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Obasa calls for community-security partnership against insecurity
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has called for stronger collaboration between security agencies and communities through timely information sharing. He made the call on Wednesday at the 17th Annual Hijrah Lecture held at the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex, Alausa, Lagos. Obasa said while government and security agencies have the duty…
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Transition process most critical to advancing energy security — Sanwo-Olu
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday described Nigeria’s ongoing energy transition as the most critical phase in the country’s quest to achieve energy security. He said recent reforms that unbundled the power sector and granted states authority to generate and distribute electricity would help address the energy challenges faced by citizens. Speaking during the Under2 States…
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Stakeholders seek peaceful governorship election in Osun, condemn political violence
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Stakeholders in Osun State have called on political actors and their supporters to embrace peace ahead of the August 15 governorship election, expressing concern over recent incidents of violence that have claimed lives in the state. The appeal was made on Wednesday at a Strategic Stakeholders’ Peace Meeting Against Violence convened by the Osun State…
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Osun 2026: Oyinlola-led alliance backs APM candidate, rejects Accord speculation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, alongside former Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, and former National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Tajudeen Oladipo, has endorsed the governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Hon. Adewale Adebayo, ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the…
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Widow seeks intervention over alleged exclusion from estate after husband’s demise
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin A widow in Ilorin, Kwara State, Bose Matanmi, has appealed to community leaders, religious authorities and other stakeholders to intervene in a lingering estate dispute she says has denied her and her two children access to assets belonging to her late husband, Oluyinka (Yinka) Matanmi. In a statement jointly signed by Mrs. Matanmi and her children,…
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Ondo begins N2.6bn gratuity payment to 2015 retirees
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has commenced the payment of more than N2.6 billion in gratuities to retired local government and primary school workers who left service in 2015, as part of efforts to offset outstanding retirement benefits owed pensioners in the state. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa announced the development on Wednesday during a ceremony at the Cocoa Conference…
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Oyo raises 2026 budget to N1.1tn with supplementary appropriation
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Executive Council has approved a supplementary budget that increases the state’s 2026 appropriation from N892.1 billion to N1.102 trillion, pushing the budget above the N1 trillion mark for the first time. The approval was granted at the council meeting held on Tuesday and was announced on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun…
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Lagos endorses 4th edition of 1XCup grassroots football tournament
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), has endorsed the fourth edition of the 1XCup grassroots football competition, reaffirming its commitment to youth development through sports. Speaking during a visit by officials of the tournament to the commission, the Director-General of the LSSC, Mr. Lekan Fatodu, commended the organisers for their contribution to grassroots football development…
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Yoruba coalition accuses northern elders of backing insecurity, defends Igboho
The Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), a coalition of Pan-Yoruba groups, has criticised the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) over their recent comments on Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, accusing the organisations of failing to speak out against violent crimes allegedly linked to suspected Fulani herdsmen. In a statement issued on…
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BREAKING: Ondo motorists left stranded as tanker blocks Lagos–Ore–Benin highway
By Boye Oyeyemi Hundreds of travellers and motorists were stranded on Wednesday following a major traffic disruption along the Lagos–Ore–Benin Expressway after a tanker driver reportedly blocked a section of the road at Oniparaga in Ondo State. The incident, which lasted several hours, caused a heavy gridlock on the busy interstate route, leaving commuters, commercial drivers and other road users…
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