The removal of Mrs Jumoke Akindele as Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly has now been reversed. On Tuesday night, 18 of the 26 members of the Assembly signed the impeachment notice of the Speaker and her deputy, Fatai Olotu. They did not give reasons for their action then. But on Wednesday, the…
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Aregbesola Creates 31 New LCDAs
Despite cash crunch that has plagues Osun State, the governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has announced the creation of 31 new Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs. The governor, in a state broadcast in Osogbo on Tuesday, noted that he took the decision to create the new LCDAs to bring development to the people and as well generate…
Lagos Threatens To Jail Tax Evaders
A strong message has been sent to tax defaulters in Lagos State as the government has warned that it would no longer be business as usual. The state government noted that it decided to go tough on tax evaders because of the extreme financial downturn in the country. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday at the Bagauda…
Parents Of Rescued Lagos School Girls Visit Ambode
Following the efforts of the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, in ensuring the safe rescue of their daughters on Sunday, parents of the abducted, but now freed students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, have paid a thank-you visit to the governor. Ambode received the parents along with management of the school on Monday at…
Ogun Doctors Begin Warning Strike
Reports reaching us indicate that doctors in Ogun State under the umbrella of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, have commenced a one-week industrial action. According to a communiqué issued at the end of its emergency general meeting, the strike is to press home their demands. The aggrieved doctors said they…
Ambode Visits Scene Of Mile 12 Clash (PHOTOS)
Lagos State governor, Akinwumi Ambode, on Sunday afternoon, paid an on-the-spot assessment to scene of the ethnic clash in Mile 12 area of the state last week. Last Thursday, there was a riot between Hausa and Yoruba tribes at Mile 12, Maidan and Agiliti, which left some people dead. Also during the unrest, several properties,…
Lagos Kidnap: 12 Of Us Planned It—Suspect
Leader of the gang that abducted three female students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos last Monday, Emmanuel Arigidi, has explained how they planned and carried out the operation. Arigidi told journalists on Sunday in Alausa, Ikeja, that 12 of them were involved in the abduction. According to him, the operation was planned at…
Abducted Lagos School Girls Regain Freedom
Police in Lagos State have rescued the three students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School, Ikorodu, Lagos, who were kidnapped by some unknown gunmen some days ago. Confirming the freedom of the students, Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, said on Sunday that the kidnapped school girls were rescued in Igbokuta area of Ikorodu. He…
Sokoto Commissioner Nasir Zarummai Dies
Commissioner for Science and Technology in Sokoto State, Nasir Zarummai, has passed on, the state government has disclosed. Zarummai was said to have died on Friday night at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital after a brief illness. Late Zarummai was born in Sokoto in Sokoto North Local Government Area of Sokoto State on April…
No Ethnic Clash in Ogere—Police
Ogun State Police Command has debunked rumours that there is a civil unrest in a part of the state, Ogere precisely. There have been reports that some Hausa and Yoruba indigenes were engaged in a clash in the small town of Ogun State. Some speculated that it was a spill over of a similar crisis…