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Abandoned lgbogbo Road Construction: Youths Protest Removal Of Construction Materials By HiTech Construction Company

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Kunle Adelabu It came as a rude shock to Igbogbo residents as they found out that HiTech, the company handling the construction of the Igbogbo – Bola Ahmed Tinubu – Afa – Igbe Laara – Gintin road, on Tuesday, has started moving materials meant for the road project to another site, instead of returning to the abandoned site to continue the work that has been on for about seven years. On hearing about the development, Igbogbo youths quickly mobilized to stop the removal of the construction materials. It was alleged…

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Cardiff University Confers Doctorate Degree On Nurudeen Oshinlaja Wednesday

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Kunle Adelabu Mr Nurudeen Oshinalaja, a scholar and prominent son of Igbogbo, Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, will on Wednesday, attained a milestone in his scholarship pursuit when Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, confers a doctorate degree (PhD. Earth Science), on him. With his new feat, Oshinlaja is an expert with a wealth of knowledge regarding geography, geology, geophysics, soil sciences, and ecology, and now belongs to the class of organized and knowledgeable individuals that can create innovative solutions to the…

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LASUSTECH Commences State Of Origin Verification Exercise For 2023/2024 Admission

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Mariam Akinloye The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, has commenced the State of Origin Verification Exercise (SOVE) for the 2023/2024 admission exercise. All candidates of Lagos State origin that chose the institution as their First Choice in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) l, and scored a minimum of 180, are expected to participate in the screening. According to a statement by the Registrar of the institution, David S. Ogungbe, the SOVE Registration Exercise will start on Tuesday, 18th July 2023 and close on Friday,…

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IDPIL Begins Screening For 2023 Scholarship, Bursary Applicants

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Kunle Adelabu The Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited (IDPIL), a non – governmental body that is managing the largest community security network in Ikorodu Division of Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria, on Monday, began the screening of applicants for the 2023/2024 Scholarship and bursary awards. About 500 students from various public universities across the country applied for the 2023/2024 edition of the N20 Million educational support endowment for indigent and brilliant students in the division. The screening exercise, which took off today with the Bursary 2 category, at the Regal Hall, Olu…

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Creativity On Display As SAIL Innovation Lab Graduates 30 In Cohort 2

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Kunle Adelabu It was creativity, innovation, and the transformative power of STEM education at its best as participants of Cohort 2 at the SAIL Innovation Lab, Ikorodu, displayed what they are capable of doing with technological knowledge. Young but talented graduants of the tech centre awed the initiator and sponsor of the facility, Senator Mikhail Adetokunbo Abiru, SAIL faculty members, parents and guests at their graduation ceremony on Saturday, as they showcased projects that are capable of addressing many challenges confronting the country. 30 outstanding Senior Secondary School(SSS) students graduated…

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Senator Abiru Announces Expansion Of STEM Programme At SAIL Lab

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Wale Jagun -As application for Cohort 3 opens Students from the public schools in the Lagos East Senatorial District, will now participate in the STEM training being organized by the SAIL Innovation Lab, Ikorodu. The initiator/sponsor of the programme and the representative of the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, made the disclosure at the graduation ceremony for the 30 successful students of the Cohort 2, at the weekend. Interested members of the public have been called upon to enter for the Cohort 3 programme at the SAIL Innovation…

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Senator Abiru, Wife Felicitate Former Commissioner Kaoli At 71

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Mariam Akinloye The Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Mikhail Adetokunbo Abiru, has felicitated a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asipa Koali Olatunji Olusanya, on his 71st birthday. He described Kaoli, who is the Asipa of Ikorodu Kingdom and former Vice Chairman, Lagos East Senatorial District, as an accomplished politician and educationist. Abiru congratulated the party chieftain in a statement signed by him and wife, Mrs Feyisola Abiru. “I join eminent personalities in Ikorodu and Lagos State at large to congratulate our leader, Asipa Kaoli Olatunji…

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Federal Lawmaker Celebrates APC Leader, Asipa Kaoli Olusanya On Birthday

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Mariam Akinloye A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Commissioner for Agriculture, Lagos State, Aspia Kaoli Olatunji Olusanya, has been described as the pillar of support to the political structure in the state by the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson. Rep. Benson gave the commendation in a statement on Sunday, while felicitating with the party leader on his birthday. “I heartily rejoice with my leader and former Vice Chairman of the Lagos East All Progressives Congress, Asipa Kaoli Olusanya on the occasion of…

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Residents Mobilizing For Action Against LASG Over Abandoned Igbogbo/Bola Tinubu/Afa/Gintin Road

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Kunle Adelabu Residents in over 100 communities along the Igbogbo – Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way – Oreyo – Afa River Valley – Igbe Laara – Ginti road in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, seems to have been totally fed up with the abandoned road projects and its attendant problems which have become daily nightmare. The important road links the six council areas (one Local Government and five LCDAs) in the division, together. The road project, which started about seven years ago,…

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Comrade Makanjuola Takes Over As President Ikorodu North Students’ Union

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Wale Jagun It was an historic moment as a new executive council for the Ikorodu North Students’ Union, was inaugurated to steer the affairs of the teeming students in the council. At the inauguration ceremony, which took place at the Isiwu Town Hall, Comrade Makanjuola Haddy Adekunle took oath of office as the second President of the union. Members of his excos are: Ajetomiwa Taiwo Awolesi (Vice President), Tijani Ikimot Adebisi (General Secretary), Mabodu Hazeezat Opeoluwa (Assistant General Secretary), Atunrase Omotoyosi, (Welfare director) Oladunni Halimah, (Financial Secretary) and Ogunlaru Stephen…

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