Okada Ban: No Going Back On June 1 Deadline – Sanwo – Olu

Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said the State Government will go ahead with its proposed ban on motorcycles, known as Okada on highways and six local governments and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) from June 1, this year. He said security services and Lagos State Government are on the same page in respect to banning of the motorcycles in the selected areas of the State and therefore they will be going ahead with the plans. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke to journalists, on Tuesday evening, after…

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Why I Am Supporting Solaja For Third Term – Asiwaju Basorun

Kunle Adelabu -Oba Kasali sues for peace A chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Reuben Basorun, has stated reasons he is supporting the incumbent representative of the Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Nurudeen Saka Solaja, for third term. Basorun, who was the Asiwaju of Igbogbo Kingdom and former Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG), said that there is need to nake the representative of the Ikorodu Constituency ll a ranking officer so that  he could be considered for a Principal officer’s position in the Assembly, 23 years…

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PDP Members Protest Against Delegate System For Primary Election

Kunle Adelabu Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, May 22,2022, took to the streets in Imota to prorest against the adoption  of delegate system for primary elections. The system, according to report, allows few party men and women that are elected at a Congress to be the ones  that will vote in the primary elections. There has been agitations from parties, including the All Proreesives Congress (APC), against the adoption of the new system instead of the old one where all the local government and ward executives…

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Again! PDP Fails To Hold State, National Assemblies Primary Elections

Kunle Adelabu -Aspirants rumoured as consensus candidates -Impersonations characterize exercise he rescheduled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections to elect candidates for the State Assembly seats and the sole House of Representatives seat, again, failed to hold on Monday, May 23, 2022. The elections earlier scheduled for Sunday, May 22, 2022, were unable to hold because party electoral officers and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not show up. Unfortunately, it was same situation on Monday, at the Ikorodu Club venue for the Constituency I State Assembly…

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Oriwu College Donates Office Chair To Ikorodu Police Station

Jare Babatunde As part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities to Ikorodu community, the premier college in Ikorodu Division, Oriwu Junior and Senior Model Colleges has donated an iron office chair to the Ikorodu Division Police Headquarters along Igbogbo Road, Ikorodu. Mr Akeem Bello, Principal, Oriwu Senior Model College, led other teachers and students from both schools to donate the chair to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr Balogun on Friday, May 20, 2022. The speaking said that the donation is part of the school’s annual Community Service and relation to…

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There Was No Primary Election In Constituency ll – Idowu, PDP Aspirant

Kunle Adelabu One of the two aspirants for the Ikorodu Constituency II Assembly seat, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Idowu Hammed Odunayo, popularly called, ‘Collabo’, has alleged that no primary election took place on Sunday (yesterday). He said that there is no need for anyone to celebrate while warning those purportedly spreading results to desist from doing so and concentrate on participating in the primary election. The party’s primary election for the Ikorodu Constituency II Assembly seat, which was scheduled to hold at the Admos Hotel,…

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PDP Aspirants, Party Chieftains Optimistic Despite Failed Sunday’s Primary Elections

Kunle Adelabu Aspirants for the Ikorodu Constituency l seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly and House of Representatives, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have expressed optimism that the primary elections that failed to hold on Sunday, May 22,2022,  would eventually hold. They also expressed individual confidence of winning whenever the primary elections would be held. Also, party chieftains that spoke with THE IMPACT, after about 11 hours of waiting in vain for the electoral officer and election materials, also said that they are confident…

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LASUSTECH Staff Elect Council, Senate Members

Kunle Adelabu Academic and non – academic staff of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), formerly known as Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), have elected members of the institution’s Council and Academic Representatives in the Senate. They were elected during the 10th Congregation of the institution since inception and first as a University held at the 500 – Seater Auditorium at the LASUSTECH main campus in Ikorodu, on Friday, May 19, 2022. The Congregation was constituted and declared opened by Mr Jimoh IsholaTaylor, Chairman, Congregation Planning Committee. A…

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RHODAS Centre In Partnership With OTJore Ventures Engage Senior Citizens

Kunle Adelabu -Supports them with food items RHODA Youth Centre on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, continued with its social and humanitarian service to the community by engaging about 100 senior citizens who are residents of Ikorodu in health talk while also making food items available to them. The intervention, which was provided in partnership with Mrs Jadesola Otubanjo, Chief Executive Officer, OTJore Ventures, took place at the RHODA Centre, Abiodun Ogunleye Street, Solomade, Ikorodu. Participants, who are 65 years and above, were presented with food items – rice, beans, beans…

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LNSA To Provide Security In Lagos Schools

Jare Babatunde Officers of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) have been directed to provide security at various schools within the state in line with its mandate to complement the efforts of other security outfits. Prince (Dr.) Ifalade Oyekan, General Manager of Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA), gave the directive during an interactive session with the operatives at Safety Arena, Bolade – Oshodi. He instructed the officers to always resume at public primary and secondary schools in the State between the hours of 7:00 am and 8:30 am…

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