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Following Public Outcry, Council Begins Evacuated Of Igbe Road Drainages

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Kunle Adelabu Following expression of displeasure by the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, who facilitated the reconstruction of Igbe/Oreyo road and the consequent outcry that trailed the damages in some sections of it due to lack of maintenance, the authority of the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), has begun the evacuation of the drains. The council is evacuating the drains as agreed at a meeting held about two weeks ago at the De Sleek Hotel between the Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA led by the Chairman, Builder Sesan…

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Court Reinstates Order For Onamade To Report Every Monday At SCID, Panti

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Kunle Adelabu Honourable Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, last Friday, reinstated his directive that the Defendant and the aspirant for the Ikorodu Constituency II seat, Mr Oluwatosin Onamade, shall report to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Lagos, every Monday. He also directed that his attendance register must be presented to the court by the next adjournment date in matter with the Suit No: FHC/1/32C/2021, instituted by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) last year with two Count charges allegedly in contravention of Section 24…

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Ikorodu Residents Commend Eko Club International, iCare For Free Medical Care

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye Residents of Ikorodu that benefited from the free health care provided by the Eko Club International in partnership with iCare Foundation, have commended the organisations for the gesture. The medical services provided were free Health Education, Diabetes Screening & Intervention and Dental Check, General Health Screening & Intervention, Procedures & Surgeries, Free Medication and Vision Screening with free Frame. At the medical mission, which took place at the Rep. Babajimi Benson’s Federal Constituency Office in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State,…

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2022 Ikorodu – Oga Day: IKODASS Stages Walk For Fitness October 29

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Mariam Akinloye As part of the events commemorating the 31st edition of the Ikorodu – Oga Day Carnival, the organisers, Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), will lead dignitaries and residents of Ikorodu on ‘Walk For Fitness’, to usher in the annual celebration. Hundreds of Ikorodu youths are expected to take part in the pre – Carnival event scheduled to hold on Saturday, October 29th, 2022. The walk, which is aimed at intensifying sensitization and campaign against drug, is tagged, ‘Say No to Drugs’. Participants are expected to gathered at…

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Sanwo-Olu Approves 100% Bursary Increment For Lagos Students

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Wale Jagun Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved an increment of 100 per cent on bursary payable to students of  Lagos State origin in tertiary institutions across the country. The Executive Secretary, of Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr Abdur Rahaman Lekki said in a statement on Sunday that the increment would take effect from the 2022/ 2023 academic session. Lekki said that he had already informed representatives of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Lagos State Chapter,  and the National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS) at…

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2022 Ikorodu – Oga Carnival Holds Larger Promises, Opportunities – Erogbogbo, IKODASS Chair

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye The Chairman of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, has stated that this year’s edition of the annual socio – cultural and economic carnival is promising and would be bigger than the past editions. He said that the town is expecting more than 9000 guests that took part in the festival last year, stating that opportunities await businesses in Ikorodu to take advantage of. Erogbogbo made these assurances while welcoming captains of industry, business managers, entrepreneurs and market men and women…

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LASUSTECH Inaugurates Pioneer Senate

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State University of Science and Technology has inaugurated its pioneer Senate for the proper coordination of school activities. The Senate is the first to be set up by the university to kick off the running of the newly established Institution. The Pro – Chancellor of the University speaking at the inauguration at the University campus in Ikorodu on Friday, charged the members of the senate to be up and doing and justify the huge resources the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has committed to the establishment…

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Aroyewun Political Group Celebrates GAC Chieftain, Asiwaju Basorun At 84

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Kunle Adelabu The management of Lekan Aroyewun Project (LeAP) and Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA) political groups have described a political figure and chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Reuben Basorunas patriarch of inestimable global impacts and a quintessential nationalist as he clocked 84 years old. The group which are the think tank and political groups of Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun, who aspired for the Ikorodu Constituency II seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly during the last primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a…

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iCare Delivers October ‘Apo Anu’ Food Items To Residents

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Kunle Adelabu The distribution of ‘Apo – Anu’, the food support program of Rep. Babajimi Adegoke, the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency and Chairman of the House Committee on Defense, for the month of October took place today. The foodbank initiative, which is being anchored by iCare Foundation, the working team of the federal lawmaker, was held at his federal constituency office with scores of dignitaries in attendance. About 300 beneficiaries out of the 500 expected, were on ground to collect the monthly ration, a situation that provided opportunity…

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TotalEnergies Tasks Students On Reading Culture

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By Adebola Adegoke Mr Victor Bandele, the Deputy Managing Director, Deepwater Asset, TotalEnergies Nigeria, has charged students to improve their reading habits to enhance character development and self-discovery for sustainable success. Bandele gave the charge at the 2022 Book Reading and Open Day Forum for Senior Secondary Schools in Lagos State organised by TotalEnergies in collaboration with NNPC and other partners. The event had the theme: “Books, Gateway to Discoveries.” He said the book reading was aimed at promoting reading among students and encouraging them to develop the habit as…

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