Lagos State government, on Thursday, said it has paid the sum of N5.563billion as mobilization to contractors to commence the construction of 181 roads spread across the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. The Commissioner said the sum of N5,563,697,382.00 released was 30 percent payment for the construction of the roads while the …

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Tough times await sex offenders,corrupt individuals and any who engages in economic crimes in Lagos State as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has vowed quick justice dispensation for such infractions in the state. He made this known on Thursday at the commissioning of Special Courts to try such cases, at GRA, Ikeja, noting that economic crimes and sex-related offences had become too …

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Folake Sokoya Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that well-meaning Kwarans and Nigerians must sustain the legacies of the late Asiwaju of Offa, Chief Emmanuel Adesoye. The governor said this on Thursday when he received family members of the deceased at the Government House, Ilorin. While extolling the virtues of the late educationist and philanthropist, Governor Ahmed said …

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Folake Sokoya The Kwara State Government is set to commence the testing of the Ilorin Metropolis Water Works following the completion of the reticulation project. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed approved the testing on receipt of the completion report from the State Ministry of Water Resources, according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on …

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Dayo Emmanuel Publisher of the Independent newspaper, Chief James Ibori has testified that his life is a testimony to the glory of God. Ibori made this submission at the annual thanksgiving service organised by the Christian fellowship of the Independent Newspapers Limited (INL) on Thursday. The former Governor of Delta State commended the organisers of the fellowship for the great …

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Folake Sokoya Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Babalola Alexsquard, a 25years old indigene of Ondo Town in Asese area of Ogun State with a human head. The suspect was arrested at about 12pm today 1st February by operatives of Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSARS) who are on routine patrol of the area. His arrest was …

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Nigerian Army said its troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole have continued to record success in clearing the vestiges of Boko Haram from the Camp Zairo as they had contact with the insurgents and recovered battle tanks and other weapons from the terrorists on Tuesday. According to the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, the encounter occurred …

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has said a change of perspective on the part of the state workforce can transform the state public service. This was his submission on Tuesday at a two-day training session with the theme: ‘Creating and Maintaining A Customer-Centric Driven Culture In The Public Service Delivery System,’ organised by the state government under the aegis of …

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, his counterpart in Ogun, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and wife of Nigeria’s Vice President(VP), Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, on Tuesday joined thousands of friends, family members and others to pay tributes to the late Deji Tinubu who passed on last Thursday. At the funeral service held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Victoria Island, Lagos, …

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Folake Sokoya In partnership with Stellenbosch University, the 14th Security Watch Africa (SWA) Awards, Conference and Exhibition, would from February 6 to 9, 2017, hold in Kigali, Rwanda. The award nominees include those from private security, governance, academic and industrial sectors for their efforts in changing their respective societies one-step at a time. The event, which would be hosted by …

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