Alajede Tussle: Aggrieved Residents Stage Another Protest Round Ijede, Demand Recognition Of Prince Kazeem Amusa As Next Oba

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Kunle Adelabu with Olaleye Taiwo and Oladipupo  Ayoola (SIWES Students) -We have played our roles, not responsible for delay – Council Chair, Alajede Chiefs Some aggrieved residents of Ijede community in ljede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), on Thursday, continued their protests by embarking on procession round the community to register their grievances over the delay in the presentation of staff of office and installation of Prince Kazeem Adetoro Amusa, as the Alajede of Ijede. They lamented that lack of an Oba, 13 years after the passage of the former…

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Aroyewun Applauds Rep. Benson As Rehabilitation Of Ilemere – Oshorun Road Begins

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Wale Jagun The Chairman of Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun, has hailed the Member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, for his swift intervention in the rehabilitation of the 1.8-kilometre Ilemere–Oshorun Road. In a statement by Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA, Oluwaseun Ajayi, he said that Aroyewun described the project as a long-awaited lifeline for residents and businesses in the area. The council boss who led a joint inspection of the road alongside the Vice Chairman, Barr. Ade Ayeni; Councillor…

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Asoro, Lagos NYCN Vice Chairman Declares Bid For Deputy National President

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Wale Jagun Abubabakr Olatunji Asoro, a chartered arbitrator and youth development advocate, has officially declared his intention to contest for the position of Deputy President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN). In his declaration of intent shared with our reporter, Asoro, who is currently the Vice Chairman, Lagos East Senatorial District of the youth organisation, highlighted the critical role he will play in ensuring administrative efficiency within the council. ‘As an aspirant for this position,’ “I will craft clarity from complexity, synchronise our efforts with precision, and uphold…

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Igbogbo/Baiyeku Chair To Revive Deplorable Ibeshe Health Centre, Assures 24-Hour Service

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Wale Jagun The Chairman of Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery across the LCDA. Aroyewun, who reiterated the assurance on Thursday during his tour of the Ibeshe Primary Health Centre (PHC), an inspection which revealed the deplorable state of the facility in terms of infrastructure and manpower, underscored the urgent need for intervention to ensure that residents of Ibeshe and its environs have access to quality and reliable healthcare services. On tour with the council boss were…

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Spelling Bee: David Olukoya of U.A.M.C Pry, Chiamaka Nwode of Zumuratul Islamiyyah Grammar School, To Represent Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA

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Jare Olukotun The duo of David Olukoya of U.A.M.C Primary School, Eleja, and Chiamaka Nwode of Zumuratul Islamiyyah Grammar School, Igbogbo, will this year represent Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, at the 2025 Lagos State Spelling Bee Competition. The duo will represent Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA at the State Spelling Bee Competition in the primary and secondary school categories, where they will be competing against other students representing the remaining 56 LG/LCDAs. Both emerged victorious in both primary and secondary schools’ categories at the preliminary…

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Prince Abiola Kosoko Congratulates Four Lagos White Cap Chiefs Over State Govt Recognition

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Kunle Adelabu The Oloja – elect of Lagos, Prince Abiola Kosoko, has congratulated the four newly recognized white cap chiefs in Lagos Island, as Lagos State Government has officially approved their titles and gazetted them as paramount chiefs in the state. Prince Kosoko said that the recognition accorded the four new chiefs: Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, the Ogboni Iduntafa of Lagos (Akarigbere Royal Class), Engr. Ajibade Ismail Nosiru Ayeni, the Eletu Odibo of Lagos (Head of Akarigbere Royal Class), Chief Adebola Olalekan Dosunmu, Olorogun Adodo of Lagos (Akarigbere Royal Class)…

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Anwar Islam Pry, Abule Eko Junior Schools Emerge Winners Of Ijede LCDA’s Spelling Bee Competition

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Jare Olukotun Anwar Islam Primary School and Abule Eko Junior Secondary School, Ijede, have emerged winners of the Ijede Local Council Development Area’s (LCDA) preliminary phase of the annual Lagos State Spelling Bee Contest. Six primary and six junior and senior secondary schools participated in the two categories held at the Ijede LCDA secretariat on Wednesday. This year’s event is the 21st edition of the competition which is an initiative of the New Era Foundation (NEF), in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Education.It was designed to prepare pupils…

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OPNION: LOYALTY OR SOCIAL TIE? WHICH ONE WORTHS THE FOCUS?

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By Abiodun Awosanya In Nigeria’s intricate web of communities and cultures, the question of why people help each other, such as offering jobs, financial assistance, or even a place to stay, runs deeper than simple generosity. Two key forces shape this tradition; loyalty and social ties. Among the Yoruba, loyalty to influential figures often dictates who receives support. For the Hausa/Fulani and Igbo, however, ethnicity, religion, and communal bonds play a more enduring role. While loyalty may open doors in the short term, social ties form the bedrock of lasting…

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Why I Jettisoned The Establishment Of HOMAT University, I Cannot Venture Into It Again – Alhaji Amusa

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Kunle Adelabu with Simire God’sgift Oluwatobiloba (SIWES Student) The Proprietor of HOMAT Group of Schools, Alhaji Hamzat Olawale Tairu, has explained how funding and his inexperience as an investor then made him jettisoned the idea of establishing a university which he also nursed. Alhaji Amusa also buried any possibility of resurrecting the idea, stating that the stress involved in education management coupled with the fact that age is no longer on his side again, have totally made him lose interest, but will be willing to support any of his children…

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Two Contractors To Construct, Deliver 7.5km Agbede – Ita -Oluwo Road In 6 Months

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -As Rep. Benson flags – off road, apologises to residents The representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Rep.Babajimi Benson, has assured residents of Agbede and Ita – Oluwo communities and other users of the 7.5km Agbede/Ita – Oluwo Road, that the road would be completed and delivered in six months. To achieve this, the federal lawmaker said that two contractors have been engaged to handle the construction – while one will start the construction at the Agbede end of the road, the other will do the…

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