Category: Community

New Special Adviser On Communities and Communications Assures Predecessor of Continuity

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  The Special Adviser on Communities and Communications in the Lagos State Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Mr. Akeem Omoyele Sulaimon has assured his predecessor of policy continuity in office. Sulaimon gave the assurance during the official handing over ceremony by his predecessor, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan on Tuesday at Ikeja, noting that with the number of professional career officers in the Ministry, his vast experience in grassroots development and the solid foundation laid by his predecessor, the vision of the present administration on grassroots development would soon be…

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New Sekumade of Ipakodo Gets Staff Of Office

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Kunle ADELABU -Governor Ambode charges traditional institution to maintain peace It was jubilation galore as Oba (Engr.) Basiru Aremu Sotonwa, emerged the 2nd Oba of Ipakodo and received his Staff of Office from the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday , February  1,2018. The new Sekumade of Ipakodo also adopted ‘Osomeku 1’ as his title name. The Sekumade throne had been vacant since the demise of Late Oba Hassan Jimbo on May 29, 1999. At the ceremony which was held at the  Ikorodu Ferry Terminal in Ebute, Ikorodu…

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Sekumade-Elect To Receive Staff of Office February 1

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Wale Jagun The Sekumade-Elect, Prince (Engr) Basiru Aremu Sotonwa is set to be presented with the Staff of Office by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. The ceremony is slated for Thursday, February 1, 2018, at the Sekumade palace, Ipakodo in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division. THE IMPACT gathered that his emergence was made possible after the warring families settled cases out of court about a year ago and resolved to embrace peace in the interest of the ancient community. It was also gathered…

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Sekumade of Ipakodo: Community Sets For Installation Of New King After Almost 19 Years Of Last Oba’s Demise

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Kunle ADELABU – Engr. Bashir Sotonwa emerges Oba-elect, to receive Staff of Office soon -Family calls for supports, cooperation The Ipakodo community in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) is set to install a new Oba after almost 19 years of the passage of the last Sekumade, Oba Lasisi  Hassan  Afuwape Jimbo .   The late Oba, who was the first beaded Oba in the traditional history of the community, joined his ancestors on May 29, 1999, when the Nigeria was preparing to start the present democratic dispensation.  …

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Donation of Chairs And Benches To School: Parents, CDA, School Management Shower Prayers, Praises on Ikorodu North Majority Leader

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Kunle ADELABU -Lawmaker also rehabilitated water scheme, graded major community roads Before now, situation at the St. Saviours Primary School, Gbaga, Olorunda in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) was pathetic and  unfit for learning as pupils were sitting on the floor and learning in an environment that is not conducive for academic engagements.   This explains while parents, the community, staff and pupils were full of prayers and praises for Hon. Ibraheem Balikeez Aderoju, the Majority Leader of the Legislative Arm of the Ikorodu North Local Council Development…

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No Respite For Ikorodu Residents As Badoo Attacks Continue

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Our Reporter There seem to be no respite for the residents of Ikorodu division, Ibeshe in particular were once again thrown into mourning and sorrow during the festive period as another Badoo attack took in Ibeshe area of Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Area of Ikorodu Division Suspected members of ritual gang, Badoo were said to have attacked a family on Saturday, December 30, 2017.   The attack, which was said to have occurred around 3am, left the man identified as Shakiru, his wife and six-month-old baby critically injured.   Another account…

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Covenant CDA Has Shown A Good Example Of What Community Development Associations Should Be Doing – Hon. Agunbiade

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-Kunle ADELABU Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, the representative of Ikorodu Constituency I and the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has commended Omolaye Covenant Community Development Association PHASE I for showing a good example of what Community Development Associations (CDAs) should be doing.   The lawmaker made this commendation during his visit to Omolaye Covenant CDA Phase I in Agbede in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) on Friday, December 22, 2017.   “I am here today because immediately after your CDA emerged the best CDA in…

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Road Construction: Lagos Majority Leader Visits Victims of Houses Demolition In Ikorodu

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Kunle ADELABU   The Majority leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and representative of Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade,on Friday, December 22,2017,  visited Agric-Owutu-Isawo area of Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area to sympathize with the residents whose houses were demolished to make way for road construction.   While sympathizing with the victim, the three-term lawmaker, also made passionate appeal to the victims to show understanding to the efforts of the Lagos State government to develop Ikorodu Division.   Hi-Tech Construction Company, a construction giant located on…

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Road Expansion In Ikorodu Division: Demolition of Houses Begins as Lagos State Government Sets To Commence Igbogbo-Ijede, Owutu-Isheri Roads Construction

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Kunle ADELABU, Seun AJAYI, Joseph FOLARIN, Kunle OKIKIOLA & Tobi OGUNTOKI -Hon. Benson, Agunbiade, Solaja commend Governor, assure victims of compensation To the residents of Igbogbo and Agric-Owutu in Ikorodu division whose houses have been demolished to make way for road construction in the two communities, this uncommon sacrifice will be an unforgettable experience for them as they have offered their shelters for the future economic and social developments of the entire division.   Last week, hundreds of houses were demolished to give way for the rehabilitation and expansion of…

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iCare FoodBank: Foundation Calls For Nominations

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The iCare Foundation of Hon. Babajimi Benson is a non-profit organization that focuses on the improvement of the quality of lives of every resident of Ikorodu Federal Constituency. The Foundation has been running number of Projects like Back to School, StartupIkorodu, Road Grading, iCare Job Center and iCare FoodBank, just to mention but a few.   In line with her iCare FoodBank Project, the Foundation buys food and grocery products and redistributes the items in a bag called AAPO AANU or MERCY BAG to individuals and vulnerable families in need…

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