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Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA Chairmanship: Residents React As Hammed Aroyewun’s Posters Surface Online

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Kunle Adelabu Residents of Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have continued to react as campaign posters of Hameed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA), for the council Chairmanship position surfaced online. There were deluge of reactions regarding the campaign posters of Hameed Olalekan Aroyewun’s aspiration for the Chairmanship position of the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. The e-posters were sponsored by Support Groups rooting for the young grassroots politician who was nominated for…

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Lagos East Senator Celebrates Olubeshe, Oba Richard Abayomi Ogunsanya On His Birthday

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Mariam Akinloye The Olubeshe of Ibeshe, in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, HRM Oba Richard Abayomi Ogunsanya, has been felicitated on his birthday by the Senator representing the Lagos East, Senator Tokunbo Abiru, FCA. In a statement today by the Senator who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, and his wife, Mrs Feyisola Abiru, they described the traditional ruler as an exemplary traditional leader. “On behalf of my family and the people of the Lagos East Senatorial…

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Late Dr Richard Idowu: Oriwu Mates, Old Students’ National Body Plan Candle Procession In His Honour Thursday

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Kunle Adelabu The 1997 Class set of the Oriwu College Old Students Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN), has perfected plans to hold a candle procession in honour of their late colleague, late Dr. Richard Adekola Idowu, popularly called, ‘Ade Ori Okin’. Dr. Richard, who was the founder of RAI Global Foundation, was until his death, an associate professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the Prairie View A & M University, Houston Texas, USA. The 45 years young scholar was shot and killed at Ejigbo, during the 50th coronation anniversary of the…

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Ikorodu Decides 2025: Princess Folashade Oba Writes Ikorodu People To Join Her On Journey Towards Brighter, Prosperous City

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Jare Olukotun As the race for the Chairmanship position in Ikorodu Local Government is gathering momentum, Princess (Dr) Folashade Olabanji – Oba has called on the residents of the council which today is the third largest city in the Southwest and 12th in the country, to join and support her in her quest to transform Ikorodu. Although, Princess Oba, currently the Vice Chairman of Ikorodu Local government, is yet to formally declared her interest for the top job, she has, however, been reaching out to the people to make her…

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With My Early Declaration, I Challenged Other Aspirants To Come Out For Public Scrutiny, Assessment – Shakiru Seidu, Chairmanship Aspirant, Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA

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Kunle Adelabu Mr Shakiru Seidu, a Chairmanship aspirant for the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has said that his early declaration of his ambition is strategic and an opportunity for the public to assess him properly. Shakiru, who is the publisher of the MegaXpression magazine, a community – based medium, also stated that his early declaration is a challenge to other aspirants to come out publicly and give the people the opportunity to scrutinize and assess them too. Recalled that the…

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When Shakiru Seidu, MegaXpression’s Publisher Celebrated 50th Birthday, Declared Chairmanship Interest

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Kunle Adelabu It was a remarkable and bold decision when Shakiru Seidu, the Publisher of Megaxpression Magazine, celebrated his 50th birthday and also used the occasion to officially declared his interest for the Chairmanship position in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The well attended event, which took place at the HOMAT Mega Hall, Igbogbo, was held on Saturday, January 20, 2024. In attendance were Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, represented by his Constituency Officer, Ms. Comfort Olafare, Rep. Babajimi Benson, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defense who was represented by…

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Boat Mishap Update: Exact Cause Yet Unknown As Last Body Recovered

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Kunle Adelabu -Residents blame regulators, operators Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has said that the cause of the last night’s boat mishap is yet to be determined as investigation still ongoing on what happened. It has also been stated that an additional corpse of one of the three victims has also been recovered. It was gathered that two bodies had earlier been recovered by the search and rescue teams of LASWA and jetty operators who were the first responders. The LASWA’s spokesperson, Wuraola Alake, in another statement today on the…

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Ikorodu Boat Mishap Records Three Casualties

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Kunle Adelabu The boat mishap that occurred last night along the lbeshe/Ikorodu channel en route Ipakodo in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has recorded three casualties. According to the report gathered, a total number of 14 passengers boarded the 20 – capacity Oluwaseyifunmi boat which took off from the Addaz Jetty, Lagos. 11 passengers were said to have been rescued during the incident that occured around 7.17pm, as local boat operators from Ibeshe jetty were said to have been the first responders and were later joined by the Lagos State…

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Ikorodu Heroes Partner NYCN, NDLEA On Fight Against Drug Abuse

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Kunle Adelabu The fight against drug abuse in Ikorodu has been intensified as Ikorodu Heroes (I – Heroes) joined forces with the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to curb and if possible, eradicate the menace. The sensitization programme is part of the 2024 NYCN programme, which has seen the collaborating groups visiting schools to engage students on drug education. To achieve this, students from over 15 schools were brought together at the Ita Elewa Youth Centre last week, where they were comprehensively education…

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