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Over 8,000 properties received approvals in 2024 – LASG

The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, has revealed that in 2024, the Planning Permit Amnesty Programme attracted a surge of applications as property owners took advantage of the opportunity to regularise their developments across the state. He disclosed this while speaking at the Ministerial Press Briefing organised by...
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Things To Know About New Pope Leo XIV

Robert Francis Prevost, on Thursday, May 8, became the first pope from the United States (US). He picked the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. New Telegraph had earlier reported that tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter’s Square cheered...
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Lalong Applauds Tinubu For Appointment Of NCDC Mgt, Board

Senator Simon Bako Lalong, representing Plateau South Senatorial District, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing the Board and Management of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC), a key initiative aimed at addressing the pressing development challenges facing the sub-region. In a statement issued on Thursday evening in Jos by his Media Aide, Dr....
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You’re Taking Democratic Freedom Too Far

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed former presidential adviser, Pat Utomi, over his recent criticisms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, describing his actions as driven more by personal animosity than constructive intent. Reacting to Utomi’s announcement of a “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government” on May 5, 2025, the APC, in a statement signed...
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Reps Give Benue, Zamfara Governors One-Week Ultimatum

The House of Representatives has issued a fresh one-week ultimatum to the Governors of Benue and Zamfara States—Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal respectively—as well as the leadership of their State assemblies, to appear before its Committee on Public Petitions by Tuesday, May 14, 2025. This follows their failure to honour an earlier invitation to a...
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Fix LP Crisis Before Addressing Nat’l Issues

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, lashed out at the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, urging him to resolve the crisis within his party before addressing national matters. Akpabio issued the challenge in response to Obi’s tribute to the late elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, during which Obi commended Clark’s...
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Why I’m Supporting Tinubu’s Second Term – Kalu

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said his decision to rally support for President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid is based on the President’s statesmanship and inclusive governance, particularly towards the South East. Kalu stated this when he received members of the City Boy Movement, led by its Abia State Coordinator...
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