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Ondo kid-mountaineer goes abroad

Ondo kid-mountaineer goes abroad

AN 11-year old primary school pupil Sunday Akinwunmi recently given scholarship after emerging as the best mountain climber during the Mare Festival in Ondo State is to travel to Dubai this weekend.

Osun farmers head for Lagos…in Aregbesola’s trains

Osun farmers head for Lagos…in Aregbesola’s trains

A new dispensation is unfolding in Osun State where dedicated trains will convey farmers to and fro Lagos.The trains are packed full with all sorts of agricultural produce. The farmers mission: Sell off the produce. When they finish selling, the proceeds will be used to procure manufactured products. The trains return to Osun with the cargo.

How FG resolved water crisis in Esanland, by Itulah

How FG resolved water crisis in Esanland, by Itulah

Hon. Friday Itulah is the member representing Esan South East and Esan North East Federal Constituency of Edo State in the House of Representatives. In this interview, he explains how the former chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih used his position to get the Federal Government to resolve the water crisis in Esanland. Excerpt:

In Lagos, roads are an open sore

In Lagos, roads are an open sore

For Emmanuel Onyeigwe, a commercial bus driver, plying Ilasamaja and Mushin roads have become a nightmares. Due to the menace of street urchins, Onyeigwe left his former route- Lawanson, Odo-Eran, Ojuelegba and Yaba areas of Lagos for Mushin.

I’ll do everything to ensure unity – HRM Olu Epe

I’ll do everything to ensure unity – HRM Olu Epe

It was really a scintillating occasion as sons and daughters of Epe, Lagos state, trooped out recently to pay homage to HRM Oba Shefiu Olatunji Adewale, Bangbopa Esilokun 1, the Olu-Epe of Epe Kingdom. For the Oba, it was meant to be a low-key event to prepare ground for the forthcoming Kayo-Kayo, another festival known with Epe community but the people immersed in celebration of a popular and amiable traditional leader, they put aside every other thing to pay homage and present their gifts to the palace.