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    Yoruba Council holds 4th Annual World Omoluabi Day Award

    By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Yoruba Council Worldwide (Igbimo Apapo Yoruba Lagbaye) will hold its 4th Annual World Omoluabi Day Festival and Omoluabi Royal Icon (ORI) Awards on 1st May, 2022. A statement signed by the Global President, Yoruba Council Worldwide, Aare Oladotun Hassan and made available to journalists in Osogbo on Wednesday, said distinguished sons and daughters of Oduduwa…

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    Lagos govt assures Idumagbo residents of support over flooding

    The Lagos State government on Tuesday allayed fears of residents of Idumagbo and environs on the incessant flood occasioned by the low-lying nature of the area and the rising sea level, assuring that necessary measures, including the pumping of water from the depressed areas, are ongoing and will effectively manage the flooding. Addressing protesters who converged at Illubirin in Lagos…

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    Osinbajo woos Ogun APC delegates

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in Ogun State on Tuesday to meet with delegates of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the presidential primaries of the party. The VP was received by Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun.

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    2023: Sanwo-Olu’s appointees vying for elective positions yet to resign

    As the 2023 elections draw near, some political appointees in Lagos State, who have shown interest in contesting for elective positions are yet to resign contrary to the provision of the new electoral law.Sections 8(12) of the electoral act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari recently, mandates all political appointees seeking elective offices to resign ahead of any party primaries they plan to participate…

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  • Gbolarumi picks governorship form, accuses Makinde of destroying Oyo PDP

    By Richard Thomas, Ibadan Former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Hazeem Gbolarumi has obtained the governorship form to run for the 2023 election in the state. He disclosed this at a press conference in Ibadan on Tuesday, saying, his decision to vie for the office was to restore the dignity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Alhaji Gbolarumi, who berated Governor Seyi Makinde…

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    2023: Lagos4Lagos Movement leaders return to APC

    Two chieftains of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, a political group in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Sunday Ajayi and Mr Segun Aka-Bashorun, have returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was gathered that the duo were received at the party’s secretariat in Acme, Ikeja, by the state Chairman, Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi and the Zonal Organising Secretary, Mr Lateef Ibirogba on…

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  • Osun 2022: Ogunbiyi joins Accord Party, promises free compulsory primary education

    By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Osun State, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi has joined the Accord Party. Ogunbiyi formally declared for the party at Freedom Park, Osogbo on Tuesday, where he announced that he has become the candidate of the party for the July 16 governorship election in the state. He promised free compulsory primary…

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    Abiodun to Osinbajo: Ogun will support your presidential ambition

    By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has declared that the state would support the presidential ambition of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to enable him continue with some of the laudable projects of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting with the Vice President held at the Akarigbo Palace Sagamu, the Alake Palace…

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    Sanwo-Olu seeks religious tolerance, peace

    Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday appealed for continued religious tolerance, peace, unity and safety in the State, Nigeria and the World.Governor Sanwo-Olu, who pointed out that the entire world is gradually feeling the consequences of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine as well as the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, urged religious leaders to continue to seek God’s…

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    2023: Amuwo Odofin residents vow to oppose re-election of Lagos lawmaker, Alli-Macaulay

    As primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) draw nearer, some residents of Amuwo-Odofin constituency 1 have vowed to reject the planned imposition of the incumbent legislator in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon (Mrs.) Mojisolaoluwa Alli-Macaulay on them by the leaders of the party. WesternPost reports that Alli-Macaulay is a first term lawmaker who was elected into the…

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