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LAWMA, community leaders collaborate on enforcement
… Igando-Ikotun residents tasked on waste policing. By Flourish Alonge Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has reiterated its commitment to stamping out all forms of indiscriminate waste disposal in the state, by collaborating with various stakeholders, especially community leaders. Managing Director/CEO, LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, made this known on Monday, stressing that the Authority had improved on waste policing activities…
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Abe commends Amaechi, Jack-Rich for courage to contest APC presidential primaries
Senator Magnus Abe has commended the two Rivers State sons, Rotimi Amaechi and Tein Jack-Rich who contested in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries. He said this in Sunday at Bera, his hometown in Gokana LGA where over 30,000 Rivers people trooped out to welcome him. “I particularly want to congratulate two of our own sons, Rt. Hon. CRA…
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Four die, eight injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Three men and one woman lost their lives while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. The accident occurred at Ogunmakin junction in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area, Ogun State. The sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ahmed Umar, confirmed the accident on Sunday. Umar…
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2022 Democracy Day: Abiodun reverses death sentence on six convicts, frees 40 inmates
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta As part of activities commemorating the 2023 Democracy Day, Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the committal of six convicts on death row to life imprisonment and also released 40 inmates. The governor made the pronouncement on Sunday while speaking at the June 12 commemorative anniversary and Nigeria’s Democracy Day, held at the M.K.O International…
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Democracy day:We must join hands to build the future we want -Sanwo-Olu
…Says June 12 Represents Collective Aspiration For Better Country The commemoration of another June 12 occasion must come with a deep reflection of the progress recorded so far in the nation’s democratic experiment while joining efforts to correct the imperfections yet to be addressed to make the system of government worthwhile, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu told Lagosians in a…
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Umahi accuses South East delegates of betrayal at APC presidential primaries
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has accused delegates of the South East of betrayal at the All Progressives Congress presidential primaries. Umahi said this at the maiden matriculation ceremony of King David University of Medical Sciences, Uburu on Saturday. He accused the South East delegates of not standing united in giving their votes to an Igbo aspirant despite agitations for…
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Democracy Day: Obasa charges citizens on nation building
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa, has urged citizens to play active roles in making Nigeria great beyond what it is. Obasa said Nigeria is currently on a track to greatness but that the citizens playing their role would make it to be achieved. The Speaker said this in a statement to commemorate Democracy…
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Democracy Day: Abiru urges Nigerians to foster national unity
The senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Tokunbo Abiru, has called on Nigerians to foster national unity, saying there is hope for the nation. Abiru, who stated this in his goodwill message to commemorate 2022 Democracy Day, urged Nigerians not to give up on the country. He said great nations that are celebrated today have had their fair share of…
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Lagos PDP decries alleged intimidation of eligible Lagosians at registration centres
…..charges INEC to scale up operations Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, has decried the alleged harassment and intimidation of eligible Lagosians at the voter registration centres in the state. PDP in a statement issued on Saturday by the State Publicity Secretary, Hakeem Amode and made available to WesternPost, said that the alleged harassment had prevented Lagosians from exercising…
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We will ensure no eligible Nigerian is left out in registration exercise- INEC
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has affirmed that the Commission will do whatever it takes to ensure that all eligible Nigerians willing to register as voters in the current Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise get the opportunity to do so. Yakubu spoke at a pre-event dinner organized by the European Union (EU), where Nigeria’s…
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