Day: December 3, 2019

Jackson Ayika To Represent Ikorodu Division As IBILE Youth Ambassador

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Jare Olukotun  Jackson Adewale Ayika has emerged as the IBILE Ambassador for Ikorodu Division for the 2018/19 session. He emerged through the recently concluded annual Youth Leadership Academy where representatives from the five (5) Divisions in Lagos State namely- Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos and Epe (IBILE), were assessed by the officials of the Lagos State Government Ministry of Youths and Social Development. According to a release by Jackson, the first phase of the leadership programme was a 5-day training for over 100 youths at centres across the five (5) division…

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We’ll Use Technology To Fight Crime – Sanwo-Olu

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday restated his administration’s commitment to adopt technology to fight crimes in the State. The Governor revealed this at the 13th Annual Town Hall Meeting on security, which was organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund, themed: ‘Transformational Security’. The town hall event is organized as a feedback mechanism where residents and other stakeholders in the security framework converge to get a first-hand report on the state of security as well as a forum for fundraising towards improving the security situation in…

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Hon. Comfort Olafare Advocates For Women Capacity Building

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Kunle Adelabu Hon. (Comrade) Comfort Oladunni Olafare, a student leader, community activist, gender advocate and an entrepreneur, has called for the change of narrative in the fight against gender inequality to enhance women capacity building. Comrade Comfort, the first and former female President, Igbogbo Students’ Union (ISU), made the call in a chat with THE IMPACT while representing Nigeria at the maiden edition of the Young African Leaders Summit held at the Accra International Conference, Accra, Ghana,  between 22 and 23 of November, 2019. The theme of the youth summit,…

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4 Die In Renewed Cultism Fight In Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu -As cult members ignore Gov’s olive branch There are clear indications that cultists in Ikorodu Division, who have been engaging in gang war for over a decade, are not in any way ready to stop their dastardly war against one another as another gang battle left another five people dead on Monday, November 2, 2019. The cult unrest has been disrupting social and economic lives of Ikorodu for sometimes now and has been responsible for the untimely death of many residents. To these cultists, the recent olive branch…

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Sanwo-Olu Names Onikan Stadium After Late Mobolaji Johnson

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the change of the name of the Onikan Stadium to Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson Arena. Sanwo-Olu made this pronouncement on Tuesday during a ‘Day of Honour’ event organised to celebrate the exit of the first Military Governor of Lagos State, Brigadier-General Mobolaji Johnson. Paying glowing tributes to the late Brig. Gen. Johnson, Sanwo-Olu described him as a man who saw the future and worked to achieve the Lagos of our dreams. The Governor and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, led members of the State’s…

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