Category: Impact Photo News

PHOTOS: Remains of Alhaji Shafari Aremu Sule Buried At Home

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Kunle Adelabu The body of Alhaji Shafari Aremu Sule, the former President, Oriwu College Old Students’ Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN) and former President, Oriwu Club, has been interred at his Grammar School home in Ikorodu. Alhaji Sule died earlier today, Thursday, July 31, 2020, at a private hospital in Ikorodu. He was 80. He was lowered into the grave at 3. 40pm after the Islamic prayer led by Alhaji A. B Yusuf, the National Chief Imam of Anwar – ul – Islam. Some of the dignitaries at the burial are…

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Photos: Rotary Club Igbogbo Marks 2020 Tree Planting Day

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Kunle Adelabu The Rotary Club of Igbogbo on Tuesdays joined millions of others globally to mark the 2020 Tree Planting Day. The Humanitarian and service club led by its President, Rotarian Francis Shonubi, planted trees at the Rotary Centre along the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way and at the frontage of the Osugbo Shrine in igbogbo. Members of the club also paid courtesy call on the Adeboruwa of igbogbo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Semiudeen kasali and his chiefs at the Adeboruwa palace, Igbogbo, where the royal father was presented with…

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Photos: LASPOTECH Supports Fight Against COVID – 19 With Innovations

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Kunle Adelabu The Lagos State Polytechnic, one of the foremost institution of technology in Nigeria, has developed four important equipment to help fight against the ravaging novel Coronavirus pandemic. The machines were presented to selected pressmen at the Ikorodu main campus of  the institution on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Rector of the institution, Mr Samuel Olayinka Sogunro, conducted the pressmen round the four machines. The machines are Sensor Control Hand Washing Machine, Mechanical Ventilator, Foot Pedal Hand Washing Machine and Human Disinfection/Sanitizing Booth.…

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Photo News: Ongoing Rehabilitation Of Aga/Gbasemo Road By LASG

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Wale Jagun Rehabilitation of another dilapidated road, Aga/Gbasemo road is currently ongoing by the Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC). Work started on the road last week after being left in a state of total collapse in the last four years unattended to. When our reporter visited on Monday, May 4, 2020, LSPWC has covered the surface of the road from the Aga junction to Olomeje Mosque axis with asphalt.  The road connects the Ikorodu Ikorodu Local Government with Ikorodu West and Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council…

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Photos: Quiet Easter Celebration In Ikorodu Due To CONVID -19 Lockdown

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Kunle Adelabu It was quiet Easter Sunday in Ikorodu today as most Churches did not observe the celebration due to lockdown order by the government in an attempt to prevent the spread of the ravaging CONVID – 19. At the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Patriarch Bolaji Johnson Cathedral at Ita-Elewa in Ikorodu, where a special service was held to record for online viewing of the Church members, it was scanty auditorium when our reporter visited.

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Photo News: Coronavirus: Councils In Ikorodu Deserted

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Kunle Adelabu Local Government secretariats in Ikorodu Division are totally deserted as people stayed at home as precautionary measure against the deadly Coronavirus that is ravaging the country. Or reporter visited Ikorodu Local Government and Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Tuesday to see ghost towns. We also gathered  that Ikorodu West, Ikorodu North, Ijede and Imota LCDAs are also deserted as workers stayed at home for fear of the disease.

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Photo News: Veteran Journalist, Pa Owolabi Buried In Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu The remains of Pa Olatunji Owolabi, the veteran broadcaster who worked with the Radio Lagos/Eko FM for many years and also engaged on contract after retirement was today committed to mother earth. He was buried at the Ojokoro cemetery on Saturday, March 21, 2020 after the burial service at his residence, 17, Idiat Sanda Street, Aga, Ikorodu. At the burial service were late Pa Owolabi’s widow, children, family members and friends. The Service of Songs and Christian Wake-Keep held on Friday also at his residence was very well…

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Photo News: Tributes Galore For Pa Owolabi At ‘Legendary Night of Honour’

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Kunle Adelabu It was tributes galore for late Pa Olatunji Owolabi as media guru, important personalities, journalists, as well as residents of Ikorodu gathered to honor the late veteran broadcaster at an event tagged, ‘Legendary Night of Honour’, organized to celebrate the life and times of the deceased. Also in attendance were late veteran broadcaster’s widow, children and family members who were invited to partake in the event. The historic event, which was the first of its kind to be organised by journalists in Ikorodu in honor of a dead…

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Photo News: More Constituents Benefit From Hon. Benson, iCare’s Monthly Food Distribution

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Jare Olukotun Another set of 500 families and individuals benefited from the monthly iCare’s food distribution to less privileged constituents in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. The exemplary gesture is being sponsored by the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Babajimi Benson. This month’s edition of the scheme, which has received international and national recognition of the bodies concerned with hunger in the world, took place at usual venue at the Hon. Benson Federal Constituency office along Igbogbo-Ipakodo road in Ikorodu. The…

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