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Igbogbo Indigenes In Canada Set To Host Annual Day Celebration

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Kunke Adelabu After the successful hosting of the Igbogbo Day Celebration in the United States of America (USA), consecutively in 2023 and this year, sons and daughters of the ancient kingdom, in Canada, are set to follow suit. The General Secretary, Igbogbo Day Planning Committee, Mr Idris Adesina, revealed that the inauguration of the annual celebration in Canada, will hold this year, while also stating that plans are also underway to establish same thing in the United Kingdom. Adesina disclosed this in a statement released today by the Igbogbo Day…

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Senator Ogunlewe Calls For Agric Society, Farming In Secondary Schools

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Kunle Adelabu -Canvasses for the need for govt to fund researches, tasks agric institutions Former Minister for Works, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, has charged schools to establish agricultural societies in secondary schools and grow what students will consume in boarding houses. These,according to Ogunlewe who was also a former Pro -Chancellor, UNAAB, are ways of encouraging farming in our secondary schools. He charged government to task agric institutions in the country on researches and adequately funding to achieve sustainable food production in Nigeria. The chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC)…

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Lagos NYCN Chairman Calls For Peaceful, Stable Elections Tomorrow

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Wale Jagun -Thanks Lagos youths for support The outgoing Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Lagos State chapter, Comrade Olalekan Biliamin Oba, has appealed for a peaceful and stable elections at the state Congress of the youth group on Tuesday. Oba, who assumed leadership four years ago , will handover the baton to another Chairman tomorrow. In a statement on his Facebook and other social media handles today, the outgoing Chairman thanked youths in the state and other major stakeholders for the opportunity to serve and changed the narratives.…

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LASUSTECH ASUU Calls For New Salary Structure

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Kunle Adelabu The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) branch, has called for a new salary structure for its members. The union said that the 2009 agreement which was reached when the institution was Lagos a State  Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), and upon which the member staff are still placed on, is not in tandem with the new realities. ASUU LASUSTECH Chairman, Comrade Tayo Okulaja, made the demand on behalf of the union during a press conference held in solidarity with the national ASUU,…

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Kith & Kin Nursery and Primary School Holds Third Term Project Exhibition

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Jare Olukotun Pupils of the Kith & Kin Nursery and Primary Schools, on Thursday, June 27, 2024, held their third tem project exhibition. The presentation was complemented with a photo session to capture these special moments. According to the school in a statement on Sunday, the event was to showcase their pupils’ talents and creativity. The school authority thanked parents for their support for their children. “The event was a vivid demonstration of the philosophy expressed by Benjamin Franklin: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve…

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ASUU Gets LASUSTECH Branch Support On Demands

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Kunle Adelabu -Warns of another strike The national body of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has received maximum support from its Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) branch, on its demands from the Federal Government. ASUU LASUSTECH also backed its national body on its opposition to the replacement of the Chairmen and members of the Governing Councils across Federal institutions which the FG reconstituted. The union expressed its support at a press conference held at the LASUSTECH Ikorodu campus on Thursday. Some of the demands of…

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Iyaloja Busola Isikalu Honoured With Special Award

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Mariam Akinloye The Iyaloja General of Ikorodu, Deaconess Busola Isikalu (BUSIQ) has been honoured with a special award for her impacts on the development of markets in Ikorodu. She was bestowed with the Special Impact Award by the Positive Impact Media, Abuja, at her office located on the first floor of the Ikorodu Plaza, Ita Elewa, Ikorodu, during the week. But the ceremony was not just about the award, as the occasion also served as an avenue to improve traders’ sales and finance for their trades, as they were engaged…

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Shoes, Bags & Jewelries Association Inaugurated In Ikorodu By Iyaloja Isikalu

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Mariam Akinloye With the inauguration of the Shoes, Bags and Jewelries Association, the Iyaloja General of Ikorodu Division, Deaconess Busola Isikalu (BUSIQ), has, again, increased membership and strength of the market associations under her jurisdiction. The association, which was inaugurated last Wednesday, came after the Iyaloja General inaugurated the Ikorodu Textiles Association earlier this month. At the inauguration event at the office of the Iyaloja General on the First Floor of the Ikorodu Plaza, Ita – Elewa, Ikorodu, Mrs Mariam Adekanye from the Ladega market, was also inaugurated as the…

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SAGLEV Begins Electric Car Assemblage in Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu SAGLEV, a company established to distribute, assemble and manufacture SKD/CKD/CD vehicles across emerging markets, has commenced the production of electric cars at its state – of – the – art – facility in Ikorodu This was revealed by Dada Olusegun, Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media. The Presidential aide made the disclosure on his Facebook page on Thursday. “It is great to see SAGLEV has commenced the production of electric cars at its state = of – the – art assembly plant in Ikorodu”. A…

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Fadugba Royal Family To Commemorate Patriarchs’ Remembrance With Students’ Hostels

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Wale Jagun The Fadugba Royal Family of Igbogbo, will, on Friday, laid foundations of both male and female dormitories in commemoration of their late patriarchs – Pa. Amos Olugbosi Ogunlewe (1948-2024) and HRH Oba Festus Molaja Ogunlewe, Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom (1940-1974), both of whom were front-runners of educational development in Igbogbo and Ikorodu Division of Lagos State. Oba Ogunlewe was a former Adeboruwa of Igbogbo and member of Western Region House of Obas and Chiefs between 1956 and 1966. He was the first literate Oba in Lagos Colony. The…

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