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Oba Sotonwa Calls FG, State Government’s Attentions To Deplorable State Of Port Authority Road In Ikorodu

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Kunle ADELABU The traditional ruler of Ipakodo community in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Basiru Aremu Sotonwa, the Sekumade of Ipakodo, has called on the attention of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of Lagos State,  Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, to the deplorable state of Oba Sekumade road (Port Authority road) in Ipakodo, Ikorodu. Oba Sotonwa, in his address delivered during the inauguration of the Ipakodo Development Association (IDA) at the Sekumade palace in Ipakodo,…

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Political Appointments: Politicians, Others Jostle For Appointments, Elevations As Apex Leaders Call For Interests

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Kunle ADELABU If the indications coming from the Apex leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu is anything to go by, Ikorodu people are in for another intense politicking usually characterized by jostling for political appointments. THE IMPACT gathered that the APC Apex leaders in Ikorodu Division under the leadership of the former Deputy Governor, Prince Abiodun Ogunleye, at its meeting held at the Solomade house of the former Deputy Governor, on Friday, March 22, 2019, has declared the jostling for political appointments open for interested parties. The…

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Ebute-Iga Celebrates Over 500 Year-Old Liwe Festival

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Kunle ADELABU The 2019 edition of the Liwe festival in Ebute-Iga community in Ikorodu West Local Council Area (LCDA) was celebrated amidst boat voyage, prayers, merriment, pomp and pageantries on Friday, March 22, 2019. The traditional festival, which is gradually attaining tourism status, has been in existence for over 500 years and has annually been celebrated ever since. As early as 6am on that day, Alashe of Ebute-Iga and Chief Executive Officer, Origin Zoo and gardens, Prince Abiola Kosoko, traditional chiefs and people of Ebute-Iga had started gathering at the…

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Easter Celebration: Ipakodo Community Revives ‘Oke-Odo’ Carnival

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Kunle ADELABU & Mariam AKINLOYE -Inaugurates development association Fun seekers in Ikorodu will soon have another opportunity to smile if plans by the Sekumade of Ipakodo, His Royal Majesty , Oba (Engr.) Bashiru Aremu Sotonwa, the Ipakodo Development Association and residents of Ipakodo Community in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Nigeria, to bring back the Easter Monday picnic gathering at Ebute see the light of the day. The festival is an age-long gathering of Christians in Ikorodu at the Ebute beach in fulfillment of…

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Adijat’s Killing Can Never Be Swept Under The Carpet – Representative of Ayangbure of Ikorodu

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Otunba Ayodele Elesho,  the former Commissioner of Information, Lagos State and the Agbaakin of Ikorodu Kingdom, led other representatives of the Ayangbure of Ikorodu to pay a condolence visit to the mother of Adijat who was killed by police stray bullet at Adamo. Our reporter had a brief interview session with him after a parley between the family of the deceased, Deputy Commissioner of Police, SCIID, Hon. Agunbiade, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu Chapter, and stakeholders in Akaun community. MPACT: Sir, can you please introduce yourself? Otunba Elesho: I am…

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Imota DPO Ordered Police Officers To Open Fire On Those That Assisted Me In Taking The Remains of My Daughter To The Station – Late Adijat’s Mother

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Mrs Janet Anifowoshe, mother of late Adijat Sikiru in this short interview with Kunle ADELABU, the Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief of THE IMPACT, bore her mind on the events that led to the unfortunate death of her 17 years old girl, Adijat Sikiru, on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Adamo. She alleged that the police officers at the Imota Police Station opened fire on the people that followed her to the station and other protesters. Excerpts: IMPACT: Please, do accept our condolences. Can you please tell us how  the unfortunate incident that led…

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We Are Going To Provide Legal Support And Seek For Compensation For Adijat’s Family – NBA Chairman, Ikorodu Branch

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Kunle ADELABU, the Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief of THE IMPACT Newspaper engaged Barrister Bayo Akinlade, Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu branch in a brief interview after a parley between the family of the deceased, Deputy Commissioner of Police, SCIID, Hon. Agunbiade, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu Chapter, and stakeholders in Akaun community. He spoke on the intervention of the body in the getting justice and compensation for the family of  Adijat Sikiru, victim of the police spray bullets in Ikorodu. Excerpts: IMPACT: For the record, can you please introduce yourself? NBA Chairman:…

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Police Need To Start Doing Drug And Alcoholic Tests For Police Officers Issued With Guns –Eyewitness Of Adijat’s Killing

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Mr Heritage, Publisher of the Heritage Magazine, was an eye witness of the unfortunate incident that led to the death of a 17 years old girl, Adijat Sikiru, on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Adamo. In this short interview with Kunle ADELABU, the Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief of THE IMPACT, Heritage bore his mind on how he tried to caution the accused officer from shooting, how he dissuaded the people from running after him after he had allegedly fired the shot that killed Adijat and his perception on various interventions. Excerpts: IMPACT: As…

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Police Stray Bullet’s Killing In Adamo: Ikorodu Youths Commiserate With Victim’s Mother, Condemn Killing

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Kunle ADELABU Youths in Ikorodu, on Friday, March 22,2019, paid a condolence visit to Mrs Janet Anifowoshe, the mother of late Adijat Sikiru , the 17 years old SS1 student of Ansar-Ul-Deen Secondary School, Imota, who was killed by a stray bullet allegedly shot by a Police officer ,  Sergeant Mudi Emmanuel, on March 18. Comrade Samson Bisiriyu , the Convener/Executive Director, Ikorodu Division Youths Movement, led other members of the group to the number 11, Akaun Street, Adamo residence of the bereaved mother and family of the deceased. While…

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Adijat’s Killing: Family, Community Indict Imota DPO Of Shooting Man, Destroying Vehicles

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 Kunle ADELABU The Divisional Police Officer(DPO) in-charge of Imota Police Division, has been alleged of wrongdoing by the mother of the girl killed by the stray bullet allegedly shot by a police officer, Sergeant Mudi Emmanuel, in Adamo, Ikorodu, on March 18,2019.  Mrs Janet Anifowoshe, the bereaved mother of late Adijat, while recounting the sad incident that led to the untimely death of her daughter, explained that the DPO and his men treated her and her sympathizers badly when they went  to the station to protest the gruesome murder of…

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