Kunle Adelabu -It’s another deception – Igbogbo residents After about a year of vacating the site, HiTech Construction Company, the contractor handling the reconstruction of Igbogbo – Bola Ahmed Tinubu – Igbe Laara Road construction, seems to have returned to site to continue the project that has been under construction for about 8 years. The company returned to site on Saturday, September 21, and has started excavation from culvert in between the Igbogbo burial ground and NIPCO petrol station. Again, they were there on Monday, September 23 and some of…

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Mariam Akinloye The Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), has expressed its condolence over the death of its first Deputy President, Apase Engr. (Chief) Lukman Ishola Erogbogbo, who passed on last week and has since been buried. The Chamber expressed its condolence in a statement to the family of the deceased, signed by its Director – General, Mr. Micheal Adekoya and President, Chief Oloruntele Oduloye JP. A copy of the statement was made available to THE IMPACT. ICCI described the late Erogbogbo as an exceptional leader who is going…

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Mariam Akinloye Members of the Igbogbo Youth Coalition (IYC), on Saturday, elected new officers that will managed the affairs of the umbrella body of youths in Igbogbo Kingdom. A total of 39 delegates were accredited for the election that took place at the Oba Johnson Fatola Pavilion of the Adeboruwa palace. At the end of the exercise, Comrade Sanni Toheeb and Ms. Kolejo Fathia, chairman and Secretary, 2024 IYE Electoral Committee Chairman and Secretary respectively, released the following results: 1.PRESIDENT – DR. ADELEKE DANKUWO – 39 votes 2. VICE PRESIDENT…

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Wale Jagun -Elections hold today After a thorough screening of aspirants for the elections of Igbogbo Youth Coalition (IYC), 13 candidates have officially emerged to contest for various positions. The aspirants who are unopposed had, on Wednesday, appeared before the screening committee led by Mr. Toheeb Sanni, at the Adeboruwa palace, where they were drilled on their indigineship/residency, educational background, past activities/contributions to Igbogbo, and their agenda if elected, among others. At the end of the screening exercise, all the 13 were cleared for the elections slated to hold at…

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Lagos will continue to adopt strategies that will curb cultism and drug abuse among the youth population, the Honourable Commissioner for Youth & Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende has said. The Commissioner spoke on ‘Ask Lagos’ a weekly X space programme that examines the initiatives and policies of the Lagos State Government. Describing the ‘twin menace’ of cultism and drug abuse as monsters that must be tackled decisively, Ogunlende said the habit challenges the productivity of youths who are the lifeblood of the nation. The Commissioner appealed to youths to imbibe…

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