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Residents Render Homeless As Houses Demolished In Igbogbo

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Kunle Adelabu -Adeboruwa condemns demolition, seeks redress for victims Hundreds of residents of Oke – Ira in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, were rendered homeless as their houses were wantonly demolished by some unwelcomed visitors who inflicted  the traumatic pains on them. It was alleged that the demolition was carried out on the order of the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The bulldozer used in carrying  the harrowing incident hundreds, we gathered, was accompanied by…

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OPINION: Why Are Prophets Not Being Honoured In Their Homes?

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Albert Einstein said and I quote: “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Many questions to which answers cannot be easily got are always in people’s minds when faced with ugly behaviours that are gradually becoming a trend in a society which has produced a lot of eminent persons. My Division, your Division, our Division, Ikorodu would have enjoyed more development than its present state if we had all been honest enough to shun unhealthy rivalry and…

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OPNION: A Formula For Democracy 1 – Need For Change

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By S.O.K. Shillings Our democracy is a big vessel heading for the iceberg. It is a wrong formula. Change is inevitable. The symptoms of failure are clear to see: 1. There is a palpable disconnect between governments and the people. ASUU is on strike for months but the Minister for Education is busy with campaign to be President. It does not answer the Lincolnian definition of ‘democracy’. 2. There is clear failure of the social engineering machinery which is most evident in the failure to control corruption. 3. The departments…

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Igbogbo Will Witness Massive Health Facilities Soon – Adeboruwa

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Kunle Adelabu -Assures of rehabilitation of Odofin, Bayeku Roads The Adeboruwa of Igbogbo and Secretary, Ijebu Obas in Lagos State, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Barr.) Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, has revealed that his kingdom will soon have more health facilities that would take adequate care of the residents. Oba Kasali said that the old Igbogbo Primary Health Centre along the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road, which is currently undergoing rehabilitation, will be upgraded to provide adequate health care services to the community. While also giving assurance that work will start soon…

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Ikorodu Heroes Visit, Engage Adeboruwa On Development

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Kunle Adelabu As part of its plan to engender developments across the Ikorodu Division, members of the I – Heroes (Ikorodu Heroes) have paid a courtesy visit on His Royal Majesty, Oba Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo. The meeting provided members of the socio – economic and political group the rare opportunity to engage the revered monarch on developmental issues and what royal fathers in the Division are doing about the wide range of issues affecting residents. The group, led by its President, Mr Seun Abolaji Elesho, visited…

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Construction Work Resumes On Abandoned Paul Palmer Street, Extends To Connect Igbe Road

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Kunle Adelabu Construction work has resumed on the Paul Palmer Street, two years and six months after it was abandoned. The road, which is a major link road that connects several streets within the Ife Oluwa Community Development Association (CDA) in Igbogbo area of Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria, to Igbogbo Road, was abandoned by the contractor. But work is not just resuming on the 330metre road project facilitated by the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency and Chairman, House Committee on Defense,…

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College Of Health Technology Commences Admission For 2022/23 Academic Session

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Jare Babatunde The Lagos State College of Health Technology (LASCOHET) has commenced the process of accepting applications from qualified and interested persons for admission to study Diploma and Certificate Courses in different health fields for the 2022/2023 Session. The Provost of the College, Dr. Moyo Kasim, made this known through the Registrar, Mrs. Morenikeji Shobajo, in a statement saying that the sale of application forms commenced on the 1st of April, 2022 and would run through June 2022, while the sale of late application forms ends on 8th July, 2022.…

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Commendations As I – Heroes Donates Water Project To School

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Kunle Adelabu The I – Heroes (Ikorodu Heroes), a social and developmental organization, have received torrents of commendations for donating a water project to Mowo – Nla Primary School, Ikorodu. The completed project was commissioned on Thursday, May 26, 2022, by the Executive Secretary, Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited/GTE (IDPIL/GTE), Otunba Ganiyu Olusegun Abiru. According to Mr Seun Elesho, President, I – Heroes, the water is part of the body’s ‘Water A School Project’ within the Ikorodu Division. He said that they chose the rural part of the community which…

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Abiru Clinches 2023 APC Senatorial Ticket Unopposed

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Kunle Adelabu The incumbent Lagos East Senator, Sen. Mikhahil Adetokunbo Abiru, has clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial ticket unopposed for 2023 election in the state. Abiru became a Senator December 2020 after he won a bye – election organized after the death of late Sen. Adebayo Osinowo. He recorded 344 votes out of the 355 delegates that were accredited for the primary election held at the CMD, Magodo, Lagos,on Saturday, May 28, 2022. There was one invalid vote. The Returning Officer, Mr Fouad Oki who declared Abiru as…

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Prince Sanusi Beats Eight Others To Emerge APC Candidate For Oriade/Amuwo Constituency Federal Constituency

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Wale Jagun It was a massive victory for Prince Lantre Sanusi popularly called ‘PLS’ by admirers at the Oriade/Amuwo Constituency Federal Constituency primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) conducted on Friday, May 27, 2022. According to the Chairman, Primary Election Committee, Mr Falade Akin, Sanusi scored 36 votes out of the 55 votes to emerge as the winner of the election. Hon. Ramota Hassan and Olorunnrinu Dipo came in distant joint second position with 7 votes, while Wale Ebietimiyegot 3 votes and Kath Banjoko 2 votes. The former…

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