Mr Matti Olakunle Alliasau, a chartered accountant, administrator, teacher, senior council official, grassroots mobiliser and community leader per excellence, today, turned 50. The celebrant who is the General Secretary, Ijede Development Foundation (IDF), was the former aspirant for the Ikorodu Constituency II, Lagos State House of Assembly, in the last general election. He is the Chief Accountant, Iru Victoria Island LCDA.
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-Says Council Chairmen, Vice, Councillors now under close monitoring Local government chairmen, vice chairmen, councillors and other top officials of the 57 councils in Lagos State will henceforth face strict monitoring to make them meet the yearnings and aspirations of their people, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has declared. Dr. Obasa said reports available to the House have shown that some of the council chairmen have not met the expectations of their people, so far. He warned that it will no longer be…
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Kunle Adelabu After months of temporary shutdown of the sporting facility at the Ita –Elewa Youth Centre in Ikorodu, due to rehabilitation work, the complex is fully back for the recreational activities of the youths in the neighbourhood. You will recall that the 480 – seater capacity complex comprising of a 5 – aside football pitch, basketball court and facilities for indoor games and offices was commissioned by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, who was accompanied by the Special Assistant to the President on Millennium…
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Kunle Adelabu with Olowu Olumide & Opeyemi (SIWES Students) -Igbe Laara, Gintin residents call for completion of abandoned Afa bridge The HiTech Construction Company, the construction giant handling the reconstruction of the Ipakodo/Igbogbo/Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way/Afa/Igbe Laara road project, has returned to the site on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, to commence the abandoned project after over year that it vacated the site, but their return has generated mixed reactions from residents. While the residents of Igbogbo down to Oreyo/Olumo axis of the project, welcomed the return of the construction…
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Kunle Adelabu -Gets Commissioner’s, Special Adviser’s, Others’ commendations It was a massive reception for the Representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, when he toured three projects that he facilitated in different parts of his constituency, as residents trooped out to welcome and thank him. Rep. Benson, on Saturday, toured the completed Ita – Elewa Youth Center where he facilitated sporting facilities which has a football pitch, basketball court and stand with offices and space for indoor games. Also toured were the ongoing reconstruction of Pashokun Street that…
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Wale Jagun The Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Hon. Yacoob Ekundayo Alebiosu, has solicited for the partnership and support of the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, His Royal Majesty, Oba Kabiru Adewale Shotobi, Adegorusen V, in curbing the menace of illegal dredging activities along Ikorodu corridor. Hon. Alebiosu made the appeal on Friday, when he paid a courtesy visit to the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, in his palace in Ikorodu. The commissuoner explained that the State government has declared zero tolerance for illegal dredging in the state and is ready to flush them…
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Wale Jagun Youths in Lagos State has been urged to come into the agricultural space and maximise the opportunities in agricultural production, processing and marketing. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Ruth Abisola Olusanya gave the charged when the Fellows of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy, as part of the Brown Bag series, came on a learning visit to the Ministry. “The Lagos State Government believes that by creating the right ecosystem, more youths will enter the Agric space. It is one thing to be a ‘laptop farmer’, it is another…
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Kunle Adelabu The immediate past Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, and the representative of Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. (Chief) Sanai Oyeniran Bolanle Agunbiade (SOB), has said that the feat achieved by the Principal, Oriwu College Senior Model, Ikorodu, gladdens the hearts of the lkorodu residents. Mr Akeem Oladimeji Bello, had, on Wednesday, won the Presidential prize as the Overall Best School (Public) Principal in Nigeria. He was presented with an award and a brand new space car for the feat during the 2023 World Teachers’ Day Celebration, at…
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Kunle Adelabu Ijede born theatre practitioner, Prince Adefolaju Idreez Sarumi, has emerged as the Chairman, Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioner (ANTP), Ikorodu LG Branch. The endorsement of Sarumi, who is the Chief Executive Officer, Sarumi Royal Communication and Entertainment, took place on Thursday, at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, by the State Electoral Committee led by veteran actor, Mr Adewale Elesho, a.k.a. ‘Enu n jawaya Baba Dami’. Sarumi had earlier emerged as the consensus Chairman in Ikorodu, at an election that took place at the Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu,…
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Jare Olukotun Matches at the ongoing Adeboruwa Cup have been suspended in honour of the Otunba of lgbogbo Kingdom, Chief Olanrewaju Obayomi who died two days ago, after a brief illness. The Secretary of the Igbogbo Day Planning Committee, Mr Idris Adesina, who communicated the suspension in a statement issued today, said that Chairman, Igbogbo Day Planning Committee, Mr Titilope Andu – Balogun, gave the directive in order to mourn the passage of the traditional chief. To this effect, matches have been suspended till next week. “In honour of the…
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