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Youth Leaders, Beneficiaries Laud Senator Abiru For Food Support To Constituents

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye The gesture of Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, the Senator representing the Lagos East Senator District, to support 8,500 households with food packages for the Eid – il – Kabir festival, has been lauded by youth representatives, beneficiaries and others. The food packs, containing 10kg bags of rice; another bag containing 5kg each of beans, garri and rice and a cartoon containing semovita, wheat, butter, indomie, groundnut oil, golden mourn and others, were distributed to beneficiaries at the Senator’s constituency office in Ikorodu, on Thursday, with representatives…

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Former Commissioner Elesho Urges Royal Fathers, Political Leaders To Ensure Responsible Individuals Are Trusted With LG Offices

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Kunle Adelabu A community leader and the former Commissioner for Information, Lagos State, Sir (Otunba) Ayodele Elesho, KJW, has appealed to royal fathers and political leaders in Ikorodu Division to ensure that responsible and responsive individuals are allowed the opportunity as council Chairman and Councilors. Elesho, who is the Agbaakin of Ikorodu Kingdom, made the assertion in respect of the coming 2025 Local Government Elections, while speaking on the attitudes of some of the Council Chairman in Ikorodu Division towards community especially their opposition to the existence of the Ikorodu…

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Eid-el-Kabir Celebrations: Senator Abiru Supports Over 8,500 Lagos East Constituents With Food Packs

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Mariam Akinloye Over 8,500 households in the Lagos East Senatorial District, today, benefited from the Ileya edition of the food pack distribution programme of Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District.The excited beneficiaries, who were drawn from the 16 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas of the district, thronged to various venues of the food pack distribution, to pick their packages. At the Senator Abiru Constituency Office in lkorodu where the distribution of the food packs were coordinated by aides to the Senator, youth…

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We Achieved Ikorodu City’s Promotion To NPFL Through Resilience – Bolowotan

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Kunle Adelabu The former Director – General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr Toyin Gafaar Bolowotan, has said that the promotion of the Ikorodu City FC to the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) didn’t come easy. Bolowotan, who is the Chairman of the Ikorodu City FC established two years ago, in a statement following the promotion of his team into the elite league on Wednesday, also said that the management of the club is promoting the ‘can do’ spirit of the Nigerian youths. Ikorodu City FC gained promotion after defeating Madiba…

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IDPIL 3rd Anniversary: Odofin Adewunmi Ogunsanya Appreciates Royal Fathers, IDPIL Chieftains, Others

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Kunle Adelabu-Says Ikorodu will produce next Governor The Chairman, Ikorodu Division Peace Initiatives Limited (IDPIL) and Odofin of Ikorodu Kingdom, Odofin Adewunmi Ogunsanya, SAN, has expressed his appreciation for the commitment of royal fathers, chieftains and members of the IDPIL, which is the security architecture of the Division, and other stakeholders for their commitments and support for the development of Ikorodu Division. Ogunsanya, who is also the Chairman, MultiChoice Nigeria, expressed his appreciations while speaking at the media parley at the IDPIL Secretariat, organized in commemoration of the 3rd anniversary…

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IDPIL Rebrands Local Security Operatives As ‘IDAGIRI EKUN’, Seeks Support

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Kunle Adelabu-Rolls out achievements in three years In its quest to reposition its security arm – Local Joint Task Force (LJTF), for better performance, the Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited (IDPIL) has rebranded the outfit for easy identification among local residents as ‘IDAGIRI EKUN’. This, according to the Ikorodu Division security architecture, is also to further present the LJTF as a menace to the criminal. The official announcement of the rebranding was part of the activities marking the third anniversary of the IDPIL, and was unveiled during the press conference…

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COLUMNIST: Ikorodu Division’s Vegetation and Drainage Palimpsests as Metaphors of JB’s Public Value

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By Dr Nurudeen Oshinlaja On a tiring Friday evening, I decided to check out my darling Ikorodu Division and Lagos State (Southwest, Nigeria) to admire the geographic ambience of the enthralling towns and quench my nostalgia. I am captivated by how the Lagos Lagoon bounds and edifies Ikorodu Division as a prominent sprawling littoral Lagos urban society. The coolest thing, to me, from the picture are the imprints of the resilience of the vegetation and drainages (based on GIS imageries I extracted on 07/06/2024) despite the disturbance of poorly controlled…

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Democracy Day: Former Chairman, Nigerian Majority Leaders’ Forum Commends Tinubu’s Tenacity

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Mariam Akinloye The former Chairman, Nigerian Majority Leaders’ Forum, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, has cmmended President Bola Tinubu for his commitment to democratic struggles, adding that his contributions to democracy in Nigeria is indelible. Agunbiade, who was the immediate past Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly and representative of the Ikorodu Constituency I, gave the commendations for President Tinubu’s doggedness, tenacity and commitment, in his statement commemorating the 2024 Democracy Day. “His contributions will ever remain indelible in the annal of Nigeria political evolution, democracy as an ideological tool towards…

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NNL Play-Off: Ikorodu City, 3 Others Gain Promotion To NPFL

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Mariam Akinloye Against all odds, Ikorodu City FC have gained promotion to the top flight Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) after defeating Madiba FC 2 – 0 in the play – off. Ikorodu FC joined three other clubs that qualified from the Northern and Southern Conference play – off matches played today. The Oga boys joined Beyond Limits FC which defeated Inter Lagos 1 – 0 in the other Southern Conference match. With these feat, Ikorodu City, established just two years ago, and Beyond Limits, will be playing in the…

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Federal Lawmaker Lauds Nigeria’s Democratic Journey, Progress So Far

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Wale Jagun A federal lawmaker and Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defense, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has commended the 25 years of unbroken democratic practice and gains achieved so far in Nigeria. While acknowledging the challenges that still lie ahead, the three term lawmaker also said that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is committed to good governance and economic growth that would impact positively on Nigerians. He called for support for the administration. “On this auspicious day, I commend our nation’s journey towards democratic governance and celebrate the progress…

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