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Kunle Adelabu The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmanship Candidate in Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA) has expressed confidence in the ability of the new Chief Imam of Igbogbo Central Mosque, Fadhilat Imam Abdul-Ganiu Abolore Gazali, to sustain the good legacy of his immediate predecessor. Fadhilat Imam Abdul-Ganiu Abolore Gazali, was inaugurated as the Chief Imam, on the eighth day of the transition of late former Chief Imam Dikrullah Abdullahi Andu. Aroyewun expressed his confidence in a statement congratulating the new Chief Imam, while also saying…

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Jare Olukotun The second Oro festival in Ikorodu, known as Liwe, will hold tomorrow, Thursday, June 12, 2025. In accordance with the tradition of the town, women folks are expected to stay indoor from 11pm tonight until early morning on Friday, June 13, when the festival will be over. Movement in and out of the Ikorodu Kingdom are also restricted for female residents and those that are visitors. During the festival, only men are allowed to be outside, while rites and rituals are performed to cleanse the town and prayers…

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Jare Olukotun -Welcomes new Bishop It was a six – in – one service on Sunday, June 8, at The African Church Bethel Cathedral, Ikorodu, the seat of the Bishop of Lagos West Diocese as the immediate past Bishop of the Church now Archbishop of Lagos Province, His Grace, Most Revd. & Mrs Hezekiah Adeleke Adetoro, JP., paid his maiden episcopal visit. The visit was his first official assignment as an Archbishop, a week after he was elevated. On the same day, Archbishop Adetoro also ushered in a new Bishop…

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Our Reporter As Muslims across Lagos and Nigeria observed the Eid-El-Adha festival, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu joined the faithful in this celebration while using the occasion to call for stronger security measures across the country. Speaking during 2025 Eid-El-Adha celebration held at The Pavilion, Lagos House, Marina, with the theme “My Lord, Make This Land Secure” (Qur’an 14:35), Governor Sanwo-Olu who spoke through his Deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, emphasised the importance of national unity, peaceful coexistence, and enhanced security to safeguard lives and property. He noted that while Eid-El-Adha is…

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Jare Olukotun -Call for unraveling of perpetrators, justice The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) chapter, has mourned one of its member and the 2023 Miss Ikorodu West LCDA, Ms. Nifemi Funmilayo Ogunlana who died in a very gruesome manner. THE IMPACT gathered that the lifeless body of Nifemi, who was declared missing a few days ago, was found somewhere in Oyo State. In a statement released on Monday by the Coordinator, NYCN, Comrade Taiwo Anuoluwapo, he said that the late Nifemi headed…

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Kunle Adelabu Tributes have continued to pour in for the late Secretary to the Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area, Hon. Femi Anifowoshe, who died late evening on Monday. Anifowoshe died after a brief illness, which he was already recovering from, according to a family member. He has been buried in accordance with the Islamic rites. In its tribute, Office of the Executive Chairman, Ikorodu West LCDA, described the late SLG as a committed and dedicated official. “With heavy heart we announce the demise of a committed and dedicated Secretary…

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