Category: Community

Government Should Provide Residents With Social Aid – Market Leader In Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu Mrs Saidat, Iya-Oloja General, Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), who led a team of market leaders in Ikorodu division to monitor the compliance level in all markets across the division to the State government’s directives concerning the containment of the Coronavirus,  has asked the state and local governments to provide marketers and residents generally with social aid if the enforcement of its directives is to have desired effect. The market leader, who spoke with THE IMPACT on behalf of other members of the monitoring team delegated by…

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Coronavirus: Ikorodu LG Commences Fumigation Of Markets, Public Places

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Kune Adelabu The Ikorodu Local Government on Saturday, March 28, 2020, commence a council wide fumigation of all public places in order to keep the environment clean and ward off the emergency of the Coronavirus. The Council Chairman, Hon. Wasiu Adesina, also declared the readiness of the council to comply and enforce tougher measures should the state government consider them necessary towards containing the spread of the deadly disease. Also, Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), on Saturday (yesterday) late evening intensified action on the fumigation exercise across the council.…

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Ikorodu Residents Call On LASG, Councils To Enforce Restriction On Public Gathering, Places

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun In view of the growing cases of victims of Coronavirus and fear of further spread, residents of Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have called on the Lagos State Government to ensure that restriction on gathering of people in public places are strictly enforced. They also called on the local council authorities in the division to ensure that the directive of the state government on public places are enforced. These were some of the resolutions of participants on THE IMPACT WhatsApp platform during a…

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Stop Traders, People Gathering In Large Number – LASG Urges Councils

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government has charged authorities at the Local Governments (LGs) and Local Council Development Area (LCDAs) to assist her in ensuring that needless gathering of people on Streets and suburbs, including street traders are prevented henceforth. Also, in furtherance of measures introduced to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, (COVID-19), the Lagos State Government has directed scavengers to immediately vacate all refuse dumpsites. A statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, directed the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to…

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Oba Sponsoring Cultism Should Be Exposed – Chief Imam Olowo-Oribi

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Kunle Adelabu The Chief Imam of Ikorodu Division, Alhaji Aliu Seifudeen Ayinla Adeboritan Olowo-Oribi, has called on the government to name any traditional ruler culpable for sponsoring, harboring and arming cultists in Ikorodu Division to serve as deterrent to others. Alhaji Olowo-Oribi made this request in an interview with THE IMPACT on Friday at his Adaraloye home in Ikorodu Local Government in Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. Reacting to the news report (Lagos Commissioner of Police’s interview with a leading community news medium) that a particular traditional ruler has…

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CONVID 19 – Ikorodu Central Mosque, Others Comply With Suspension of Jumat Prayer

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Kunle Adelabu It was a total compliance with the order of the Lagos State government’s directive banning public/religious gathering over 50 people as a way of preventing the  spread of Corona virus (COVID 19), at the Ikorodu Central Mosque located at Obun – Ale in Ikorodu, where thousands of muslims usually observe their Jumat prayers under the leadership  of the Grand Chief Imam of Ikorodu Division, Alhaji Aliu Sefiudeen Ayinla Adeboritan Olowo-Oribi, as the Mosque was put under lock and key on Friday, March 20,2020. It was the same scenario…

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Religious Leaders Agree To Suspend Activities In Ikorodu For Coronavirus

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Kunle Adelabu -Christians ask govt not to lose sight of divine intervention, alternative solution Religious leaders in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have agreed to heed the directive of the Lagos government for the suspension of Jumat and Sunday services to prevent the spread of the deadly disease, coronavirus, that is currently ravaging the entire world. The state government gave the directive on Wednesday, March 19,2020, as a part of its efforts to contain the spread of the disease. THE IMPACT spoke with some religious leaders in the…

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Community Journalists In Ikorodu Honour Pa Owolabi

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Kunle Adelabu -Late broadcaster for burial on Saturday Ikorodu Community Media Practitioners (IKOCOMP) have concluded plans to honour the late veteran broadcaster, Pa Olatunji Owolabi, who was actively engaged with the Radio Lagos/Eko FM until his death at the Ikorodu General hospital, Ikorodu, on Sunday, January 5, 2020. An event tagged, ‘Legendary Night of Honour’, where media practitioners and other eminent personalities would gather with the family members of the deceased in honor of the veteran broadcaster,  is set to hold on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 5pm. The event…

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Suspected Cult Leader, Saka Gbegira, Nabbed For Murder As Security Men Go After Accomplices, Other Cult Kingpins

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Wale Jagun The local vigilance group in Ikorodu, ‘Onyabo’, on Thursday, March 5, 2020, made a major breakthrough in containing the menace of cultism and killings that have eaten deeply into the fabric of Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, as a kingpin of one of the cult groups, Saka Gbegira, was arrested. He was arrested at Itunpate after he allegedly killed one Moses Eromosele, 25, from Edo State. Gbegira was allegedly arrested with a gun used in killing Moses at Kokoro-Abu on Thursday. Cult activities have been disturbing…

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Eroz Theatre Brings Back Thin Tall Tony, Others On Stage In Ikorodu

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Former Big Brother Naija Housemate, Mr. Offiong Edet Anthony, popularly known as ‘Thin Tall Tony’, is set to return on stage as Eroz Theatre births in Ikorodu with the play, ‘Bending and Bonding’.  The play is written by Paul Ugbedeh,  directed by Babs Ademoye and produced by Austin Awulonu.  According to the organisers in a release on the live theatre scheduled to commence on Friday, March 6, 2020, the play (Bending and Bonding) would parades array of highly talented artistes including “Thin Tall Tony” as Pastor Chikeoluwa, Kelvin Alozie Dede…

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