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Lagos traders hold special prayers for Tinubu, Hamzat ahead of elections

  Market leaders and traders across Lagos State have offered special prayers for President Bola Tinubu and the state's All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, seeking their victory in the forthcoming elections. The prayer session, organised by the Lagos State Market Advisory Council (LASMAC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, was held on Tuesday at the Blue Roof Pavilion, Agidingbi, Ikeja. The gathering brought together market leaders, traders, religious and traditional leaders, as well as government officials, who offered prayers for the success of the APC candidates and the continued development of Lagos State and Nigeria. Hamzat, who was represented by the Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Akinyemi Ajigbotafe, expressed appreciation to the market leaders for the initiative, describing their prayers and show of support as a demonstration of their commitment to t...
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Public ​‌‌​⁠‌​‍⁠⁠‍‍​‍‍‌⁠‍⁠‌​Service Week: Lagos to reward outstanding public servants, promote excellence— Agoro

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 Public ​‌‌​⁠‌​‍⁠⁠‍‍​‍‍‌⁠‍⁠‌​Service Week: Lagos to reward outstanding public servants, promote excellence— Agoro Reward By Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government says this year’s Public Service Week will honour the dedication, sacrifices and invaluable contributions of public servants to governance and the development of the state. The Head of Service, Mr Bode Agoro, said this at a news conference unveiling activities for the 2026 Public Service Week celebration in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme will hold from Nov.10 to Nov. 17. Agoro said that the celebration would also provide an opportunity to reflect on achievements, encourage innovation and strengthen commitment to effective service delivery. Agoro said the celebration was particularly significant as it underscored the need for a responsive, responsible and people-centred public service. He said activities lined up for the Week were designed to promote staff welfare, healthy living, u...
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Atiku: Fayose moment has arrived for CJN Kekere-Ekun.

  Lanre Adewole  The story I’m telling today, began developing, days after the June 21, 2014 outlier Ekiti gubernatorial election that stunned bookmakers and stung then-incumbent Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which was then in its infancy. A political outcast, Ayo Fayose, then of a much more harmonious Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) returned from the wilderness to rout the incumbent, romping to a landslide victory. In winning his non-consecutive second and final term in office, Fayose shellacked the sitting governor in all the 16 local governments of the state, also taking the popular vote by a margin of 82,647 votes, between him and the second placed.  Today’s senate leader, now of the ruling APC, Opeyemi Bamidele, but then of Labour Party trailed at a distant third with 18,135 votes.  It’s very likely that Nigerians, particularly Ekiti electorate have forgotten that he once sojourned out of the party he calls home today, for the proverbial gr...
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Hamzat, Tijani to participate in Lagos digital economy town hall meeting ​‌‌​⁠‌​‍⁠⁠‍‌‍⁠‌‍​⁠⁠‌​

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     Hamzat, Tijani to participate in Lagos digital economy town hall meeting   ​‌‌​⁠‌​‍⁠⁠‍‌‍⁠‌‍​⁠⁠‌​    Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Lagos Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, will lead other government officials and industry captains to participate in a digital economy town hall meeting in Lagos. This was contained in a statement signed on Monday by Mr Aderemi Fagbemi, the convener of the economy town hall meeting. The meeting, organised by My Card Global in strategic collaboration with FintechNGR, is aimed at shaping the state’s digital economy policy agenda for 2027 to 2031.   The town hall, with the theme “The Lagos Digital Economy Blueprint: Co-Authoring the Lagos Digital Economy Agenda 2027–2031,” is scheduled for Nov. 20 at The George Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos.   Also expected at the high-level meeting is the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, and the Chairman of the ...
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That Adimula may succeed!

  By Lanre Adewole  There is a Yoruba proverb that plays around the surname of leading human rights advocate, Mr. Femi Falana. It surmises that one should first face his face, before peeping into others’.  I see the Falana gbo tire (Falana, mind your business) wisecrack as a derivative of the admonition of Jesus in Matthew 7, particularly the portion that charges us to remove the log in our eyes before attempting to remove the speck in our brothers’.  Today, I’m returning to Ijesaland on this page as a selfless obligor to her development.  That doesn’t mean I do not expect gain from this intervention. But it’s not the type man gives. My reward expectation is rooted in Psalm 133:6, with Ulesa simply exchanging for Jerusalem.  My birth place, where I also began life and still connected to up to this very moment, has a long association with hard work and prosperity.  Àjàpá (itinerant trading) and oso’malo (traditional debt recovery of literally sitting on...
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Ikorodu's Tonic FC wins Lagos grassroots football championship

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  Tonic FC of Ikorodu has emerged champion of the fourth edition of the annual 1XBET Cup, defeating other grassroots teams to win the 2026 competition. The tournament, which featured more than 100 grassroots teams and football academies, ended at Inspire Sports Arena, Cappa, Oshodi on Saturday, attracting sports enthusiasts, former internationals, corporate stakeholders and community leaders. Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, commended the organisers for providing a platform for discovering and nurturing young football talents. Ighalo said grassroots competitions were essential to identifying emerging players and preparing them for professional football and future national assignments. He stressed the need for increased investment in sports facilities across communities and local government areas to engage young people positively. “We need more sports facilities in our communities and local government areas to encourage young people to participate in sports. “Football prov...
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Lagos intensifies monthly sanitation, warns residents against dumping refuse in canals

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  Sanitation  The Lagos State Government has urged residents to desist from dumping refuse into canals and drainage channels, warning that the practice could worsen flooding and undermine environmental sanitation efforts. The Head of Service, Mr Bode Agoro, gave the warning during the October edition of the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise. "This is seventh exercise since its resumption in March, I'm urging local government chairmen and their executives to mobilise residents towards maintaining clean and healthy environments. "Environmental sanitation should be a continuous responsibility rather than an activity restricted to designated sanitation days," Agoro said. The head of service expressed concern over the indiscriminate dumping of refuse observed in some canals during the exercise. He said the Ministry of the Environment had been notified to clear the affected canals, adding that plans were also underway to reconstruct one of the canals ...
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