Tag: Ambode
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Lagos declares June 12 public holiday
The Lagos State Government on Sunday declared Monday public holiday to mark June 12 celebration in the State, saying that the State remains committed to the ideals of the annulled 1993 Presidential election. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello on behalf of the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi…
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[BREAKING]: Tears as parents of kidnapped pupils storm Ambode’s office [Photos added]
Parents of kidnapped pupils of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, stormed the office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode early Wednesday morning to press the government to be more proactive towards the release of their children. The parents said the kidnappers told them on Tuesday that four of their children were now sick and that…
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NURTW Violence: Ambode suspends union activities around Oshodi
The Lagos State Government has suspended the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at Oshodi and its environs, over the recent assassination of one of the union members. Prince Lanre Elegushi, the Acting Commissioner for Transportation, announced this on Monday at a news conference at Ikeja. Elegushi said that all union…
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Smal Sh*t Dey Spoil Ya*sh – Francis Ewherido
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has literally become a miracle worker. Lagos has become a giant construction site. And many of the projects are not being executed to keep up with the age-long slogan of “Eko for Show.” They actually impact on the people’s lives, from the Ajah and Abule Egba flyovers…
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Increase salaries of Lagos monarchs, lawmakers tell Ambode
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday called for an upward review of salaries of traditional rulers in the state. The House made the call in its resolution after adopting a motion for “the Upward Review of Traditional Rulers’ Remuneration and the Use of Yoruba Language as a Medium of Communication at Palace and…
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Osinbajo overrules Fashola, gives Ambode go-ahead to reconstruct Lagos Airport Road
The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has granted permission to the Lagos State Government to embark upon a total reconstruction of the International Airport Road from Oshodi. This was disclosed on Wednesday in a Press Statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello. According to the statement, the State Governor, Mr…
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Anointing Service Drama: CAN backs Ambode on chaplain’s removal
The Lagos State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday said the Governing Council of Christ the Light Chapel, Alausa acted within its constitutionally authority to relieve the chaplain of the chapel, Venerable Femi Taiwo of his position. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Venerable Taiwo was on May 15 sacked and evicted from his…
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Chaplain’s sack: Ambode committed sacrilege, must apologise – Bishop
…Says Fashola’s wife more mature, humble in her dealings The Head of the African Church, Ifako Diocese, Rt. Rev. Adeyemi has condemned the sacking and eviction of the presiding Chaplain of the Chapel of Christ the Light, Ikeja, Venerable Femi Taiwo describing it as a sacrilege. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Chapel of Christ is under the…
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Chaplain’s sack: Ambode moves Lagos at 50 Thanksgiving service to State House
Sequel to the sack of the Presiding Chaplain of the Chapel of Christ the Light, Venerable Femi Taiwo, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday ordered that the thanksgiving service (scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday) for the state’s 50th anniversary be moved from the chapel to the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. The service will also…
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Ambode inaugurates emergency response unit in Lekki
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday promised to take the protection of lives and property as major priority of his administration by improving emergency services. The governor made the promise at the inauguration of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Unit in Lekki. He said the unit was positioned to effectively…