Sanwo – Olu Picks PVC, Charges Lagosians To Collect Theirs

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 Jare Babatunde Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to the residents of the State, who are of voting age to pick up their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), from the various Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices in their localities. He made the appeal on Monday when he stopped by at INEC office in the Sura area of Lagos Island Local Government Area to pick up his reprinted PVC alongside the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and some of his cabinet members. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking re-election on…

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Lagos Assembly Passes ₦1.768Trn 2023 Budget

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a total of ₦1,768,014,155,285 as the budget for 2023. The budget was passed during the plenary session presided over by  Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa on Monday, December 12, 2022. Obasa after the passage commended the lawmakers for their collective sacrifice and the swiftness with which the Appropriation Bill was handled. A breakdown of the approved budget size shows the sum of N748,096,508,571 as Recurrent expenditure and N1,019,917,646,713 as Capital expenditure for the year ending 31st December, 2023. A part…

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2023: We’ll Support Your Re-Election, Ayangbure, Ikorodu Leaders Assure Sanwo -Olu

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Wale Jagun Traditional rulers and leaders in Ikorodu division of Lagos State, as well as leaders and members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Ikorodu-based social club, Oriwu Club, have thrown their weight behind Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for second term in office. They said they are satisfied with the performance of Governor Sanwo-Olu in the last three and half years of his first term in office and therefore they will work tirelessly to ensure that he is re-elected in 2023. Speaking during an official investiture ceremony of Governor…

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Fourth Mainland Bridge Not A White Elephant Project  – Lagos Govt

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Government has said the proposed Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge which has three to four years completion period is neither a mirage nor a white elephant project. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyoye, stated this at the 15th edition of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of the proposed Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge Project Stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday, said the proposed project would make room for future expansion, curb gridlock and bring development to neighbouring communities. The meeting was organised for…

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Deji Lambo, Others Win Wole Soyinka Media Awards

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Kunle Adelabu Young Deji Lambo, a senior correspondent with the Punch Newspaper, has emerged as the Photojournalist of the Year at the 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. The Ikorodu – born journalist was honoured alongside 12 others for their contributions in investigative journalism at the award ceremony held in Ikeja, Lagos on Friday. Hassan Adebayo of Premium Times won the overall investigative journalist of the year and the best investigative story for the online category. Motunrayo Alaka, the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, WSVOJ, said the 13 finalists were…

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DBard Creative Media Sets To Re – Enact Ikorodu Legend, Erelu Ota’s Story

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Kunle Adelabu The story of the Erelu Ota, the legendary woman whose history had her journeyed from Ikorodu to Lagos Island on a mat through water, is set to be re – enacted. Waliu Adeyeri, a Playwright and Creative Director, DBard Creative Media, who has been researching into the history of the extraordinary woman who was very well revered during her time, will be presenting the script at the virtual reading of the historical work, titled, “The Heroism of Erelú Ota”, in preparation for a Concert Drama in 2023. According…

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Hon. Jessica Oba, Ikorodu West Council Leader Supports Traders With N1million

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye The Council Leader of Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Legislative Arm, Hon. Jessica Enitan Oba, has supported petty traders with fund to expand their businesses. She empowered over 50 constituents and residents of Ipakodo in Ikorodu West of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, with the sum of N1millon as business support. The presentation ceremony took place at the Ward A meeting venue in Ipakodo, Ikorodu West LCDA. A cheque of N15, 000 each was presented to the…

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Sanwo-Olu Slashes LASUED, LASUSTECH Tuition Fees By 65%

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has slashed the tuition fees to be paid by pioneer students of the two newly-established Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) Ijanikin/Epe and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, by 65 per cent. The news of the reduction was contained in a statement, yesterday, by Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Tokunbo Wahab. The governor was said to have considered the economy and its impact on parents before the decision. According to the management of the two new Universities,…

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Ikorodu- Itoikin Road: Full Rehabilitation Commences January 2023

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Wale Jagun The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries and the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, on Thursday,(today) revealed that full rehabilitation of the 32km Ikorodu- Itoikin Road will commence in January 2023. A statement released and signed by the Special Adviser to the Senator on Media & Publicity, Mr Enitan Olukotun, said that the Senator got assurances from the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, during a courtesy visit to the minister in his office in Mabuchi, Abuja on Wednesday.…

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LAWMA Seals Shops In Ikorodu For Not Paying Bills

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Kunle Adelabu & Waliu Adeyeri (Contributor) Many shop owners at the popular Ladega market in Ikorodu Local Government, got to their shops today to found them sealed by the officials of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA). Several other shops along the Ayangbure Road, Alhaji Street and garage were affected too. It was alleged that the affected shop owners failed to pay their bills. Our reporter, who visited the market earlier today, saw owners of the affected shops sat helplessly, while others were discussing in groups. According to one…

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