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Wale Jagun & Mariam Akinloye The representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has introduced another initiative to support educational development and academic excellence in Ikorodu Division, as he sponsored Christmas shopping spree and hangout for pupils in public schools. A total of 420 pupils from about 80 public primary schools across the Ikorodu Local Government and five Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and 50 teachers took part in the hangout held at Sinomart Mall within the Palms Shopping Mall, Victoria Island, Lagos. Mayor Muhydeen Sanwoola, the Executive…

Kunle Adelabu The Bobakeye of Ikorodu and the custodian of Etunrenren Shrine, Otunba Adeniyi Banjoko, has urged the need for the people to exude confidence and pride in their heritage, if the people of Ikorodu want to preserve tradition and culture and give it a global relevance properly. Otunba Banjoko, also emphasised the need for recognising values attached to language when the indigenous people embrace such as another important way of cultural preservation. The traditional leader spoke recently at 2025 Ikorodu Division Students’ Fair & Summit, themed, “Harnessing Knowledge for…

Kunle Adelabu The representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson has celebrated the Education Secretary, Local Council Education Authority (LGEA): Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, on his birthday today. The school administrator marks his 51st year today. In a statement, the federal lawmaker described Odumbo as an exceptional and dependable administrator whose commitment to educational development has been excellent and characterised by integrity. “Today, I join the good people of Ikorodu to joyfully celebrate an exceptional leader and one of our most dependable sons, Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, on the occasion of…

Wale Jagun The Chairmen, Igbogbo/Baiyeku and Ijede Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) have honoured the Education Secretary, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, on his 51st birthday anniversary. In a separate statement, both Council bosses on behalf of themselves and the people in their respective areas, acknowledged the exceptional administrative style of the celebrant while congratulating him on his new age. Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun, Chairman, Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA, described Odumbo as an excellent public servant and educationist whose vision has continued to transform Ikorodu Division’s educational circle. “On…

Wale Jagun The management and entire staff of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu, has lauded the emergence of Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo as the Education Secretary and the leadership that he has provided in the last six months. The LGEA personnel described the last six months as a great turnaround period and a defining moment in the educational landscape of Ikorodu Division. Critical stakeholders in the primary education sub -sector in Ikorodu, gave the commendations in a statement in commemoration of Alhaji Odumbo’s 51st birthday anniversary today. “On this…

Mariam Akinloye Mrs Monsurat Odumbo, a teacher and wife of the Education Secretary, Local Government Education Authority, (LGEA), Ikorodu Local Government, has paid tribute to his husband, Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo and his twin brother, Kehinde Odumbo on their birthday today. In a tribute to the twin brothers who clocked 51 today, she celebrates both as remarkable and extraordinary men. “Today, we celebrate not just a birthday, but two extraordinary lives —my dear husband and his twin brother—two men who have walked side by side from the very beginning, sharing laughter,…