Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday, led members of the State Executive Council to observe a minute silence in honour of the late Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Adeniyi Michael Sonariwo. The first class traditional ruler in Ogun State joined his ancestors on Saturday, July 23, 2016, in the United Kingdom, where he reportedly went…
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has declared that the state won’t be a fertile ground for hoodlums and criminal-minded elements. He made the remark while receiving the new Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Illiyasu, who was posted to the state to replace AbdulMajid Alli who was recently promoted as Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge…
In keeping with his pledge to help local government councils pay July 2016 staff salaries in full, the Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Thursday evening approved the release of N162,938,836.31 to augment Local Government allocation for the month. News of the approval was conveyed by the State Commissioner of Finance, Demola Banu in a statement…
The monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise in Lagos State will hold on Saturday, July 30, 2016, and will be dedicated to cleaning of drains and canals across the state to allow for free flow of water as the rainy season nears its peak, the state government has declared. Commissioner for Environment, Babatunde Adejare, disclosed in a…
Some protesters who claimed to be street traders and hawkers in Lagos on Thursday, July 28, 2016, stormed the seat of power in the state, Alausa, Ikeja, to kick against ban on their activities by the government. The demonstrators, who trooped in in large number, carried placards conveying different messages. The traders claimed the ban…
Private schools operating in Lagos State which are yet to be registered have been given two weeks to the necessary or incur the wrath of the state government. This, the government said, is in line with its pursuit to ensure delivery of high quality education to all pupils and students in the state. To this…
The Ogun State government has offered to adopt the nine-year-old boy chained by his father, Francis Taiwo. The victim, Korede Taiwo, was handed over to the state government by the Ogun State Police Command in Abeokuta. Korede was rescued last week by a combined team of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Security and…
Reports reaching us indicate that some militants engaged policemen in Lagos on Tuesday morning in a gunfire that lasted hours. It was learnt that the militants stormed the sleepy town of Igando in Lagos and started looting shops, robbing residents as well. Policemen were quickly drafted to the area, which is a suburb of Lagos…
Tragedy was let loose on Monday afternoon in Lagos when a heavy duty vehicle fully loaded with Premium Motor Spirit commonly known as petrol, spilled its content on the ground and burst into flames afterwards. It was learnt that the fire spread to the popular Apapa/Oshodi Expressway, thereby causing traffic gridlock in the area. Several…
Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Henry Ebireri has again disowned John Olose. “I have stated the true position as to the status of Mr. John Olose concerning the office of the Speaker. Perhaps, Sahara Reporters will be kind enough to give us the designation of Olose in the office…