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Lagos Speakership: Uncertainty Prevails As Ranking Lawmakers Jostle For Number Three Seat In The State

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Kunle ADELABU From all indications, the Speakership position of the Lagos State House of Assembly, which is the number three position in the political hierarchy of the state, is up for grab among the ranking lawmakers in the state Assembly. The inauguration of the 9th Assembly is slated for Friday, June 7, 2019. The much coveted position is currently being occupied by Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa (Agege I), who is returning to the House for the fifth term. According to findings, Hon. Obasa, who is the most senior lawmaker in…

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Monthly Environmental Sanitation : Mixed Reactions Trail Planned Reintroduction of Exercise In Ikorodu

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Kunle ADELABU The plan of the Lagos State Government under the new administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to reintroduce the monthly environmental sanitation exercise has generated mixed reactions from residents in Ikorodu. The governor, on his first day in office, declared a state of emergency on the environment as he signed the first executive order on refuse management, traffic management and public works. Participants on THE IMPACT WhatsApp Chat platform joined the debate on during the week, as some of them welcomed the idea while others opposed it. Some of…

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What Role For Ikorodu Division In This New Dispensation?

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Kunle ADELABU After electoral victory, there comes the period of sharing and allocation of values,  in this case, political offices, which are very crucial to developments. The people in Ikorodu division were conscious of this in the built up to the last general elections which made them to overwhelmingly vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in order to enable the division to attract improved electoral values in the state. The traditional, opinion, religion and other  leaderships  in the division were more committed to bettering the lot of the…

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Oriwu College Kicks off Platinum Jubilee Celebration

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Kunle ADELABU -Anniversary activities slated for June The celebration of the 70th anniversary of Oriwu College, Ikorodu, kicked off in grand style on May 29, 2019, with the cutting of the anniversary cake and interactive session between the old and the current students. The event, which drew a large number of alumni, students and staff, was held inside the school hall amid pomp and joy. The event marked the beginning of the week-long special programmes marking the premier school’s platinum jubilee. The school clocked 70 years on Wednesday, May 29,…

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LASPOTECH Crisis: Lagos Assembly Receives NASU, ASUP & SSANIP Positions

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Kunle ADELABU -Assembly asked us to maintain peace while awaiting decision – LASPOTECH management The warring Staff Unions of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu;  Non-Academic Staff Union [NASU], Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics [ASUP] and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics [SSANIP], have presented their demands and opinions on how to resolve the protracted crisis between them and the management of the  institution which has been going on for the past three years. Their demands were contained in a joint presentation submitted to the House Committee, set up by the…

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Man Kills Self After Strangulating Wife, Son To Death

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Kunle ADELABU A man, Mr Charles Omomo, a commercial okada rider, allegedly killed himself in the early hours of Friday (yesterday) at Gbasemo, Aga area of Ikorodu, after strangulating his wife, Mrs Faith Omomo, and six year old son. It was alleged that the son has been a subject of disagreement between the couple who were indigenes of Delta State. The incident drew a large number of residents and security personnel to the scene. The two other children of the couple who raised the alarm were seen in the company…

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Lagos Neighbourhood Agency Rolls Out Achievements, Seeks For More Stakeholders’ Cooperation

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Kunle ADELABU – Youth ambassador charges parents, community on cultism, drug abuse The Chairman of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Rtd. DIG Israel Ajao, on Tuesday, May 23, 2019, thanked stakeholders for their supports and cooperation  while also seeking for further assistance to enable the agency achieve its objectives. He gave this appreciation at the  Ikorodu Town hall during a One Day Stakeholders Interactive Seminar themed, ‘Neighbourhood  Safety As A Strategy For Effective Crime Control In Lagos State’. The event, which was the 2nd stakeholders meeting in Ikorodu,…

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Hon. Banjo Presents N1.522b “Budget of Reassurance” To Lawmakers

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Kunle ADELABU Hon. Adeola Banjo, Chairman of the Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), has presented a budget of N1,000, 522, 774 (One billion, five hundred million, five hundred and twenty two thousand, seven hundred and seventy four naira) to the Legislative Arm of the council. The budget was tagged, “Budget of Reassurance”. The Chairman, who presented the budgetary proposal on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, was accompanied to the presentation ceremony at the Councilor’s Chamber by past council chairmen, party chairmen, leaders, members of his cabinet, Head of the…

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Ikorodu Division Economic Forum To Serve As Think-Tank, Policy Advocacy Group

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Kunle ADELABU The Ikorodu Division Economic Forum, a non-profit making and independent group that organized the first-ever Ikorodu Division Economic Summit in 2018, is set to serve as  the think-tank and policy advocacy group for the division in the 21st century.  This was part of its objectives as contained in a communiqué released on last week, a copy of which was sent to THE IMPACT. The group was officially inaugurated immediately after the first Ikorodu Economic Summit held in February 2018, while the body was officially registered with the Corporate…

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Cultism: Ikorodu Residents Call For Vigilance, Condemn Lack of Intervention

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Kunle ADELABU -As Eiye, Axe Boys terrorize Ikorodu, four killed in two days -Residents react as suspected cultists killed young accountant Residents of Ikorodu have being advised to be vigilant while going about their daily activities in the community to avoid falling victim of cultist supremacy war that has refused to abate despite efforts to address the menace. The caution came on the heels of innocent residents allegedly killed in the battle between two cult groups – Eiye and Axe confraternities. The killing of a young accountant, Oladipopu Mathew Bamitogba…

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