Category: Community

Ikorodu Kingdom on Friday lost the leader of its local vigilance group, Onyabo, and foremost ‘Oro’ traditional singer, Chief Kamorudeen Adekunle Bombata. The local security chief, THE IMPACT gathered succumbed to the cold hand of death today after a prolonged sickness. Bombata, with other traditionalists in conjunction with members of the United Area Club (UAC), initiated the fearful Onyabo Vigilance group to tackle incidents of robbery, cultism and other vices that tormented Ikorodu some years back. The group played a very prominent role in curtailing the excesses of cultists who…

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Kunle ADELABU Residents of Ikorodu have charged Hon. Wasiu Adesina, Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government, Hon. Sesan Daini,Chairman, Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area, Hon. (Princess) Jumoke Jimbo-Ademehin, Chairperson, Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), for urgent intervention on the bad state of inner roads in the three councils.   They urged the council bosses to pay attention to roads that are distressed and in serious need of urgent palliative measures before they totally collapsed.   Roads that need the attention of the local council authority in Ikorodu are Ireshe/Ita-Elewa road,…

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Kunle ADELABU A segment of youths in Ikorodu division under the auspices of NotTooYoungToRun, Ikorodu division chapter, is planning to bring youths in the division together to brainstorm on issues relating to the youths.   The summit, which is themed, ‘Promoting Youth participation and Inclusiveness In Community Development and Governance’, is slated to hold at the Ikorodu Town hall on Monday, October 1, 2018.   According to the organizers, the aims of the summit are to create an opportunity for the physical youths interaction for at least 500 youths within…

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Kunle ADELABU -Chairman seeks for supports Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS), the umbrella body of all clubs and associations in Ikorodu saddled with the responsibility of organising the annual Ikorodu-Oga yearly festival, has released the timetable for programmes of event for this year’s celebration. At the press conference which was held to announce the timetable for the  celebration at the Ikorodu Town hall on Sunday, September 9, 2018, the association also unveiled the logo for this year’s celebration.   The logo for the 2018 edition of the celebration is themed: “Cultural…

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Kunle ADELABU Nine students in various higher institutions and secondary schools in Ikorodu have benefitted from the scholarship offered by the Chairman, Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKOADASS), Otunba Ganiyu Olusegun Abiru, through Wahab and Kaos Memorial Foundation which he named after his parents.   The official presentation ceremony of the scholarship took place at the Regal hall, Adegbose Street in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Saturday, September 8, 2018.   Five of the beneficiaries, who are students in various higher institutions, received N50,000 each, while the remaining four students…

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Kunle ADELABU -Ikorodu elites are too stingy, not contributing to development – Otunba Abiru Otunba Ganiyu Olusegun Abiru, Chairman of the Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS), has pledged the support of the association to the new Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ikorodu Divisional Headquarters, CSP Ifeanyi Ohuorogo, in policing the community.   He gave the assurance when Ohuorogo,accompanied by the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), ASP Olatunde Awotunde and Chieftain of the local vigilance group, Onyabo, Mr Lanre Olabinjo, paid him a courtesy visit at his Ikorodu Town hall office on Tuesday,…

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Kunle ADELABU Otunba Ganiyu Olusegun Abiru, Chairman of the Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS), has pledged to support the new Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Ikorodu Divisional Headquarters, CSP Ifeanyi Ohuorogo in policing the community. IKODASS Chairman gave the assurance when Ohuorogo and his Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), ASP Olatunde Awotunde and Chieftain of the local vigilance group, Onyabo, Mr Lanre Olabinjo, paid him a courtesy visit at his Ikorodu Town hall office on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Details soon…  

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Kunle ADELABU The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the representative of Ikorodu constituency I, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, on Wednesday, June 20, hosted the council of Baales in Ikorodu Kingdom.   The parley, which was held at Hon. Agunbiade Constituency Office in ikorodu, provided the platform for the traditional chiefs to engage their representative at the State Assembly on the need for more recognition for traditional chiefs in Ikorodu Division by the Lagos State Government and improvement of their welfare.   It was also resolved at…

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Kunle ADELABU Tuesday, May 8, 2018, has been announced by the palace of the Ayangbure of Ikorodu as the scheduled date for the 2018 Magbo festival.   His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Kabir Adewale Sotobi, the Ayangbure of Ikorodu Kingdom and the permanent Vice Chairman of the Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs, made the announcement in a release dated April 23, 2018 and  titled, “Magbo Festival 2018”.   The release was personally signed by the monarch.   In the letter, the monarch warned female residents to adhere strictly…

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