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Lagos records lowest robbery incidents in decades
…Sanwo-Olu: ‘LSSTF model largely successful, its triumphs justify donors’ confidence’ …149 robberies foiled by police, cache of arms recovered For the third consecutive year, Lagos State has recorded no single case of armed robbery attacks on banks and other financial institutions operating within its boundary. The development hinted a significant improvement in security surveillance and the sustainability of…
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Oyetola presents staff of office to Owa of Igbajo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola on Thursday presented the staff of office and instrument of appointment to the new Owa of Igbajo, Oba Adegboyega Famodun. Speaking at the coronation ceremony, Oyetola described the new Owa as a major player in true governance that brought sustainable development to Osun in general and Igbajo in particular. The…
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Oyetola approves appointment of 30 permanent secretaries
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola has approved the appointment of 30 new permanent secretaries to fill the existing vacancies in the state civil service: This was contained in a statement signed by the state the Head of Service, Dr. Festus Olowogboyega Oyebade on Thursday. According to Oyebade, the swearing ceremony of the officers holds today…
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Court to deliver judgement in Ogun PDP guber crisis suit December 1
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Thursday, fixed December 1 for judgement in a suit filed by Jimi Lawal, an aggrieved governorship aspirant in the May 25 Ogun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s primary election. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to the parties adopted their processes and presented their arguments for and against the suit.…
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Afe Babalola, Olanipekun, Falana, others wade into Ekiti Assembly crisis
…say impeachment of Speaker unconstitutional Seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria from Ekiti State have condemned the impeachment of Gboyega Aribisogan as Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, describing it as unconstitutional. The SANs, Aare Afe Babalola, Chief Wole Olanipekun, Dele Adesina, Olu Daramola, Femi Falana, Dayo Akinlaja and Gboyega Oyewole made their positions known in a statement they…
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Ikirun kingship tussle turned bloody as one killed, palace razed
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Pandemonium broke out in Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government area of Osun State on Wednesday with a middle-aged reportedly shot dead as a result of the lingering dispute over the appointment of the Akirun of Ikirun. The deceased, identified as Luqman Omoola, was shot when some persons engaged security personnel at the entrance of the palace in…
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It is unconstitutional to be involved in Ekiti assembly crisis – Oyebanji
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji said he refused to be involved in the crisis which rocked the state House of Assembly from the beginning. Oyebanji who was speaking in his office when he received the leadership of the Assembly, led by the Speaker, Bunmi Adelugba on Tuesday, said he didn’t get involved in the crisis because it was unconstitutional to…
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Osun Tribunal: INEC fails to produce Adeleke’s certificates
…as witness insists he forged them Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) has told the Election Petition Tribunal that the state office of the commission was not in custody of the certificates of Senator Ademola Adeleke. The electoral officer made this declaration on Tuesday at the resumed hearing of the petition filed by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives…
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Osun APC chairman, Famodun is the new Owa of Igbajo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State government has approved the appointment of the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state, Prince Adegboyega Famodun as the new Owa of Igbajo in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, after Monday’s State Executive Council…
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Al-Mustapha can’t change history, ordered our mum’s murder – Kudirat Abiola’s children
Children of the late Kudirat Abiola have accused Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, Chief Security Officer to late Head of State General Sani Abacha of trying to rewrite history regarding their mother’s murder. The children in a statement signed Khalifa Abiola insisted that Al-Mustapha who is now the presidential candidate of the Action Alliance, ordered Kudirat’s murder. The statement was a reaction…
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