16 Teams Qualify For AMA U-18 Youth Football Championship’s Next Round

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Jare Olukotun Actions continued across the four centres hosting the ongoing AMA U-18 Star Youth Football Championship at the weekend, as teams engaged in fierce battles to qualify for the Round of 16. The championship, initiated by Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Ikorodu Constituency II, continues to serve as a platform for youth empowerment, talent discovery, and community development through sports. During the week two games, young footballers showcased remarkable talent, determination, and sportsmanship, delivering thrilling encounters that kept spectators on…

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COLUMN: LIFE REFLECTIONS PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY

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LIFE and the Lessons of Death By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB Introduction: The Silent Teacher Death is the one visitor every human being must someday meet. It does not knock with respect for wealth, status, intelligence, beauty, or power. Kings have bowed before it, empires have collapsed because of it, and generations have disappeared into history through its silent passage. Yet, despite its certainty, many people live as though death belongs only to others. Ironically, death is one of life’s greatest teachers. It teaches lessons that comfort cannot teach, wealth…

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Hon. Benson Applauds Imota Youths For Successful Maiden Unity Carnival

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‎‎Wale Jagun ‎The Executive Chairman, Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has lauded the youth of the council for a successful hosting of the maiden Imota Youth Unity Carnival, describing the event as a remarkable display of unity, cultural pride, and youthful excellence. ‎ ‎ ‎Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele commended them for the peaceful conduct and for showcasing  Imota’s rich cultural heritage, noting that the peaceful atmosphere and orderly procession reflected the maturity, responsibility, and commitment of Imota youths to community development. ‎ ‎ ‎According to him, the carnival provided…

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Council Chairman Commends Ijede Residents For Active Environmental Participation

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‎ Jare Olukotun ‎ ‎Residents of Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), have been commended for their active participation in the monthly environmental sanitation held last weekend by the Executive Chairman of the council area, Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo – Alogba. ‎ ‎ ‎It was the second edition of the reintroduced exercise in Lagos State. ‎ ‎ ‎The monthly exercise is aimed at improving environmental hygiene and public health standards, and also, to encourage community participation in maintaining a clean and sustainable environment. ‎ ‎ ‎Chairman Gbadebo-Alogba, accompanied by members of…

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GOA Equips 15 Female Teachers In Ikorodu LGEA With Basketball Training

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Jare Olukotun In an attempt to get pupils engaged in playing basketball at early age, the Giants of Africa (GOA) has engaged 15 female teachers from public schools across the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu Local Government, in a One-Day Basketball Clinic. The clinic was held at the Avicenna International School, GRA, Ikeja, on Sunday. According to the Education Secretary, LGEA, Ikorodu LG, Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, the clinic focused on equipping teachers with the fundamentals of basketball, empowering them to introduce the sport to pupils at an early age,…

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Imota Council Authority Denies Alleged Killing Of Two Female Students

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Kunle Adelabu -Radio station apologises for false report The radio station that reported the alleged beheading of two female students in Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has apologized for the unverified report. The news report has gone viral and caused panic and fear in Imota and Ikorodu Division. In a statement by the council chairman, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, before the apology and retraction by the radio station, Imota council authority described the news as false, misleading and entirely unfounded.…

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Lagos East Senator, APC Chairman Urge Unity Ahead Of 2027 General Elections

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Kunle Adelabu -Abiru lauds President Tinubu’s achievements The Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, and the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, have urged members of the ruling party to put the outcomes of the just concluded primary elections in the state behind them, and work towards the unity and success of the party in the forthcoming 2027 General Elections. Appealing to those favoured as candidates, others that lost and the APC stakeholders, the two party chieftains enjoined everyone to focus on…

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NYCN Imota Urges Journalists, Bloggers, Social Media Users To Desist From False Narration

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Kunle Adelabu -Debunks beheading of two students The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) chapter, has challenged journalists , bloggers and social media influencers to ensure due diligence and professionalism in their information dissemination duty by verifying their reports properly before sharing to the public. However, the charge is not restricted to professional journalists, bloggers and influencers alone but other social media users, according to the youth body, this is to prevent panic and fear always generated by such reports. Comr. Adebogun Oriyomi Modupe,…

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Information On Imota Students Being Beheaded Is False, Misleading -CDC

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Kunle Adelabu The Community Development Committee (CDC) in Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has debunked a report making the rounds that a number of students in Imota have been beheaded. A radio station in a video circulated earlier today, has reported that two students were beheaded in a school in Imota not mentioned. The report which has created fear across the social media platforms, has, however, been debunked by the CDC as false and capable of causing panic in a statement signed…

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LASUSTECH VC Seeks Philanthropic Partnership To Advance Impact Agenda During Visit To High Chief Tunde Fanimokun

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Our Reporter In a significant move aligned with his IMPACT mantra of rapid infrastructural development, manpower development, productivity, academic excellence, community engagement, and alignment with Lagos State’s THEME+ agenda, the Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Professor Olumuyiwa Omotola Odusanya, led a high-level delegation to the Victoria Island residence of octogenarian philanthropist, High Chief Tunde Fanimokun on Saturday, 30th May, 2026. ‎ ‎The working visit, facilitated by the DSE Foundation, provided a platform for the university to formally present and defend its proposed areas of…

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