Wale Jagun The most outspoken resident in Ikorodu over the ongoing rehabilitation of the Ikorodu – Shagamu Road, Mr Seun Elesho, has, again, lamented the failure of the federal government to complete the projects after the expiration of the promised date. Elseho expressed disappointment that another government would inherit what ought to have been completed within 36 months, but has been on for 86 months, yet uncompleted. The President, Ikorodu Heroes (I – Heroes), stated his positions on his Facebook and other social media platforms on Thursday, and tagged the…

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Mariam Akinloye The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, has announced that traffic will be diverted from the Ogolonto junction, Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, starting from Friday, May 12 to Friday, May 19, 2023. According to a statement signed today by Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, the diversion is due to the ongoing rehabilitation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor, from Ikorodu to Stadium. “In line with the ongoing rehabilitation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor from Ikorodu to Stadium, the Lagos State Government has…

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Wale Jagun The Agbaakin of Ikorodu Kingdom, Sir (Otunba) Ayodele Elesho, KJW, has described the life of the foremost paediatrician in Africa, Dr Bola Ajenifuja, who passed on today at the age of 99, as unparalleled services to God and humanity. He said that the late renowned elder statesman was, until his death, attending to patients free at his private resident, especially children. Elesho, who is a former Commissioner for Information in Lagos State, in a statement on the death of the late prominent Ikorodu son, said that the foremost…

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Kunle Adelabu The death of a foremost Paediatrician in Africa, Dr Bolaji Ajenifuja has been announced. Ajenifuja family announced the passing of their beloved father and grandfather, in the early hours of this morning. He was 94. Late Ajenifuja was the first individual to receive Ikorodu-Oga Development Association’s Community Lifetime Outstanding Performance Award. The Ikorodu – born and renowned Paediatrician, had treated children of Nigerian Heads of State, since the time of General Yakubu Gowon. He was buried today in accordance with Islamic rites, in his lkorodu home. The contributions…

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Wale Jagun The pioneer Head of Department of Physics, Lagos State University of Education, Dr Okedeyi Sakiru Abiodun, FNIP, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Physics. Okedeyi, who is a member, Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG), was inducted on Tuesday, at the 44th Annual Conference of the institute, going on at the Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu (LASUSTECH). The conference, which commenced on Monday, May 8, will end on Friday, May 12, 2023. Profile of Dr Okedeyi Abiodun Dr. Okedeyi Sakiru…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye In the quest to make the newly elected and appointed executives of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), most of whom are new, be on the same page, especially in the execution of his visions encapsulated in his ‘New Dawn’ agenda for the next two years, the re – elected IKODASS Chairman, Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo (2023 to 2025), has organized a 2 – Day retreat. Erogbogbo, who introduced the retreat last year, said that the interactive and educative engagement was called to bring the…

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