Day: March 6, 2024

MOPOL Officer, One Other In Police Net Over ‘Marwa’ Theft

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Kunle Adelabu A mobile police with the MOPOL 63 in lgbogbo, Inspector Bashiru, is now in cooling his off his feet in the police cell over an allegation that he stole a tricycle, popularly called ‘Marwa’ in the local parlance. The said officer, it was gathered, has been in service for 21 years. The suspect, who was arrested behind the Olowo – Idikan market at Oke – Oriya, in Ikorodu, on Wednesday, THE IMPACT gathered, is now at the State Police Command with another suspect arrested along with him. The…

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11 Years After, Court Pronounces Prince Kazeem Amusa As Duly Elected Candidate For Alajede Throne

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Kunle Adelabu -It was a long, tough battle, but Ijede shall rise again – Prince Amusa said after judgment 11 years after going in and out of the court rooms, Honourable Lawal Akapo of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, has finally delivered his judgment on the Alajede matter in the Suit No. IKD/82/2013. The late Alajede of Ijede, His Royal Majesty, Oba Fatai Adeboye Oresanya, Ladega II, joined his ancestors on August 13, 2012. The race to fill the vacant stool after his demise, begun on March…

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LASG Stops Tipper Operations In Ibeshe Over Environmental Concerns

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Lagos State Government, through the Office of the Special Adviser on Mineral Resources, has issued a stop-work order to Tipper Drivers in the Ibeshe area of Ikorodu due to the negative effects of their activities on the environment and residents in the area. The directive follows numerous complaints from residents of the communities and stakeholders within and around Ibeshe about the deplorable state of the main road and environmental concerns caused by heavy-duty truck operations.  The Special Adviser, Engineer Abiola Olowu disclosed that the stop-work order is to address the…

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Adeboruwa Charges Council Seats Aspirants To Learn From Ikorodu Federal Lawmaker

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Kunle Adelabu Those aspiring for political positions, especially at the Council level in the coming Local Government Elections, have been advised to learn and emulate the representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson. Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Barr.) Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, gave the charge at the flag – off ceremony of the Igbogbo/Offin/Oreta Road in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Ikorodu Division, on Monday. Oba Kasali, describing the facilitation of the reconstruction of the road 38 years after it was first constructed, as a…

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OPINION: We Must Go Back

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By Abolaji Oluwaseun Elesho For me, the solution to Nigeria’s present multi-dimensional challenges should embrace an all-inclusive range of stakeholders. Importantly, while the impact of the challenges at hand is felt beyond the sphere of government, possible solutions are indeed not beyond the leaders of government. However, I believe that until the people, as an important group of stakeholders, find lawfully permissible solutions to their economic hardship by themselves, if one person, one family, one community, one local government, one state government, and one region can find lawful solutions—a homegrown,…

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Sanwo-Olu Increases Bursary, Scholarship For Students

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, announced an increment in scholarship and bursary for students of Lagos State origin, in tertiary institutions. He said his administration from 2024 will pay N225,000 and N60,000 as scholarship and bursary to indigene students, as against the existing N200,000 and N50,000 respectively. The Governor also announced scholarships for the less privileged and physically challenged students in public tertiary institutions, noting that the scholarship will not be limited to Lagos indigene alone. He also announced the appointment of four former Students…

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