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Rep. Babajimi Benson Made 73-Man APC National Convention Committee List

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Kunoe Adelabu -Party Releases adjusted timetable for ward, local government, state, and zonal congresse The National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a list of its Central Coordination Committee to man its forthcoming National Convention with Rep. Babajimi Benson, representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, as one of the committee’s members. In a statement issued from the party’s national secretariat in Abuja and signed by Surajudeen Basiru, National Secretary of the APC, and Sulaiman Argungu, National Organising Secretary, the national working committee said the panel would oversee preparations…

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Hon. Benson Sunday Commends Dr Ibikunle’s Dedication To Youth Development, Impacful Service To Ikorodu

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Wale Jagun The Permanent Board Member, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LSUBEB), Dr Saheed Oladapo Ibikunle, has received more commendations for his contributions to human capital development and impactful service to Ikorodu Diviision. ‎ ‎ ‎Hon.  Sunday Benson Ayodele (BSA), the Executive Chairman, Imota LCDA, gave the commendations in a statement commemorating Dr Ibikunle’s birthday. ‎ ‎ ‎The Permanent Board Member and educationist marks his birthday every February 3rd. ‎ ‎”I heartily rejoice with the Permanent Board Member, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), and Special Adviser to…

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LASUSTECH Laying Blocks Of Excellence For Years To Come Strategically -VC Odusanya

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Kunle Adelabu The pioneer Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Prof. Olumuyiwa Omotola Odusanya, has informed that the university which came into existence four years ago is deliberately and strategically expanding its infrastructures, building staff and students manpower to attain a world -class status and become an institution of excellence. Prof. Odusanya, who spoke at the 4th Founder’s Day of LASUSTECH, said that the new university has presented 39 of its 41 programmes for accreditation to the National Universities Commission, completed three academic sessions, and now…

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COLUMN: LIFE REFLECTIONS PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY

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LIFE and the Power of Consistency By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB There’s a force more powerful than talent, more reliable than luck, and more transformative than any single moment of inspiration. It doesn’t arrive in a blaze of glory or announce itself with fanfare. It works quietly, almost invisibly, accumulating power through repetition until one day you look back and realize you’ve traveled miles from where you began. This force is consistency—the steady, unglamorous, magnificent practice of showing up, again and again, especially when you don’t feel like it. In…

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Four Years of Light, Steel, and Promise: A Treatise on the 4th Anniversary of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH)

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By O.O. Longe Esq. Four years is a short walk in the long corridor of history, yet it is long enough for character to form, for purpose to clarify, and for a vision to begin to breathe on its own. Today, Lagos State University of Science and Technology stands at that meaningful threshold—no longer a fledgling idea, not yet a finished institution, but already a living testament to what deliberate policy, intellectual courage, and collective belief can build. LASUSTECH was born out of necessity on 2nd February 2022, but shaped…

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Mammoth Crowd Accompanies Alajede Adefarasin Out Of ‘Ipebi’

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Kunle Adelabu -As Kabiyesi pays homage to Ijede progenitors, sacred places After days at a traditional place of seclusion otherwise known as ‘Ipebi’ in the local parlance, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Hon.) Saheed Hassan Adefarasin, the Alajede of Ijede, on Saturday, January 31st, left (the Ipebi) to pay homage and perform further traditional rites. The first point of call for Oba Adefarasin , upon leaving Ipebi, was Awo Ijinla Isese Progressive Association at Ayegbami, where members of the sect joined Emuren and other communities. After about three hours at Ijinle,…

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Students Laud IDRDG Reading Initiative, Look Forward To Constant Sessions

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -IDRDG chieftains reiterate education as primary focus The quarterly reading session of the Musediq Alogba E-Library & Research Centre, an arm of the Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG), has continued to fulfill its primary objectives in mentoring, encouraging and inspiring students across Ikorodu Division. The session which is the fourth in its series was held at the Ultra -Modern Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu last Thursday, with about 300 students across public and private secondary schools in Ikorodu in attendance. A retired Permanent Secretary,  Office…

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Oriwu College Welcomes Southwest Best Performing Teacher

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‎Kunle Adelabu ‎ ‎It was another celebration of excellence in academic performance on Friday at Oriwu College Ikorodu when staff and students of the premier college welcome Mr. Peter Obafemi Lawal, the Best Performing Teacher in Southwest, Nigeria. ‎ ‎ ‎Mr. Lawal won the South-West Best Performing Teacher Award at the 2026 Federal Ministry of Education National Teachers Award with N25million as prize money. ‎ ‎He teaches Senior Secondary Schools 1 to 3 in Government. ‎ ‎The Principal of Oriwu College Senior Model Ikorodu, Mrs Iyabo Elusakin, who herself is…

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Asa Festival: Imota Council Boss Urges Residents On Preservation, Promotion Of Culture, Tradition

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‎Kunle Adelabu ‎The Executive Chairman, Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele (BSA), has called for the continued preservation of the traditional and cultural values of Imota.  ‎Hon.  Benson Sunday Ayodele gave the charge while congratulating the Ranodu of Imota, His Royal Majesty (Oba) Mudashiru Ajibade Agoro, the Ranodu of Imota, FCA, CFR, traditional institutions and residents of Imota LCDA on the occasion of the 2026 Asa Festival in Imota.  ‎He emphasised the festival started on Wednesday in Imota, which is a celebration of man on delicate…

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Ijede LCDA Steps Up Waste Management Efforts, Promote Cleaner Environment

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‎Jare Olukotun ‎-Warns against unauthorised refuse dumping The Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), under the leadership of Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo-Alogba, intensified efforts to promote public health and restore environmental sanity through a targeted intervention aimed at evacuating refuse from identified environmental blackspots across Ijede. ‎ ‎The exercise which held yesterday, was carried out by the Department of Environmental Health Services at Oke-Eletu Third Powerline, focused on clearing long-standing refuse blackspots that pose serious risks to residents’ well-being. ‎ ‎‎The intervention forms part of the administration’s sustained commitment to promoting…

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