Ijede Council Boss Calls For More Dialogue, Active Engagement With Youth

Kunle Adelabu Hon. Motuntayo Gbadebo -Alogba, Chairman, Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has called for more dialogue and engagement with youth to hear their concerns. She said that it is through these engagements that meaningful and lasting development can be achieved. Hon. Gbadebo -Alogba who is serving for the second term said this in a statement today felicitating youth on the International Youth Day. “On this year’s International Youth Day, I proudly join the world in celebrating the vibrant and resilient youth of Ijede LCDA. The theme of this…

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Gov’s Aide Charges Nigerian Youth On Duties

Kunle Adelabu Comrade Olalekan Biliamin Oba, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State on Social Development has charged Nigerian youths on the need to do more for the country. Oba, who is the immediate past Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Lagos State Chapter, gave the charge in a statement commemorating the 2025 International Youth Day. The agile and resourceful youth leader urged fellow young people to be intentional and deliberate about their contributions while assuring them of government support. “It’s another 12th of August, a…

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Retired TGPS, Adekanye Celebrates Ayangbure On 10th Coronation Anniversary

Kunle Adelabu The immediate past Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, Education District ll, Lagos State, Mrs Adekanye Anike, has felicitated the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, His Royal Majesty, Ọba Engr. Dr. Kabir Adewale Shotobi, the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, on the occasion of his 10th coronation anniversary. The multiple – award winning retired TGPS, congratulating the royal father in a statement, said that Ayangbure has brought dignity to the royalty, and is committed to community and national development. The week – long 10th coronation anniversary of Oba Shotobi, which started Saturday, August 2, and…

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Flood: Aroyewun Receives State Delegation, Pledges Continuous Engagement With Residents

Wale Jagun The Lagos State delegation led by the representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA) that assessed the impacts of flood which ravaged parts of Ikorodu Division on Monday were received in Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) by the Executive Chairman of the council, Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA). The heavy downpour which lasted several hours from Sunday night till Monday morning occasioned flash flood ravaging several communities in Ikorodu with Igbe communities, Oreyo, Ogunlewe, Selewu, Macaulay, Lajo and other parts of Igbogbo/Baiyeku seriously affected.…

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LASUSTECH Associate Prof, Dr Olumide Metilelu Wins LASRIC N5 Million Research Grant

Wale Jagun Dr. Olumide Olusola Metilelu, an Associate Professor of Tourism and Hospitality, at the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) has been awarded the prestigious research grant from the Lagos State Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) for the year 2025. The grant was designed by the government to advance scientific innovations in Lagos State. Metilelu, who is at present a commissioner in the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) representing Ikorodu Division, received the grant along with four others. With the grant, Dr. Metilelu will lead the…

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

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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LASG Alerts Residents Over Flash Floods, Heavy Rainfall

Wale Jagun Lagos State Government on Saturday urged residents of the state, especially those living in low-lying areas, to be on alert because, with the intensity of the rainfall already experienced, many areas will encounter flash floods. A statement signed by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab,  warned that the forecast gathered from the State’s weather stations for today and the next few days has geostationary imagery showing thunderstorms and widespread convective rainfall with dense cloud cover. He added that what the geostationary imagery means…

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APC State Secretary Charges Muslims To Show Love, Give To Less Privileged

Wale Jagun The State Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Adeola Jokomba, has charged Muslims on the need to show love to one another and share whatever that they have with the less privileged. Dr Adeola gave the charge in a statement congratulating Muslims on the occasion of 2025. Eid -el – Kabir. “In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. “I extend the warmest greetings to all APC members, supporters, and the good people of Lagos State. “May the spirit of Prophet Ibrahim’s unwavering…

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Five Aspirants Step Down For Hon. Ameen Apanisile In Ikorodu North LCDA

Kunle Adelabu The emergence of Hon. Ola Ameen Apanisile as the consensus candidate for the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the forthcoming council elections in Ikorodu North LCDA, has been further consolidated as five other aspirants stepped down for him. The feat was achieved on Friday, at the party secretariat in Ikorodu North LCDA during a meeting brokered by the outgoing council chairmen, Bulder Adeola Banjo, and the party chairman, Otunba Tijani Olasunkanmi who himself was a former aspirant before adopting Apanisile as candidate. Other aspirants that adopted Hon. Apanisile…

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LASIEC Denies Release Of Timetable For 2025 Lagos LG Polls

Wale Jagun Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has stated that no timetable for the 2025 Local Government election has been released, adding that the one being circulated did not emanate from the commission. It stated that such information would be published in various newspapers when it is officially released by the Commission, urging political parties and other stakeholders to disregard the documents in circulated. The LASIEC Chairman, Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (Rtd), said in a statement on Friday, reacting to the fake election guidelines for the 2025 LG polls that…

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