Category: Community

Kunle Adelabu The Ranodu of Imota, His Royal Majesty Oba Ajibade Bakare Agoro, has added his voice to the call on government, especially the Federal Government, to provide social and economic supports for citizens who have suffered hardship due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The royal father declared that the health challenge that is ravaging the entire world is now a pandemic while also warning people to be careful and heed all the precautionary measures issued by the government in their own interest. Oba Agoro, a first class traditional…

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Kunle Adelabu Ikorodu Heroes (I-Heroes), a group of young professional indigenes in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has launched community/developmental projects for 2020. The projects were unveiled at the 10th anniversary celebration/4th Annual General Meeting of the group held at the Admos Hotel, Imota, on Saturday, March 21, 2020, while the scorecard of the group, which has impacted positively on the development of the division, was also presented. Addressing our reporter at the event, Mr Seun Eleso, the I-Heroes President, stated that his administration swung into action after…

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Kunle Adelabu The traditional ruler of Ibesheland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Richard Ogunsanya, and the Regent/Olisa of Ijede, High Chief Musediq Alliu, have both warned their subjects to strictly heed the directives of the Lagos State Government in containing the spread of the Coronavirus and to, more importantly, stay at home as ordered by the government.  Oba Ogunsanya and High Chief Alliu gave the warning on Sunday (yesterday) at his palace when Team SOB visited the Olubeshe palace over the Coronavirus presently ravaging the country. Oba Ogunsanya, while speaking on…

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Kunle Adelabu Mrs Saidat, Iya-Oloja General, Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), who led a team of market leaders in Ikorodu division to monitor the compliance level in all markets across the division to the State government’s directives concerning the containment of the Coronavirus,  has asked the state and local governments to provide marketers and residents generally with social aid if the enforcement of its directives is to have desired effect. The market leader, who spoke with THE IMPACT on behalf of other members of the monitoring team delegated by…

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun In view of the growing cases of victims of Coronavirus and fear of further spread, residents of Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have called on the Lagos State Government to ensure that restriction on gathering of people in public places are strictly enforced. They also called on the local council authorities in the division to ensure that the directive of the state government on public places are enforced. These were some of the resolutions of participants on THE IMPACT WhatsApp platform during a…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government has charged authorities at the Local Governments (LGs) and Local Council Development Area (LCDAs) to assist her in ensuring that needless gathering of people on Streets and suburbs, including street traders are prevented henceforth. Also, in furtherance of measures introduced to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, (COVID-19), the Lagos State Government has directed scavengers to immediately vacate all refuse dumpsites. A statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, directed the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to…

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