Kunle Adelabu The COHORT 2 students of the Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG), IT Launchpad, have graduated after 9 weeks of intense training. A total of 50 students were trained at the Barr. Samuel A.B. Oteju ICT &’Innovation Hub of the Alhaji Musediq Alogba E – Library & Research Centre, Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu, on Saturday, November 25, 2023. At the ceremony attended by Chairman, IDRDG, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, former IDRDG Chairman, Chief Tele Oduloye and other guests, Master Olanubi Moses, Miss Adiele Faith and Master Olaleye Olamide emerged…
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Obateru of Egbin, 37 Others Inducted As ARCON Fellows
Wale Jagun His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa, Oba (Dr.) Adeoriyomi Oluwasesan Abdul-Akeem Oyebo, Ademoyebo III, Obateru of Egbin Kingdom, has been inducted as Fellow of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON). He was inducted alongside 37 others, at a well attended event which had top industry executives in attendance, including Madam Tolulope Medebem, President of the Experiential Marketers Association of Nigeria (EXMAN); Sola Akinsiku, President of the Outdoor Association of Nigeria (OAAN); Alhaji Garba Bello Kankarofi, former APCON Registrar; Madam Olubunmi Oke, CEO/Lead consultant, Ladybird Advertising; and Emeka Chris Okeke,…
Read MoreSenator Abiru Reiterates Senate’s Commitment To Comprehensively Review Extant Laws Governing Financial Ecosystem
Wale Jagun The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, has reiterated the commitment of the 10th Senate to comprehensively review the extant regulations and legislations governing the nation’s financial ecosystem. Abiru made this known in Lagos on Friday, while delivering his keynote address as the Special Guest at the grand finale of the 60th Anniversary of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and the 58th Annual Bankers Dinner. Senator Abiru, a retired bank chief Executive, is an accomplished banker,…
Read MoreLagos Speaker, Oniba Ekun Commend Igbogbo’s Unity, Cooperation For Development
Kunle Adelabu -Obasa gets Adeoruwa Special Award Efforts of the Igbogbo Kingdom in bringing together its people for community development and progress have been commended by the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Mudashiru Obasa. Obasa, who was the Chairman of the 35th Igbogbo Day Celebration, spoke at the grand finale of the annual event held at the Igbogbo Stadium on Saturday, November 25, 2023. This year’s edition was themed, “Ogo S’ogo” (Glory to Glory). The number three citizen in Lagos State was honoured with…
Read MoreLagos Govt Commends I – Heroes Community Intervention
Kunle Adelabu -As group delivers second school water project I-Heroes (lkorodu Heroes), a social, economic and political group which is strictly for indigenes of Ikorodu Division, has received commendations from the Lagos State Government, for its social and community interventions, especially in education. Dr Nurudeen Agbaje, the Special Adviser on Rural Development and Chieftaincy Affairs to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olushola Sanwo – Olu, gave the commendations on behalf of the government, at the icommissioning of the water project completed and donated to the Jamatul Islammiyyah Primary…
Read MorePHOTOS: How New lkorodu Division Hall Of Fame Inductees Hung Their Frames, Toured Gallery
Wale Jagun Following the induction of 17 new inductees into the Ikorodu Division Hall of Fame on Thursday, by the Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG), the inductees were accompanied by the Group’s Chairman, Sen. (Otunba) Adeseye Ogunlewe, and other chieftains, to hang their frames at the hall of fame gallery. At the gallery, which is a section of the Ikorodu Utra – Modern Town Hall, located at Olubi/Owolowo Street, the new inductees took turns to hang their frames and take their place in the hall of fame where 66…
Read MoreIgbogbo Community Truly Moving From ‘Glory To Glory’ – Aroyewun
Jare Olukotun A prominent youth in Igbogbo Kingdom in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has affirmed that the community, going by the number of projects that have been facilitated and still coming, is experiencing laudable interventions that would accelerate its social and economic developments. It is on this basis that Mr Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA), a former aspirant for the Ikorodu Constituency II seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly, aligned with the theme of the 35th Igbogbo Day Celebration, which…
Read MoreHall of Fame Induction: It Is A Day For Ikorodu Heroes Celebration – Sen. Ogunlewe, IDRDG Chair
Wale Jagun The former Minister of Works and Chairman, Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG), Sen. Kingsley Adeseye Ogunlewe, has described the induction of distinguished personalities into the Ikorodu Division Hall of Fame, as a day of celebration of heroes of the division. Another set of personalities who have distinguished themselves in various fields of human endeavours, were inducted on Thursday, by the IDRDG, at a well – attended event which was held at the Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu. His Royal Majesties, the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, His Royal Majesty, Oba…
Read MoreSAIL Innovation Lab Partners Awari AI On Artificial Intelligence Development
Kunle Adelabu -Partnership will place Ikorodu on global map – Minister Awari AI, a rapidly growing AI (ArtificialIntelligence)/Robotics firm, has partnered with the SAIL Innovation Lab in Ikorodu, for development and expansion across Nigeria and Africa, with the union serving as a continuous talent source for the emerging multi-billion dollar AI industry, poised to reshape all spheres of life in the coming years. Co – founder, SAIL Innovation Lab, and the Senator representing the Lagos East, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, revealed the partnership of the innovation centre based in Ipakodo, Ikorodu,…
Read MoreApalura FC Win 2023 Adeboruwa Cup After Thrilling Penalty Shootouts
Kunle Adelabu It was a thrilling encounter between the two finalists of the 2023 Adeboruwa Cup: Ijaolu FC and Apalura FC, as both teams had to be separated in the epic game of football, via a penalty shootouts which lasted into the night. Apalura FC eventually emerged the champions, winning the penalty shootouts 8-7. The game ended goaless at the end of the regulation time, and the match proceeded straight into the penalty shootouts which was filled with suspense, anxiety and worry as the two teams played 15 penalties before…
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