A former deputy governor of Lagos State, Otunba Femi Pedro last week appealed to the state House of Assembly to revisit his impeachment by the 5th Assembly in 2007. It will be recalled that Pedro was impeached by the state House of Assembly towards the tail end of the administration of the National Leader of…
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Obiano Calls For Calm Over Boko Haram Prisoners Transfer
Following the tension created over reports that the Federal Government is planning to move some Boko Haram prisoners to Anambra State, the governor of the state, Willie Obiano, has urged residents to remain peaceful while he makes more consultations on the matter. Obiano was reacting to cover stories published on Vanguard and Daily Independent newspapers…
Fresh Ebola Outbreak: Lagos Calls For Calm
Lagos State Government has urged residents of the state to remain calm over the recent reported cases of the resurgence of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in neighbouring West African countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone. The government wants members of the general public to ensure and maintain adequate personal and environmental hygiene at…
Lagos Denies Demolishing Ladipo Market
According to the Lagos State Government, the rumour that it demolished the popular auto spare parts market at Ladipo is not true. The government, in a statement issued on Wednesday, disclosed that contrary to reports in some sections of the media that the market was under lock and key, “business activities went on at the…
Ex-Ogun Lawmaker, Abiodun Akinlade Quits Politics For Business
If the story emanating from the sources close to the Yewa South-born politician, Honorable Abiodun Akinlade is true, it means the representative of Yewa at the Federal House of Representatives for years, is leaving politics to face hospitality business. The former federal lawmaker was defeated in the last general elections in Nigeria and could not…
Election Tribunal: Ambode Floors Agbaje
A petition filed by Jimi Agbaje, challenging the election of Akinwunmi Ambode as governor of Lagos State in the April 11, 2015 gubernatorial poll has been struck out an Election Petition Tribunal headed by Rita Ofili Ajumogibia. She upheld the victory of Ambode in the election. Agbaje and Ambode contested in the election under the…
Osun Slashes Political Holders’ Salaries, Allowances
As part of efforts to cut down the cost of running governance, the Osun State Government has announced a 50 per cent slash in salaries and allowances of political office holders in the state. Osun State has been in the news lately over its inability to pay salaries of workers in the state for seven…
Lagos Lawmaker, Saka Fafunmi, Trains 1000 Residents
A vocational training programme set up by a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Saka Fafunmi representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 1, has graduated over 1000 students. The graduands went through vocational training in various skills under his sponsorship and the best graduating students were rewarded. At an event held recently at the African Church…
Kidnapped Ex-FUTA VC Found Dead
Body of a former Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Prof Albert Ilemobade, has been found in his home in Akure, the Ondo State capital. His already decomposed lifeless body was discovered on Sunday afternoon at his abandoned store at Ilaje Street, Ijapo Estate, Akure. He was kidnapped some days ago and…
Lagos Demolishes SURE-P Task Force Office
Office of the Taskforce of Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P, located at the old toll gate on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway was on Saturday pulled down by the Lagos State Government. Addressing newsmen in Lagos on the issue, Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences, Hakeem Adedeji, said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode…