Kunle Adelabu An aspirant for the Ward C5 Councillorship position, Alliu Hassan Akinyemi, has appealed to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Chairman Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, to do more to curb the menace of kidnapping which has been threatening the peace and security in Igbe Communities in recent years. Igbe communities located within the Igbogbo He made the appeal on Monday during the protest by residents of Igbe Alagemo, a community which has witnessed several kidnappings. Alliu who said that residents of the area have been living in…

Kunle Adelabu The former Chairman, Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Fathiu Salisu, has been elected as the General Secretary, Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG). Hon. Fathiu replaced Otunba Oluwole Odulate who served as the Secretary and who was elected in 2023 and completed his tenure on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Others elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the group on Sunday are Prof. Kabiru Akinyemi, Director of Linkages, Partnerships and Collaborations, Lagos State University, LASU, as the Financial Secretary, Otunba (Dr.) Benjamin Eniayewun, the Permanent…

Mariam Akinloye The Ijede Local Council Development Area, (LCDA) under the administration of Hon. Motuntayo Gbadebo -Alogba, is set to stage the second edition of its free health initiative for residents. The council is collaborating with the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, Health District II and Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). The outreach, tagged ‘Jigi Bola 2.0.’, comes up on Tuesday, April 8, at the Ijede LCDA secretariat in Ijede. According to a statement by Hon. Quadri Gbolahan, the Supervisor for Health, Ijede LCDA, the free health programmes will…

Kunle Adelabu The General Secretary, Chemistry Teachers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, Mrs Mosunrat Odumbo, has stated that the exit of the outgoing Tutor – General/Permanent Secretary, Education District II, Mrs Anike Adekanye, will create a big vacuum, adding that her successor would have a lot do to fill it. While expressing her fear, Odumbo also said that the district has capable hands to continue where Mrs Adekanye will stop. Odumbo spoke with THE IMPACT at the retirement football novelty match which marked the beginning of activities lined –…

Kunle Adelabu The Chairman of the Nigerian Teachers Union (NUT), Ikorodu branch, Comrade Oluwafemi Fakolade, JP., has rated his branch number in Nigeria, following the unprecedented achievements of the union in about two decades. Fakolade, who has been nothing but excellent in his administration of the union in the last eight years, took the mantle from his predecessor, Asiwaju Lateef Oduguwa who also recorded many outstanding achievements in his two terms of eight years as the branch’s chairman. There’s no doubt today that Ikorodu branch, with a massive edifice as…

Our Reporter The Lagos State Government is set to convene a series of crucial stakeholders’ forums across the five administrative divisions of the state, directly engaging with farmers to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment and collaboratively identify sustainable solutions to their most pressing challenges. This significant initiative was announced by the General Manager of the Lagos State Agricultural Input Supply Authority (LAISA), Mrs. Olufolake Oluyemi, during a recent appearance on a Yoruba-language programme, “Ile Ise Asoju Oba Eko,” aired recently on Lagos Traffic Radio. Mrs. Oluyemi disclosed that her initial…