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Kunle Adelabu The former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Barr. Saheed Shillings, has felicitated the former first Head of Service of Lagos State from Ikorodu Division, Bashorun Babatunde Rotinwa, on his 80th birthday anniversary. Bashorun Rotinwa, who was also a former Chairman, Lagos State Local Government Service Commission and former Chairman, Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG) and Ikorodu Town Hall Management Board (ITHMB), celebrated his birthday on Sunday, June 29. Barr. Shillings, in a statement celebrating the elder statesman, said that the celebrant rose from a very humble background…

Jare Babatunde Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, the Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), has congratulated two sons of Imota on their academic feats of attaining a full Professorship status and Doctoral degree. While Dr. Shakiru Abiodun Okedeyi, a senior scholar at the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), was confirmed as a Professor of Environmental Physics by the Governing Council of the institution, while another academia from Imota, Dr. Oyefolu Samson Oluwasegun, successfully defending his PhD in Politics and International Relations…

Kunle Adelabu -Family announces burial plans The last moments of the late Baba Ijo of the United African Methodist Church Cathedral, Igbogbo, Elder (Chief ) Abayomi Oyebola Okusanya, has been described as a beautiful moment with all his children. Mr Tunde Okusanya, the third child of the late community and religious leader, also said that the moment was a rare privilege for the seven children as they had the opportunity to give thanksgiving and shared fond memories together. He spoke with the Publisher/Reporter – in – Chief of THE IMPACT,…

Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), has inaugurated a 17-member committee tasked with the drafting and implementing a comprehensive policy for non-state schools in Lagos. The committee is expected to submit its draft within two months. According to the government, the move aims to standardise the delivery of education in private and mission-owned institutions, which ensures alignment with both national benchmarks and Lagos State’s unique educational needs. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held on Thursday at the OEQA Headquarters Conference Room in…

Kunle Adelabu Victims of the recent kidnapping in Igbe Laara and Agunfoye, have been released by their captors after days in their den and payment of ransom. THE IMPACT gathered that they were released late Thursday. It was also gathered that N12million was received before the release of the three victims. While we gathered that N7million was paid as ransom for the mother and daughter kidnapped last Saturday, N5milion was paid for the Agunfoye victim that was kidnapped a few days ago The woman was kidnapped with her 14 –…