Kunle Adelabu Friday, June 9, was a day to celebrate a great, distinguished and illustrious son of Ikorodu and one of the custodians of its tradition and culture, Odofin Adewunmi Adedeji Ogunsanya, SAN, Chairman, MultiChoice Bigeria, as he clocked 60 years. Ogunsanya, who is the Odofin of Ikorodu Kingdom and Baba Oba of Igbogbo Kingdom, is also the Chairman and Patron of the Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited (IDPIL). In acknowledging his impacts and contributions, the royal fathers, eminent persons and residents in the Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State,…

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Wale Jagun President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, from office with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement signed by Director, Information, Willie Bassey for Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Friday. This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect’’, the statement stated. “This is sequel to the ongoing…

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Wale Jagun President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the Electricity Act 2023. The Electricity Act will replace the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005. Electricity Act 2023 was initially passed by lawmakers in July 2022. With the Act, states, companies, and individuals are now empowered to generate, transmit and distribute electricity. It provides a framework to guide the post-privatization phase of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) as well as encourage private sector investments in the sector. The Act will mandate electricity generating companies to either generate…

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Wale Jagun The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 12, 2023, a public holiday in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulating all Nigerians on this occasion. “Nigeria’s democratic journey has, like in many other climes, encountered both stormy and smooth sails, but the ship of State, its institutions and most importantly, the Nigerian people, have remained steadfast on the tenets of democratic governance. “On this memorable occasion therefore, Nigerians and…

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Wale Jagun -Appoints Abimbola Salu – Hundeyin As SSG Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Olushola Sanwo – Olu, has re – appointed Mr. Tayo Ayinde as Chief of Staff and Mr. Gboyega Soyannwo, as his Deputy. Also appointed is the Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission (NPC), Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin, as Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG). The appointments were announced on Thursday by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola. The appointments take immediate effect. Salu-Hundeyin, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, is a Commissioner representing Lagos State…

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Kunle Adelabu The Ayangbure of Ikorodu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Kabir Adewale Shotobi, has said that the royal family and entire people of ikorodu Kingdom are appreciative of the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, for his good representation. The monarch stated this while acknowledging the intervention of Abiru in facilitating the award of contract for the rehabilitation of the Ikorodu – Itoikin Road, a road which the Senator is currently making the contractor to embark on palliative work to make it motorrable ahead…

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Mariam Akinloye More people have continued to congratulate the two new representatives of the Ikorodu Constituency I and II, Hon. Ogunleye Gbolahan Adetokunbo (OGA) and Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA) respectively, on their resumption as lawmakers in the 10th Lagos State House of Assembly. Dr (Hon.) Muhydeen Adeola Jokomba (JK), a former two – term Council Chairman of Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), and former aspirant for the Ikorodu Constituency I seat, have also joined others to congratulate the new representatives. The two lawmakers and 38 others across…

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Kunle Adelabu Encomiums have continued to pour in for the immediate past representative of the Ikorodu Constituency I and former Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, on his exit from the Assembly and the impacts of his 16 years’ representation. Agunbiade, who was also the maiden Chairman, Nigerian Majority Leaders Forum, was replaced by Hon. Ogunleye Gbolahan Adetokunbo, son of the former Deputy Governor of Lagos State and chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), who resumed duty on Tuesday. Latest of the commendations came from…

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Kunle Adelabu -Residents raise concern over alleged vandal of Third Mainland Bridge’s pile caps The aspirant of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), for the Ikorodu Constituency I , in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Adekunle Razaq Aderibigbe (ARA), has called the attention of both the state and the federal governments to state of bridges in Lagos. He said that the bridges, which were constructed to ease traffic in the state, are in serious state of concern to residents. The young politician made his views known on THE…

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