Boat Mishap Update: Exact Cause Yet Unknown As Last Body Recovered

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Kunle Adelabu -Residents blame regulators, operators Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has said that the cause of the last night’s boat mishap is yet to be determined as investigation still ongoing on what happened. It has also been stated that an additional corpse of one of the three victims has also been recovered. It was gathered that two bodies had earlier been recovered by the search and rescue teams of LASWA and jetty operators who were the first responders. The LASWA’s spokesperson, Wuraola Alake, in another statement today on the…

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Ikorodu Boat Mishap Records Three Casualties

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Kunle Adelabu The boat mishap that occurred last night along the lbeshe/Ikorodu channel en route Ipakodo in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has recorded three casualties. According to the report gathered, a total number of 14 passengers boarded the 20 – capacity Oluwaseyifunmi boat which took off from the Addaz Jetty, Lagos. 11 passengers were said to have been rescued during the incident that occured around 7.17pm, as local boat operators from Ibeshe jetty were said to have been the first responders and were later joined by the Lagos State…

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Ikorodu Heroes Partner NYCN, NDLEA On Fight Against Drug Abuse

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Kunle Adelabu The fight against drug abuse in Ikorodu has been intensified as Ikorodu Heroes (I – Heroes) joined forces with the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to curb and if possible, eradicate the menace. The sensitization programme is part of the 2024 NYCN programme, which has seen the collaborating groups visiting schools to engage students on drug education. To achieve this, students from over 15 schools were brought together at the Ita Elewa Youth Centre last week, where they were comprehensively education…

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Photos: Alhaja Oke Taiwo Celebrates 70th Birthday Anniversary

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Kunle Adelabu It was a celebration galore on Saturday, February 17, 2924, as family, friends and associates joined Alhaja Oke Taiwo in celebrating her 70th birthday anniversary amidst pomp and joy. The celebration, which started with Islamic prayer at the home of the celebrant, located on 5, Fatoki Salami Street, Ikorodu GRA 2, Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area of lkorodu Division, Lagos State, kicked – off in the morning when close family members and friends joined Oke family to give thanks to God for the seven impactful decades of…

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Justice Abiru: Elesho Felicitates Apex Jurist On Elevation To Supreme Court

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Kunle Adelabu The Honourable Justice Habeeb Abiru (JSC) has been congratulated on his swearing – in today, alongside others as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Ikorodu – born Justice Abiru is one of the 11 Justices that officially assumed position on the bench of the highest court in the country, following their inauguration by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. In a statement, Mr Abolaji Oluwaseun Elesho, former President, Ikorodu Heroes (I – Heroes), described Justice Abiru’s appointment as incredible. He also added that he has no…

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CJN Swears – In Abiru, 10 Others As Supreme Court Justices

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Wale Jagun The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday, swore in the newly appointed 11 Justices of the Supreme Court, bringing the number of the Supreme Court justices to 21 justices Ariwoola charged the new justices to allow their conscience to guide their conducts and discharge their duties in accordance with the Constitution. Ikorodu – born Hon. Justice Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru is among the new Justices of the Supreme Court. Other Justices are Jummai Hannatu Sankey, Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa, Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme, Haruna Simon Tsammani, Moore…

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Sanwo – Olu Inspects Red Line Rail Ahead Of Commissioning

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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Saturday, took a test run of the Red Line, inspecting the tracks and the rail corridors for another time ahead of the of next Thursday formal commissioning of Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) infrastructure. The 37-kilometre rail line, built by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), will be inaugurated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with its stations and other ancillary facilities. The Red Line traverses seven stations from Agbado, a boundary town in Ogun State, to Oyingbo in Lagos Central. Sanwo-Olu took journalists…

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OPINION: State of the Nation: Original Sins

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By S.O.K. Shillings There is a global economic crisis, the immediate cause of which the Russia-Ukraine war can be fingered. There is a ‘swing’ crisis in Nigeria which is a consequence of systemic failure that has been there all along. The cries of anguish is becoming musical. It is hunger with no signs of abatement. Like the Israelites of the Mosaic epoch, there will be respite and everything will look normal until it swings again perhaps finally when we will have to settle it by war or a cry for…

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IMPACT Newspaper Gets NYCN Most Supportive Community Media Award

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Wale Jagun & Mariam Akinloye -Publisher commends coordinator, exco members for developmental efforts THE IMPACT Newspaper, a leading community news medium in Nigeria, has bagged another award for its journalistic contributions at the grassroots level, with the conferment of honour as the Most Supportive Community Media Brand Award for 2023. National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ikorodu West Local Development Area (LCDA) branch, presented the award to the Publisher/Reporter – in – Chief, Kunle Adelabu, at THE IMPACT office, Colour Party House Complex, Rep. Babajimi Benson road (formerly Igbe Road),…

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Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Special Dispensation “Palliative” Advisory Committee

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, inaugurated members of the Lagos State Special Dispensation “Palliative” Advisory Committee. The Governor, during a media chat on Thursday, unveiled plans alleviate sufferings of Lagosians due to economic hardship facing the country. The committee will be chaired by the Governor, while his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat is the alternate chairman of the committee. According to Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Sanwo-Olu, members of the bipartisan committee are:: 1. Imam Abdulazeez Onike ( Chief Missioner, NASFAT) 2. Hon…

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