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Bamise of the Urban Jungle, By Dare Babarinsa
Lagos is an urban jungle of concrete and skyscrapers, of the dirty drainages and dirtier minds. Like in most jungles, there are always unseeing beasts crawling silently in the undergrowths. In the night, the urban jungle is alive with beasts of prey and beautiful reptiles with shining colours and deadly fangs. In the dark recesses of this jungle, there are…
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Lagos govt suspends NURTW, takes control of parks
The Lagos State Government has suspended the operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union in the state. The suspension follows the leadership tusstle rocking the union after the suspension of Musiliu Akinsanya populary known as MC Oluomo as state chairman by the national body of the NURTW. In a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information,…
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Fresh troubles for APC as INEC objects to March 17 NEC meeting
Fresh troubles loom in the All Progressives Congress after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) raised objections over the March 17 National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party. INEC in a letter dated March 9, which was signed by Secretary to the Commission, Rose Onaran-Anthony and addressed to the National Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, said…
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APC: Akeredolu tags colleagues backing Buni ‘yahoo, yahoo govs’
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has thrown his weight behind the emergence of his Niger State counterpart, Abubakar Sani Bello, as the chairman of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the APC. His public declaration comes a day after Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, revealed that 19 APC governors backed the removal of their Yobe State colleague,…
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Osun guber election: PDP shuns Babayemi, issues Adeleke certificate of return
The Peoples Democratic Party has recognised Senator Ademola Adeleke as its governorship candiate for the July 16 governorship election in the state. The party presented Adeleke with the Certificate of Return as the winner of the Osun Primary elections on Thursday. The event was held at the National Executive Council Hall of the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. Western…
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Sanwo-Olu pays N500m compensation to Ikorodu residents
Lagos State has paid N500 million as compensation to some residents who lost property to the construction of the Bola Tinubu Way in Igbogbo, Ikorodu. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu handed over the cheques to beneficiaries when he paid a working visit to Ikorodu on Thursday. He promised that the government would continue to work to lift the people. Twenty beneficiaries got…
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I’m tired of public life, I’ll only run with Amaechi in 2023 if President Buhari insists
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says only President Muhammadu Buhari can force him to contest for an elective position in the 2023 general elections. El-Rufai was speaking on a Channels TV programme Politics Today, which was monitored by our correspondent. The former Minster of the Federal Capital Territory said having been in government for the last seven years, he was…
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Lagos withdraws from NURTW national body after MC Oluomo’s suspension
The Lagos state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has withdrawn from the national body. The move comes following the suspension of Lagos chapter chairman Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo by the national body of the NURTW. Announcing the withdrawal on Thursday, Akinsanya said they were pulling out of the national body for peace…
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Olowu stool: Otileta ruling house nominates seven candidates to kingmakers for selection
The Otileta ruling house of Owu Kingdom in Abeokuta, Ogun State, whose turn is to produce the next Olowu of Owu, has nominated seven candidates to the kingmakers for selection as the next king. The presentation of the candidates’ name, was sequel to the screening of princes, nominated by five compounds, that make up the Otileta ruling house. Western Post…
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Lagos-bound train breaks down in ‘forest’
A Twitter user, @isaiahobaare says his Lagos-bound train from Ibadan was stuck in the forest on Thursday after the train broke down. According to Obadare, the train was said to have run out of fuel. “Boarded Train from Ibadan to Lagos. We’re still stuck in the forest with unknown Chinese men. They said fuel finished. What a beautiful country, Nigeria,”…
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