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Rainstorm Destroys Houses in Osun

By Folake Oye Property worth millions of naira has been destroyed following a rainstorm at Iwoye-Ijesa in Oriade local government area of Osun state. Radio Nigeria correspondent who was at the scene of the incident reports that more than sixty houses including blocks of classrooms, churches and market stalls were blown away by the heavy […]Continue Reading
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Rainstorm Displaces Osun Residents

By Adenitan Akinola  A fierce rainstorm on Friday, 27th January, 2023, destroyed property worth millions of naira in many parts of Osun State, as hundreds of residents were displaced. In Eripa, Boluwaduro Local Government Area of the state, no fewer than six  houses were affected by the rainstorm. Other affected towns according to the information […]Continue Reading
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Popular Market on Fire

Another fire incident has gutted a building at the popular Balogun Market in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. The fire started in one of the popular market buildings on Thursday. The cause of the inferno which could not be ascertained as of press time has started spreading to other apartments. Operatives of the […]Continue Reading
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Building Collapse Claims One

One person has been confirmed dead after a storey building collapsed in the Aromire area of Ikeja, Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement on Thursday, said the building formerly occupied by a Mart, was being worked on by unskilled labourers resulting in a partial […]Continue Reading
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Gov. Abiodun Inaugurates Esure Road

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has inaugurated 2.1 kilometres Esure road in Ijebu-Mushin, Ijebu East Local Government area of the state. Speaking at the ceremony which was part of his campaign tour to the local government, Governor Abiodun called on the people of the area to take ownership of the project. Governor Abiodun said that, […]Continue Reading
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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Death Trap for Pedestrians- Fed. Lawmaker

The lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, (APC) has urged the Federal Government to urgently construct​ pedestrian bridges along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway within the metropolis of Ibadan, Oyo State. Akande-Sadipe, said this after she laid a copy of a petition from Concerned Youth for Welfarism before the house at plenary. She noted Continue Reading
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Festivity: Oyo Waste Task-Force Promises Round-the-Clock Service 

The Oyo State Waste Management Task Force has affirmed its readiness to meet the waste management needs of residents during the festive season. Speaking in Ibadan, the Task-Force Chairperson, Mrs. Aderonke Adedayo said the committee would consolidate Mottainai Recycling Ltd’s year-round vision of establishing a cleaner and healthier Oyo State. She added that bearing Continue Reading
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“My administration will install solar light in rural areas” – Gov. Abiodun

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has promised that his administration would install solar light in rural areas that are not connected to the national grid. Governor Abiodun made this known  while inagurating 4.5 kilometres Molusi College Road  Ijebu-Igbo, in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of the state. The Governor also said that electric transformers would be Continue Reading