Victoria Ojugbana, Lagos As the race for the ticket of the House of Representatives for the Ikorodu Federal Constituency on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform gathers momentum, the leadership has been urged to encourage only indigenes to contest for the ticket. One of the aspirants under the PDP, AbdulKareem Shittu, made this known to newsmen […]
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Victoria Ojugbana / Oluwadare Enimola, Lagos Determined to reform the transport system in the state and in line with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s THEMES Agenda, the Ministry of Transportation has unveiled plans to deploy the use of technology for effective movement. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed this in Alausa, Ikeja, on […]
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VICTORIA OJUGBANA, LAGOS The Sokoto State government has declared a 24-hour curfew to help stem the ongoing protests embarked on by Muslim youths in the state capital at the weekend. The Director, Directorate of Social Communications, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Fr. Christopher A. Omotosho, in a statement made available to Independent at the weekend, […]
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To ensure that the government meets its annual target of having enough blood in the bank in order to save lives, the Lagos State government engaged stakeholders to aggressively sensitise the residents and grassroots members on the need to voluntarily donate blood. The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service Dr Bodunrin Oshikomaiya, during an interactive session […]
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VICTORIA OJUGBANA, LAGOS Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been commended for his continuous commitment to youth inclusion by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth High-Level Working Group on Youth inclusion in the 2023 election set up by the APC National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel. The group gave the commendation on Tuesday night during their […]
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Victoria Ojugbana, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, submitted the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for his re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Sanwo-Olu, who submitted the forms to party officials at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, was accompanied by a large crowd, which included members of […]
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Victoria Ojugbana, Lagos Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been named “2021 Governor of the Year” by The Sun Newspapers, a foremost national newspaper, for the transformation being achieved in public infrastructure, education, housing and public health care, among others. This is in recognition of the strides being recorded from the strategic implementation of the development […]
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Victoria Ojugbana, Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has finally been endorsed as the standard-bearer of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 gubernatorial election in Lagos State, with his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, approved for a second term in office by the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the entire members of the Lagos […]
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Victoria Ojugbana, Lagos Folorunsho Coker, the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), has explained the Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed’s, recent statement on the readiness of the country to host the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in November 2022. Addressing the UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, at the headquarters of the […]
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VICTORIA OJUGBANA, LAGOS Igbo traders across 58 major markets in Lagos State have passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, endorsing the Governor’s second term bid. The traders, under the aegis of Ndigboamaka Progressive Markets Association, said on Thursday that although Sanwo-Olu had not formally informed them of his second […]
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