Jare Olukotun In an attempt to get pupils engaged in playing basketball at early age, the Giants of Africa (GOA) has engaged 15 female teachers from public schools across the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu Local Government, in a One-Day Basketball Clinic. The clinic was held at the Avicenna International School, GRA, Ikeja, on Sunday. According to the Education Secretary, LGEA, Ikorodu LG, Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, the clinic focused on equipping teachers with the fundamentals of basketball, empowering them to introduce the sport to pupils at an early age,…
Read MoreImota Council Authority Denies Alleged Killing Of Two Female Students
Kunle Adelabu -Radio station apologises for false report The radio station that reported the alleged beheading of two female students in Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has apologized for the unverified report. The news report has gone viral and caused panic and fear in Imota and Ikorodu Division. In a statement by the council chairman, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, before the apology and retraction by the radio station, Imota council authority described the news as false, misleading and entirely unfounded.…
Read MoreLagos East Senator, APC Chairman Urge Unity Ahead Of 2027 General Elections
Kunle Adelabu -Abiru lauds President Tinubu’s achievements The Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, and the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, have urged members of the ruling party to put the outcomes of the just concluded primary elections in the state behind them, and work towards the unity and success of the party in the forthcoming 2027 General Elections. Appealing to those favoured as candidates, others that lost and the APC stakeholders, the two party chieftains enjoined everyone to focus on…
Read MoreNYCN Imota Urges Journalists, Bloggers, Social Media Users To Desist From False Narration
Kunle Adelabu -Debunks beheading of two students The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) chapter, has challenged journalists , bloggers and social media influencers to ensure due diligence and professionalism in their information dissemination duty by verifying their reports properly before sharing to the public. However, the charge is not restricted to professional journalists, bloggers and influencers alone but other social media users, according to the youth body, this is to prevent panic and fear always generated by such reports. Comr. Adebogun Oriyomi Modupe,…
Read MoreInformation On Imota Students Being Beheaded Is False, Misleading -CDC
Kunle Adelabu The Community Development Committee (CDC) in Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has debunked a report making the rounds that a number of students in Imota have been beheaded. A radio station in a video circulated earlier today, has reported that two students were beheaded in a school in Imota not mentioned. The report which has created fear across the social media platforms, has, however, been debunked by the CDC as false and capable of causing panic in a statement signed…
Read MoreLASUSTECH VC Seeks Philanthropic Partnership To Advance Impact Agenda During Visit To High Chief Tunde Fanimokun
Our Reporter In a significant move aligned with his IMPACT mantra of rapid infrastructural development, manpower development, productivity, academic excellence, community engagement, and alignment with Lagos State’s THEME+ agenda, the Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Professor Olumuyiwa Omotola Odusanya, led a high-level delegation to the Victoria Island residence of octogenarian philanthropist, High Chief Tunde Fanimokun on Saturday, 30th May, 2026. The working visit, facilitated by the DSE Foundation, provided a platform for the university to formally present and defend its proposed areas of…
Read MoreLagos Police Dismiss Viral Video Of Armed Fulani Men Ikorodu
Wale Jagun The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed a viral video showing the arrest of Fulani men allegedly found with arms and ammunition in Ikorodu. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. According to the PPRO, the video is an old video linked to an incident that occurred more than three years ago and does not reflect the current security situation in Ikorodu or any part of Lagos State. SP. Adebisi, the Command warned members of the public…
Read MoreStrategic Meeting With President Tinubu Represents Another Important Milestone, A Renewed Call To Service For The People Of Ikorodu Constituency II – AMA
Kunle Adelabu The incumbent representative of Ikorodu Constituency II who recently secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket as its candidate for another election, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), has described the strategic meeting with President Bola Tinubu, by the 40 elected Assembly candidates of the ruling party in Lagos State, as a milestone and renewed call to serve his people. AMA also said that the meeting served as an affirmation of the mandates entrusted to the APC candidates by party members across Lagos State, and also reinforced the party’s…
Read MoreSenator Abiru Celebrates Alhaji Ajibola Erogbogbo At 100
Kunle Adelabu Senator Tokunbo Abiru, the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Abuja, has described the centennial attainment by Alhaji Ashafa Ajibola Erogbogbo, as a remarkable and a rare privilege. Alhaji Erogbogbo is the father of Hon. Abike Dabiri -Erewa, the former three term representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency and Chairman, Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). Abiru, in a statement commemorating the celebrant’s milestone celebration, lauded him for his dedicated and selfless service to the country during his service years. “On behalf of the good…
Read MoreOoni’s Free School Project In Ikorodu Continues To Attract Nationwide Support
PMNEWS The free school initiative championed by the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Arole Oduduwa, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II (CFR), through his non-governmental organisation, Hopesalive Initiative (HAI), is steadily gaining momentum as construction work on the project progresses significantly. Situated in the Eyinogbe Communities, Adamo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, the school project is gradually transforming into a magnificent educational complex designed to serve children from underprivileged backgrounds. The initiative has continued to receive massive support from governors across Nigeria, as well as prominent philanthropists…
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