Category: Community

2019 Igbogbo Day: Residents Embark On Cultural Parade As Igbogbo International Carnival Takes Centre Stage

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Kunle Adelabu 2019 Igbogbo Day: Residents Embark On Cultural Parade As Igbogbo International Carnival Takes Centre Stage As the 2019 Igbogbo Day entered the second day on Saturday, November 23, 2019, different groups and hundreds of residents of Igbogbo community in Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, trooped out to the streets to showcase their cultural heritages. The parade started earlier with hundreds of residents converging on the Igbogbo Township Stadium from where they marched through Ogunlewe Estate, Igbogbo-Bayeku road, Ojubode, Odofin road, Igbogbo-Ipakodo road, Club 24 junction,…

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2019 Igbogbo Day Celebration : Planning Committee Rolls Out Programmes, Solicits Supports

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Kunle Adelabu – Celebration begins with traditional prayers The Planning Committee of the 31st Igbogbo Day Celebration has called for supports from residents towards a successful celebration while rolling out prgramme of activities for the 2019 edition of the weeklong celebration on Friday, November 22, 2019. At the press conference held at the Adeboruwa pavilion, Mr Gbenga Faniyi, Chairman of the planning committee, also assured residents of getting values for their supports during the celebration. While seeking for support from sons and daughters of Igbogbo, both home and in diasporas,…

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31st Igbogbo Day Begins Friday

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Wale Jagun The much publicised 31st edition of the Igbogbo Day celebration  will officially commence in the early hours of tomorrow, Friday, November 22, 2019, with ‘lwure’ (prayers) at the Adeboruwa palace in Igbogbo. According to the programme of activities released to THE IMPACT by the Chairman, Media & Publicity Committee of the celebration, a press conference is also scheduled for 11am same day at the Adeboruwa pavilion located within the Adeboruwa palace. Also on Friday, there will be a special Jumat service prayer at the Igbogbo Central Mosque by…

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Sanwo-Olu, Obasa, Osinowo, Others Grace 28th Ikorodu Oga Day Grand Finale

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun It was a memorable ceremony at the grand finale of the 2018 edition of the annual Ikorodu Oga Day Carnival organized by the Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS) as top government functionaries graced the occasion to identify with the royal father and the entire people of Ikorodu Kingdom. The event, which was the climax of the weeklong celebration, was held at the Ayangbure palace on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by the Special Adviser on Agriculture, Ms. Ruth Olusanya,…

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IKODASS Gives N1m Worth Of Scholarship To 40 Indigent Students

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Wale Jagun The Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS) has demonstrated its commitment to continue to support the education of indigent students with the presentation of 1, 000, 000, naira worth of bursary awards to 40 indigent students in Primary and Secondary Schools in Ikorodu Kingdom. The lucky beneficiaries of the exemplary gesture were presented with the bursary monies at the grand finale of the 28th Ikorodu-Oga Day Carnival held at the Ayangbure palace on Saturday,November 16,2019. The IKODASS Chairman, Otunba Ganiyu Abiru, while presenting the bursary recipients to the guests and…

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Pasuma ‘Shuts Down’ Ikorodu As Fans Go Frenzy At Oga Social Night

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Kunle Adelabu It was a thrilling, fun-filled and memorable outing on Thursday’s night (yesterday) as popular Fuji music act, Alhaji Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, treated a crowd of guests, visitors and lkorodu residents to an unforgettable musical entertainment that would remain the talk of town a for a long time. The event, which was tagged, ‘Oga Social Night ‘, was the Day 4 of the on-going 2019 Ikorodu-Oga Day Carnival. Earlier in the day, the open field of the Ikorodu Town hall, the venue of the event, was largely deserted and…

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Olorunda Market Emerges Best In Ikorodu For 2019

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Wale Jagun & Temitope Mistura Owolabi (SIWES Student) -Otunba Abiru warns traders against street trading, selling of substandard goods Olorunda market in Ebute-Ipakodo area of Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area has been adjudged as the cleanest and best market in Ikorodu division for 2019 by the Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS). The officials of the market was presented with the award at the Market Women & Men/Artisan’s Day which was part of the activities commemorating the 2019 Ikorodu-Oga Day Carnival. The event was held at the Ayangbure palace on Thursday,…

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Special Adviser On Budget, Primero CEO, Unveil ‘Made In Ikorodu Market Place Directory’

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Kunle Adelabu In an effort to make businesses in Ikorodu easily located and promote patronages for local businesses, ‘Made in Ikorodu Market Place Directory’ was unveiled at the Ikorodu Town hall on Monday, November 11, 2019, as part of the activities at the on-going Ikorodu-Oga Day Carnival. The 138-page directory, which listed about 1000 businesses in Ikorodu, was published by Ikorodu-Oga Development Association in collaboration with the Ikorodu Oga Online Radio. The Publisher of the directory, Omoba Peju Akinyemi, while speaking about the publication, stated that the idea was conceived…

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Ikorodu-Oga Day Carnival: Residents Relish Local Foods As Hairdressers, Fashion Designers Parades Thrill Royal Families, Participants

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Kunle Adelabu & Temitope Mistura Owolabi (SIWES Student) It was yet another successful outing at the on-going 2019 Ikorodu-Oga Day Carnival when scores of residents relished different  sumptuous Ikorodu traditional delicacies that were made available during the ‘Taste of Local Dishes and Musical/Drama Fiesta’ held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Ikorodu Town hall, Ikorodu. Among the popular Ikorodu traditional/local food on display at the event were Ikokore (lfoko),  Afon, Egbo,  Sagidi, Akara Oka and many others. The event also featured fashion and hair parades by tailors and hairdressers…

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Ikorodu Youth Movement Screens Applicants For Loan, Sets To Empower Members

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Jare Olukotun The Ikorodu Division Youth Initiative Movement (IDYM) on Friday, November 8, 2019, screened about 20 applicants for the N1, 000, 000.00 loan provided by an undisclosed sponsor at the second edition of the youth summit organized by the youth body on October 1, 2019. According to a release signed by the Secretary, Board of Trustees of IDYM, Mr Sola Sokoya, the loan is to support youths involved in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). He stated that the screenings, which are in phases, started immediately after the summit. Explaining…

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