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iCare Foundation DG, Mayor Muhydeen Sanwoola Appointed As Executive Assistant to Gov. Sanwo – Olu

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Kunle Adelabu -Ikorodu welcomes appointment The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olushola Sanwo – Olu, has appointed the Director – General, iCare Foundation and a political strategist, Mayor Muhydeen Sanwoola, as his Executive Assistant on Lagos State Parking Authority. Mayor Sanwoola, who has been overseeing the iCare Foundation, the operational body of the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has been a rallying point for youths in Ikorodu Division and a bridge between the youths and the elders. The appointee, who is an alumnus of the…

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Ikorodu North Council Boss, Adeola Banjo Parleys Media, Reveals Efforts On Security, Secretariat Development, Others

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Kunle Adelabu In an attempt to develop a robust working relationship and propagation of its administration, Builder Adeola Banjo, the Executive Chairman, Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has parleyed publishers, journalists and bloggers covering beats in Ikorodu. At the parley held at the Lagos State Civil Service Club, Ikorodu annex, off TOS Benson Avenue, Ikorodu, the Council boss acknowledged the impacts and contributions of the reporters, stating that they are playing significant roles in dissemination of information, linking the governed to…

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Oriwu College: Old Students Set To Elect New National Executive Council

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Kunle Adelabu -As Arole, Iluyombo vie for National President’s position As the two-year tenure of the present Executive Council of the Oriwu College Old Students’ Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN) is gradually winding up, the foremost association is set to elect and constitute another council to run its affairs. The election into various positions is slated to take place at the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the OCOSAN, holding at the Oriwu Senior and Junior Model Colleges Hall, Ikorodu, on Sunday, January 21, 2023. Following the screening on Saturday, the Electoral…

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Sanwo-Olu Signs N2.26tn 2024 Budget Into Law

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, assented to the N2.2tn 2024 Appropriation Bill passed into law The signing of the Appropriation Bill passed by the state House of Assembly last week was done at the Conference Hall of the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. At the ceremony, Sanwo-Olu, said the signing of the budget would spur his administration to complete all ongoing projects and execute new ones in the state. He urged residents to fulfill their civic responsibility of paying their taxes for the implementation of…

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‘KEEP-FIT-LAGOS’ Will Continue To Get Bigger, Better – LSSC

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Wale Jagun The Director-General, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Oluwatoyin Gafaar has stated that the “Keep-Fit-Lagos” initiative, a bimonthly aerobics programme designed to promote a culture of healthy living among Lagosians will continue to get bigger and better. Gafaar, speaking at the second edition of the programme held recently at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, said the exercise was created to promote the general well-being of the people of Lagos and it will continue to exceed expectations with the increasing number of participants. “People should take advantage of the…

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Lagos Taskforce Vows To Cripple Okada Operations

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Taskforce has vowed to bring the operations of recalcitrant okada operators in the State to a complete halt as it carried out a week-long raid across various parts of the metropolis. The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, who led the exercise, disclosed that the illegal activities of okada operators along some Highways in the State have continually put the lives of commuters along those axes in harm’s way. “We have taken it upon ourselves to end okada operations in the State and we…

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What Transforming Nigerian Program Intends To Achieve For Young Women – Organisers

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Kunle Adelabu Organisers of the Transforming Nigeria Youths Program, have unveiled the objectives of the training with a specific focus on empowering women between the ages of 18 and 35, who are involved in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, as deliberately designed towards supporting young women within the Ikorodu Community, with the aim of enhancing their knowledge and creating income and employment for themselves. The Transforming Nigerian Youths program is organized by the Enterprise Development Centre, Pan Atlantic University, in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation and Ikorodu…

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New Oriwu College Principal, Agnes Elusakin Targets Global Recognition For School

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Kunle Adelabu The new Principal of Oriwu Senior Model College, lkorodu, Mrs Iyabo Agnes Elusakin, who won the 2019 Best Teacher in Nigeria, and also winner of the Lagos Productivity and the National Productivity awards, has unveiled her plans for the premier school. Elusakin, who resumed to her duty post last Monday, speaking with THE IMPACT at the retirement ceremony of his predecessor, Mr Akeem Oladimeji Bello, said that her target is to ensure that Oriwu College emerges as the best school in WAEC in Nigeria and best global community…

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Crisis Over Iya Oloja Rocks Ikorodu As Council Chair Insists On Constitutional Power Over Market

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Kunle Adelabu -Traders protest, clamour for Isikalu -Asiwaju Ikorodu, other eminent personalities intervene The crisis that has been brewing over the position of Iya Oloja in Ikorodu Central Local Government, erupted during the week as market leaders and members stormed the Ikorodu Local Government Secretariat, to protest over an alleged imposition of a candidate on them by the Council boss, Hon. Wasiu Adeshina. The protest, which began at the Ikorodu Plaza at Ita Elewa, saw many of the traders carrying placards along the Oriwu Road, Ojogbe and along the TOS…

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NYCN Ikorodu West LCDA To Youths: No ‘Gree’ For Cultism, Drug Abuse In 2024

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Wale Jagun The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) branch, has charged youths in Ikorodu not to ‘gree’ for cultism and drug abuse this year. The group is using the trending ‘No gree for them in 2024′, to reach out to the youths and urge them to desist from cultism, drug abuse and other social vices capable of inflicting serious negative consequences on them and the society at large. In a statement by the Coordinator, NYCN, Ikorodu West LCDA, he said that the…

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