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Kunle Adelabu -Says 3km ongoing Offin/Oreta road will be covered with asphalt early October Although, it’s a few days over a week that the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Legislative & Administrative Building was commissioned by the Chairman, House of Representatives on Defense and representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, but the memory of the historic event still lingers. Aside the arrays of dignitaries that attended the commissioning and the memorable first plenary session that was held on the day alongside other activities, Rep. Babajimi Benson…

Wale Jagun -NAIDS Executive, Parliament also to be inaugurated The former President of the Imota Students’ Union (ISU), Comrade Ogunbowale Olatayo Bodunrin, will, on Saturday, September 28, 2024, be inaugurated as the 6th President of the National Association of Ikorodu Division Students (NAIDS). He will be sworn – into office alongside other members of his Executive Council and Parliaments, at the Admos Hotel & Suites Hall, Ebute Ajebo Road, Imota in Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. NAIDS, in a statement, said that the occasion of the inauguration will mark…

Kunle Adelabu-Warns of protest after expiration of time The President of Igbogbo Students’ Union (ISU), has called on major stakeholders in Igbogbo and elected representatives, to find a lasting solution to the abandoned Igbogbo – Bola Ahmed Tinubu – Igbe Laara Road project which has been abandoned for almost a decade. Comrade Abdulsalam Adebayo Tijani, President of the union who called out major stakeholders, including the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, representatives of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon.…

Wale Jagun, Olatunji & Bolu Orebajo -We have removed the ‘marker’ charges, resolved the matter – Union Operators of commercial tricycles in Ikorodu, today, trooped out in large numbers to protest against what they termed as ‘unberable’ ticket charges on a daily basis by the road transport union, calling for the intervention of the government and community. The embittered tricycle operators started the protest from Ojubode which is close to the Ikorodu garage roundabout, and to Ikorodu Grammar School/Oke Ota – Ona where they converged on Mobil Petrol Station to…

Kunle Adelabu -It’s another deception – Igbogbo residents After about a year of vacating the site, HiTech Construction Company, the contractor handling the reconstruction of Igbogbo – Bola Ahmed Tinubu – Igbe Laara Road construction, seems to have returned to site to continue the project that has been under construction for about 8 years. The company returned to site on Saturday, September 21, and has started excavation from culvert in between the Igbogbo burial ground and NIPCO petrol station. Again, they were there on Monday, September 23 and some of…

Mariam Akinloye The Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), has expressed its condolence over the death of its first Deputy President, Apase Engr. (Chief) Lukman Ishola Erogbogbo, who passed on last week and has since been buried. The Chamber expressed its condolence in a statement to the family of the deceased, signed by its Director – General, Mr. Micheal Adekoya and President, Chief Oloruntele Oduloye JP. A copy of the statement was made available to THE IMPACT. ICCI described the late Erogbogbo as an exceptional leader who is going…

Mariam Akinloye Members of the Igbogbo Youth Coalition (IYC), on Saturday, elected new officers that will managed the affairs of the umbrella body of youths in Igbogbo Kingdom. A total of 39 delegates were accredited for the election that took place at the Oba Johnson Fatola Pavilion of the Adeboruwa palace. At the end of the exercise, Comrade Sanni Toheeb and Ms. Kolejo Fathia, chairman and Secretary, 2024 IYE Electoral Committee Chairman and Secretary respectively, released the following results: 1.PRESIDENT – DR. ADELEKE DANKUWO – 39 votes 2. VICE PRESIDENT…