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Abiodun emerges Sun Newspapers governor of the year, wins 2023 Silverbird Man Award
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The governor of Ogun state, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has won the 2023 Governor of the Year Award by the Sun Newspapers and 2023 Silverbird Man of the Year Award The Awards were communicated in separate letters to the governor by the two media establishments. The Sun, in a letter signed by its Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief, Onuoha Ukeh,…
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LASG closes section of Third Mainland bridge for repair
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos state government has announced the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repair from Tuesday, January 9, 2024. A statement issued on Thursday by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said that the closure was part of the ongoing work that started in November last year. Osiyemi said the government wished to remind the…
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Adeleke unveils support package for traditional institutions
…to build Council of Obas secretariat, enrolls them under Health Insurance Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has unveiled an integrated support package for the State Council of Obas as a pillar of peoples’ government. At the second strategic consultative meeting with the state royal fathers , Adeleke listened attentively to the suggestions and submissions of the royal fathers under the…
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Adeleke harmonises levies, taxes for ease of doing business in Osun
ommences Automation of Government Services Delivery Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has harmonized into a single bill the multiple taxes and levies collected by different government ministries, departments, agencies across all business sectors, formal and informal. The Governor’s new initiative was informed by the need to put an end to the incessant challenges of multiple taxation being faced by…
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Aiyedatiwa visits Fasoranti, seeks support for Ondo’s development
……Falae, Arogbofa, Akorede, others pray for Governor’s success in leading Ondo State Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday paid a visit to the elder statesman, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, and leaders of the pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, during which he lauded their contributions to the development of the State and Nigeria. Accompanied by top government officials and aides,…
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Traditional ruler asks LASEMA to probe National Theatre GM, lessee over gas explosion
The traditional ruler of Otumara community in the Lagos Mainland of the state, High Chief Kehinde Kalejaiye, has called on the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) to investigate the recent gas explosion at the National Theatre and bring the perpetrators to justice. Kalejaiye made the call following media report on the on-going efforts by LASEMA to unravel the culprits…
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NSCDC rescues woman from Osun river
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command has rescued a middle aged woman who jumped into Gbodofon, Osun River on Tuesday. A statement by the spokesperson of the NSCDC in the state, ASC Adeleke Kehinde, said, the Search and Rescue Team of the command received a distress call from a member of the public and in less…
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Adeleke set up monitoring, evaluation team on cabinet members
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has read riot act to the members of the State Executive Council on service delivery, setting up a monitoring and evaluating unit for quarterly performance review of cabinet members. Addressing the 2024 maiden meeting of the State Executive Council, the Governor directed council members “to redouble our efforts in service delivery to our people. We…
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Ondo government sacks LGAs/LCDAs caretaker chairmen, vice
The Ondo state government has sacked the caretaker committee members for the 18 Local Government Areas and the 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state, following a court order. The House of Assembly had appointed the interim management committees for the LGAs and the LCDAs in November 2023. However, a memo from the Ministry of Local Government and…
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Fayemi reveals how he almost rejected Buhari’s ministerial offer in 2015
Former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has disclosed that he was reluctant to accept the ministerial appointment offered to him by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. In an interview with THISDAY, Fayemi said he was worried that he knew nothing about the solid minerals sector, which he was assigned to oversee as a minister. “Before I became a minister, I…
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