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Kunle Adelabu Combined security operations were conducted in and around Ikorodu on Tuesday during the course of which the Nigeria Police and local security forces combed black spots of kidnappers in search of the abducted woman at Igbe Alagemo. Four days after the kidnapping, her abductors are yet to make contact with the family for ransom. The woman was kidnapped on last Saturday’s night when their target who is the victim’s son in-law was not available and taken into the Afa/Agunfoye swamp after the abductors had killed a vigilante who…

Kunle Adelabu A First-Class graduate in Criminal Justice with concentration in Forensic Science, from Bowie State University, Maryland, United State of America, Ms. Oluwadolapo Olomo, has stated that her academic feat is a first step taken towards her lager aspiration which is to be Criminal Defense Attorney. The 23 year-old Ikorodu – born Oluwadolapo graduated in December 2024, from Bowie State University, with a 3.9 cumulative GPA, earning a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with concentration in Forensic Science. Following her graduation, the young forensic specialist was celebrated by…

Kunle Adelabu The emergence of Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda as the first female Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has been described as a significant milestone in the annals of the history of Lagos legislature. The Executive Chairman, Ijede LCDA, Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo -Alogba, said this in a statement congratulating the new Speaker, following the removal of the three – term Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, for misconduct, on Monday, while he was away in the United States of America. The motion for the Speaker’s removal was moved by Hon.…

Wale Jagun The representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun, AMA, has congratulated the new speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Meranda Mojisola Lasbat. Hon. Meranda was elected a few hours ago to replace the former Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa who was removed for gross misconduct. In a statement signed by Aro, he congratulated Lasbat on her historic emergence and described it as a milestone achievement for women in leadership. “It is with immense joy and pride that I extend my heartfelt congratulations to…

Kunle Adelabu The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has been impeached. He was removed from the office by 32 members and subsequently replaced with Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Miranda, the former Deputy Speaker. Obasa was impeached for gross misconduct, high handedness and financial misconduct among others. Hon. Femi Saheed moved the motion for the Speaker ‘s removal under matters of urgent public importance. “In line with the provision of section 92(2)(c) of the constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), I, hereby,…

Kunle Adelabu Residents of Igbe communities between the Igbogbo/Bayeku and Ijede Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have continued to live in fear of kidnappers. While they are yet to recover from the multiple kidnapping cases that occured in the community last year, the last which happened in mid-December when a former female footballer and her friend were kidnapped at Igbe Oloja under the Ijede LCDA, and released about a week after the payment of N13million ransom, another resident has been kidnapped…