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Homeland News
Lagos Assembly worries over conditions of state roads
The Lagos State House of Assembly has expressed worry over the conditions of roads in the state, saying it has begun engagement to ensure that the roads are fixed. The Chairman, House Committee on Works and Infrastructure, Desmond Elliot, said on Wednesday that the committee had commenced an assessment of roads in the state with the aim of ascertaining their…
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Crime & City Diary
Police arrest escort attached to bullion van conveying late Ogun finance director
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Police Escort attached to the bullion van conveying the killed Director of Finance, Ogun state Ministry of Finance, Inspector Rasheed Adegbiti has been arrested. The police statement revealed that Adegbiti travelled to Igbo Ora, in Oyo state without permission from the command. Recall that at about 1510hours on Wednesday, on top of the fly over…
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Economy
Irrigation: FG set to empower 200 trained farmers with solar-powered pump
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The federal government has concluded plans to give solar-powered irrigation pumps to 200 trained farmers. This was disclosed on Thursday by the Niger River Basin Development Authority in Ilorin, Kwara state. The authority said it was to build sustainable irrigation farming in the country and force down cost of crop production. This initiative according to the authority,…
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Economy
Abiodun presents N703bn 2024 budget estimate to Ogun Assembly
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, presented N703.03billion Budget Proposal for the year 2024 to the state House of Assembly. This is against the N472.250billion budgeted for the 2023 fiscal year. Giving a breakdown of the budget tagged “The Budget of Sustained Growth and Development,” the governor noted that it is made up of…
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News from States
Abiodun visits home of slain Director, promises full responsibility for wife, children
…says perpetrators’ll be fished out, dealt with By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured the family of the slain Director of Finance and Administration in the Governor’s Office, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi and people of the state that the perpetrators behind the killing will be caught and brought to justice. Abiodun also said that his administration…
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Business
PalmPay educates customers on steps to secure Bank account
One of the leading digital banks, PalmPay has educated customers on how they could secure their bank accounts during the holiday season. The bank, in a statement issued on Thursday, itemized eight important steps to secure Bank account during this season. It said one of the factors limiting financial inclusion among the unbanked is the perception that banks are not…
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News from States
WesternPost Reporter wins 2023 best features writer award
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara state correspondent for WesternPost Newspaper, Mosunmola Ayobami has emerged the best Features writer for the year 2023 at the just concluded Correspondents chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kwara Council. The award presentation which was the highlight of the event had other awardees as Mallam Umar Abdulwahab of Blueprint newspaper emerged best business…
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News from States
Ogun Governor commiserates family of slain director
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commiserated with the family of Mr Taiwo Oyekanmi, the late Director of Finance and Accounts, in the office of the Governor, who was killed in cold blood by suspected armed robbers on Wednesday in Abeokuta, the state capital. Oyekanmi was on official assignment within the metropolis when he met…
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Economy
Ogun set to sign MoU with OPS on Olokola Deep Seaport
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun state government and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have concluded plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the construction of the Olokola Deep Seaport located in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known during a breakfast meeting with Chief Executive Officers of the OPS in…
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Crime & City Diary
Court sentences acclaimed Ogun King to six months imprisonment for impersonation
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A Chief Magistrate Court, situated in Isabo, Abeokuta, has sentenced Mufutau Dosunmu, an acclaimed Oba, to six months in prison for falsely presenting himself as the Osolo of Ado-Odo in the Ado-Odo/Ota local government of Ogun State. The convict faced multiple charges related to alleged impersonation and disturbance of peace within the Ado-Odo Magisterial district. He…
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