LGEA Ikorodu Promotes 181 Staff, Recruits, Deploys 317 In Last One Year

Kunle Adelabu Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, Education Secretary, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu, under the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LSUBEB), has promoted 181 staff in the last one year of his administration. The administration has also ensured the recruitment and deployment of 317 new teachers within the period. This was revealed by Alhaji Odumbo, at the press conference commemorating the 365 days of his administration, held last Thursday, at the Methodist Primary School premises, Ikorodu. Odumbo unveiled the impacts of his administration in the areas of infrastructural upgrade,…

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AMA Announces Unity Snooker Championship For Ikorodu Constituency II

Jare Olukotun In his quest to sustain unity and engage youths in Ikorodu Constituency, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA) has announced yet another sporting tournament – AMA Unity Snooker Championship in his constituency. This is coming on the heels of the newly introduced AMA Female Championship which is in its second week and the ongoing AMA U -18 Youth Championship which is now in the semi -final stage. According to the office of the lawmaker, the championship is another strategic effort to strengthen unity, friendship, and youth engagement across the…

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Achievers’ Crew Support IBLCDA Primary Health Initiative

Kunle Adelabu -As Dr. Oshinlaja donates 1000 pounds, another undisclosed sum As part of community development initiative and efforts towards supporting Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun’s administration in Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), members of the Achievers’ Crew, have made financial donations to the development of the council’s primary healthcare system. The support, which is to strengthen the health initiative and make the Free Optimal Wellness Outreach reach more residents of the council was greatly appreciated by the council boss, staff of the health department and hundreds of residents at…

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Mary Nwauju Foundation Engages Volunteers Ahead of Elderly Nourishment Program 4th Edition

Mariam Akinloye Organisers of the Mary Nwauju Foundation, a humanitarian body with focus on supporting the elderly and promoting community development, is set for the fourth edition of its annual food support for senior citizens. But in order to offer better satisfaction to its beneficiaries and ensure efficient service delivery, the foundation has engaged its volunteers at an orientation programme on the principles behind the initiative and what is expected of them, at the Kingsmead Group of Schools Hall, Erunwen, Ikorodu. The initiative tagged, “Elderly Nourishment Programme” is a pilot…

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More Residents Benefit From Igbogbo/Baiyeku Free Optimal Wellness Programme In Two Months

Wale Jagun The Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (IBLCDA) on Saturday recorded another significant milestone in its grassroots healthcare intervention programme as no fewer than 524 residents benefited from the second edition of the Free Optimal Wellness Outreach held at Oreyo Grammar School, Igbogbo. The initiative, a flagship health programme of the administration of Executive Chairman, Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun, provided residents of Zone 2 with free access to medical consultations, treatment, diagnostic screenings, eye care services, health counselling, and referrals for advanced medical attention. About 2000 residents have benefited…

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Ikorodu Holds 2026 Oro Liwe Festival Tuesday, June 22

Jare Olukotun The Oro Liwe festival, which is the second annual festival that usually restricts the movement of the female folks, will be held in Ikorodu on Tuesday. The festival celebrated among people of Isele in Ikorodu is an ancient festival used in cleansing the community and women are expected to stay indoors from 12 midight on Monday till about 6-00am on Wednesday morning, after the eve of the celebration tonight. Women who have business in Ikorodu on Tuesday are enjoined to come into the community before 12 midnight today…

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Achievers’ Crew Honour Ogunlewe, Rep. Jimi Benson, Hon. Sunday Benson Other Eminent Personalities

Mariam Akinloye Former Minister of Works and a chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Sen. Kingsley Adeseye Ogunlewe, representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep Babajimi Adegoke Benson and Dr. Steven Anu’ Adesemoye, a senior lecturer with the Mass Communication Department, Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), are among eminent personalities honoured by the socio – political and developmental organisation – the Achieves’ Crew, at its 2nd Bi – Annual Retreat. The retreat which was held between Thursday, June 18th and Saturday, June 20th, 2026, at N.S. Sho…

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One Year After, Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, Education Secretary, Ikorodu LGEA Presents Scorecards

Kunle Adelabu & Olatunji Ademola The Education Secretary, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu, under the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LSUBEB), Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, has rolled out his achievements in the last one year of his appointment to oversee the primary and junior secondary school sub -sector of education in Ikorodu Division. Alhaji Odumbo described his administration in the last one year as “365 Days of Inclusive Leadership, Visible Progress, and Renewed Hope in Education”, a statement attested to by stakeholders that gathered to celebrate the anniversary. At…

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Public Hearing Over Critical Defence Bills Aim At Strengthening Nigeria’s Defence Architecture – Rep. Jimi Benson

‎ Kunle Adelabu ‎ ‎The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has stated that the critical bills over which he has over the past few days presided during their public hearing are meant to strengthen the defence architecture of Nigeria. ‎ ‎ ‎The hearing was declared open by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, PhD, who also brought together the Honourable Minister of Defence, senior military officers, heads of security agencies and government parastatals, veterans’ groups, civil society organisations, subject-matter…

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Senator Tokunbo Abiru Congratulates Alhaji Musiliu Sulaimon At 70

‎ Wale Jagun ‎ ‎Senator Tokunbo Abiru, FCA, the senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, has extended congratulations to Alhaji Musiliu Adewale Sulaimon (Ola-Four) as he clebrates his 70th birthday anniversary. ‎ ‎ ‎Alhaji Sulaimon, who is a Special Adviser on Political Matters and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu, celebrates his birthday today. ‎ ‎ ‎Abiru, in a statement described the septuagenarian celebration as a milestone and special blessings from God. ‎ ‎”On behalf of my family, the people of Lagos East Senatorial District, and…

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