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African Church Celebrates Harvest Of Great Benefits

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Kunle Adelabu The African Church Bethel Cathedral, Ikorodu, the seat of the Bishop of the Lagos West Missionary Diocese, on Sunday, September 25, 2022. This year’s edition, which was themed, ‘Harvest of Great Benefts’, witnessed a sermon delivered by Rt. Rev. Hezekiah Adeleke Adetoro, Bishop, Lagos West Missionary Diocese, and was equally well attended. Also, Chieftains and members of the Anibaba Family of Ikorodu, led by the former Commissioner in Lagos State, Arch. Kayode Anibaba, opened this year’s harvest with handsome donation as Family Harvesters of the year. The Deputy…

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Senator Abiru Innovation Lab (SAIL): A COMMENDABLE EFFORT

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By OlaOluwa Godwin Oke Innovation is a catalyst for societal advancement, and it emanates from creating an environment where creative ideas can connect and evolve as a solution to socio-economic issues. Therefore, any government, company or individual attempt to create a platform that serves as a springboard for new ideas, helps innovators pursue creative solutions and build a productive network that can improve the economic prosperity of society should be a welcome idea. Silicon Valley, a region in northern California, has the highest concentration of high-tech multinational corporations located in…

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Lagos Emerges Overall Best State In Digital Infrastructure For Development

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Government outshined other States of the Federation to emerge as the best overall State in Digital Infrastructure for Development in Nigeria, winning seven awards at the 6th edition of the annual Tech Innovation Awards formerly called Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecom Awards (NTITA). The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Hakeem Fahm, who received the award on behalf of the State Government, said the conferment of the awards on Lagos is a reflection of its buoyant tech ecosystem and the push to provide a world-class environment…

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Ikorodu West Supervisor For WAPA Mobilises Women For 2023 Elections

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-Gets APC Senatorial, LGA women leaders’ commendations In preparations for the commencement of the campaign for the 2023 General elections, All Progressives Congress (APC) women in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikorodu Division of Lagos State has commenced mobilization in earnest. The initiative, which is at the instance of the Supervisory Councilor, Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Comrade Salau Rukaya Ibikunkun Ajibike, was also used to further reconciled aggrieved party members and ensure that there is unity within the party. About 400 women attended the parley tagged,…

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Lagos Police Intercept Cache Of Cartridges, Arrest 3 Suspects

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said its operatives arrested three suspects at Poromope Estate, along the Ijede road in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Ikorodu Division of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos State Police Command, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the interception. Hundeyin stated that police operatives from Ikorodu Division who intercepted the ammunition also discovered three dismantled motorcycles and some personal effects in the two buses. “Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects, Tukur Abdullah, aged 35, Muazu Telim, aged 50 and…

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Residents, Motorists Query Govt Removal Of Concrete Barriers Along TOS Benson Avenue

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Kunle Adelabu Residents and motorists alike have queried the rationale behind the removal of the concrete barriers placed in the middle of the Port Authority/TOS Benson Avenue, which were believed were placed there to prevent traffic. The placement of the concrete pavement which started some weeks ago from the Ikorodu Ferry Terminal in lpakodo, has extended to the General Hospital, Ikorodu. THE IMPACT gathered that the Lagos State Government,is embarking on the project started removing the concrete stones from the Ferry Terminal to the Police Post Roundabout in Ipakodo, a…

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Residents, Motorists Beg Sanwo – Olu For Quick Intervention On Ipakodo/Ibeshe Road Turning Dangerous Highway

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Kunle Adelabu About ten years after the commissioning of the Ipakodo/Ibeshe road in Ikorodu West and Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Ikorodu Division , Lagos State, the interlock road is currently in a bad condition and begging for the attention of the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu. Several sections of the road, which is usually being plied by heavy duty trucks conveying sand from several dredging points at Owode and Ibeshe, has collapsed, posing danger to motorists and other road users. The administration of…

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Premier College Principals Commend Alumnus, Dr Ogbara For Educational Support

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Kunle Adelabu The annual gesture of Dr Tajudeen Ogbara, an Ikorodu – born medical doctor based in the United States of America (USA) to his alma mata and the premier college in Ikorodu, Oriwu College (now Oriwu Senior and Junior Model Colleges, Ikorodu), has been acknowledged and commended by the Principals of both schools. The acknowledgment of the gesture by the former student of the school came during the 2021-22 Prize Giving Day/Recognition Awards ceremony held at the school hall on Wednesday, September 22, 2022. Commending the gesture, Mr Akeem…

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We Are Planning To Produce 50, 000 Graduates With STEM Capacity In Next 10 Years – Sen. Ogunlewe

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Kunle Adelabu -To build 300 – bed hostel for Oriwu College Former Minister of Works and Chairman, Ikorodu Division Resources Development Group (IDRDG), Sen. Adeseye Kingsley Ogunlewe, has revealed the group’s plans for the Ikorodu Division educational plans for the next 10 years which is to produce 50, 000 students with STEM knowledge. Ogunlewe, who was also a former Pro – Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, stated that the Division is in dire need of students with STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, to develop Ikorodu…

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: My Travails Began With My Request For Reclassification As First Class Oba In Lagos

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His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa Oba (Dr.) Adeoriyomi Oluwasesan Abdul-Akeem Oyebo (arpa) was born into the popular Oyebo Royal family of Egbin, Ijede and Ikorodu, to Late Prince Abdul Rasaq Adebowale Babatunde Oyebo, a merchant/producer of underwears in the 60s and later a building merchant, popularly called ‘Baba Onisimenti’ (Cement dealer), and Late Princess Kehinde Amoke Oyebo (nee Opeifa,) Osolo of Ilogbo Otta and Awujiku (Fowotade) Onikosi Royal family, Isipo Idota Royal family, (Mupin Otta) respectively, an accomplished trader and textile merchant popularly called Iya Alaso (Textile dealer) and Iya Shaki.…

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