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NULASS Appeals For Calm Over Lagos Assembly Speakership Crisis

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Wale Jagun -Charges lawmakers on payment of overdue bursary, scholarship The Board of Trustees (BOT) of the National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS), has callef for calm and prevention of breakdown of law and order in the Lagos State House of Assembly following the removal of the former Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa and his replacement with the Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda. The situation degenerated into the DSS and police allegedly invading the Assembly complex on Monday trying to prevent breach of peace, a report which the House has denied.…

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Lagos Assembly Denies Members Plan To Defect To Labour Party

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Kunle Adelabu The Lagos State House of Assembly has denied that 27 of its members are planning to defect to the opposition Labour Party. The House in a statement today by Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Hon. (Otunba) Stephen Olukayode Ogundipe, said the publication “ is entirely false, misleading, and a deliberate attempt to misinform the public.” Lagos Assembly has been embroiled in crisis since the removal of the former speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, culminating in the ‘invasion’ of the Assembly Complex by DSS and Police on…

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Ikorodu Man Of The Year: Benson’s Emergence Is In Recognition Of His Relentless Efforts To Develop Ikorodu Division – Asiwaju Basorun

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Kunle Adelabu Few weeks after emerging as the representative of the year in Nigeria at the 2025 This Day Awards, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, on Tuesday, February, emerged as the Ikorodu Man of the year 2024. Rep. Benson was unveiled yesterday by Starlight Newspaper. Among the first to congratulate the performing lawmaker who is representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, was a former Secretary to the Lagos State Government and chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Basorun. In his brief message sent to THE IMPACT, the elder statesman…

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Starlight Newspaper Unveils Rep. Babajimi Benson As Ikorodu Man Of The Year 2024

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Jare Olukotun In a remarkable acknowledgement of his unwavering dedication to the growth and development of Ikorodu Division, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, the distinguished Member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency and Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, has been named Ikorodu Man of the Year 2024 by Starlight Newspaper. Rep. Benson’s series of transformative initiatives in 2024 have significantly elevated the socio-economic landscape of Ikorodu. His legislative acumen is exemplified by the sponsorship of 58 bills, with five receiving presidential assent—bills that have had…

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Ikorodu Federal Lawmaker Announces Stadium For Ikorodu West LCDA

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Kunle Adelabu Rep. Babajimi Benson has announced that he has facilitated a stadium for Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. He made the announcement at the weekend at the commissioning of Erikorodo – Odogunyan Road in Ikorodu North LCDA, while also assuring the constituents of Ikorodu of more projects. The sporting facility will be the third that the lawmaker has facilitated, two other sports centre at Ita – Elewa in Ikorodu and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH). “We…

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Chairmanship Aspirant, Hon. Bashiru Olaniyi Reiterates Commitment To Education, Youth Development

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Jare Olukotun -Celebrates victory with school house A leading Chairmanship aspirant in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Bashiru Ismaheel Olaniyi, popularly called BIO-DANGOTEY, has reiterated his commitment to sports and other youth development activities in the council if elected. Bashiru, who is the Chairman and the main sponsor of Blue House, one of the houses that competed in the 2025 Inter – House Sports Competition at Isiu Senior Grammar School, in Ikorodu North LCDA, played a pivotal role in Blue House emerging the overall best. Hon. Bashiru…

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VALENTINE: Ooni Presents Gifts To Nursing Mothers At General Hospital Ijede

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Our Reporter In a bid to express love, show empathy, compassion and put smiles on the faces of nursing mothers and their newborns at the General Hospital, Ijede on Saints Valentine’s Day, the Convener, Hopesalive Initiative for Africa (HAI) and His Imperial Majesty, the Arole Oodua, Oba Adeyeyi Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, present gift items to nursing mothers who delivered within few days to Valentine’s day, a day celebrated worldwide to show love. According to the Deputy Convener, HAI, Her Regal Majesty, Amb. (Dr.) Olori Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi, who…

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Rep. Benson Calls For More State Govt’s Presence In Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu The Ikorodu Federal representative, Rep. Babajimi Benson has again called on the Lagos State Government to pay more attention to Ikorodu in terms of infrastructural development and services. Benson who commended the government for its efforts also sympathised with the governor on the enormous challenges he has to face in satisfying everybody. The three – term lawmaker made the call at the commissioning of the Erikorodu – Odogunyan Road in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) at the weekend. He, however, assured Ikorodu residents and indeed every…

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Free Surgery Commences For 114 Cataract Patients In Ikorodu

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Wale Jagun 114 patients who were discovered during the two -day free cataract screening and surgery programme organized by the RHODA Youth Centre in conjunction with Eye Foundation Hospital, are being operated freely for cataract surgery in Ikorodu. A total of 349 people were screened during the two – day exercise with 122 patients receiving glasses,15 glaucoma detected and about 30 other residents received free drugs. 82 patients referred for further screenings. Only 8 patients were pronounced not with any eye defect. The exercise took place at the RHODA Youth…

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I – Heroes Get Royal Blessings, Commendation Over ‘Water – A – School’ Project

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Kunle Adelabu The I – Heroes Association, a social, economic and development association of professionals of Ikorodu Division extraction received royal blessings and commendation from His Royal Majesty (Oba) Dr. Mudashiru Ajibade Agoro, FCA, the Ranodu of Imota, for full rehabilitation of a water project. The royal father who commissioned the water project by the association at Methodist Primary School, Imota, commended its members for their efforts in supporting the government’s efforts and contributing to youth development across Ikorodu Division. Water – A – School project is an initiative of…

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