Ikorodu LG Needs A Vibrant, Intelligent Man As LG Chairman -Otunba Olukoga

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Kunle Adelabu A former Special Adviser on Education to the former Governor of Lagos State, Otunba (Dr.) Fatai Olajide Olukoga, has stated that what Ikorodu Local Government needs in the coming council election is a vibrant, intelligent and a chairman that has something meaningful to offer the people. Otunba Olukoga, who also served as a Council Administrator some years back, spoke with THE IMPACT at the Ikorodu Divisional Police Barracks Playing Ground, Ikorodu, at the weekend. While emphasizing that The Mandate Movement (TMM) is now one family, Otunba Olukoga, who…

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Senator Tokunbo Abiru, Wife, ATTF President, Inspect Nearly Completed Iconic SAIL Innovation Lab, Sport Centre In Ibeju-Lekki

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Jare Olukotun The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, in the company of wife, Mrs. Feyisola Abiru, and other notable personalities, including Mr. Wahid Enitan Oshodi, President of the African Table Tennis Federation and Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation, on Sunday, inspected the nearly completed SAIL Innovation Lab and Sport Centre at Orimedu, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State. The impressive facility sited on a sprawling 8,600 square meter prime land, along the road leading to the Lekki Free Trade in Ibeju-Lekki.…

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72-Hour Lagos Shopping Festival Kicks -Off Monday

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Our reporter -Festival will showcase Nigeria’s rich culture, says Aregbe The highly anticipated Lagos Shopping Festival, a 72-hour non-stop shopping extravagance, will commence tomorrow, Monday, December 23 at the iconic Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. The three-day shopping festival scheduled for December 23 to 25, is organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, in partnership with Chain Reaction Ltd. The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Idris Aregbe, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the festival will offer an unmatched shopping…

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Lagos Will Explore More Tourism Opportunities On Waterways, Says Sanwo – Olu

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Kunle Adelabu Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday said his government will continue to explore waterways to develop a strong ecosystem for tourism and further expand the transportation system in the State. He said his administration is committed to unlocking tourism potential to further grow the economy of the State. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Saturday during the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta with the theme “Our Water, Our Heritage, Our Life,” held at Victoria Island and across various locations in the five divisions of the State—Ikorodu, Badagry, Ikeja, Lagos…

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TMM Ikorodu Division Resolves Differences, Unites Under One Political Umbrella

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Kunle Adelabu After months of factionalisation, maneuvering and fierce rivalry, The Mandate Movement (TMM) in Ikorodu Division, has come together as a one – big – united family and ready to, once again, form a formidable political platform. The political group, under the Divisional leader of Alhaji Musiliu Animashaun (De Cubano), at its first – ever meeting held at the Alhaji Animashaun’s house on Friday, after full reconciliation, agreed to operate under the umbrella of the TMM, and charged members who were in attendance in large numbers, to embrace one…

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LASG Calls For Safety Consciousness, Strict Crowd Control At Yuletide

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government has observed with serious concern the stampede during philanthropic gestures of individuals and organisations in some parts of the country. Honourable Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement said that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu sympathises with families whose loved ones were involved in the stampede that led to loss of lives in some States. “To prevent such occurrences in Lagos State, all individuals or groups that intend to distribute items to large gatherings of people are advised to seek clearance from the…

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LASG Extends Flexible Work Initiative By Additional Three Months

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has again extended the flexible work initiative for the state workers by three months. The Head of Service, Lagos State, Mr Bode Agoro, in a Circular No: 096, on Friday, announced the Governor’s directive on the additional three months extension from December 2024 to March 2025. “Further to the Head of Service Circular Ref. No: CIR/HOS/’24/Vol./071 dated 4th September on Extension of Flexible Work Initiative for Additional Three (3) Months, it is hereby notified for general information that Mr. Gvernor , Mr.…

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Olori Kudirat Shotobi Increases Scholarship Award Beneficiaries To 20

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Kunle Adelabu The number of the beneficiaries of the annual scholarship award by Olori Abosede Kudirat Abosede Shotobi, the wife of the Ayangbure of Ikorodu Kingdom, has been increased to 20. Before the increment that was announced by the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, His Royal Majesty, Oba Kabir Shotobi, six pupils had been benefitting from the scholarship annually. Meanwhile, Oba Shotobi made the announcement about the increase recently while commissioning the newly renovated hall at the Methodist Primary School, Ikorodu, by the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), with the support…

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Love Beyond Xmas: PEPC Foundation Honours Memory Of Founder’s Late Father With Novelty Match, Food Packs For 20, 000 Lagosians

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Wale Jagun This year’s edition of the Pepc Foundation’s ‘Love Beyond Christmas‘, which is a special edition, will be dedicated to the memory of late Alhaji Kolawole Saheed Akinsanya (Baba Pepc), an incorruptible police officer, foremost community and sports developer and safety ambassador. Late Alhaji Akinsanya, father of the founder of Pepc Foundation, Barr Luqman Akinsanya, died on Sunday, August 18, 2024. For this year’s edition, the foundation is targeting 20, 000 elderly persons, widows, single mothers, and vulnerable families, at an event which will feature a novelty match at…

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Ojikutu, Sholumade FCs Set For Thrilling Ijede LCDA Chairman’s Cup Final

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Wale Jagun After weeks of thrilling, exciting and skillful displays by various teams in the maiden edition of the Ijede LCDA Chairman’s Cup, Ojikutu FC and Sholumade FC have qualified for the final match. The final match, which is expected to be an exciting game, is scheduled to be played at 3pm on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at the Anwarl-Ul-Islam Primary School’s field in ljede. The field has hosted all the matches played in the tournament so far. The third-place match between the Oke-Eletu 2 FC and Palace FC, comes…

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