Toyin Oke-Osanyintolu
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Lagos State government has tasked all relevant departments and agencies involved in child care to step up efforts in providing holistic care and support. Speaking at a one-day stakeholders meeting by the state’s Ministry of Youth and Social Development for stakeholders at the Correctional Centre for Junior Boys, Yaba; the Permanent Secretary, Toyin Oke-Osanyintolu, stressed that…
15 Nov 2023
Lagos State government has restated that the ban placed on street begging or using of babies to solicit alms on the streets in any part of the state is still very much in force.
30 Aug 2023
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, said lack of good parenting was responsible for the violent crimes and criminality in the society. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Toyin Oke-Osanyintolu....
14 Aug 2023
Lagos State government has urged youths in the state to shun vices and embrace change by leveraging opportunities available in technology to solve environmental issues for sustainability and improved economy.
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja received The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, and emphasized that retooling the economy for sustainable growth and development was a major priority of his administration. Tinubu made the declaration when he received members of the group led by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General, at the State…
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The All Progressives Congress, United States (APC USA) chapter has blamed weak institution, corrupt practices for the biting poverty afflicting Nigerians. Led by Professor Tai Balofin, the APC chapter in a statement on Thursday remarked that the challenges were responsible for the slow speed in the implementation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's renewed hope agenda.…
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Delta State Police Command has confirmed the release of the kidnapped former commissioner for Technical Education, Joan Onyemachi Mrakpor.
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The Allied Conservative Congress (ACC), has announced that its presidential ticket for the 2027 elections will be open to qualified candidates from all six geopolitical zones. The party has stated that it will not zone the presidential ticket, instead, the flag bearer will be determined through a presidential primary. Chairman of the party, Olusegun Peters,…
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Mr Kenneth Maduka, Kogi Project Manager Malaria Consortium, has said that malaria prevalence in the country decreased from 23 per cent in 2018 to 22 per cent in 2021. Maduka, made this known during the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMCbriefing, organised by the organisation in collaboration with Kogi Ministry of Health held in Lokoja. He said…
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The Nigeria Police Force said the Aug. 7 raid on Labour House in Abuja by its operatives was not targeted at the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Friday in Abuja, said the raid was in connection to a criminal suspect traced…
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The days when women across communities in Taraba State depended solely on their spouses for financial assistance are gradually coming to an end, as observed by The Guardian. This shift was recently noticed, with several women in the nooks and crannies of Gashaka Local Government Council turning to shea butter processing as a source of…
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Delta State Police command has confirmed the release of the kidnapped former commissioner for Technical Education,Joan Onyemachi Mrakpor, putting to rest speculations about her fate. Mrakpor, aka Ada Anioma, was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen last Tuesday at about 4:30 pm inside the hall of king Jesus and I church located on Ogajifo street off…
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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide says there is no leadership tussle in the group following the recent death of its former President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Dr Alex Ogbonnia, National Publicity Secretary of the Igbo socio-cultural group, disclosed this on Friday in Enugu, stressing that such speculation by a section of the media was untrue. “There is…