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Ikorodu West LCDA Crisis: Council Chairman, Legislators Set To Work For Council’s Development

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Kunle Adelabu -Council to engage consultant, PPP to raise fund, developmental projects -We resolved on the ground that projects would be embarked upon in various wards – Council leader Two months after the legislative arm of the Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), led by the Council Leader, Hon. Wasiu Agbaje Olomu, had a face-off with the executive arm of the council which led to the purported impeachment of the Council Chairman, Hon. (Princess) Jumoke Jimbo – Ademehin, on Monday, March 9 2020, the estranged legislators are back and…

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Attack On Demi Care Volunteers: Ikorodu Residents Condemn Act, Say Action Not True Reflection Of Their General Behaviours

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Kunle Adelabu Some bad elements once again dragged the cherished image of Ikorodu in the mud as tweets about an unfortunate incident involving some residents who attacked volunteers of a philanthropic group, Demi Care Foundation, at Ota Ona area during distribution of relief materials by the foundation, trend on social media. The unfortunate incident occurred on Thursday, April 30, 2020, when workers of the foundation, which has been distributing palliative materials to residents in different parts of the state, were attacked and the relief items meant for distribution to vulnerable,…

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N30Million COVID – 19 Relief Donation: Are We Not Part Of Your Electorates? – Ikorodu Youths Ask Sen. Osinowo

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun -Less than half of the released sum shared among councils No doubt, the sufferings caused by the ongoing lockdown issued by the government to contain the spread of COVID-19 have cut across all classes of people as the lockdown continue to bite harder on the citizenry, especially due to the additional two weeks extension. The prolonged shutdown of the economic and social activities has affected many people across the country, including old and young, working, none -working, upper, middle and lower classes, while those in…

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Ikorodu Community/IKeja Electric Faceoff: Give Us Light, Fair Billings Or Take Us Off Your Grid – Residents Tell Electricity Company

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Kunle Adelabu & Jare Babatunde Residents of Grammar School/Agbele Community at Oke Ota – Ona in Ikorodu Local Government area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have demanded that Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) should give them steady power supply and stop giving them ‘crazy’ billings or take them off its grid. THE IMPACT gathered that the community, which comprises of about 12 Community Development Associations (CDAs) which include Agbele-Ikoro, Tejugbola, Osoligbehin, Ajayi-Oronti, Ajumoni, Frontliner 1, Frontlner 2, Frontlner 3, Erunwen Balogun, Ifesowapo and others, have been suffering from constant irregular…

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Religious Leaders, Christians Speak On Significance of Easter Amidst COVID -19

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Kunle Adelabu In the midst of the ravaging COVID – 19 pandemic which has brought the global village to its knees and adversely affecting not only economies but also social order, came the 2020 Easter celebration which is one of the most important annual Christian festivals. For about a month, many religious places have been shut due to the lockdown which is one of the measures put in place by the government to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. The lockdown order has prevented Christians globally to congregate and…

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EDITORIAL: Request For COVID-19 Lockdown Social Intervention: When Will Other Wealthy Individuals Give Back?

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The unfortunate situation presented by the CONVID – 19 across the world, which as at Saturday, April 4,2020, 1, 192, 028 cases had been recorded globally with 64, 316 deaths, has brought about social and economic lockdown in most of the viable financial capitals with devastating effects. In Nigeria, 238 cases were confirmed as at today, April 7, 2020, with Lagos State having 120 cases to emerge as the State with the highest number of cases in the country. The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (48), Osun (20), Oyo (9), Edo…

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LASG Distributes Food Items To Councils, CDAs, Youth Groups In Ikorodu Division To Cushion COVID – 19 Lockdown Effects

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun -Gesture, distribution process receive commendations The Lagos State government, on Friday, April 3, 2020, distributed food items to various groups and council areas in Ikorodu division to cushion the effects of the current lockdown on the vulnerable people across the State. It was indeed a well-coordinated distribution exercise compare to what obtained in other parts of the State where the distribution exercise was said to be chaotic. The distribution exercise, which took place at the Ikorodu Local Government Secretariat, was coordinated by the Ikorodu Division…

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Ikorodu West LCDA Crisis: Embattled Chairman Gets Party Support As Councilors Reveal More Allegations, Insist On Impeachment

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun -Party is supreme, Councilors’ lives not threatened – Hon. Ademehin -N723million allocation from federation account, undisclosed IGR sum misappropriated in 31 months – Councilors allege The crisis between the Chairman of Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. (Princess) Jumoke Jimbo-Ademehin and the Legislative arm is far from been over despite the interventions and efforts of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State and Council levels to resolve the matter politically. While the embattled chairman is saying that the party…

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Polytechnic Certificates Not Inferior To University Degrees – Sanwo-Olu

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Kunle Adelabu -16,315 students graduate from LASPOTECH  The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has stated that Polytechnic graduates are valuable to national development and should not be seen as inferior to their University counterparts.  Sanwo-Olu, who is the Moderator to the Lagos State Polytechnic(LASPOTECH), also called for proper positioning of the Polytechnic education in his speech at the 27th joint Convocation ceremony of 2017/18 and 2018/19 academic sessions held at the Convocation Ground on the main campus of the institution in Ikorodu on Thursday, March 12, 2020.…

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Polytechnics Are Designed To Develop Nation Builders – Aregbesola

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Kunle Adelabu The Minister of Interior and former Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has stated that Polytechnics are designed to provide the country with technical and vocational skills needed for development and called for the redefining of the objectives of Polytechnics. Aregbesola, who himself is a product of Polytechnic system, was the guest speaker at the 27th Convocation Lecture of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) held at the 500 Seater School of Agriculture Auditorium, Ikorodu main campus, on Tuesday, March 9, 2020. The former governor charged…

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