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Eid-el-Kabir: FG suspends construction work on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Federal Ministry of Works has announced suspension of construction works on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway from Tuesday to Sunday, to ease travels. A statement on Monday by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, said construction activities would resume by Monday. “Due to the recent heavy traffic flow being experienced on the Lagos Shagamu route in the…
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Osun govt denies alleged plans to pardon murder convict, Adedoyin
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State government has denied reports on social media that it is plotting to subvert the judgement of the death sentence on the owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, Dr Rahman Adedoyin. The government affirmed that it has no plans to pardon the convict. WesternPost reports that the State High Court sitting in Osogbo had sentenced Adedoyin to…
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Obasa felicitates Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila on birthday
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has felicitated with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on their birthday. Sanwo-Olu is 58, while Gbajabiamila is 61. Obasa in his message, described Sanwo-Olu as a Lagosian whose background and experience in the corporate world have helped in sustaining the…
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Hajj 2023: Lagos urges NAHCON to decentralize medical team
The Lagos State government has called on the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to decentralized its medical team to the Holy land. The State which commended the Commission for good administration of the 2023 Hajj operations believes whittling down the power from the central medical team will ensure optimal performance during the period. Head of the Lagos State Hajj…
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Lagos blue rail commences passengers’ operations August as LAMATA opens more routes to investors
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), said the blue line rail system will be opened for passengers’ operations in August 2023. This was made known in a statement by the authority’s corporate communication consultant, Kola Ojelabi, quoting the Managing Director, Abimbola Akinajo, who spoke at a business investor forum Akinajo in the statement said the test run activities would soon…
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Adebutu, Ogun PDP suffer another legal loss as tribunal dismisses application
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta It was another round of legal setback for Ladi Adebutu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday as the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal dismissed their application seeking to strike out Governor Dapo Abiodun’s prayers establishing vote buying allegations against them. Previously, Governor Abiodun had made a strong allegation of electoral fraud against the PDP…
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Sanwo-Olu sacks LAWMA boss
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sacked Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Adejuwon Odumboni. Odumboni’s sack was contained in an internal memo, dated June 9, 2023, LGS/HOS/389/Vol.11/147, issued by the Head of Service (HoS). The memo was signed by Sunkanmi Oyegbola on behalf of HoS, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola. The memo read: “I am…
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Sanwo-Olu rewards LASU’s Best Graduating Student with N10m
…Gbajabiamila, Fashola, Fayemi, Lagos First Lady among recipients of honorary PhDs Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday personally gave the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU), Miss Aminat Imoitesemeh Yusuf a cash prize of N5 million for her brilliance. Governor Sanwo-Olu also announced an additional prize of N5 million from the Lagos State Government to…
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Lagos State airlifts 3,655 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
Lagos State Government has airlifted 3,655 pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Year 2023 holy pilgrimage exercise. The arrival of the eleventh and last batch of 171 intending pilgrims which landed at the King AbdulAzeez International Airport, Madinah, on Wednesday, at exactly 7.45pm Saudi Arabian time, brought the first leg of the operation to conclusion. The batch…
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Makinde approves promotion of 11 Ibadan High Chiefs
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has granted approval for the promotion of 11 Ibadan High Chiefs to the position of beaded crown Obas. According to a report by The PUNCH, the governor recently enacted the Chieftaincy Amendment Bill, which empowers him to independently confer beaded crowns and coronets upon chiefs in the state, following its passage by the state House…
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