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Epe Monarch, Oloja – Elect, Lead Traditional Chiefs, Clerics, Residents On Epe Kayokayo Procession

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -Festival’s grand finale holds Saturday The historic procession to various royal and prominent houses in Epe, which is part of the annual Kayokayo festival in Epe, was led by His Royal Majesty, Oba Shefiu Olatunji Adewale, Bamgbopa Eshinlokun I, the Olu of Epe, who was accompanied by Prince Abiola Olojo – Kosoko, the Oloja of Lagos – elect. The historic movement, commenced at the Popo- Oba where the King Kosoko statue is erected, with prayer by the Olu of Epe and Chief Imam Epe, Imam…

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Lagos Assembly Sets Up Screening Committee For Cabinet Nominees

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Wale Jagun -Ikorodu rep, others protest exclusion The Lagos State House of Assembly, has set up a committee to screen the nominations of the Governor Babajide Sanwo – Olu, for the cabinet positions. The screening committee is chaired by House Chief Whip, Hon. Fatai Mojeed, with the mandate to screen and report back to the House. The governor had sent a list comprising 39 names to the Assembly last Friday, which has generated so much controversies as different parts of the state, are protesting, either that they are not included…

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Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA To Constitutes CDC, CDAs Caretaker Committee Today

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Wale Jagun The Chairman, Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Builder Sesan Daini, has announced his intention to appoint a caretaker committee to take charge of the Community Development Committees (CDC) in the Council. Builder Daini who made the revelation on Thursday at the launching of the Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDAs food bank initiative aimed at supporting the federal and state governments’ initiatives in cushioning the hardship being caused by the subsidy removal, said that the caretaker committee will be announced today (Friday). CDC and CDA executives across…

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First Class Student, Parents Commend Kith & Kin International College For Impacts

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Kunle Adelabu The impacts of the Kith & Kin Educational Schools, which has Kith & Kin Nursery and Primary School (KKNPS), Kith & Kin Montessori School (KKMS) and Kith & Kin International College (KKIC) under its umbrella, has continued to be felt in the quality graduates that the school is producing. Aside the schools’ giant strides in competitions, its students have also been recording great feats in the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB), West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations among others, which parents and guardians have been thankful about. Among…

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IDPIL Rehabilitation Of A Block Of Classroom At LG Primary School Progresses

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Kunle Adelabu There has been remarkable progress on the ongoing rehabilitation of a block of classrooms at the Local Government Primary School, Oreta in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, by the lkorodu Division Peace lnitiative Limited (IDPIL). The rehabilitation of a block of six classrooms with about 12 toilets, started a few days back. The particular structure being rehabilitated was constructed in the 1970s, and was in bad shape, while the other, which was constructed in 1948, when the school was established, is…

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Abandoned Igbogbo Road Project: HiTech Construction To Return To Site

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Wale Jagun There are strong indications that the construction giant, HiTech may return to site to continue the abandoned Igbogbo – Bola Ahmed Tinubu – Afa – Igbe Laara – Gintin Road . The reconstruction of the road, which connects the six council area and Local Coluncil Development Area (LCDA) in Ikorodu Division, started about seven years ago. At the moment, THE IMPACT cannot confirm if the proposed return is to continue the project properly or provide palliative measures to the road which has made lives helish for residents and…

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Cabinet Appointment: Ikorodu Leaders, Residents Write Sanwo – Olu

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Kunle Adelabu The apex leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu Division, has written to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, on the list of nominees for the state cabinet, sent to the Lagos State House of Assembly, last week for ratification, and which has only one nominee from Ikorodu. It was gathered that the former Deputy Governor and the apex leader in Ikorodu, Prince Abiodun Ogunleye, led the team to the State House on Tuesday, where the letter was presented to the Chief…

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iCare Food Bank Launches Special Relief Packages For Ikorodu Residents

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Wale Jagun The iCare Food Bank has launched a special food distribution package for 5000 residents of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, to relieve them of the burden caused by the fuel subsidy removal. The group, which is the operational platform of the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has been distributing between 500 and 600 food packages to vulnerable constituents since 2016, when the initiative was launched. In a statement signed by Rep. Benson on Tuesday, residents were asked to nominate vulnerable individuals or families that they know…

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Concerned Residents Appeal To Govt, Reps Over Deplorable Ikorodu – Itokin Road

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Kunle Adelabu -Say economic, social activities paralyzed Concerned residents of Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division area of Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria, have, again, sent a ‘Save Our Soul’ (SOS) appeal to both the Lagos State and the Federal Government, over the deplorable state of the 32 kilometer Ikorodu – Itokin road. The road, which has been in a terrible state for years, has caused residents of Ikorodu and other road users terrible experiences, with several accidents which had claimed lives. In an SOS to the Governor of…

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Mixed Reactions Trail Protest Against One Slot Commissionership Position For Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu Residents of Ikorodu, have started going on the streets to protest the alleged marginalization of the division, following the release of the proposed list of cabinet members for the second term administration of Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, which has widely been described as unfavourable to the division. The list, which was sent to the Lagos State House of Assembly last Friday, has generated so much controversies with residents of Ikorodu, calling the one slot allocation given to the division, as marginalization and unfair, considering its support for…

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