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Ikorodu West Chairman Impeachment Stands, Councilors Speak From Exile

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Kunle Adelabu Principal officers of the Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have reiterated that they are standing by their decision on the impeachment of the embattled council chairman, Princess Jumoke Ademehin. The Council Leader, Hon. Agbaje Wasiu Omotayo and the Majority Leader, Hon. Adebowale Kalejaiye, spoke with THE IMPACT on Tuesday night (yesterday) from exile they claimed they have been forced into due to threat to their lives. They stated that the impeachment of the chairman has been communicated through letters to the Governor of the State, Mr…

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25 Candidates Jostle For Sogunro’s Job As LASPOTECH Rector

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Kunle Adelabu -Only one Ikorodu indigene indicated interest so far -Institution presently without Governing Council As the incumbent Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Samuel Olayinka Sogunro is set to complete his 5 year term in May this year, 25 candidates have so far shown interest in taking over the mantle of leadership of the institution. It was gathered that the outgoing Rector would be following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors – Engr. Ayodeji Iginla and Dr Lawal Azeez by not seeking re-election for the position. THE IMPACT…

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Ikorodu-Born Data Analyst, Gbolahan Olumade Listed Among 30 Global Young Economy Data lnnovators

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Kunle Adelabu Gbolahan Olumade, an Ikorodu-born skilled data analyst with experience in collecting, organizing and interpreting various types of statistical figures, has been listed among 30 talented individuals who are under 30 years that are leading the data centre and cloud industries in an innovative direction. According to the Data magazine in its February/March 2020 edition, the individuals are selected based on their innovations through technological breakthroughs, business acumen, political guidance and exceptional marketing skills. Gbolahan, who is a Lagos State University graduate of Electronics and Computer Engineering, is one…

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Insecurity: Ikorodu Youth Group, NBA Get Supports From Obas, Others For Security Summit

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Kunle Adelabu The Ikorodu Division Security Summit, being proposed by the Ikorodu Division Youth Initiative Movement (IDYIM) in collaboration with the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu chapter, is set to hold later this month with the backing of the traditional institutions, elected representatives and other stakeholders in the division. The Permanent Chairman, Ikorodu Division Council of Obas & Chiefs and the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, His Royal Majesty, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, gave his approval for the summit on Thursday, February 6, 2020, during a courtesy visit to his palace by the…

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Ijede Will Get A New Oba Soon – Council Chairman, Alajede-in-Council

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Kunle Adelabu The Chairman of Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Comrade Fathiu Salisu Jimoh, and the Secretary, Alajede-in-Council and the Odofin of Ijede, High Chief Babatunde Ogunmuyiwa, have both assured indigenes and residents of Ijede that another traditional ruler will soon be crowned in the community. They made this assurance while speaking with THE IMPACT recently on the rehabilitation of the Alajede palace and the tussle over the vacant Alajede stool. Oba Fatai Oresanya, the last Alajede, joined his ancestors 7 years ago and efforts to pick a successor…

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iCare Lecture Series Designed For Youths, Ikorodu Developments – Hon. Benson, Others

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Kunle Adelabu Organisers of the iCare Lecture Series have stated that the annual training is aimed at developing Ikorodu Division with ideas that will help her develop to her capacity by bringing residents together for training and discussing developmental issues. The second edition of the Lecture Series kicked off at the Regal Hall, Olu-Odo, Igbogbo in Ikorodu division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, on Monday, January 27, 2020. The opening of the 2-day lecture is themed, “Community First Initiative: A Selfless Service’. The lawmaker representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency at the…

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Teachers In Ikorodu Eagerly Await New Dawn As Lion Oduloye Completes Tenure

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun On Friday, January 24, Lion Austen Taiwo Odulye completed his two-term ten-year tenure of five years each, as the Education Secretary of Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu, and many teachers in Ikorodu Division, especially those in the primary school sub-sector, are eagerly awaiting his successor. Oduloye, who was appointed into the position in 2010, succeeded late Alhaji Salau Ayo Oredein. Other former Executive Secretary of the Ikorodu LGEA are Prince Adegbola Amusa and Mr Ogunbegun. Many of the teachers that spoke in confidence with…

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7 Suspected Cultists Killed, 10 Arrested In Renewed Gang War In Ijede

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Kunle Adelabu -Police ready to deal with cult menace in the state – State Police Command Seven suspected members of three rival cult groups – Eiye (Airlords), Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and Aye (Axe) confraternities were reportedly killed between Monday, January 20 and Tuesday, 21, 2020, in a renewed gang crisis in Ijede Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division. The fight broke out on Monday between Eiye and KKK confraternities at a joint where young men in Ijede usually gathered to drink local gin commonly known and called ‘Paraga’…

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Ikorodu West LCDA Faceoff: Lagos Assembly, Leaders, Others Intervened As Hon. Ademehin Agrees To Meet Councilors’ Demands

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Kunle Adelabu The Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government & Community Affairs, leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Conference of 57 Council Chairmen on Monday intervened in the face-off between the Chairman of Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area, Hon. (Princess) Jumoke Ademehin, and the Council’s legislators. The Council lawmakers had on Monday, January 20, 2020, sealed off the Chairman’s office and blocked the entrance into the council premises with their official vehicles to prevent movement in and out of the council. It was, however,…

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LGEA Education Secretary: Intrigues As Anibaba, Oduguwa, Afolabi, Others Jostle To Succeed Oduloye

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Kunle Adelabu & Jare Olukotun As the ten-year tenure of Lion Taiwo Oduloye as the Education Secretary (ES) of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) comes to an end in few days, the jostle to succeed him has begun in earnest. Oduloye, who completes his two-term of five years each, which started in 2010, this January is expected to vacate the position for a new Executive Secretary. Since the beginning of the LGEA, there had been four Educatioon Secretaries with Prince Adegbola Amusa as the pioneer Education Secretary and he…

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