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NJC declines Adeleke’s request to remove Osun CJ
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has declined the request for the removal of the Chief Judge of Osun state, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo, by Governor Ademola Adeleke and the State House of Assembly. This was contained in a post on the council’s site by the Director of Information of NJC, Soji Oye, on Thursday. He stated that the council considered and…
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Stop promotion of foreign goods says Ooni
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11 has appealed to Nigerian leaders to stop promoting foreign commodities saying the actions are killing indigenous companies. To this end, the monarch called on the National Assembly to promulgate laws that will promote indigenous products/materials. Addressing journalists at his eighth coronation anniversary in Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye noted that if the leaders…
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Power Minister, Adelabu, dumps Accord Party, announces return to APC
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has announced his return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Accord Party. Adelabu announced his return to the APC in a letter dated December 6, 2023, addressed to the Oyo State chairman of the party. Adelabu had dumped the APC to contest the 2023 governorship election in Oyo State on the platform of…
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Ooni denies visiting ex-CBN governor, Emefiele in prison
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has denied viral media reports that he visited the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in Kuje prison in Abuja. There were several reports on social media that the Oba Ogunwusi had visited Emefiele who was in the correctional facility on Tuesday. According to the report, the monarch in…
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Adeleke kicks off multi-billion naira infrastructure plan, set to dualise Osogbo, Ede, Ile-Ife roads
Governor Ademola Adeleke has launched road dualisation construction activities at Ede and Osogbo while documentation processes are almost completed on planned flyovers across the three senatorial districts. The roads which is a total of 11.17km is part of the multibillion naira Osun infrastructure development plan of the Governor Adeleke administration which is expected to be completed within the next one…
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Ooni, wife secure release of five inmates in Abuja
The Convener, Hope Alive Initiative for Africa, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, alongside his wife, secured the release of five inmates from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday. Ogunwusi, according to a statement signed by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, Adamu Duza, said the payment of fine for…
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Makinde presents N434.2bn 2024 budget
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, presented a budget of N434.2bn for 2024 to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Tagged, “Budget of Economic Recovery,” it has N222.3bn capital expenditure and N211.8bn recurrent expenditure. Makinde said when implemented, it would cushion the harsh effect of fuel subsidy removal on the people of Oyo State.…
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Alake, Egba chiefs, others for Sarafa Isola’s homecoming Dec 14
The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, Okukenu IV, prominent Egba chiefs, and other dignitaries will gather on December 14 at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta for the homecoming reception of the immediate past Nigeria High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Ambassador Tunji Sarafa Isola. Isola, a former minister, former Secretary to Ogun State Government during the…
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Lagos to build more vocational centres to tackle out-of-school challenges
The Lagos State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, has said plans are underway to create additional technical colleges and vocational centres across the state. According to him, this will help to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the state. Speaking on Tuesday in Ikeja, Mr Alli-Balogun said the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had stepped up…
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Opebi-Ojota Link Bridge ready for commissioning Q2 2024, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday gave assurance that the Opebi-Mende-Ojota Link Bridge will be due for inauguration by the second quarter (Q2) 2024. The bridge is meant to ease traffic around the Allen-Opebi axis with a view for commuters to access Ojota, Maryland, Ikeja, and their environs. Sanwo-Olu who disclosed this while addressing journalists during the inspection…
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