Election 2023: APC Appeal To Party Agents, Canvassers Over Payment

Kunle Adelabu -Residents blame party leaders Following the protest by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Ikorodu Local Government on Friday, over what they alleged as failure of the party leaders to pay their entitlements for the last election, the party has appealed to them for patience. There has also been widespread condemnation by residents of Ikorodu accusing the party leaders of being insensitive towards their members. A video of the protest posted on Saturday (yesterday) went viral on social media with protesters lamenting what they termed ill…

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Trial In IGP Matter Against Onamade Slated For May 10, 11

Kunle Adelabu -As defendant gets N3 Million bail The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi has fixed May 10th and 11th, 2023, for the commencement of trial in a matter filed by the Inspector – General of Police against the former aspirant for the Ikorodu Constituency II seat, Mr Oluwatosin Onamade. At the resumption of the matter with the Suit No: FHC/1/32C/2021, before the Honorable Justice Ayokunle Faji, on Monday, the court delivered a ruling on the bail application by Onamade. He was granted bail in the sum of N3…

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Adeboruwa Mourns Dead Civil Servants, Commiserates With Lagos Govt, Affected Families

Kunle Adelabu The Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa (Oba) Barr. Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, has expressed his condolences to the Lagos State Government on the death of some of its workers in an unfortunate railway accident on Thursday. Oba Kasali, who, for many years, was a state government staff before ascending the throne of his forebears, also sent his condolences to the families that lost their dear ones. Adeboruwa was a State Counsel in the Ministry of Justice. Six of the Lagos State workers…

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Train Accident: Sanwo – Olu Pays Condolence Visits To Deceased Families

Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday paid condolence visit to families of the Lagos State Government staff, who were involved in the train accident that claimed six lives on Thursday. Governor Sanwo-Olu was accompanied by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, and some members of the State Executive Council to sympathise with the bereaved families. A Lagos State Government Staff Bus with Number 33, carrying civil servants and some dependants from Isolo to Alausa had a head-on collision with a commercial train at PWD Bus-Stop,…

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Tinubu’s Wife, Lagos First Lady, Others Visit Train Crash Victims

Wale Jagun -Present gifts, as state govt waives patients’ bills    Wife of Nigeria’s President-Elect, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Friday visited victims of Thursday’s Train accident involving a staff bus of the State Government at the various health facilities where they are being treated. Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu were accompanied by the Wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat, and other senior officials of the state government, where they empathized with the victims and assessed their ongoing treatment at the health…

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Train Accident: Sanwo-Olu Declares 3-Day Mourning, Cancels Campaign

Wale Jagun  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared three days of mourning for those who died in the train accident Thursday morning. Sanwo-Olu who also cancelled his campaign as mark of respect to the victims, disclosed that 85 people were involved in the accident out of which 42 had moderate injuries, 29 serious injuries and eight with mild injuries. Six fatalities were recorded with two deaths recorded at the scene of the accident while four others died at ICU and during surgical operations. The unfortunate incident occurred after…

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Prince Ologijo Drums Support For Sanwo – Olu, APC Candidates

Kunle Adelabu -Says Governor has performed A former aspirant for the Chairmanship of Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Prince Adegboyega Samuel Oyebola, popularly known and called ‘Ologijo’, has charged residents of Ikorodu and Lagos State in general on the need to re – elect the incumbent governor, Mr Babajide Olushola Sanwo – Olu and his deputy, Dr Oabfemi Hamzat, in a the forthcoming Gubernatorial and Assembly elections. He also canvassed for the election of Assembly candidates on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ologijo made the…

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Benson Gets Certificate Of Return, Pledges More Impactful Representation

Kunle Adelabu About two weeks after being re – elected for the third term to represent the people of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has received his Certificate of Return. Rep. Benson, on February 25 during the Presidential and National Assembly elections, was massively re-elected into the House of Representatives and was returned as elected by the Returning Officer, Prof. Ayole, after polling 60,890 votes. In a statement personally signed by the lawmaker, he thanked his constituents for their support. “My beloved constituents, I am glad to…

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Federal Lawmaker, APC Leaders Flag – Off Reconstruction Of 1.5km Agbele Road

Kunle Adelabu -Charge residents on votes. The 1.5kilimeter Agbele Road road in Ikorodu Local Government, facilitated by the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has been flagged off for reconstruction. This was coming two days after the commissioning the Paul Palmer Road in Igbogbo, Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) which was equally facilitated by the performing lawmaker who was recently re-elected for a third term. At the commissioning, the lawmaker and party leaders charged residents of the area to improve on their previous votes and vote…

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Igbogbo Chairman Threatens To De – Register None – Performing CDAs

Kunle Adelabu -Pledges to reconstruct barrier at canal along Oba Omolaja Road Builder Sesan Daini, the Chairman of the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has threatened to de – register any CDA without capacity to perform as enshrined in the laws that established them. He condemned a situation where CDAs are not living up to their responsibilities, stating that the duty of community associations is to take ownership and monitor projects. Daini stated this on Sunday at the commissioning of the newly reconstructed…

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