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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Ikorodu Federal Lawmaker Reinstates Support For State Police

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Kunle Adelabu The representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has reinstated his commitment to the constitutional provision to grant states of the federation permission to establish their own police. He reiterated his stance towards the establishment of state police at a plenary session of the National Assembly, as revealed in a statement on THE IMPACT WhatsApp platform late Friday. Benson, the Chairman, House Committee on Defense, stated that efforts are being geared towards true federal structure by decentralizing the control of electricity generation and transmission through…

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Two Dead As Cult Menace Rears Ugly Head Again In Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu Two young guys were killed in an unfortunate cult attack on Thursday night when Eiye and Aye cult groups clashed at Majidun area of Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. The Thursday incident happened at a hotel around Onabote area inside Majidun’s shanties. It was gathered that the unsuspecting Eiye cult guys were gathered to relax at the said hotel where other residents were, when their assailants suspected to be members of the rival Aiye cult group, stormed the place…

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Senator Abiru Provides Succor For 2023 Flood – Ravaged Lagos East Communities

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Kunle Adelabu A total of 150 bags of 50kg rice have been shared to residents of Kosofe, Agboyi-Ketu, and Ikosi-Isheri whose communities were ravaged by flood in 2023. The food items were in fulfilment of the promise by the donor, Senator Tokunbo Abiru, the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, to provide succor for the communities affected by flood last year. Mr. Enitan Olukotun, Media Aide to Senator Abiru, revealed in a statement last night, that Otunba Saheed Oladapo Ibikunle, PhD, on behalf of the Senator and in the presence…

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Senator Abiru Appoints Alhaji Sulaimon Adewale As Personal Assistant

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Kunle Adelabu An apex leader and two – term Councilor in Ikorodu, Alhaji Sulaimon Musiliu Adewale, popularly called ‘Ola4’, has been appointed as a Personal Assistant on Political Matters, by the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru. Alhaji Sulaimon, who is a member of the apex body of the All Progress Congress (APC) in Ikorodu Division, was a two – term Councilor in Ikorodu Local Government. In a statement today by Enitan Olukotun, Special Adviser to Senator Tokunbo Abiru (Media and Publicity), the appointment takes immediate…

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Tinubu Will Turn Nigeria Economy Around Soon – Rep. Benson

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Wale Jagun & Mariam Akinloye -Solar distribution meant to reduce heat – DG Chairman, House Defense Committee, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has assured Nigerians that the hard times currently being faced in the country, due to the economic downturn will soon be a thing of the past under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. He said that the President and his team are working round the clock to ensure that the outcry by Nigerians, are addressed. Benson, who is representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, spoke during the week at the distribution…

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Former Deputy Gov Warns Political Office Holders Against Alienating Electorate

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Wale Jagun -Charges them on dignity, honour Prince Abiodun Ogunleye, KJW, former Deputy Governor, Lagos State, has warned political office holders not to alienate themselves from the people that voted them into the office, rather, he enjoined them to always listen to them. He also enjoined them to be dignified and person of high integrity by conducts. Ogunleye, who served as Finance Commissioner during the administration of Alhaji Lateef Jakande, gave the charge at the award dinner organized by the Supervisors and Special Advisers, Ikorodu Division Forum’s (LSSIKDF), Ikorodu branch,…

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