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ALGON President, Council Chairmen Commend Lagos Councilors For Support

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Mariam Akinloye -As Igbogbo Council leader, others inaugurated as Forum’s excos The President, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), who doubles as the Chairman, Conference 57 in Lagos State, Hon. Kolade Alabi, has thanked the elected Councilors  across the 20 Local Government Governments and 37 Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State for their support and for ensuring that peace reigns in all the councils. Also speaking in the same vein, Builder Sesan Daini, Chairman,  Igbogbo/Bayeku and Public Relations Officer, Conference 57, also appreciated the councillors for their…

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Senator Abiru Innovation Lab Opens Application For Teachers Fellowship

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Wale Jagun The Senator Abiru Innovation Lab (SAIL) has opened registration for teachers, in both public and private schools, across the Lagos East Senatorial District to apply for the Lagos East Teachers Fellowship (Cohort 2). SAIL Fellowship Programme was designed to equip educators with new skills that would lead to better learning outcomes. In a statement by the Senator’s media aide, Mr Enitan Olukotun, it is also said that the programme is for teachers who are interested in inquiry-based learning, and want to use technology in their classrooms to the…

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Issues Of Party Candidates For 2023 General Elections Resolved, Lagos APC Tells Aspirants

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Wale Jagun The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has told party stakeholders and aggrieved aspirants that contested the last controversial primary elections on the platform of the party that issue of candidates for the party has been resolved. Sources at the stakeholders’ meeting attended by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, told THE IMPACT that the leadership of the party appealed to the aspirants to accept the decision of the party in the interest of peace and unity within the APC…

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I Am Always Happy Anytime Traffic Robbers Are Caught, Says Man That Lost Both Sight To Traffic Robbery

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Kunle Adelabu “I am always happy anytime I read in the news that traffic robbers have been caught, because I don’t want anybody to experience what I went through”. These were the words of Mr Waziri Oluwatomi Ami, the former Uber driver who lost his sight duringa traffic robbery incident while at work  about three years ago. He also called on the government to do something about the state of insecurity in the state. The 30-year old father of one was caught in traffic at the notorious Apogbon area where…

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The Exclusives Club Sets To Organise Free GCE Coaching, Distributes Forms To Students

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Mariam Akinloye As part of her Social Responsibility initiatives for Ikorodu Division, The Exclusives Club, a social club in lkorodu, is set to organise free tutorial classes for intending candidates for GCE examinations coming up later this year. There is also plan by the club to distribute 20 forms to indigent students for the November/December examinations. The tutorial classes starts next Monday , August 15 and ends October 30, 2022, with focus on Mathematics and English Language. Speaking with Olola Olusegun Iluyombo, a member of the club, he said that…

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EndSARS: We Have Recovered Psychologically – Sanwo – Olu

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Kunle Adelabu Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the state has recovered from the psychological trauma that followed the massive destruction of public assets during the EndSARS protests. Sanwo-Olu said during a Channels Television programme: “Sunday Politics,” even as he listed his administration’s efforts to achieve A Greater Lagos. It would be recalled that many landmark buildings, including the iconic City Hall, Lagos High Court, shopping malls, forensic laboratory and Oba of Lagos’ Palace were destroyed in Lagos by hoodlums who hijacked the protest. Also, about 200 new high-capacity…

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Ikorodu NUT Facilitates Food Support For 400 Retired Teachers, Commends Supplier

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Wale Jagun Comrade Oluwafemi Fakolade, Jpil., the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ikorodu branch, has commended Food Click Support Initiative and its partner, Pepsico, for providing food supports for 400 retired teachers. Food Click Support Initiative, founded by late Bolajoko who died few months back, with the objective of ending hunger in the world, supplied the food boxes distributed to the retirees selected across the state. The boxes, which contained 45 different food items, were distributed to retirees at the NUT House in Ikorodu on Thursday, August…

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Oriwu College National Alumni Association Congratulates Principal, National President

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Kunle Adelabu The National body of the Oriwu College Old Students’ Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN) has felicitated the Principal of the Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu, Mr Akeem Oladimeji Bello, on his emergence as the Outstanding Principal of the Year in Africa. Mr Bello, under whom the school has continued its giant stride in academics, was presented with the African Top School Award 2022 last week. The alumni has also congratulated the National President of the OCOSAN, Dr Hameed Olaide Sunmonu, PhD, who is the Dean, College of Language and…

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Ikorodu Town Hall Board Congratulates Alhaja Kafilat Ogbara On Her Emergence As APC Candidate For Kosofe Fed Constituency

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Kunle Adelabu The Ikorodu Town Hall Management Board (ITHMB), under the Chairmanship of Sen. Adeseye Kingsley Ogunlewe, former Minister for Works, has congratulated Alhaja Kafilat Ogbara on her emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Kosofe Federal Constituency. Alhaja Ogbara had in May emerged as the candidate at the primary election of the APC chaired by Mr Faud Oki, who returned her as winner having scored 44 votes at the election that took place at the Ikosi – Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in May. She…

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APPEALS Project Has Touched Many Lives In Lagos – Deputy Gov. Hamzat

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Our Editor Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has commended the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement And Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project’s contributions to farmers’ productivity, saying the project has touched many lives in the agricultural sector in the state. He gave the statement while receiving the new World Bank Task Team Leader (TTL), Dr. Manievel Emmanuel Sene, outgoing TTL, Dr. Adetunji Oredipe and other World Bank and APPEALS officials, who paid him a courtesy call at his official residence in Ikoyi, during their familiarisation tour to Lagos. Dr. Hamzat commended…

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