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Lagos East Senatorial Seat: How Polaris Bank MD, Tokunbo Abiru Emerged As APC Candidate

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Polaris Bank PLC and former Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Adetokunbo Abiru, may emerge as the consensus candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lagos East Senatorial District bye – elections slated for the October, going by feelers from the party. The Lagos East Senatorial seat at the National Assembly became vacant following the demise of the erstwhile occupant, Sen. Adebayo Osinowo who died few months ago after a brief illness. The Independent National Electoral…

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Int’l Youth Day: Youths Must Be Ready To Be Part Of Solutions To Challenges Affecting Humanity

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Kunle Adelabu Ikorodu youths have been charged to be ready to be part of solutions to the myriad of challenges facing their immediate environment and the global village in general if they are to be relevant in the scheme of things. This was the message of the speakers during the discourse in commemoration of this year’s International Youth Day which was themed, “Engaging Ikorodu Division Youths for Community Impact”. The discourse was organized by the Ikorodu Division Youth Initiative Movement (IDYIM) on its WhatsApp platform on Thursday, August 13, 2020.…

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We Need To Make Lagos East ‘Goose That Lays The Golden Eggs’ For State, Nigeria – Prince Rotimi Ogunleye

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Kunle Adelabu A former Commissioner in the State and Lagos East Senatorial aspirant, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye, has revealed that his major focus as a Senator would be to bring attention to the economic potentials in the state and develop it. Prince Ogunleye, a lawyer who for many years was the Business Editor of the Daily Times Nigeria and Editor of the Business Times, is vying for the vacant seat of Lagos East at the National Assembly in the yet to be announced bye – election on the platform of the…

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Ikorodu Residents React As Govt Reopens Worship Places, Schools

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Kunle Adelabu Residents of Ikorodu have been reacting to the directive of the Lagos State Government concerning reopening of worship places and partial reopening of schools across the state. Both the schools and religious centres have been shutdown since March due to the ravaging COVID  – 19 pandemic. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had on Saturday, August 1, 2020, directed worship centres to reopen with 50 per cent of there maximum capacity effective from August 7, 2020. Students in transitional classes in both public and private schools…

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State NYCN Chairman Gives One Month Stewardship Account

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Jare Babatunde -Pledges never to forsake Lagos youths  The Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Lagos State Chapter, Comrade Olalekan Biliaminu Sulaimon-Oba has given his account of activities and achievements in the last one month.  Oba-led State NYCN Executive Council was elected and constituted last month at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.  In a release signed by the State NYCN Chairman  during the week, he further pledged his commitment and dedication to the advancement of youths in the state.  The release, titled, ‘Our 30 Days’, read thus:…

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Prince Rotimi Ogunleye, A Journalist, Lawyer, Politician Who Wants To Be A Senator

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Kunle Adelabu If Senatorial contest is by rich resume and academic qualifications, then the Ikorodu – born Prince, journalist, editor, legal practitioner and former Commissioner, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye, should simply be the best choice of his party and electorates but political contest in Nigeria is much more than that. He declared his Senatorial aspiration about two weeks ago submitted his  letter of expression to the party in Ikorodu. It has since been making consultations with stakeholders and on that premises, made his aspiration public recently on THE IMPACT WhatsApp platform…

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Save Us From Darkness! Igbogbo Community Appeals For Public Assistance As Ikeja Electric Fails To Install Transformer Four Months After Purchase

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Kunle Adelabu Residents of Otugbuwa – Mayor Community Development Association (CDA) in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria, has cried out to the public to come to their aid and save them from perpetual darkness. According to the report gathered, the community has been in total darkness for the past six months with social and economic lives grounded due to the failure of the Ikeja Electric (IE) to honour part of the agreement it had with the community prior to the procurement of the 500KVA…

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Ayangbure Empowers 140 Traders, Artisans With Free Interest Loan To Mark 5th Coronation Anniversary

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Kunle Adelabu His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Kabir Adewale Shotobi, Adegorushen V, First Permanent Vice Chairman, Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs and the Ayangbure of lkorodu, on Sunday, August 2, 2020, marked his 5th Coronation anniversary by empowering 140 traders and artisans in Ikorodu. Oba Shotobi, who is also the Chairman, Ikorodu Division Council of Obas and Chiefs, made the presentation of the loan during a brief event at the Ayangbure palace in Ikorodu. The historic event was witnessed by a selected gathering which included notable chiefs and…

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Lagos East Senatorial Contest: Asipa Kaoli Reveals Agenda For Constituents

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Kunle Adelabu An aspirant for the Lagos East Senatorial seat and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asipa Kaoli Olatunji Olusanya, has revealed parts of his agenda if elected as Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to represent the Lagos East District. The teacher turned politician, while declaring his intention to run for the much coveted position at a parley with journalists during the week, stated that he has already  prepared  his manifestoes but that he would not released them until he emerges the candidate of the ruling…

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Lagos East Senatorial Seat: How The Next Senator May Emerge

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Kunle Adelabu It is exactly a month and eight days today (Tuesday, July 21, 2020) that the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District and a major power broker in Lagos politics, Sen. Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo, died suddenly as a sitting member of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly on June 15, 2020, thereby, creating a vacuum that must be filled in the next two months. The scrambling for the vacant position actually started in earnest as politicians started their permutations and consultations a few days after the death…

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