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Imota APC Chairmanship Candidate Strengthens Campaign With Inauguration Of Mobilisation Committee

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Jare Olukotun The campaign team of Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, the Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in lmota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) and his co – flag bearer, Princess Abisoye Jimoh, has strengthened their campaign structure with the inauguration of a Mobilisation Committee. The committee, which covers the four political wards in Imota LCDA, was inaugurated to propagate the APC flag bearers, including the Councillorship candidates. The event took place when the party’s flag bearers hosted chieftains and members of APC, Imota LCDA chapter, at a…

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Blue Origin Successfully Completes 13th Crewed Suborbital Flight

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-As Ikorodu – born Owolabi Salis sets record Source: abcNews: https://abcnews.go.com/US/blue-origin-successfully-completes-13th-crewed-suborbital-flight/story?id=123320375 Blue Origin launched its 13th crewed mission to the edge of space on Sunday morning, sending six civilian astronauts, including a married couple, past the Karman line and back in a little over 10 minutes. The private space program’s reusable New Shepard booster rocket ignited and cleared the launch pad tower in the West Texas desert and took about three-and-a-half minutes to travel the 62 miles to the Karman Line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. The trip —…

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CEO H&Y Furniture, Feyisola Abiru Engages Creative Professionals, Industry Stakeholders On Business Philosophy

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Jare Olukotun The Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, H&Y Furniture Manufacturers Limited, recently engaged design professionals, industry stakeholders, and creative entrepreneurs on her core business philosophy, “Structure is the New Creative.” which has made her company an innovative and leading modular company in Nigeria. She spoke at the Business of Interior Design Masterclass hosted by VickyHeldan, and the prestigious Lagos Leather Fair 2025, emphasizing the importance of structure and standardisation on the future of the industry. The events took place on June 28, 2025, in Lagos. Drawing from her over 30…

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Ikorodu LG Chairmen Support Local Security Joint Task Force With Bye – Law

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Wale Jagun & Mariam Akinloye -Donates six patrol vehicles to outfit The six Council Chairmen in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have signed the bye – law to establish The Local Security Joint Task Force, which is aimed at improving security of lives and properties. The bye – law that were jointly made by the 30 Councilors across the six councils were signed into law by the chairmen at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Ikorodu Local Government Secretariat last Friday. They include Hon. Wasiu Adesina, Ikorodu LGA,…

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LG Polls: Ikorodu PDP, LP Chairmanship Candidates Refuse To Debate As APC Counterpart Fails To Show Up

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Kunle Adelabu It was a disappointing evening in Ikorodu on Sunday, as the much – talked about debate failed to hold, due to the refusal of the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Princess Saidat Odofin and that of the Labour Party (LP), Qs. Abdulazeez Adekunle Awesu, to go ahead with the debate. The duo arrived at the Ikorodu Town Hall venue of the debate within scheduled time, but declined to go ahead, because the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Adedayo Ladega, did not show up for…

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Former NBA Chairman Salutes Former Lagos HoS, Bashorun Rotinwa @ 80

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Kunle Adelabu The former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Barr. Saheed Shillings, has felicitated the former first Head of Service of Lagos State from Ikorodu Division, Bashorun Babatunde Rotinwa, on his 80th birthday anniversary. Bashorun Rotinwa, who was also a former Chairman, Lagos State Local Government Service Commission and former Chairman, Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG) and Ikorodu Town Hall Management Board (ITHMB), celebrated his birthday on Sunday, June 29. Barr. Shillings, in a statement celebrating the elder statesman, said that the celebrant rose from a very humble background…

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Imota APC Chairmanship Candidate Felicitates Prof. Okedeyi, Dr Oyefolu On Scholarship Achievements

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Jare Babatunde Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, the Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), has congratulated two sons of Imota on their academic feats of attaining a full Professorship status and Doctoral degree. While Dr. Shakiru Abiodun Okedeyi, a senior scholar at the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), was confirmed as a Professor of Environmental Physics by the Governing Council of the institution, while another academia from Imota, Dr. Oyefolu Samson Oluwasegun, successfully defending his PhD in Politics and International Relations…

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APC, Labour, PDP Chairmanship Candidates Set For Ikorodu LG Debate Sunday

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Jare Olukotun All is set for the 3rd edition of the Ikorodu Division Political Debate tagged, ‘Ikorodu Local Government Debate’, among the chairmanship flagbearers of the All Progressives Congress (APC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), that have been picked by their parties, to contest in the forthcoming 2025 Local Government Elections. The chairmanship and councillorship elections will hold across the 57 Local Government and Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, on July 12. The debate is scheduled for the Ikorodu Town Hall, on Sunday, June 29,…

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Son Recalls Last Moments Of Late Elder Abayomi Oyebola Okusanya

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Kunle Adelabu -Family announces burial plans The last moments of the late Baba Ijo of the United African Methodist Church Cathedral, Igbogbo, Elder (Chief ) Abayomi Oyebola Okusanya, has been described as a beautiful moment with all his children. Mr Tunde Okusanya, the third child of the late community and religious leader, also said that the moment was a rare privilege for the seven children as they had the opportunity to give thanksgiving and shared fond memories together. He spoke with the Publisher/Reporter – in – Chief of THE IMPACT,…

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Hon. Aro Moshood Sets Up 180 Constituents With POS Machines, CAC Certificates, Take – Off Grants

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Kunle Adelabu -Supports 150 existing ones In his quest to reduce poverty through empowerment, the representatives of Ikorodu Constituency II, in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), has set up Point Of Sale (POS) businesses for 180 constituents by providing them with POS machines, certificates of business registration from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and also take – off grants of N100, 000 each. While N50, 000 were already loaded on the POS machines, the balance of N50, 000 (cash) were given to the beneficiaries…

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