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Kunle Adelabu The State Scribe, All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Adeola Jokomba and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Rural Development, Dr Nurudeen Agbaje, have extended their greetings to the children on the occasion of the 2025 Children’s Day. In separate statements, the two state functionaries identified with children that they described as the future of the state and the nation at large. Dr Jokomba in his own statement described them as treasures of the nation which must be nurtured and protected to attain their potentials. “Happy Children’s Day…

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Kunle Adelabu The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems, is spearheading a transformative initiative to bolster food production and ensure long-term sustainability. In a strategic collaboration with the Danish Embassy in Nigeria and other key stakeholders, Lagos State is actively positioning itself as a hub for agripreneurial innovation and investment, leveraging immense opportunities within its agricultural ecosystem. The latest stride in this direction was the “Lagos Agrinnovation Hangout 6.0”, an event designed to foster networking and knowledge exchange among agripreneurs. Ms. Abisola Olusanya, Commissioner for…

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Wale Jagun -What female residents, visitors should know Tuesday, May 27, is another annual Oro Magbo festival in Ikorodu, and it will be another year when the festival is coinciding with another annual celebration – Children’s Day. Magbo is usually first of the two annual Oro festivals that come up every May, and it is a festival/tradition of the people of Aga and Ijomu in Ikorodu, while Oro Liwe festival which comes up a few weeks after, and it is dominated by the Isele people of Ikorodu. From time immemorial,…

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Jare Oukotun The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Rural Development, Dr. Nurudeen Yekinni Agbaje, has revealed that his office has so far constructed 12 public toilets in rural areas of the state to discourage open defecation and improve sanitation. The Governor’s aide stated on his social media handle on Sunday. Dr Agbaje emphasized that the provision of the public toilets, is part of the government’s efforts towards maintaining good public health. “The Lagos State Government, through its Office of Rural Development, has facilitated the construction of 12…

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Wale Jagun The two residents of Igbe Oloja kidnapped on Thursday have been released by their captors. THE IMPACT gathered that they were released after the payment of N11million. The two residents were kidnapped around 9pm Thursday night and taken into the swamp as usual Igbe Oloja and other Igbe communities situated between Igbogbo/Bayeku and Ijede Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. Details later…

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Jare Olukotun Operatives of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Imota Command, have recovered a locally made pump action long gun during a routine night patrol in the early hours of Saturday. LNSC reported the recovery in Imota in Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, on its social media handles on Sunday. The statement said: “The recovery was made by the Imota Command team during a surveillance patrol around the Kolacord Hotel area in Imota. The officers initially mistook the object…

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Wale Jagun A sports journalist, Bisiriyu Rafiu Olalekan, popularly called ‘LekVibe’, is attempting to write his name in history by breaking the Guinness Book of World Record in the Most Socks Worn on One Foot. Bisiriyu would be attempting to wear 190 socks in Ikorodu, come August 31, 2025. In a statement made available to THE IMPACT, the sports broadcaster and YouTuber said that his attempt is not aimed at a personal fame, but to use the attempt to raise support for the education of 500 kids that are residing…

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Lagos has been named the fastest-growing tech ecosystem in the world for Y2025 by Netherlands-based research firm Dealroom.co, ahead of Istanbul, Turkey and Pune, India. The organisation, a foremost data provider on start-ups, growth companies, and tech ecosystems around the globe, broke the news in its Global Tech Ecosystem Index 2025 report, which has just been released. According to the report, Lagos is home to five unicorns, comprising Interswitch, Flutterwave, Jumia, OPay, and Moniepoint, which makes the State stand out as an appealing hub for new enterprises. Ranking Lagos under…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government has denounced the news being spread that it has updated the Tenancy Law of the state, stating that it is false and fabricated. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Housing, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, she described the viral online publication as false and a figment of the imagination of fraudulent individuals who are out to scam unsuspecting members of the public. She said, “The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to a fabricated online publication stating…

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