Tag Archives: Ikorodu

Country Director, Water Aid Nigeria, Evelyn Mere has said that water sanitation and hygiene are human rights and essential basic services that serve as a foundation for reducing the spread of infectious diseases and promoting human dignity. Mere said this in Lagos when WaterAid Nigeria with funding support from PepsiCo Foundation launched a project to enhance Water and Sanitation Hygiene …

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 Folake Sokoya Residents of Agodongbon village, a community near Lucky Fiber Industries in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, have cried out for help after some individuals claiming to be Lagos State officials demolished their homes. According to the Baale of the community, Otunba Oluwole Sanni, the same set of people that knocked down their houses on July 6 had stormed …

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Executive Director of the Humanity Family Foundation For Peace and Development (HUFFPED), Mrs. Adekemi Adeyeye has called on Nigerian women to ensure participation in the electoral process. Speaking during an empowerment program in Ikorodu recently, Adeyeye said women, like their male counterparts also have the rights to aspire for elective offices once they are qualified. She however encouraged women to …

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A media consulting firm, NixxHash Communications has concluded plans to host the second edition of workshop to boost the skills of small and medium enterprises. The workshop, titled ‘How to Boost Your Business Using Social Media’ is slated for Thursday, October 31st and it is poised to help business owners within Ikorodu area of Lagos to make the best out …

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Folake Sokoya Despite the statement jointly signed by the Lagos State Police Command and the Monarch of Ikorodu to assure females around the town that they could move freely during the Oro Day festival,National Wire can report that major areas of the town are now deserted by women. In a statement jointly signed by the State Commissioner of Police, Edgal …

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Folake Sokoya Troops of the 81 Division Nigeria Army apprehended 23 suspected cultists at the Egirin Depression area of Ikorodu on April 16, 2018, where over 50 suspected cultists of the “Eiye” confraternity were conducting physical training for new recruits. The new members were being initiated to be able to plan and carry out robbery and kidnap activities,according to the …

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Folake Sokoya  The traditional rulers and community leaders of Oke-Oko, Oke-Tapa and environs of Isawo in Ikorodu-Lagos, have donated 10 acres of land to the Nigerian Army to build barracks. Baale of the communities, Chief Musa, disclosed the gift in an interview with our reporter in Lagos on Sunday. Musa said that the land was given to the Army owing …

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The Lagos State government has commended Ecobank Nigeria for renovating and furnishing the main building at the Agbala Pediatric Centre in Ikorodu being part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility effort directed at women and children. Speaking on behalf of the state commissioner for Health, the Chairman, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr Bayo Aderiye said the contribution by Ecobank …

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Star Clinic begins free health clinic service programme for the young and elderly members of the society, starting with the Ikorodu community, Lagos State. The health programme is an initiative of Dr. Adeolu Olusodo, founder of Star Clinic, which offers free medical services and treatments to people from ages 0-12 and adults from the age of 60 and above. The …

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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai on Wednesday, October 26, 2017 visited Ikorodu, Lagos State to monitor the ongoing operation Crocodile Smile, a military exercise at the Sector 3 Tactical Headquarters in Isawo, Ikorodu Lagos State. Buratai while commending men and officers of the Nigerian Army at the Sector 3 urged them to remain committed in the …

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