Category: Religion

Kunle Adelabu The Chairman of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, felicitate with Muslims in Ikorodu as they mark the end of this year’s Ramadan fasting. In his goodwill message, the IKODASS, congratulated all Muslim faithfuls in Ikorodu for successfully witnessing the Holy month of Ramadan. “To all our Muslim ummah in Ikorodu, we wish you a very successful and peaceful celebration. May your acts of Ibadah be accepted. May your sins be forgiven. May the good lessons of Ramadan abide with us. Together we shall…

Kunle Adelabu & Gabriel Eweje (Photographer) – Prays for Abiru for rehabilitating ground Muslims in Ikorodu will be observing the end of the 2022 Ramadan prayer (Eid-il-Fitri) this weekend at   the newly reconstructed Eid Prayer Ground, courtesy of Senator Mikhail Tokunbo Abiru, the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District. The rehabilitation works which are nearing completion, has beautify the ground and given it a face-lift as the large expanse of land which used to be muddy whenever it rains, is now concreted while  the with the Minbar (the Chief…

Kunle Adelabu It was a memorable occasion on the Easter Monday when The African Church Bethel Cathedral, Ikorodu, dedicated the Cathedral Vicarage 12 years after its foundation stone was laid. The Vicarage located within the Cathedral Church complex is consisted of a duplex and two separate 2 – Bedroom apartments was dedicated by the Bishop, The African Church, Lagos West Missionary Diocese, Rt. Revd.  Ezekhial Adeleke Adetoro and elders of the Church. Rt. Revd. Bishop Motolani Beckley, Bishop, The African Church Mission in Ghana (then Venerable of the Church) and the…

Kunle Adelabu -Prayers offered for Nigeria, Tinubu The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries and Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, at the weekend, held a fellowship tagged, ’Easter Intercession’ with leaders of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Abiru also hosted Ramadan lecture for Muslims in the 16 Local Governments and the Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the Lagos East Senatorial District. The events, which was held at the Constituency office of the Senator in Ikorodu on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17,…

Kunle Adelabu The First Permanent Vice Chairman, Lagos State Council of Obas & Chiefs and Chairman, Ikorodu Division Council of Obas & Chiefs, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Kabir Adewale Shotobi and Sekumade of Ipakodo, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Bashir Sotonwa, on Monday, April 17, 2022, joined Christians in Ikorodu to celebrate this year’s Easter. The two revered royal fathers were part of the dignitaries that converged on the Ebute riverbank (Oke Odo), inside the Ikorodu Ferry Terminal, Ebute in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on the…

Kunle Adelabu A Muslim cleric, Imam Nurudeen Ibn Quadri, the Chief Imam of Maigida Central Mosque, Ebute – Ibese, has charged public office holders and others saddled with responsibilities of an office to use it for the good of the people. Imam Quadri, who spoke at the 2022 Adeboruwa Ramadan Lecture, held at the Adeboruwa palace, Igbogbo on Saturday, April 16, 2022, also enjoined them to use their offices to drive development for the progress of the society. The revered muslim cleric, who spoke on the topic, “Reviving the Moral…

Wale Jagun Christian faithful in Ikorodu joined others in Nigeria and across the world to mark Good Friday, a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Calvary. Several churches in Ikorodu held services to observe the day which signifies the death of Jesus. THE IMPACT covered the service at The African Bethel Cathedral, Aga, Ikorodu, where it was a solemn service to depict his death and end of the forty days of fasting and prayers. The Bishop, The African Church, Lagos Missionary Diocese, Rt. Revd. Ezekhial Adeleke Adetoro,…

Kunle Adelabu The Bishop, The African Church, Lagos Missionary Diocese, Rt. Revd. Ezekhial Adeleke Adetoro, has declared that fasting on Sundays for Christians is necessary but not compulsory. He also charged that members of the Christendom globally that are starting the 40 days long fasting, also known as Lenten period, should endeavor not to go back to their old ways and habits that they will be given up during the period, after the fasting. Bishop Adetoro stated this during an interview with THE IMPACT in Ikorodu today, which is known…

Wale Jagun It was a solemn service as the congregation of The African Church Bethel Cathedral, Aga, Ikorodu, on Sunday (yesterday) remembered their parents and loved ones who had died. The All Souls Day Thanksgiving Service is an annual event in the calendar of The African Church, when candles are lit and the clergy and members of the choir embark on procession within the Church auditorium in remembrance of late Church members. At the service tagged, ‘Requiem for the Saints’, two notable families in the community – Ogunleye and Awojobi…