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Kunle Adelabu The Kosoko Royal Family of Lagos has said that they are cooperating with the Oba of Lagos and the Chairman, Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs, His Royal Majesty, Oba Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu, in making Lagos Island a peaceful place for residents and businesses. The Oloja of Lagos (Elect), His Highness, Prince Abiola Kosoko, stated this at the palace of Kosoko, Ereko, Lagos Island, last Thursday while interacting with journalists on the fracas that occurred in the area last week. At the palace were chieftains…

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Wale Jagun -Igbogbo, Agric roads ready 2022 ending The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu has given assurance that the ongoing construction of major roads in Ikorodu and other parts of the state would  be completed in 2022. He said that jetties that are being constructed will complement road transportation in the state, adding that the construction of the much – promised 4th Mainland Bridge will kick – off mid – 2022. The assurance, which was given by the Governor during his appearance on the Sunrise Daily,…

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In the paragraph five (reproduced below) of the above titled story published on Thursday on our site and shared on other social media platforms, we mistakenly wrote that the headquarters of the defunct Irepodun Local Government which was then situated along Ijede road, Elepe, is in ljede Local Council Development Area (LCDA) instead of Igbogbo LCDA. “Ijede happens to be the headquarters of the ill – fated Irepodun Local Government which was supposed to be the second council area to be created out of the lkorodu Local Government but the…

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Jare Babatunde A leading aspirant for the Ikorodu Constituency II Assembly seat and a Prince of Egbin and Ijede, Hon. Hameed Olalekan Aroyewun has said that it’s important that members of the public to support the Obateru of Egbin Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Akeem Adeoriyomi Oyebo, for establishing the first and only public school in Egbin. He said this while donating a set of drums to the Egbin Kingdom Nursery and Primary Schools with pupils and staff of the school appreciative of the gesture. Aside establishing the school,…

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said that the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is the most sellable candidate for the 2023 presidency. The Governor said Tinubu’s qualification rests on his demonstrated capacity in deploying a mix of genius and statecraft to nurture a city on the brink to a flourishing economy, noting that the progress in Lagos remains a visible experiment initiated by the APC National Leader. Sanwo-Olu drummed support for the Tinubu candidacy during the formal inauguration of…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government has announced a reduction in the cost of the COVID-19 PCR test at its accredited private laboratories from N50,400 to N45,250 per PCR test. The reduction will take effect from January 28, 2022. According to a statement made available to THE IMPACT by the Ministry of Information, it was also said that it will continue to heighten surveillance of COVID and ensure access to free-of-charge PCR testing in all its public health facilities despite decline in the fourth wave of the pandemic. It noted…

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Kunle Adelabu -Residents commend initiative As part of his representation duties, Hon. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, the representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency and Chairman, House Committee on Defense, has made registration and replacement of the Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC) easier for the people in his constituency initiating a registration and revalidation exercise across lkorodu division. The exercise, which started on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), has been witnessing large turnout of residents. The lawmaker’s team leading the exercise, was also in Ijede LCDA on Sunday,…

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