LASG Reiterates Commitment To Coordinated Parking System

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The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment towards providing a coordinated parking system through strategic regulations and monitoring of parking infrastructure. Disclosing this development on Radio Lagos’s programme “AWAYE”, the General Manager, Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA), Mrs. Adebisi Adelabu stated that the Government, through its Traffic Management and Transportation Agenda, had established the Authority to provide an accurate structure for parking across the state. According to her, the State has an estimated population of over 22 million and a small landmass hence, the government intends to provide a…

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9th Senate Performed Beyond All Expectations – Sen. Abiru

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Kunle Adelabu-Sets agenda for 10th Assembly A former member of the 9th Senate who represented the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Mikhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, has commended the outgone Senate for exceeding all expectations in the last four years that its session lasted. Abiru, who stated that the Senate passed historic bills that are addressing critical areas of the economy, also added that the National Assembly under the session succeeded in the passage of the bills to ensure the much needed reform in the petroleum sector which has been able…

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Collapsed Apena Jimbo Road: Residents Call Out Ikorodu West LCDA Council Chair

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Kunle Adelabu -Councils turning youths into menace on roads – Resident-We are going back to find a lasting solution – Hon. Sulaimon Residents of Ikorodu have called out the Chairman of the Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, Hon. Kazeem Olanrewaju Sulaimon (SKO), FCA, on the state of the Apena Jimbo Road in Ipakodo, which his administration rehabilitated at the inception of his administration about two years ago, but which has now collapsed. Residents also expressed disappointments at the councils expending millions…

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Former Ikorodu NBA Chairman Writes Sanwo – Olu Over Development, Appointments

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Kunle Adelabu Former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu branch, Barr. Saheed O.K. Shillings, has sent an open letter to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in respect of pace of development in Ikorodu and cabinet appointments into his cabinet for his second term. Shillings, in his assessment of the governor, said that his administration has not performed well, especially in Ikorodu where he has abandoned many projects and many still begging for his attention. On appointment, the legal practitioner and community developer, also faulted Gov. Sanwo – Olu, for…

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Who Represents Ikorodu In Sanwo – Olu’s 2nd Term Administration?

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Kunle Adelabu & Jare Babatunde That Ikorodu Division is expectant of political patronage in terms political appointments and projects from both the state and federal governments, is an understatement, because stakeholders and the larger populace in the division are actually expecting  a significant improvement on what they are being offered since the beginning of this democratic dispensation in 1999. Before now, the Division is said to have been getting what commensurate their electoral value, however, the situation seems to have been corrected in the 2023 general elections, hence, the expectation…

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Photos: Church, Family Give Former People’s Warden Oyejola Befitting Burial

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Kunle Adelabu The remains of the late former Cathedral People’s Warden of The African Church Bethel Cathedral, Ikorodu, Senior Assistant Brigadier General, Adeyinka Olawale Oyejola, was interred on Friday, June 9, 2023, at his home in Ikorodu. The special burial service, which took place at The African Church Bethel Cathedral, Aga, Ikorodu, was well – attended by family members of the deceased, friends, church members and associates. Also in attendance were the Brigadier General of The African Lads & Lasses Brigade and other senior national and Divisional officers. At the…

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Auntie Lola Foundation Partners IKODASS On Career Development For Pupils

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Mariam Akinloye It was another successful and inspiring Career Day outing for the pupils of Local Government Primary School, Ipakodo in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, as they shown what they could become if they set their minds at them and work tenaciously towards achieving their goals. Pupils of the school, many of them who are special children, were dressed as Doctors, Lawyers, Nurses, Engineers and Teachers among other careers and professions. The purpose, according to the organisers, Auntie Lola Foundation,…

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Ogunsanya: Celebrating Unequalled Philanthropist, Community Developer, Legal Luminary At 60

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Kunle Adelabu Friday, June 9, was a day to celebrate a great, distinguished and illustrious son of Ikorodu and one of the custodians of its tradition and culture, Odofin Adewunmi Adedeji Ogunsanya, SAN, Chairman, MultiChoice Bigeria, as he clocked 60 years. Ogunsanya, who is the Odofin of Ikorodu Kingdom and Baba Oba of Igbogbo Kingdom, is also the Chairman and Patron of the Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited (IDPIL). In acknowledging his impacts and contributions, the royal fathers, eminent persons and residents in the Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State,…

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Just In: Tinubu Suspends Emefiele As CBN Governor

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Wale Jagun President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, from office with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement signed by Director, Information, Willie Bassey for Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Friday. This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect’’, the statement stated. “This is sequel to the ongoing…

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President Tinubu Signs Electricity Act 2023 Into Law

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Wale Jagun President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the Electricity Act 2023. The Electricity Act will replace the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005. Electricity Act 2023 was initially passed by lawmakers in July 2022. With the Act, states, companies, and individuals are now empowered to generate, transmit and distribute electricity. It provides a framework to guide the post-privatization phase of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) as well as encourage private sector investments in the sector. The Act will mandate electricity generating companies to either generate…

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