Category: Interview

Govt Should Provide Bailout To Enable Businesses To Bounce Back After COVID-19 Lockdown – Bolajii Isikalu, an entrepreneur

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Bolaji Isikalu is a media entrepreneur, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) consultant, creative artist, entrepreneur and upwardly mobile professional. He attended Lagos State Polytechnic where he bagged Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy and also bagged Bachelor of Science (B.sc.) in Public Administration from the prestigious University of Lagos (UNILAG). He is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of LIB Global Media Ltd, a multi-media outfit and public relations standard focused press.  His foray into publishing has translated to seasonal publications for higher institutions in Lagos State. These publications have…

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How I Discovered Myself At A Very Young Age – Lamina, CEO, Waves Media

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Mr Azeez Abolaji Lamina is the young Chief Executive Officer of Waves Media Limited, the company publishing the popular Waves Plus magazine and producing Waves Gist Zone, a thirty minutes talk show that airs on Unilag103.1fm every Friday evening and Wavesplus TV, which airs on Lagos Television and across all cable networks on DSTV, GOTV and Startimes. He studied Mass Communication at the Lagos State Polytechnic after which he moved to the Lagos State University where he also studied Mass Communication and majored in Public Relations and Advertising. Azeez is…

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“It Is Time For Hospitals, Good Governance To Resurrect Nigeria” – Bishop Osundina

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Rt. Revd. Samson Olu Osundina, the Methodist Bishop of Diocese of Ikorodu, Methodist Church of Nigeria, Patriarch Bolaji Johnson Cathedral, Ikorodu spoke with Kunle Adelabu, the Publsher/Reporter –in – Chief, THE IMPACT Newspaper, after a brief online special Easter service with the members of the Church. He spoke on the significance of Easter celebration at a time that CONVID – 19 is ravaging the world, government lockdown to contain the spread of the virus and Easter message to Christians. Excerpts: IMPACT: What is the significance of Easter celebration especially at…

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HOMAT Created Multi-School System Based On Demands And To Bring Quality Education Closer To People – Alhaji Amusa, CEO, HOMAT Group of Schools

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Amusa M.T Olawale is the Proprietor, HOMAT Group of Schools, Igbogbo, Ikorodu, and the State President, National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Lagos State. He was a former Auditor and Treasurer of Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG). He recently completed his term as General Secretary of the same group. The educationist was also the former Chairman, NASFAT, Ikorodu branch. His tenure is being referenced till today as the period most of the infrastructure at the Islamic centre were built. In this exclusive interview with Kunle Adelabu, the Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief…

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iRead Afrika Set Out To Bridge Gap Between Africa And Rest Of The World – Bayode, Guinness Record Holder

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Mr Olubayode Treasure Olawunmi read for 120 hours non-stop to win the Guinness World Record in the Longest Marathon Reading Aloud two years ago and he is still the world record holder. He funded the iRead Afrika foundation, a platform which he plans to use in advocating reading culture in Africa. He spoke with the Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief of THE IMPACT, Kunle Adelabu, after presenting 10 laptops and offered to train staff and students of Oriwu College in Ikorodu in virtual reality. He represented Labster.com, the Danish company sponsoring the project. He…

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Govt. Should Allow LGEAs Employ Non-Teaching Staff – Oduloye, former Ikorodu Education Secretary

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Hon. (Lion) Austen Taiwo Oduloye served as the Education Secretary of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) in Ikorodu between January 2010 and January 2020. In this interview with Kunle Adelabu, the Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief, THE IMPACT, conducted in his office on the eve of the completion of his second term in office, he bore his mind on various issues among which are Ikorodu LGEA’s achievements under his administration, his relationship with teachers, infrastructural development in schools and expectations from his successor among others. Excerpts:  IMPACT – For the record sir, kindly…

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I Am A Bonafide PDP Member And I’ve Not Decamped To APC – Oduborisha

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Prince Amid Adekunle Oduborisha is an Environmental Consultant who retired from Chevron about 12 years ago. He is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a community leader. In this interview with Kunle ADELABU, the Chief Reporter/Publisher, THE IMPACT, he spoke on the state of environment and roads in the state, efforts of Igbe community in rehabilitating the collapsed Igbe road, completion of Oriwu Central Mosque, crisis between Ikorodu and Oriwu Central Mosque and also denounced the rumour that he has decamped into the All Progressives Congress (APC).…

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We Are Giving Back To Humanity With Pepc Foundation –Luqman Akinsanya, Wife

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Barr. Luqman Akinsanya, the founder of the Pepc Foundation, studied law at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos before travelling abroad. The Ibeju Lekki and Ikorodu-born young man played football for many grassroots clubs, especially U-12 Pepsi Academy in Ikorodu which was coordinated by his father, Alhaji Kola Akinsanya, where he was nicknamed, ‘Pepc’. Also played for Akinsanya Babes, Lagos State Civil Service Model College, Igbogbo, National Pepsi Academy U-14, the Faculty of Law, Lagos State University, the football team of the institution which he captained as well as…

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“Those At The Helm Of Affairs Should Look At Ikorodu Division With Favour In Terms of Government Patronage” – Asiwaju Basorun

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Recently, THE IMPACT Newspaper’s crew, led by its Founder/Reporter-in-Chief, Kunle Adelabu, engaged the First Secretary to the Lagos State Government, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a member of the Governor Advisory Council (GAC) and the Asiwaju of Igbogbo, His Eminence (Barr.) Olorunfunmi Reuben Basorun, at his home-office after marking the 25th anniversary of his installation as the ‘Asiwaju’ of Igbogbo Kingdom. The old political war-horse, outstanding community developer, banker and lawyer, bore his mind on his Asiwaju title, development in Igbogbo and Ikorodu Division, Sanwo-Olu’s government, grooming…

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IKODASS Needs Our Support To Get Sponsors For Its Programmes – Akadiri, Beer Distributor

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Mr Adeleke Akadiri is a former Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ikorodu Lcal Government Chapter, a notable beer distributor in Ikorodu and a partner of IKODASS and one of the initiators of Beer Village at the just concluded Ikorodu-Oga Day Carnival. In this interview with THE IMPACT Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief, Kunle Adelabu, he bore his mind on the idea of using cultural celebration to positively impact on the economic and social lives of residents in Ikorodu, the idea of Beer Village during the annual Ikorodu-Oga Day Carnival, Market Expo and…

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