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Tinubu mourns first FCT Minister Adeogun’s death
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Nigeria’s first Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, who passed on last Saturday in Lagos. Chief Ajose-Adeogun who died at the ripe age of 96 was appointed the Minister of Federal Capital in 1976 by the Murtala Mohammed military administration and he served in the position till 1979. Describing the…
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Family announces death of NewsDirect publisher, Ibiyemi
The Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr. Samuel Ibiyemi is dead. Ibiyemi died on Tuesday, at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo after a brief illness, aged 56, a statement by his family said. “With deep sorrow in our hearts and total submission to the will of God, we announce the death, of our father, uncle and Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect,…
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Ajose-Adeogun, first FCT minister dies
…Sanwo-Olu mourns illustrious Lagos son Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passage of the pioneer Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun. Ajose-Adeogun, who was the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, from 1976 to 1979, died on Saturday, July 1 at the age of 96 years. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a condolence message issued…
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Adeleke submits list of commissioner nominees to Osun House of Assembly
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has submitted a full list of commissioners and special advisers to the state House of Assembly The list will be read out at the plenary of the Assembly when it resumes from its recess early next week, according to a statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Tuesday. …
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Tribunal chides Adebutu’s lawyers for submission error
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, held in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, expressed its disappointment with the presentation made by the Counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu, citing a glaring error in the manner of its submission before the Tribunal. Chairman of the Tribunal, Hon. Justice H.N. Kunaza said this during resumption of…
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Police Command cautions Osun government officials against unprofessional use of policemen
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has cautioned government officials against the unprofessional use of police officers attached to them. The command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola on Monday explained that the duty of police officers attached to government officials are to protect lives and property and not serve as domestic staff. The…
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Ogun begins conversion of buses, motorcycles, tricycles to gas, electricity August
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, disclosed that the E-mobility and Gas Mobility Programme of the state will take off in the first week of August. The governor also said that his administration would take advantage of the newly signed electricity bill that regulates the power sector by establishing a company that would generate and distribute power supply…
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Oyebanji inaugurates members of Economic Management Team Thursday
Determined to improve the economic fortune of the state, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji will on Thursday inaugurate members of the newly constituted Economic Management Team. The inauguration is coming barely three months after the appointment of Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi as Chief Economic Adviser to the government. According to a statement by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor,…
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Obasa, Lagos Speaker gags the media, disbands Lagos Assembly’s press corps
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa, has disbanded the Assembly’s press corps association, known as Lagos State House of Assembly Correspondents Association (LAHACA). The association comprises 31 accredited media organisations, including print, electronics and online. The announcement, banning LAHACA was made by the Clerk of the House, Barr. Olalekan Onafeko on June 19,…
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Aftermath of 80th birthday, thief broke into Wale Tinubu’s mum room at Eko Hotel
…gold jewelries, money stolen What should ordinarily be a happy moment for Mrs. Bintu-Fatima Tinubu, octogenarian mother of Oando Chief Executive, Wale Tinubu turned to a depressing night when thief broke into her room at the prestigious Eko Signature Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday. Wale Tinubu had gathered who is who in the high society and corporate sector to…
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