Day: September 24, 2022

Lagos Police Intercept Cache Of Cartridges, Arrest 3 Suspects

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said its operatives arrested three suspects at Poromope Estate, along the Ijede road in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Ikorodu Division of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos State Police Command, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the interception. Hundeyin stated that police operatives from Ikorodu Division who intercepted the ammunition also discovered three dismantled motorcycles and some personal effects in the two buses. “Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects, Tukur Abdullah, aged 35, Muazu Telim, aged 50 and…

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Residents, Motorists Query Govt Removal Of Concrete Barriers Along TOS Benson Avenue

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Kunle Adelabu Residents and motorists alike have queried the rationale behind the removal of the concrete barriers placed in the middle of the Port Authority/TOS Benson Avenue, which were believed were placed there to prevent traffic. The placement of the concrete pavement which started some weeks ago from the Ikorodu Ferry Terminal in lpakodo, has extended to the General Hospital, Ikorodu. THE IMPACT gathered that the Lagos State Government,is embarking on the project started removing the concrete stones from the Ferry Terminal to the Police Post Roundabout in Ipakodo, a…

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Residents, Motorists Beg Sanwo – Olu For Quick Intervention On Ipakodo/Ibeshe Road Turning Dangerous Highway

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Kunle Adelabu About ten years after the commissioning of the Ipakodo/Ibeshe road in Ikorodu West and Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Ikorodu Division , Lagos State, the interlock road is currently in a bad condition and begging for the attention of the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu. Several sections of the road, which is usually being plied by heavy duty trucks conveying sand from several dredging points at Owode and Ibeshe, has collapsed, posing danger to motorists and other road users. The administration of…

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Premier College Principals Commend Alumnus, Dr Ogbara For Educational Support

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Kunle Adelabu The annual gesture of Dr Tajudeen Ogbara, an Ikorodu – born medical doctor based in the United States of America (USA) to his alma mata and the premier college in Ikorodu, Oriwu College (now Oriwu Senior and Junior Model Colleges, Ikorodu), has been acknowledged and commended by the Principals of both schools. The acknowledgment of the gesture by the former student of the school came during the 2021-22 Prize Giving Day/Recognition Awards ceremony held at the school hall on Wednesday, September 22, 2022. Commending the gesture, Mr Akeem…

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We Are Planning To Produce 50, 000 Graduates With STEM Capacity In Next 10 Years – Sen. Ogunlewe

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Kunle Adelabu -To build 300 – bed hostel for Oriwu College Former Minister of Works and Chairman, Ikorodu Division Resources Development Group (IDRDG), Sen. Adeseye Kingsley Ogunlewe, has revealed the group’s plans for the Ikorodu Division educational plans for the next 10 years which is to produce 50, 000 students with STEM knowledge. Ogunlewe, who was also a former Pro – Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, stated that the Division is in dire need of students with STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, to develop Ikorodu…

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: My Travails Began With My Request For Reclassification As First Class Oba In Lagos

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His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa Oba (Dr.) Adeoriyomi Oluwasesan Abdul-Akeem Oyebo (arpa) was born into the popular Oyebo Royal family of Egbin, Ijede and Ikorodu, to Late Prince Abdul Rasaq Adebowale Babatunde Oyebo, a merchant/producer of underwears in the 60s and later a building merchant, popularly called ‘Baba Onisimenti’ (Cement dealer), and Late Princess Kehinde Amoke Oyebo (nee Opeifa,) Osolo of Ilogbo Otta and Awujiku (Fowotade) Onikosi Royal family, Isipo Idota Royal family, (Mupin Otta) respectively, an accomplished trader and textile merchant popularly called Iya Alaso (Textile dealer) and Iya Shaki.…

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