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The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has congratulated the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 64th birthday. Obasa described her as a compassionate Nigerian dedicated to impacting the lives of citizens. The Speaker in a statement noted the First Lady’s courage, commitment to a better society, support for the President, Bola…
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Eligible Voters in Ewohimi, particularly in Okaegben ward one, polling 3 and 15, were yet to exercise their franchise as at 10.30am at the ongoing Edo governorship election. The unit is the polling centre of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo where he is expected to vote. The voters who…
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The Saturday’s Local Government Elections in Imo commenced on a shaky footing with the late distribution of electoral materials but voter turnout has been impressive at the polling units visited. Some analysts had earlier predicted apathy and low voter turnout ahead of the polls. However, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents monitoring the exercise…
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Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara has commended the turnout of the electorate for the local government elections held across the 16 Local Government Areas (LGA) of the state on Saturday, saying that democracy has come to stay. Abdulrazaq gave the commendation on Saturday in Ilorin after casting his vote at his ancestral home in Idigba…
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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested three suspects including a stepfather for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in the Ago, Okota area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. He identified the suspects as: Chibuzo…