch, Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi Telu I, made a grand entry into the Eid ground in Iwo town to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-fitri festival. He rode on top of a royal horse like a Northern Emir. Oluwo who recently married the granddaughter of the Emir of Kano had at various times labeled himself an Emir and…
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PHOTO NEWS: Omisore visits Akande in Ila-Orangun home
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore visited former Interim Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, in his Ila-Orangun hometown on Monday. Omisore was sworn in as Akande’s deputy governor in 1999 before both men fell apart and Omisore was impeached by the Osun State House of Assembly.
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