Category: Community

Hon. Agunbiade Parleys Ikorodu Council of Baales

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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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Oro Festival Holds Tuesday In Ikorodu

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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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Ikorodu Violence: Council, Police Declare War On Drug Peddling, Bases In Ikorodu

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Kunle ADELABU -About 12 suspects now in police custody, others on the run -Woman caught with Drugs, 6 wrist watches, 6 phones, N200,000 cash -Criminals’ hideouts discovered, to be pulled down   The authorities of the  Ikorodu Local Government and Ikorodu Divisional Police have declared total war on drug peddling and Bases in Ikorodu.   This was the fallout of the violence that   engulfed the community between the night of Friday, April 27 and early morning of Saturday, April 28, 2018, when two groups of hoodlums from two of the…

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Photos: Ikorodu Violence: Council Chairman, DPO, Others Visits Troubled Areas

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Kunle ADELABU Two days after violence that saw many residents severely injured and properties worth millions of naira destroyed in some parts of the Ikorodu Local Government, the Chairman of the Council, Hon. Wasiu Adeshina and the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ikorodu Police headquarters, Mr  Lawal, on Monday visited the troubled areas. THE IMPACT had reported on Sunday that some hoodlums from Ojurowo and Eti-Gutter streets, two notorious areas in the town, had engaged in a deadly supremacy battle from the night of Friday, April 27 and lasted till…

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Ikorodu Violence: Ojurowo, Eti-Gutter Boys Clash Over Supremacy, Woman

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-Over 30 vehicles destroyed, houses damaged, several residents injured Kunle ADELABU and Wale JAGUN   Hell was let loose on Saturday, April 28, 2018, as residents of Ikorodu township woke up to witness wanton destruction of properties and violence being inflicted on innocent residents by boys from Ojurowo and Eti-Gutter streets, two notorious areas in the town, during a deadly supremacy battle.   Though, no one can state the exact time the violence began, THE IMPACT gathered that it started in the night of Friday, April 27 and lasted till…

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Military Troops Arrest 23 Suspected Cultists, 1 Soldier Wounded, Arms, Charms Recovered

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Wale JAGUN & Jare OLUKOTUN -Suspects are members of Black Axe, not Eiye, says renounced Eiye Confraternity leader -Soldiers warn public to be wary of fake soldiers working for ‘landgrabbers’ -7military imposters, pipeline vandals arrested The Nigerian Army troops in Lagos and Ogun states recently arrested 23 suspected cultists in the Eginrin Depression area of Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria.   The arrest was made while over 50 suspected cultists from “Eiye” confraternity were conducting physical training and initiation for new recruits as well as planning robbery/kidnap attacks.…

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3rd Edition of Rasak Solaja Alagago Best Brain Constest

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380 Students 190 Schools 300 Questions It’s a battle of Brains It’s the Best Brain Contest (BBC) 2018 It’s the 3rd Edition Dedicated to the memory of Late Rasaq Solaja Alagago, a foremost Educationist It’s an annual academic contest amongst schools aimed at: *create healthy academic competition *promote the culture of reward for brilliance *enhance comparative academic performance among the best in penultimate classes Venue: Government Technical College, Ota Ona, Ikorodu. Date: Wednesday 7th March, 2018 Time:8am Under the able Supervision of Mr. Olufemi Fakolade, Chairman, Nigerian Union of Teachers…

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Cultism: Lagos Police Chief Hails Community Policing, Receives Arms From Repented Cultists In Ikorodu

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Kunle ADELABU & Wale JAGUN -Local Govt should reintegrate, empower repented cultists – CP -Call your men to order – Cultists, Vigilance group tell CP Over 200 members of the three main rival cult groups in Ikorodu,; Eiye, Aiye and Buccaneer Confraternities, on Monday, February 12, 2018, surrendered arms, ammunitions and other dangerous weapons to the Lagos Police Command. This is coming eight months after the repented cultists denounced membership of the deadly groups and formed alliance against crime and other violence acts. At the exercise, which took place at…

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Cultism: Over 100 Youths In Ikorodu Surrender Arms To Lagos Police

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Kunle ADELABU & Wale JAGUN Over 100 members of the three rival cult groups in Ikorodu, Eiye, Aiye and Buccaneer Confraternities on Monday, February 12, 2018, surrendered arms and other dangerous weapons to the Lagos Police Command. This is coming after about 8 months the repentant cultists denounced membership of the deadly groups and form alliance against crime and other violence acts. The exercise, which took place at the Ayangbure palace in Ikorodu had the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, State Police Commissioner, Assistant Police Commissioner and the Commanding…

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