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Flood: Ikorodu Residents Blame State, Local Govt For Negligence

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Wale Jagun Residents of the Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have said that Ikorodu has no reason to experience flooding which has been a major challenge in many parts of the Division, while they attributed the cause to negligence on the part of the State and the Local Council Areas. They are of the view that the geographical location of the Division placed it above the water, while attributing the challenges to lack of proper drainage system and good road network. Concerned residents made their position known while…

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IDPIL Celebrates Two Years Of Outstanding Service To Ikorodu Division With Awards

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-Gives account of stewardship Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye The largest and most effective security architecture and development platform in Ikorodu Division, the Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited/GTE, commenced its two years anniversary with recognition and honouring of individuals and corporate bodies that have been supporting the organization since its inception. The group also gave account of stewardship since its creation, to stakeholders, residents and corporate partners who attended an event organised to mark the anniversary. At the ceremony, which was held on Tuesday, August 15, 2023,at the magnificent Obateru’s…

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Tinubu Assigns Portfolios To Ministers Designate

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Wale Jagun President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given portfolios to 45 ministers, with Wale Edun emerging as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Against all expectations, former spokesperson to President Tinubu, Dele Alake, was saddled with the Solid Minerals ministry, in the list that was announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Mohammed Idris, publisher of Blueprint was announced as the Minister of Information and National Orientation, while Lateef Fagbemi, is now the new Attorney-General of the Federation and…

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Sanwo – Olu Appoints Shittu LSUBEB Chairman, Member

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Mariam Akinloye Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Dr. Hakeem Babatunde Shittu as Chairman of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB). The new Chairman will replace Hon. Wahab Olawale Alawiye – King. The Governor also appointed a new member, Hon. Babatunde Jimoh Adewale to complete the seven-man membership of the Board. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday by Mr. Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sanwo-Olu. The two appointees will join the existing members of the Board:     Dr. Hakeem…

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Floods: Lagos Puts Ikorodu, Ikoyi, Lekki, Other Residents On Red Alert

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government on Tuesday issued a fresh flood alert to residents of some parts of the state to be wary of heavy rainfall during the week spanning the 14th to 18th of August.        In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Engineer Lekan Shodeinde, the state advised residents of Apapa, Badagry, Eti Osa, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Ikoyi, Lagos Island and Ojo to prepare for very heavy rainfalls which may induce flash flooding during the week and beyond. Relying on a…

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Kith & Kin International College’s Best WAEC Students Acknowledge School’s Impacts

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Mariam Akinloye -School records 8 top 2023 WAEC, 5 BECE students The students of the Kith & Kin International College, Owode – Ibeshe, Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have continued with the school’s tradition of academic excellence as they passed the 2023 West African Examination Council (WAEC), in flying colours. Some of these students, who wrote the terminal exam, while speaking with THE IMPACT, at the 2023 Valedictory/Prize Giving Day, held at the school’s Excellence Hall, Kith & Kin Educational Schools, on…

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Palliatives: Prayers, Commendations As Hon. Motunrayo Alogba Supports 2500 Homes With Food Items

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Kunle Adelabu It was prayers and commendations for Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo Alogba, the Chairman of Ijede Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, on Monday, August 14, 2023, as residents reflected their genuine appreciation for the food items she provided for them as palliatives to lessen the impact of the subsidy removal, on them. The gesture, was benefited by residents from 2500 homes in the council. The distribution of the food items, which was done under the Hon. Alogba’s food bank program tagged, ‘Ijede Tunrayo/ Ayo Ni Temi’, which has…

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Asipa Kaoli Olusanya Sponsored My Education Through Scholarship From Primary To SSS 3, Ajani Oreofe, Overall Best Graduating Student, KICC

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Kunle Adelabu The overall graduating student of the Kith & Kin International College (KKIC), Owode – Ibeshe in Ikorodu, Miss Ajani Covenant Oreofe, has commended the Chief Learning Officer, KKES, Asipa Kaoli Olatunji Olusanya, for his impacts on his education, and her transformation through the scholarship that she was granted since her primary school. Oreofe received the Asipa Kaoli Olusanya Scholarship while she was in primary six, and was admitted into the KKIC, where she also had her secondary education for six years, courtesy of Kaoli Olusanya’s scholarship. The young…

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Lagos Lawmakers Drills 20 Cabinet Nominees

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Our Editor Twenty out of the 39 nominees whose names were recently sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the Lagos State House of Assembly have so far been screened by a committee of the House which began sitting on Sunday. Eromosele Ebhomele, Media Assistant to the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, in a statement said that it is expected that all the cabinet nominees would have been screened by Wednesday when the exercise is expected to end. On Monday, the committee grilled Mrs. Adetoke Benson- Awoyinka, immediate past Special…

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Sanwo – Olu Appoints Six Special Advisers

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Our Editor Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed six Special Advisers (non-Cabinet) to serve in various capacities across ministries. The Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Mrs. ‘Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Monday. The newly appointed Special Advisers are: 1. Dr. (Mrs) Iyabo Oyeyemi Ayoola – Special Adviser, Central Internal Audit 2. Mr. Olalekan Hafeez Balogun – Special Adviser, Economic Planning & Budget 3. Hon. Akinyemi Ajigbotafę – Special Adviser, Community Development 4. Very Rev. Bukola Adebiyi – Special Adviser, Christian Religion 5. Dr.…

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