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Impact Newspaper is a community paper based in Ikorodu Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. This blog is basically for the soft copy of news, events etc. covered by the paper.

Abiodun Fatai – Abatan Now Associate Professor

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Wale Jagun The acting Dean of Students’ Affairs, Lagos State University, Dr. Abodun Fatai – Abatan, is now an Associate Professor. Sources within the LASU community confirmed his new status to THE IMPACT. The Ikorodu – born university don was in 2023, appointed in the acting capacity to overseas the affairs of thousands of students in the institution. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and bagged his Ph.D in Political Science from University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, in 2017. He is a Digital Electoral Technologist,…

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Photos: Contractor Begins Track Laying At Igbogbo Stadium

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Kunle Adelabu The installation of tracks has commenced at the Igbogbo Stadium, by the contractor handling the project. Construction work started on the 1800 – capacity sporting facility located along the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road, Igbgbo in Igbogbo/Bayeku local Council Development Area (LCDA(, Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, about three years ago. When our reporter visited the site on Wednesday, construction workers were seen continuing with laying of the tracks which we gathered started some days back.

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IKODASS Calls For Registration For Free Eyes Tests, Cataract Surgery

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Kunle Adelabu Residents of Ikorodu, battling sight challenges and those in need of cataract surgery, have been enjoined to register for the upcoming edition of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS) Free Eye Test and Cataract Surgery. The medical mission, which is being organized by IKODASS, in partnership with the Ikorodu Eye Foundation, is slated to hold at the Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu, on August 7 2024, between 9:00am and 5:00pm. Interested residents are encouraged to register either online or physically, prior to the day of the exercise, for…

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Igbogbo Holds Oro Abosan Saturday

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Kunle Adelabu All is set for the first Oro festival in Igbogbo – Oro Abosan festival which is slated for Saturday, July 27, 2024. As the tradition permits, women are restricted indoor from 11pm on Friday, 26 till 5am on Sunday, July 28. Oro Abosan is an age long ritual used for cleansing and offering of prayers for peace and progress in the town. High Chief Tajudeen Alade Onasanya, the Odofin of Igbogbo and the Olootu Lantan Onanusi family, confirmed the date in a phone chat with THE IMPACT. On…

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Royal Fathers, Youth Leaders, Other Stakeholders Kick Against Violent Protest In Ikorodu

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Wale Jagun, Mariam Akinloye & Joy Fasunon (SIWES Student) -As Lagos CP holds stakeholders’ meeting, sues for peace As part of the efforts to dissuade youths from participating in any planned protest that may destabilise the polity, the Lagos Police Commissioner, Mr Fayoade Adegoke, has engaged the traditional rulers, youths and other major stakeholders in Ikorodu Division. At the town hall meeting organised by the six Council Chairmen in Ikorodu, at thelkoroduTown hall on Wednesday, the entire Ikorodu stakeholders in attendance, expressed their position against any protest that may breach…

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Lagos Unveils Plan To Launch 2000 CNG Buses For Mass Transport Next Year

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed the plans to deploy 2,000 high-capacity buses through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for mass public transportation next year. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the revelation at the Lagos Investment Roundtable organised by the State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade & Investment (MCCTI), as a Pre-event to the African Social Impact Summit (ASIS)  in Lagos on Wednesday. According to the Governor, the buses will run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), along with 5,000 new cars to be provided as taxis through a partnership with a car…

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Rep. Benson, Others Celebrate Ever – Smiling Princess Folashade Olabanji – Oba On 60th Birthday

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Wale Jagun The Vice Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government and Chairmanship aspirant in the council for the 2025 Local government elections, Princess (Hon.) Folashade Olabanji – Oba, has been felicitated by eminent individuals, youth leaders and groups on her birthday. Princess Oba, who is aspiring to become the next Chairman of Ikorodu LG in 2025, clocks 60 years today. The representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, congratulating her, commended her remarkable contributions to Ikorodu and the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). “I extend my warmest felicitations to Hon.…

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Fertilisers Distribution To Farmers Aimed At Bolstering, Revitalising Farming – Rep. Benson

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Mariam Akinloye & Joy Fasunon (SIWES student) -Farmers in Ikorodu laud FG, lawmaker The representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has stated that the fertilisers distributed to famers in his constituency and across the country, are meant to bolster and revitalize agricultural activities in communities. The administration of President Bola Tinubu had distributed bags of fertilisers to farmers in local communities through the state governments, 109 Senators and 360 Members of the House of Representatives. The bags of fertilisers for the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, were distributed at…

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Crisis Brewing Within Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA CDC As Chairman Is Suspended Over Gross Misconducts

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Kunle Adelabu -My problem started after declaring for the Council’s Chairmanship seat -CDC Chairman The crisis that has been brewing within the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (lBLCDA) has reached another dimension as the Chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC), Pastor Abayomi Adelakun (FCA, ACA, ACTI), was suspended on Monday, following some allegations levelled against him. It was stated that the Council Chairman, Builder Sesan Daini, approved the suspension of Pastor Adelakun who is serving his second term, pending his final removal. This was made public on Monday, in…

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Dr Metilelu’s Appointment As LASIEC Member, A Pride To Everyone – Achievers’ Crew

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Kunle Adelabu The Achievers’ Crew, a community, professional and political group based in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has described the appointment of Dr Olumde Metilelu as a member of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) as a pride not only to himself, but also to the entire people that he has had connection with. Dr Metilelu is one of the speakers at the maiden three – day retreat of the Achievers’ Crew in June this year, held at the NS Hotel, Imota. In a statement by…

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