NiDCOM Felicitates Chairman, Hon. Abike Dabiri -Erewa At 64

‎Kunle Adelabu‎‎ ‎‎‎The management and staff of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has congratulated its Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on her 64th birthday.‎‎‎In a statement today, signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun (mnipr), NiDCOM, Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, the commission lauded Hon. Dabiri -Erewa for her impacts on public service, diasporas engagement and national development.‎‎‎The commission said that the celebrant, fondly described as an Amazon, and born to the Erogbogbo family in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on October 11, 1962, has continued to demonstrate resilience, courage, and purposeful…

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IBLCDA Chair Celebrates Girl -Child, Calls Stakeholders To Action

‎‎Wale Jagun‎ ‎‎The Executive Chairman, Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun, has celebrated girl -child on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child .‎‎‎This year’s celebration is themed, “End child marriage and invest in girls’ rights”.‎‎‎In a statement commemorating the annual celebration, Omo’ba Aroyewun, urged stakeholders, parents and guardians to invest in girl -child as the future of the society. ‎‎‎”Today, I celebrate every girl in Igbogbo/Baiyeku and across Lagos State. The dreamers, the leaders, the doctors, engineers, teachers and changemakers of tomorrow.…

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Royal Father, Council Chairs, Political Leaders Join Rep. Benson In Commissioning Olu-Odo, Araromi-Solebo Roads In Ikorodu‎

‎Kunle Adelabu & Oyewumi Adebisi (trainee‎‎-We are not slowing down in terms of infrastructural developments -Lawmaker ‎‎‎‎Residents of Olu-Odo and Araromi-Solebo communities in Ikorodu, trooped out at the weekend to welcome the representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency and the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, and his large entourage as he commissioned road projects he facilitated in Igbogbp/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) and Ikorodu West LCDA.‎‎‎‎Rep. Benson, at the commissioning of Olu –Odo/Adegbose/Igbo –Agbowa and Araromi-Solebo Roads in IBLCDA and Ikorodu LG, respectively, described…

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Lawmaker Assures Defence Space Administration Of National Assembly’s Commitment To Expansion, Delivering On Security Mandate

Kunle Adelabu The Chairman, House of Representatives Defence Committee, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has assured the Defence Space Administration (DSA), of expanding its operational capacity and delivering on its national security mandate. Rep. Benson, who attended the DSA’s inaugural Day and Seminar, themed, “Space Power and National Security”, gave the assurance on Friday. The three – term lawmaker, representing Ikorodu federal constituency, emphasised the importance of space technology to national security and defence architecture. “As Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence, I recognise that space technology is…

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Ikorodu Constituency II Rep Urges Residents To Collect PVCs At Designated Centres

Hon. (Dr) Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), Member, Lagos State House of Assembly representing the Ikorodu Constituency II, has urged residents of Igbogbo/Baiyeku, Ijede and Imota Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to collect their Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC). AMA urges residents who registered between June and December 2025 and 2026 and those who transferred their PVCs to take the advantage of the collection window by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and collect their PVCs at the designated centres. PVC collection is now open for collection between Friday, 9th October, 2026,…

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Eletu Postpones Eyibi/Eluku Festival In Oke – Eletu Indefinitely‎

‎‎Kunle Adelabu -warn against any unlawful public gathering ‎‎‎The Eletu of Oke -Eletu and the traditional head of Oke-Eletu community in Ijede Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Eletu Adeniyi Omotayo Ajayi, has suspended the 2026 edition of Eyibi/Eluku festival indefinitely and warned against any unlawful public gathering within the community.‎‎‎‎The suspension which was in compliance with the Ijede council authorities directive, was confirmed to THE IMPACT at the weekend, by the Eletu Ajayi via a phone call.‎‎‎We gathered that the annual festival was suspended based on the directive…

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40th Imota Ayayo Day: Council Chairman Lauds Stakeholders, Residents Commitment To Preservation Of Cultural Heritage

Mariam Akinloye The Executive Chairman, Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, has congratulated the residents of the council on the occasion of the 40th Imota Ayayo Day Celebration. Hon. Benson lauded residents’ commitment to the preservation of Imota’s cultural heritage and the positioning of the ancient community on the global tourism map. The council boss extended his congratulations in a statement on Saturday, to the traditional head, stakeholders and residents of Imota on the milestone annual celebration. “I heartily rejoice with all our sons and daughters…

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Imota Day Committee Plans Compendium Of Annual Lectures To Preserve, Create Enduring Research Materials

Kunle Adelabu Going forward with the annual Imota Ayayo Day Public Lecture, Prof. Olumide Olushola Metilelu, Chairman Annual Lecture Committee and the Commissioner representing Ikorodu Division in Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), has revealed plans of the committee to compile lectures delivered by distinguished scholars and eminent personalities in the last four years when the initiative started into a compendium. While stating that every edition is part of a continuing conversation about the heritage of Imota and its future, Prof. Metilelu, who noted that the lecture has become an…

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Renewed Hope Ambassadors Unveil October 29 Inauguration Plans In Ikorodu

Kunle Adelabu with Oyewumi Adebisi (trainee) -Name RHA Conference Room after Sen. Abiru The Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) in Ikorodu Federal Constituency will on Thursday, October 29, 2026, be formally inaugurated in Ikorodu federal constituency by the state leadership of the platform initiated primarily to mobilise the grassroots for the re – election of President Bola Tinubu and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming General Elections in the country. This was disclosed on Thursday by the Coordinator of the RHA in Ikorodu, Comrade Japheth Odesanya,…

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‎Again, Shakiru Adeleye Secures NUJ Media Games Table Tennis Gold

‎Jare Olukotun ‎‎Ikorodu – born Lagos Television cameraman, Shakiru Adeleye has again clinched the gold medal to emerge champion in the men’s table tennis event at the 2026 Lagos State NUJ Media Games.‎‎‎Adeleye defeated Opeyemi Badmus of the Ministry of Information and Strategy Chapel in two straight sets, winning 11–7, 11–5 to secure the gold medal.‎‎‎The competition was held at the Lagos NUJ Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday, October 7, bringing together journalists and media practitioners from across the state.‎ ‎‎The feat made it the fourth time Adeleye will be…

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