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At Christmas carol, Sanwo-Olu says a greater Lagos is rising
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday thanked Lagosians for supporting his administration in the last three years, noting that a greater Lagos is rising. He made this known at the 2022 Christmas carol service with the theme: ‘A Stone of Grace’ . Sanwo-Olu said” “It’s been a wonderful journey and we believe that with you working with us, a journey of…
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Osun indebted to the tune of N407.32bn, says Adeleke
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Thursday said his administration inherited N407.32 billion debt from the immediate past government of Adegboyega Oyetola. Adeleke, who disclosed this during a meeting with the Osun State Council of Obas, led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi in Osogbo, put the total loan stock of the state at…
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Tinubu mourns Seriki, says, ‘I’ve lost patriot, partner, friend’
With the passing on Thursday of Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, HE Ademola Seriki, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, said he has lost a friend, associate and a Nigerian patriot who served the country in various capacities. In a statement by his Media Office signed by Mr. Tunde Rahman, the former Lagos State…
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Kudirat Abiola’s children slam $10m suit on FG over failure to protect mother
Children of late Kudirat Abiola, wife of the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election, MKO Abiola, have dragged the Federal Government to court for what it claimed the government’s “failure to protect’ her”. The suit marked ECW/CCJ/APP/62/2022, before the ECOWAS court of justice in Abuja was filed by Khafila Abiola, Moriam Abiola, and Hadi Abiola who have human right…
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Ademola Seriki: Wives, children, friends make frantic arrangements to hit Madrid
Some wives and children of the Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Mr. Ademola Seriki, were making frantic arrangements to head for Madrid, the Spanish capital, on Thursday following his death. The ambassador died early Thursday morning at a hospital in Madrid. A Lagos socialite and prominent politician, Ambassador Seriki had the title of Otun Are of Lagos. WesternPost learnt Seriki died…
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Lagos allays fears of land owners on compensation over 4th mainland bridge construction
Lagos State government on Wednesday allayed the fears of land owners on compensation over the proposed construction of Fourth Mainland Bridge. The government gave the assurance at the Panel Review Meeting on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the proposed project in Lagos and Ogun states by the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure held in Lagos. Speaking at…
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Adeleke suspends mining operations in Osun State
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo In furtherance of his bid to reform the state’s Solid Mineral Sector, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has directed the immediate suspension of all mining firms operating in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Teslim Igbalaye. According to the statement, all mining operators are…
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EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu flags off rebuilding of Igbosere high court
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday flagged off the rebuilding of the Igbosere High Court on Lagos Island razed by hoodlums during the EndSARS protest that rocked the country in October 2020. The court, the oldest in the country, was one of the iconic projects destroyed during the protest that led to the destruction of many valuable assets and looting of…
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Oyetola’s team looted Abuja Governor’s Lodge– Osun govt alleges
*Adeleke not prepared for governance, says Oyetola’s aide By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State government has again accused the immediate past administration of Gboyega Oyetola of looting the Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. The government, in a statement signed by the spokesperson of Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed said that unprecedented pillaging of assets in the lodge was uncovered when…
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Adeleke directs mining companies to pay 13% derivation to Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Monday directed all mining companies in the state to pay 13 percent derivation on the value of gold and other solid minerals expected to have accrued into the state coffer in the last 25 years. The governor also warned that henceforth, illegal mining syndicates in the state will be arrested…
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