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Lagos Assembly adopts committee report on Wealth Fund Bill
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday adopted the recommendations of the House Committee on Finance on the Lagos State Wealth Fund Bill, 2025, as the resolutions of the House, with amendments. The resolution followed the presentation of the committee’s report during plenary by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Hon. Saheed Obafemi. The report was…
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Lagos LG Chairman Balogun empowers traditional rulers, council officials with cars
The Chairman of Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State, Idris Balogun, has empowered three traditional rulers and 15 council officials with official vehicles to enhance service delivery and grassroots governance. Among the beneficiaries are the Elegbe of Egbe Kingdom, Ashimiu Dada Ota; the Aigbo of Agodo, Mudashiru Odejobi; the Onidimu of Idimu Kingdom, Surakat Olayiwola; the Vice…
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Ex-Osun commissioner Akeju resigns from APC amid wave of defections
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The wave of resignations rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State intensified on Thursday as a former Commissioner for Political Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations under former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Hon. Taiwo Akeju, announced his resignation from the party. In a resignation letter dated June 4, 2026, and addressed to the APC Chairman of…
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Police launch investigation into attack on party chairman in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has launched a comprehensive investigation into the shooting of the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osogbo Local Government Area, Hon. Ashimiyu Ajibola, in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. However, an earlier statement by the Osun State Government had described him as the Chairman of the Accord Party…
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FG, Edo rally South South on climate resilience plan
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Edo State Government have sensitised stakeholders across the South-South geopolitical zone on the National Adaptation Plan (NAP), a strategic framework designed to strengthen climate resilience and prepare vulnerable communities for the growing impacts of climate change. The sensitisation workshop, organised by the Federal Ministry of Environment through its Department of Climate Change, was…
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JUST IN: Accord Party LG chairman hospitalised after gunmen attack in Osogbo
The Chairman of the Accord Party in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State, Asimiyu Ajibola, popularly known as Baba Isila, is receiving treatment at the Uniosun Teaching Hospital after he was shot by suspected gunmen in Osogbo. The attack occurred on Wednesday night around the MDS area of the state capital, causing panic among residents. Witnesses said the assailants…
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Ogun dismisses terror invasion rumours, assures residents of safety
The Ogun State Government has dismissed as false and unfounded reports circulating on social media and other platforms alleging that Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram insurgents, and other terrorist groups are planning to invade the state. In a statement issued by Kayode Akinmade, the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, the government said available security intelligence and…
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Adeleke denies alleged arms plot, accuses Osun APC of sponsoring violence
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has denied allegations linking his administration to an alleged plan to procure weapons for political thugs ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The governor, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, called on the Presidency and national security agencies to disregard what he described…
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Police probe man arrested in military-style attire in Osogbo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into a man suspected to be a bandit who was arrested in Osogbo, the state capital. The suspect was reportedly apprehended by residents at Oke-Fia, near the Government House along Ilobu Road, on Wednesday. A video of the suspect circulating on social media showed him wearing…
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PDP seeks details of Ondo flyover project, demands transparency
By Boye Oyeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has called on the administration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to provide detailed information on major projects recently approved by the State Executive Council, including their funding sources, timelines and procurement procedures. The opposition party made the demand while reacting to the approval of a new 2.38-kilometre flyover project in…
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