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LASG To Harness Power Of Chess For Youth Development – Commissioner Ogunlende

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Wale Jagun The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Mobolaji Ogunlende has stated that the administration of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu will harness the power of Chess game as a tool for fostering social inclusion and integration on a grander scale among the youths in the State. He said this today during the courtesy visit of the Founder, Chess In Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya and Vice President of Nigeria Chess Foundation, Mr. Adeyinka Adewole to his office in Alausa. Ogunlende noted that beyond being just a pastime to while…

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Sheikh Onikijipa Delivers Thought-Provoking Lecture At Maolud Nabiyy Celebration ln lkorodu

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Kunle Adelabu The popular Islamic cleric, His Eminence, Fadilat Sheikh Dr Sulaiman Faruq Onikijipa, the Al Mufty Ilorin, lifted the spirit of Muslim congregation with a thought-provoking lecture delivered with a deep knowledge of the Holy Quran, as he joined the Ikorodu Division Muslim Community (IDMCO) in celebrating the Maolud Nabiyy (the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH). The occasion, which was used in raising funds for project in propagation of Islam, was held at the IDMCO Islamic Centre, Itamaga, along Ijede Road, Ikorodu, at the weekend. In attendance…

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Hon. Sunmi, Nollywood Star, Surutu, Others Join Olubi Youths In Anniversary Celebration

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Kunle Adelabu -Commission Youths’ new secretariat The Special Adviser, DAWN Commission & South West Integration, Hon. Olanrewaju Sunmi Odesanya, and a host of other dignitaries joined youths in his childhood neighbourhood, in celebrating their anniversary and commissioning of a new secretariat. The Olubi Youth Forum, which was founded in 2009, held its anniversary on Thursday, January 4, 2023, on OIubi Street which hosted one of the significant monuments in Ikorodu Division – the Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu. Commissioning the youths’ secretariat, Hon. Sunmi Odesanya, who was a former lawmaker who…

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Global Institute for Healthcare Advancement Organises Free Medical Tests For Ikorodu Residents

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Wale Jagun Hundreds of residents of Ikorodu at the weekend benefitted from a medical outreach sponsored by the Global Institute for Healthcare Advancement, during which they were tested freely for various medical conditions. At the medical outreach programme, which took place at the Ayangbure palace, screenings were conducted for Hypertension, Blood Pressure (BP), Tuberculosis, Blood Sugar and Chest X-ray. The facilitator, Dr Adeyemi Safari, who is an lkorodu indigene based abroad, explained that the medical support is his own way of giving back to people of his home town where…

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Asipa Kaoli Olusanya Emerges Apex Mandate Group Leader In Ikorodu Division

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Kunle Adelabu A former Commissioner in Lagos State, Asipa Kaoli Olatunji Olusanya, has emerged as the apex leader of the formidable political group, The Mandate Group (TMG), in Ikorodu Division. Kaoli, who served as a Commissioner for Agriculture for two terms during the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Governor of Lagos State, and few years back also served as the Vice Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos East Senatorial District, was unveiled at the weekend by the leadership of the TMG, during the group’s End of the…

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FANAFILLIT Berths New Charity Initiative, Bundle Of Hope Foundation To End People’s Tears, Share Smiles

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Kunle Adelabu In its quest to have a meaningful impact on the needy and the society at large, FANAFILLIT Integrated Concepts has launched another initiative – Bundle of Hopes Foundation, to complement the existing annual humanitarian and charity efforts – GLOWFUX Charity Concert. While the annual yuletide GLOWFUX Charity Concert will continue to hold every December, the Bundle of Hopes initiative will be executing programmes for societal support every quarter. The new initiative was launched at the 2023 Charity Concert held at the Dan & Den Oceanfront, Elegushi Private Beach,…

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Sanwo – Olu Felicitates Dependable Wife, Ibijoke At 57

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Mariam Akinloye Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated his wife and First Lady of the State, Dr. (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on her 57th birthday, describing her as a dependable partner, committed prayer warrior, caring and loving wife and mother. Dr. Sanwo-Olu, the Chairman of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) and a medical doctor by profession clocked 57 today, January 8. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday, described his wife as a courageous, kind-hearted and…

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Prince Yommy Shopitan Support 120 Ikorodu Students With JAMB Forms

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Wale Jagun -Says it is part of his call to serve Prince Yommy Olusegun Shopitan, the former Executive Assistant (EA) to the Governor of Lagos State, has said that the gesture extended to the 120 students who are residents of Ikorodu Division, by given them free JAMB forms, is part of his efforts to give back to the community. Shopitan served Governor Sanwo-Olu in the capacity of an Executive Assistant on Maritime Affairs, in the last two years of his first term tenure which ended in May 2023. The free…

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GLOWFUX Charity Concert Honours Rep. Benson, Odegade, Ogunsanwo, As Outstanding Nigerians

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Kunle Adelabu -MutiChoice, JTAH Foundation get corporate honours -Children, parents get maximum fun Fanafillit Integrated Concepts, organisers of the annual GLOWFUX Charity Concert, maintained the tradition of mobilizing members of the public, corporate bodies and others towards facilitating support for the orphanage homes across Lagos State, and bringing children in those homes to celebrate the yuletide season with the other invited children and their parents. They were entertained and hosted at the concert’s traditional venue since it expanded its scope to cover the state – Dan & Den Oceanfront of…

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Oriwu College Class Of 1996 Honours Pastor Soji Sotuyi, Rasaq Agbaje, Olusesi, Other Founding Fathers

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Wale Jagun -As Chairman charges members on commitment The Class of 1996 of the Oriwu College Old Students’ Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN) has expressed appreciation to the founding fathers of the association with the presentations of Award of Excellence to them for their efforts in sustaining the group. Pastor Adesoji Sotuyi, the immediate past Chairman of the set, led other chieftains that were awarded at the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association, held at the HOMAT Basic School Hall, Igbe junction, Igbogbo, on Saturday, December 23, 2023. Others…

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