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Ikorodu Security: Royal Fathers, Eminent Personalities Stand By IDPIL Initiative

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun -We got LASG approval for the security initiative, IDPIL/GTE The six Council Chairmen in Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, have, once again, openly expressed their opposition to the divisional security architecture – Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited/GTE (IDPIL/GTE), put in place by the royal fathers and other eminent personalities in the division. The IDPIL initiative, which was launched in March with the procurement, presentation and distribution of massive security equipment to various security formations towards assisting the division in terms of security, has…

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King Kosoko Memorial Museum Gets Government Recognition

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Kunle Adelabu -Family unveils Logistics Company The Lagos State Government has granted the King Kosoko Museum recognition as one of the important centres that must be preserved and protected for the reconstruction of Lagos and Nigeria histories and a place where both local and foreign tourists can visit. The ancient palace of the late former legendary Oba of Lagos and later Oloja of Ereko, Oba Kosoko, was upgraded to a museum by the family in April this year after about five years of its rehabilitation. The palace was built in…

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Ikorodu Ultra – Modern Town Hall: Historic Architectural Masterpiece For All Engagements, Seasons

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Kunle Adelabu The magnificent edifice, which was initially named Ikorodu Town Hall and now, the Ikorodu Ultra – Modern Town Hall, is a historical monument and great architecture masterpiece which is one of the major landmarks in Ikorodu Division. Ikorodu Ultra – Modern Town hall depicts the industrious nature of lkorodu people; their social status; their tastes and class, all of which are reflected in Ikorodu song of praise, ‘Oga’ (boss or master). The idea behind the construction of the Ikorodu town hall on a large expanse of land and…

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Kith & Kin Students Reconstruct Ikorodu Origin With Stage Play, Gets Royal Commendations

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun -As schools celebrate 25th Anniversary It was a beautiful performance when the students of the Kith & Kin Educational Schools (KKES) reconstructed the origin of Ikorodu Kingdom through a stage play to commemorate the school’s 25th year anniversary. The play, titled, ‘Ikorodu Oga’, was written and directed by Prince Adeolu Owolabi, with many some aspects of it disputed some of the aspects of the age – long source of Ikorodu people, especially, the generally acceptable version that Sekumade (a brother to the Oga, the progenitor…

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Igbogbo Still Preserving History, Culture Through Oro Songs

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Kunle Adelabu -Adeboruwa calls for collaborations The Igbogbo Kingdom which is an ancient town and one of the earliest settlements in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has continued to sustain and preserve its cultural and traditional values from generation to generation and there is no sign of relenting. Such was the purpose when the monarch, traditional chiefs, traditional groups, residents of the town as well as eminent personalities from far and near gathered at the Adeboruwa palace to launch two albums produced by the Igbogbo Cultural Heritage Group.…

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Ikorodu Constituency II Seat: Who Gets Ijede Mandate To Face Incumbent, Hon Solaja?

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun The nine aspirants for the Ikorodu Constituency II seats from Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA) will have their fate determined today on who gets the Council’s nod to represent it in the primary election next month. As many as ten aspirants are aspiring to represent the constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ijede LCDA alone. After a meeting with aspirants on Wednesday in Ijede, party leaders resolved that there will be a shadow primary where ward executives in the…

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Checkers Custard Factory Workers On Rampage Over Poor Treatment, Salary

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Ramson Acheme Casual workers of the Indian manufacturing company, Checkers, couldn’t take the harsh conditions of service they have been enduring for the past three years, as they went on rampage on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The rampage was embarked upon after one of the supervisors was sent on indefinite suspension by the management over what his colleagues called flimsy excuse to punish the supervisor. According to report gathered, on that very morning, casual factory workers with the manufacturers of Checkers Custard were seen screaming at the gate and refused…

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Again! Bayeku Road Is Flooded, Impassable As Residents Blame Sanwo – Olu, Daini, Solaja

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Kunle Adelabu -Demand urgent intervention Five months after palliative measure was carried out on the collapsed Bayeku road in Igbogbo area of Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) by the residents and other stakeholders, the road has collapsed again and flooded, thereby, preventing movement of residents and other road users. The residents, who faced severe hardship in passing through the road and moving in and out of their houses and shops after yesterday’s downpour, have blamed the Lagos State Government, Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA and the representative of the Ikorodu Constituency Il…

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School Proprietors, Parents Decry Increase In WAEC Fees, Penalties

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye – Say many students will be denied -Call on Govt, National, State Reps to intervene Unless there is a positive turn of events, students in private schools within Ikorodu WAEC  Zonal  Office and Lagos State at large may not write this year’s West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), being organized by the West African Examinations Council due to what many parents called arbitrary increment in the exam’s fees. According to many of the parents and private schools’ proprietors, the decision of the examination body…

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Sunmi’s Re – Emergence As APC State Scribe, His Political Reckoning, Relevance

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Kunle Adelabu Just like a cat with nine lives, Hon. Olanrewaju Sunmi Odesanya, last year, returned from his political wilderness to limelight as the State Scribe of the All Progressives Congress (APC); proving that he is still very much relevant in the political reckoning in Ikorodu Division and Lagos State at large. With his emergence as the Scribe of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Sunmi has shown that aside being a favoured figure, he is also strategic and understands the dynamism of politics contrary to what some thought.…

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