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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu visits Oyo, attends 8th day prayer for late Alaafin
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu attended the 8th day inter-religious prayers held in memory of late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, on Saturday in Oyo town, Oyo State. He also visited the late Alaafin’s wives and commiserated with them over the loss of the revered monarch.
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Apapa-Iganmu deserves better representation in 2023- Lagos Assembly aspirant
A Lagos State House of Assembly aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mutiu Alimi, has said that he has the necessary contacts to attract development to Apapa Constituency 2. Alimi said the constituency deserves better representation in 2023, adding that his understanding of the law would help in the enactment of good laws for the people.…
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Workers Day: Sanwo-Olu urges Lagos civil servants to remain productive
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Nigerian workers, especially public and private workers in the state to remain productive and committed to carrying out their duties. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile in commemoration of the Year 2022 International Workers’ Day, described workers as the lifeblood of the economy. He commended all the…
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2023: Agege leaders buy APC nomination form for Obasa
Political leaders in Agege Local Government on Saturday purchased nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa. The leaders, under the aegis of the Agege Leadership Council, who unveiled the forms at the house of the Agege APC apex leader, Chief Safari Adaranijo,…
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Ogun NANS/NAOSS disown colleagues seeking Abiodun’s disqualification
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Members of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) have disowned a student group calling for the disqualification of Governor Dapo Abiodun from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries. A group, Coalition of Ogun State Students and Youths (COSSY) had written a petition to the national leadership…
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Oyetola promises more assistance to small scale businesses
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has said that his administration will continue to provide an enabling environment for small scale businesses to thrive. Oyetola said this during an engagement programme organised by the Civic Engagement Office with members of Association of Mobile Telecommunication Engineers of Nigeria, Osun Chapter, held in Osogbo. The governor, who spoke through…
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‘Your security not guaranteed,’ Gov Abiodun allegedly threatens APC primaries challenger, Sarafa-Yusuf
By Kolawole Olayinka, AbeokutaThe political scene in Ogun State is taking a dangerous dimension following an allegation that Governor Dapo Abiodun threatened a co-aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Modele Sarafa-Yusuf, to back off her aspiration or else her security won’t be guaranteed. Sarafa-Yusuf alleged that the threat was passed across to her through a first…
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Ijesa people will decide when it is time to vote, Oba Aromolaran tells PDP guber candidate, Adeleke
The Owa Obokun of Ijesha land, Oba Gabriel Aromolaran has said he will meet with his people and decide who to vote in the July 16 governorship election in the state. The Owa Obokun said this when he received the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Osun State, and its governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke in his palace in Ilesa on Thursday.…
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How the next Alaafin will emerge….. By Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu
Since the demise of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the former Alaafin of Oyo, there have been torrents of speculations about the emergence of his successor and the criteria for the selection. Adeyemi succeeded Alaafin Gbadegesin Ladigbolu in 1970, and after 52 years on the throne, civilisation has greatly influenced the tradition and culture of the ancient town. There has also been…
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