Lagos APC Scribe Congratulates Rep Benson On Party’s National Appointment

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Wale Jagun The Scribe of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Dr (Hon.) Muhydeen Jokomba, has congratulated the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, on his appointment as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee by the National Working Committee of the ruling party. Rep. Benson, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Defense, was announced as a member of the APC National Standing Committee, in a statement signed by the National Secretary of the party, Sen. Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, PhD. Jokomba, who said that he…

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Ijede Council, Stakeholders Brainstorm Over 2024 Budget

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Mariam Akinloye The process of developing a people-oriented budget for 2024, in Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, started on Friday, with a Stakeholders’ Forum. According to the Council Chairman, the stakeholders’ forum is vital to budget preparation, because it gives the populace the opportunity to make inputs and have a people- oriented budget. At the strategic meeting held at the Ijede LCDA Secretariat hall, stakeholders commended the council administration under Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo – Alogba, for the efforts made so far, but…

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Igbogbo Passport Office Delivered Through Cooperation – Aroyewun

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Wale Jagun The former aspirant for the Ikorodu Constituency II seat, Lagos State house of Assembly, Mr Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA), congratulated and commended stakeholders and entire residents of Igbogbo Kingdom for their cooperation in facilitating and completing the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Igbogbo Passport Office. He described the citing of the Passport Office which is been commissioning today in the town as a great development which will bring about social and economic growth to the Kingdom. In a statement on Thursday, Aroyewun specially thanked the Minister for Interior, Hon.…

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Residents Assured Of Seamless Acquisition As Igbogbo Passport Office Begins Operations Monday

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Kunle Adelabu Residents of Ikorodu Division, and others that will be making use of the Igbogbo Passport Office of the Nigerian Immigration Service, have been assured of effective and efficient delivery of service by the management of the facility. The officer in – charge of the new facility that will be commissioned on Friday, Mr Muyiwa Odunubi who is a Deputy Comptroller and Mr Babatunde Afuwape, a chieftain of Igbogbo Development Association (IDEA), gave the assurance on Wednesday, when THE IMPACT visited the office as follow up to its stories…

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Assembly Works Committee Expresses Displeasure At Rate Of HiTech Work In Igbogbo

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Kunle Adelabu -Pledges to ensure release of funds The Lagos State House of Assembly has expressed its displeasure at the rate of work being done by the HiTech Construction Limited, on the Ipakodo – Igbogbo – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Tinubu – Igbe Laara Road. The members of the Committee on Works, who visited the road on Wednesday, gave expressed their displeasure after they toured the ongoing construction of the road which started in 2017, after several houses were demolished during the administration of Mr Akinwunmi Ambode as Governor of Lagos…

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Crowning, Presentation Of Staff Of Office To Obas At Alausa Not Proper – Igbogbo Traditional Chief

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Kunle Adelabu -Says traditional rulers own market A highly revered community and traditional leader in lkorodudivision, High Chief Tajudeen Alade Duduyemi Onasanya, the Odofin of Igbogbo, has called on the Lagos State Government to desist from crowning and presenting Staff of Office to Obas in Alausa, stating that such act is eroding the culture and tradition of Yoruba. Odofin Onasanya, who is one of the Kingmakers in Igbogbo Kingdom, said that there are traditional process that must be performed before a selected candidate is installed and crown as an Oba,…

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Lagos Education District II Engages Students, Community In Promotion Of Yoruba Culture

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye The Education District II in Lagos State, under the leadership of the Tutor – Genera/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), Mrs Anike Adekanye, has continued the pursuance of the preservation and promotion of the Yoruba culture and tradition. The District, on Tuesday, staged the 2023 edition of the Festival of Yoruba Culture and Tradition at the Adeboruwa palace in Igbogbo, where the cultural values of the people of the Southwest, Nigeria, particularly as it regard costumes, royal paraphernalia, and other traditional and cultural materials, were on display. There…

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Resource Group Graduates 50 IT Launchpad COHORT 2 Students

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Kunle Adelabu The COHORT 2 students of the Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG), IT Launchpad, have graduated after 9 weeks of intense training. A total of 50 students were trained at the Barr. Samuel A.B. Oteju ICT &’Innovation Hub of the Alhaji Musediq Alogba E – Library & Research Centre, Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu, on Saturday, November 25, 2023. At the ceremony attended by Chairman, IDRDG, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, former IDRDG Chairman, Chief Tele Oduloye and other guests, Master Olanubi Moses, Miss Adiele Faith and Master Olaleye Olamide emerged…

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Obateru of Egbin, 37 Others Inducted As ARCON Fellows

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Wale Jagun His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa, Oba (Dr.) Adeoriyomi Oluwasesan Abdul-Akeem Oyebo, Ademoyebo III, Obateru of Egbin Kingdom, has been inducted as Fellow of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON). He was inducted alongside 37 others, at a well attended event which had top industry executives in attendance, including Madam Tolulope Medebem, President of the Experiential Marketers Association of Nigeria (EXMAN); Sola Akinsiku, President of the Outdoor Association of Nigeria (OAAN); Alhaji Garba Bello Kankarofi, former APCON Registrar; Madam Olubunmi Oke, CEO/Lead consultant, Ladybird Advertising; and Emeka Chris Okeke,…

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Senator Abiru Reiterates Senate’s Commitment To Comprehensively Review Extant Laws Governing Financial Ecosystem

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Wale Jagun The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, has reiterated the commitment of the 10th Senate to comprehensively review the extant regulations and legislations governing the nation’s financial ecosystem. Abiru made this known in Lagos on Friday, while delivering his keynote address as the Special Guest at the grand finale of the 60th Anniversary of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and the 58th Annual Bankers Dinner.  Senator Abiru, a retired bank chief Executive, is an accomplished banker,…

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