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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to landlords and property owners in Ifako-Ijaye Local Government Area (LGA) to avoid raising rents and property prices, emphasizing the need to ease the burden on residents. Speaking at the inauguration of the Abiola/Ajayi/Ogba and Obawole/Iju-Ishaga road on Monday, the governor highlighted that the infrastructure projects undertaken by…

Residents of South-East Nigeria continued to observe the sit-at-home protest on Monday, despite the recent arrest of Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed Biafran leader, by Finnish authorities. Economic and social activities across the region were significantly disrupted, with schools, markets, and other businesses remaining closed. The sit-at-home protest, originally initiated by the Indigenous People of Biafra…

The financial burden on the Kwara State government has escalated, with unpaid gratuities for retired workers reaching N19,017,778,864.40 as of December 31, 2023, according to documents obtained by SaharaReporters. This figure marks a significant increase from the N16,915,585,487.22 recorded at the end of 2022, underscoring persistent difficulties in the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to…

The Akwa Ibom State government has suspended Nse Sunday Umoh, the Principal-General of Presbyterian Senior Science School, Ididep (PSSSI), over allegations of poor feeding conditions for boarding students. A viral video, shared by human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, sparked widespread outrage after revealing students being served inadequate meals consisting of watery soup and a solid…