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Lack of Garages In Ikorodu: Marwa, Mini – Bus Drivers Call On Adeshina, Daini To Provide Parking Spaces

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Kunle Adelabu & Jare Olukotun -We are working towards providing one soon – Ikorodu LG Chair -I cannot gather 46 units of Marwa operators in a garage – Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA Chair The lack of functional garages in Ikorodu Local Government (LG) and the five Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has been a major bane of the perennial traffic and environmental disorderliness in the division. Not even the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, which was followed up by the…

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Council Chairmen Building Monumental Secretariats Across Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu If there is any visible achievement made by some of the council chairmen in Ikorodu Division, the new secretariat buildings that they are embarking upon or have completed stand out and will no doubt etch their names in history as part of what their administration bequeath to their respective councils. Many of the current council administrators have been generally accused of non – performance due to little or no achievement recorded considering the millions of naira that they receive from the federation account and their Internally Generated Revenue…

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Market Sellers, Residents Lament High Cost of Food Items, Livestock

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Kunle Adelabu -Call on govt to intervene Although, high cost of living is not something new to residents of Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, as it has always affected other parts of the country, but the latest experience has, however, caused unusual lamentation, agony and panic. For about two weeks now, there has been outcry in various homes, markets and business places, especially those dealing in food items, as cost of food stuff and livestock has increased in a manner that has been described by many as…

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Hon. Agunbiade’s Onward Movement Restructured For Better Performance, Gives Thanks To God

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Kunle Adelabu Going by what the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the Convener of the Onward Movement of Nigeria, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade and members of his working team, Onward Movement of Nigeria, endured last year, there is no doubt that they need to thank God for His grace and protection over them. And they did that in grand style on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at the four – term lawmaker’s Constituency office in Ikorodu as they sang praise songs, danced and merry with family members,…

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Ikorodu Stakeholders Oppose Review of Lagos Divisional Structure

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Kunle Adelabu -Reject merger with Kosofe, Shomolu Stakeholders across the Ikorodu Division on Sunday, February 14, 2021, again gathered at the Ikorodu Town hall to take a position on the attempt by the Lagos State House of Assembly to review the existing delineation of the state into five Divisions. The gathering, which was convened by the Chairman of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), Otunba Ganiyu Abiru, had the presence  of the two representatives of the Ikorodu Constituencies I and II, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade and Hon. Nurudeen Solaja respectively,…

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APC Registration: Party Chieftains, Members Say Process Easy, Urge Others To Revalidate, Register

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Kunle Adelabu Chieftains and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, that have revalidated their membership of the party, stated that the registration process is seamless and urged others to partake in the exercise. The exercise, which is taking place nationally, commenced across the 330 electoral polling units in the one  Local Government and five Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in lkorodu division, on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, without any hitch. While the registration exercise started in many of the units very…

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Our Brother Is A Fashion Designer, Not Robber, Cultist, Arrested Suspect’s Siblings Cry Out

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Kunle Adelabu -Only Police can determine charges against suspect – Lagos PPRO The family of Babatunde Tanimowo, a fashion designer and a native of Imota in Ikorodu Division, popularly called ‘Sunshine’, who was recently arrested and still in detention at the State Command for cult related crimes, has cried out to the Lagos State Police Command that the suspect is not a criminal. According to the suspect’s brothers, he was arrested last Thursday night at the Ikorodu garage roundabout for failing to use facemask. The duo, who told THE IMPACT…

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Lagos CP, Traditional Rulers, Council, IKODASS, Others Proffer Ways Out Of Insecurity In Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu Stakeholders have proffered numerous solutions and suggestions on how to combat insecurity that has been threatening the social and economic lives of residents of Ikorodu division, particularly as it regards the issues of cultism and robbery activities. At the town hall meeting, tagged, ‘2021 Ikorodu Security Meeting’, organised to brainstorm on how to address this menace, were stakeholders in the Ikorodu division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu. His Royal Majesty, Oba Kabir Shotobi, the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, who…

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Ikorodu Security: Onyabo, Council Chairman Exchange Words On Funding, Support

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Kunle Adelabu -Economic activities resume as security group arrest two notorious cultists -Onyabo not getting necessary support, Onyabo leader alleges. -We are planning joint taskforce to deal with cultism menace – Ikorodu LG Chairman There was no love lost between the Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government, Hon. Wasiu Adesina, and the Deputy Commander of the Onyabo Vigilance Group, Akogun Lanre Olabinjo, as both have exchanged words on the security situation in Ikorodu, which has been worsened by the reckless killings by cultists in the last few weeks. The vigilance group…

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Residents Charge Govt, Parents To Take Responsibilities, Launch Campaign Against Cultism

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Wale Jagun Cross section of Ikorodu residents have charged the Lagos State Government and Council Authorities to respond practically to the state of insecurity in Ikorodu caused by cult activities which have constantly been  disturbing the social and economic lives of residents of the community. The concerned residents called on Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu to intervene in the threat that cultism posed to lives and properties before the whole town is consumed. They also charged elected representatives, council chairmen and traditional institutions to also discharge their responsibilities to the…

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