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Oriwu College Honours Outstanding Students, Teachers For 2025/26 Academic Session

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -As over 100 member -Class of 2026 sent forth, inducted into OCOSAN The premier college in Ikorodu Division – Oriwu Senior Model College (OSMC), has honoured its outstanding students from Senior Secondary School Six One, who displayed academic excellence and staff in the just concluded 2025/26 session with Rhoda Aluko emerging as the Overall Best Graduating Student for the 2025/26; Oluwajomiloju Ajibegun as the Best Student in Science, and Jesutofumi Ijaola, Best Graduating Student in Literature. They were presented with brand new laptops donated by…

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HOMAT Reiterates Commitment To Academic, Technological Advancement Of Students

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Wale Jagun The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, HOMAT Group of Schools, Chief Amusa M.T. Olawale, has expressed the commitment of the school to academic excellence and technological advancement of its students. Alhaji Amusa who doubles as the Chairman, Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG) and that of the Ikorodu Town Hall Management Board (ITHMB), also reiterated adherence to the school’s policy, stressing diligence, discipline, and satisfactory performance for students to earn promotion from one class to the other. He said that the policies have been the basis of the academic excellence…

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New OCOSAN ’97 Chairman, Arc. Fatunde Omoshola To Prioritize Members’ Welfare, Strengthen Association’s Structures

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Kunle Adelabu The newly inaugurated Chairman for the Class of 1997, Oriwu College Old Students’ Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN), Arc. Omoshola Fatunde, has assured members of his Class Set that their welfare and the strengthening of the association will top the agenda of his administration. To set the ball rolling towards achieving his administration’s plans, Arc. Fatunde also dissolved all existing committees and set up five new ones – welfare, finance, advisory, communication and disciplinary committees. Arc. Fatunde, gave the assurance at the Annual General Meeting/Installation of Chairman and Exco…

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Consultation, Screening For Second AMA’s Free Cataract Surgery Holds August 9th

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‎Mariam Akinloye ‎ ‎Representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon.  Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA) has announced date for consultation screening of successful applicants for the second edition of his free cataract surgery, initiated to assist residents correct their eye defects and restoring their vision. ‎ ‎ ‎He announced the screening, which is slated for AMA Hotel & Suites, Ijede, will hold 12:00pm on Sunday, 9th August, 2026, in a statement today. ‎ ‎ ‎The lawmaker, some weeks ago had called for applications from the three council areas in his constituency –…

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Prince Kazeem Amusa Felicitates Ayangbure Of Ikorodu On 11th Reign Anniversary

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‎‎Wale Jagun ‎ ‎Prince Kazeem Amusa, a prominent royal of Ijede and youth leader in Ijede Area of Ikorodu Division, has felicitated the Ayangbure of Ikorodu Kingdom, HRM Oba (Dr.) Engr. Kabir Adewale Shotobi, Adegorushen V, on the occasion of his 11th reign anniversary as the Oba of Ikorodu. ‎ ‎ ‎Oba Shotobi mounted the throne 11 years ago after the passage of the former Ayangbure of Ikorodu, Oba Salaudeen Oyefusi. ‎ ‎ ‎In a statement commemorating the anniversary, Prince Amusa described the reign in the last 11 years as…

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Federal Lawmaker Commends Aroyewun For Redefining Learning Experience With Bold Smart School Initiative

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Kunle Adelabu The representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson has lauded the smart school initiative of Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA), Executive Chairman, Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (IBLCDA), as a bold move to redefine learning experience for children through technology. Rep. Benson, who was part of the ground breaking ceremony of Zumratul Islamiyyah Smart Primary School project in Igbogbo, initiated by Omo’ba Aroyewun, gave the commendation during the week. The ground breaking ceremony of the smart school which is first of its kind in Lagos State…

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Excitement As Rep. Benson Empowers 500 Ikorodu Farmers With FG’s Fertilisers

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Wale Jagun & Mariam Akinloye It was excitement galore as over 500 farmers in Ikorodu Division on Saturday received fertilisers from the Federal Government (FG) facilitated by Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency. The three -term lawmaker presenting the fertilisers to the joyous farmers, said that the support is an investment in the farmers for future of the community, state and the country at large in terms of having a sustainable food security. The intervention is part of FG’s agricultural intervention under the Renewed Hope Agenda, which…

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Over 200 Imota Residents Enroll In Ilera Eko Under Hon. Benson’s Healthcare Initiative

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Our Reporter No fewer than 200 residents drawn from the four political wards in Imota Local Council Development Area have been enrolled in the Lagos State Government’s ILERA EKO Health Insurance Scheme through the free healthcare initiative of the Executive Chairman, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, as part of activities marking the first anniversary of his administration. The enrolment exercise, held at the council secretariat in Imota on Saturday, was conducted during the Free Healthcare Programme organised in partnership with the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA). The exercise attracted a…

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Oriokuta, Stars FC Qualify For U -21 BSA/BOJ Inter -Ward Football Tournament After Thrilling Encounters

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Our Reporter Excitement reached fever pitch across Imota Local Council Development Area as residents trooped out in large numbers on Friday, July 31, 2026, to witness the thrilling semi-final stage of the BSA/BOJ Under-21 Inter-Ward Football Tournament, with the remaining teams battling fiercely for places in the grand finale. The day’s fixtures featured exciting clashes between Atere Stars FC and Oriokuta Stars FC, as well as Ward C Stars FC and Impeccable FC. Both matches lived up to expectations, delivering high-intensity football and keeping fans on the edge of their…

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Hausa Commercial Okada Riders Destroy IBLCDA Patrol Vehicle, Motorbike Over Disagreement

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‎Kunle Adelabu What started as a dissagreement over the operational tickets being issued to the commercial motorcycle riders popularly called “Okada” in the local parlance has resulted into the vandalisation of the operational patrol vehicle and motorbike of the Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA)  Joint Task Force (JTF) on Friday. ‎ ‎ ‎THE IMPACT gathered that the local security team’s vehicle and bike were destroyed by the Hausa Okada riders who attacked the personnel upon responding to call of a possible breach of peace at the Igbogbo Market where the…

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