Category: Community

Odofin Onasanya Emerges Overall Head, Lantan Onanusi Family ln Igbogbo

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Kunle Adelabu Chieftains and members of the Lantan Onanusi Chieftaincy family of Igbogbo in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, on Friday, July 9, 2021, installed High Chief Tajudeen Alade Duduyemi Onasanya, the Odofin of Igbogbo, as their head. Chief Onasanya hails from the Saaogun branch of the Lantan Onanusi chieftaincy family. He was installed at the home of the former head of the Lantan Onanusi family at Itun – Abosan (Chief Osho – Ashafa) in the presence of chieftains and members of the three major branches of the…

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Ikorodu NBA, Residents Engage Ikeja Electricity On Metres, Billing, Other Issues

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Kunle Adelabu -Parties agree on mass metering as solution The Ikeja Electricity (IE) has agreed with residents and lawyers in Ikorodu that mass metering of energy consumers in their Business District and the country at large would greatly solve many problems. The agreement was reached at the interactive session facilitated by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu branch, as part of its ongoing legal week, held at its NBA Ikorodu Bar Centre, Ikorodu Library, off TOS Benson Avenue, Ikorodu, on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Deliberations at the session were in…

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We Will Be Hosting Our Elders To Celebrate Them, Reconnect With Lost Values – Erogbogbo, IKODASS Chairman

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, Chairman of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), has stated that the need to reconnect with the lost societal values, tradition and culture is the major reason for the introduction of the monthly ‘Time – Out with Octogenarians’ in Ikorodu by his leadership. The programme, which is the initiative of IKODASS, commenced on Saturday, June 20. 2021, and is being powered by the EROZ Place, a Bar and Wellness Centre located on Borokinni Street, Aga, Ikorodu. At the gathering, the 30…

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Save Our Souls: 60 Communities Along Ijede Road Want Gov. Sanwo – Olu, Agunbiade’s Interventions Over Ongoing Construction

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Kunle Adelabu 60 communities located along the Itamaga – Ijede road which is currently under reconstruction by the Lagos State government, have cried out to Governor Babajide Sanwo – Olu, and the Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly and the representative of the Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, for urgent intervention in the project. In a ‘Save Our Souls’ letter by over 60 Community Development Committee (CDAs) addressed to Hon. Agunbiade, the CDAs, under the aegis of Committee on Ijede Road Rehabilitation (COIR), said that they are bringing…

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Lagos Majority Leader Parleys Community Developers On Itamaga –Ijede, Agura – Gberigbe, Shagamu Roads

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -Plans to reconstitute CDAs Consultative Forum The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the representative of Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Sanai Bolanle Agunbiade, has assured chieftains of Community Development Committee (CDC) and Community Development Association (CDAs) that he would always be available for them if called upon to tackle challenges and help bring development to their areas. Hon. Agunbiade made the statement while meeting with the CDC Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government and the General Secretary, Lagos State Community Development Advisory Council…

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Ikorodu Community Developers Engage Chairmanship Aspirants

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Kunle Adelabu It was an opportunity for the aspirants vying for the Chairmanship position of Ikorodu Local Government to present their agendas to the Community Development Committee (CDC) and Community Development Associations (CDAs), when they met there chieftains on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Three of the four aspirants – the incumbent Chairman, Hon. Wasiu Adesina who is seeking re – election, incumbent Vice Chairman, Princess Foashade Oba, and former Council Leader, Hon. Azeez Jimoh Olosugbo took turns to speak to about 100 community developers who had gathered at the Ikorodu…

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Oba Shotobi To New IKODASS Chairman: I Will Not Interfere In Your Administration But l Will Be Concerned About Your Performance

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Kunle Adelabu -Erogbogbo steps in as 10th IKODASS Chairman. His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Kabir Adewale Shotobi, the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, has charged the new Chairman of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, on performance and continuity in development of Ikorodu started by his predecessors. The royal father, who said that IKODASS is the creation of the Ayangbure for developmental purposes, assured the new IKODASS Chairman that he would not interfere in the running of the body’s activities. Oba Shotobi gave the charge and assurance while…

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Family, Community Demand Justice For Man, Omolola Ejioye Allegedly Killed In Police Custody

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun Residents of Ikorodu community, social media activists and family of Omolola Ejioye, a young man allegedly tortured and killed in Police custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) over a matter he allegedly knew nothing about, are demanding justice for his death. The matter, which has escalated, has received wide condemnation from friends and residents of Ikorodu who are now calling for justice for the young man. According to information gathered by THE IMPACT, late Ejioye was arrested on Sunday, May 2, at Ladega,…

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Abandoned Paul Palmer Road Project: Igbogbo Residents Say Lives, Properties At Risk

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Kunle Adelabu -Urge Federal Ministry of Works to bring contractor back on site -We’ll be back on site soon, Mr Fashola, Chairman, Fountain Douglande Ltd Residents of Ife Oluwa Community Development Association (CDA) in Igbogbo area  of Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria, have called on the Federal Ministry on Works to come to their rescue over the abandoned road project in the community. They alleged that construction  works on the main road which leads into the community, has been abandoned by the contractor.…

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First Year Anniversary: De-Vanguard Gets Commendations, Sets To Impact More On Community

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Kunle Adelabu Guests and members of Development Vanguard (De Vanguard), a political and development platform based in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division have commended the group for its impactful efforts in the last one year of its formation. In commemoration of the anniversary, the group, Saturday, April 10, 2021, staged a ‘Walk for Fitness’ during which a large number of youths turned out enmasse and walked along major roads in Igbogbo township. The participants took off at Bakare’s house in Igbogbo  and walked through Awolowo Way, Adeboruwa…

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