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Agbaakin Elesho To Gov. Sanwo – Olu: LASUSTECH Pioneer VC Not From Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu -Calls for appointment of an Ikorodu man as LASUED VC The Agbaakin of Ikorodu Division and former Commissioner for Information, Sir (IOtunba) Ayodele O. Elesho, KJW, has denied that the pioneer Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Prof. Olumuyiwa Omotola Odusanya, is an Ikorodu indigene. The highly respected community leader was reacting to the statement of Mr Babajide Olushola Sanwo – Olu, the Governor of Lagos State who allegedly said that the VC of the new University based in Ikorodu, is an indigene of…

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2023: Candidates, Residents Agree On Peaceful Campaign, Election In Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -As team candidates beat electorates 4 – 3 Residents who are mostly youths and candidates across political parties in the forthcoming General Elections in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, on Sunday, December 11, 2022, took an important decision towards a peaceful campaign and election proper. They gathered to agree and pledge their total commitment to a violent – free election, at a football game organized by The Ikorodu Ambassadors Group tagged, ‘Peace Novelty Match’, between candidates and the electorates’ teams. The match took…

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African Church Honours Olori Adelabu, Bada, Bilewu, Ibikunle, Others To Mark 118th Existence

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Mariam Akinloye The 118th year celebration of the establishment of The African Church Bethel Cathedral Church, Ikorodu, came to an end on Sunday, November 11, 2022, with the Church honoring individuals who have contributed immensely to its development. The honorees were honoured with Bethel Daddies and Mothers – In – Israel. The honour event, was established about 15 years ago and was suspended about five years ago for review of its modus operandi and repackaged for better results, took place during the Founder’s Day Thanksgiving Service held Church auditorium at…

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Stakeholders Support Divisional Endowment Fund To Address Education Challenges In Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu About 1000 stakeholders that attended the 4th Ikorodu Division Education Stakeholders’ Summit, have welcomed the idea of establishing a divisional endowment fund to address the challenges facing education and also assist the government in developing the sector. They gave their approval after the idea was presented at the summit attended by royal fathers, top government functionaries, teachers, parents, students among others. The summit themed, ‘Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education: The Panacea to Nigeria Participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, was organized by the Ikorodu Division Human…

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Lagos Gov, Deputy, CJ Flag Off Redevelopment Of Igbosere High Court

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Wale Jagun The Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his on Monday, performed the sod turning for the redevelopment of the oldest courthouse in the country, two years after the iconic colonial vestige was razed by rampaging hoodlums in an unrest that trailed a protest in October 2020. The courthouse is being reconstructed by Rebuild Lagos Trust Fund (RLTF) set up by Governor Sanwo-Olu in November 2020 through the Executive Order EO/BOS/2020. The Fund is saddled with the responsibility of rebuilding and restoring all State’s assets torched in the unrest. The Igbosere…

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Sanwo – Olu Picks PVC, Charges Lagosians To Collect Theirs

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 Jare Babatunde Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to the residents of the State, who are of voting age to pick up their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), from the various Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices in their localities. He made the appeal on Monday when he stopped by at INEC office in the Sura area of Lagos Island Local Government Area to pick up his reprinted PVC alongside the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and some of his cabinet members. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking re-election on…

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Lagos Assembly Passes ₦1.768Trn 2023 Budget

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a total of ₦1,768,014,155,285 as the budget for 2023. The budget was passed during the plenary session presided over by  Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa on Monday, December 12, 2022. Obasa after the passage commended the lawmakers for their collective sacrifice and the swiftness with which the Appropriation Bill was handled. A breakdown of the approved budget size shows the sum of N748,096,508,571 as Recurrent expenditure and N1,019,917,646,713 as Capital expenditure for the year ending 31st December, 2023. A part…

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2023: We’ll Support Your Re-Election, Ayangbure, Ikorodu Leaders Assure Sanwo -Olu

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Wale Jagun Traditional rulers and leaders in Ikorodu division of Lagos State, as well as leaders and members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Ikorodu-based social club, Oriwu Club, have thrown their weight behind Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for second term in office. They said they are satisfied with the performance of Governor Sanwo-Olu in the last three and half years of his first term in office and therefore they will work tirelessly to ensure that he is re-elected in 2023. Speaking during an official investiture ceremony of Governor…

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Fourth Mainland Bridge Not A White Elephant Project  – Lagos Govt

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Government has said the proposed Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge which has three to four years completion period is neither a mirage nor a white elephant project. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyoye, stated this at the 15th edition of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of the proposed Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge Project Stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday, said the proposed project would make room for future expansion, curb gridlock and bring development to neighbouring communities. The meeting was organised for…

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Deji Lambo, Others Win Wole Soyinka Media Awards

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Kunle Adelabu Young Deji Lambo, a senior correspondent with the Punch Newspaper, has emerged as the Photojournalist of the Year at the 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. The Ikorodu – born journalist was honoured alongside 12 others for their contributions in investigative journalism at the award ceremony held in Ikeja, Lagos on Friday. Hassan Adebayo of Premium Times won the overall investigative journalist of the year and the best investigative story for the online category. Motunrayo Alaka, the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, WSVOJ, said the 13 finalists were…

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