Not less than five persons were wounded in an auto crash that took place on Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Osun State. The unfortunate incident occurred at Ikeji junction in Ilesa area of the state and it involved one male adult, one male child and 3 female adults. It was gathered that the victims suffered…
Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has promised to transform the state-owned television station, LTV 8, to a world class media house. Ambode made this disclosure when he paid an unscheduled visit to the station, located on Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja, on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. He was taken round facilities in the station…
The Ondo State Government has said it has not received a bailout from the Federal Government to pay outstanding workers’ salaries. This was made known on Friday by the state government through a statement signed by its Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade. Akinmade disclosed that what the state has got so far it just N2.2…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…