Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa as chairman and chief executive officer of the National Diaspora Commission. Dabiri-Erewa, who is currently the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, was a member of the House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in Lagos from 2003-2015. Nigeria Senate president, Bukola […] …
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Fear grips Ikorodu residents over filthy environment
Downpour: 3 communities cut off in Lagos
Some communities in Ikorodu area of Lagos State have been cut off following early morning three-hour downpour which had rendered the road leading to the area impassable. Motorists plying the Agric-Isawo-Arepo Road had difficulty either coming out or going into the three communities of Isawo, Igbo Olomu and Arepo because of the flooded road. The […] …
Unrest in Ikorodu as armed soldiers, youths face-off
There was an early morning face-off between Nigerian soldiers and suspected cultists at Solomada Estate area of Ikorodu on Thursday. Trouble started when the suspected cultists allegedly attacked and killed a soldier. In retaliation, reports said soldiers besieged the estate in search of the suspected killers of the military man. Details later. …
Ikorodu boat mishap: One body still missing
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Five feared dead as boat capsizes in Lagos
About five persons were feared dead when a boat capsized in Lagos on Wednesday evening. An eyewitness told The Guardian that the boat was travelling from CMS to Ikorodu. Bodies of the victim were brought to the jetty at Ipakodo in Ikorodu outskirts of Lagos. The Lagos State police spokesman, Chike Oti, a Chief Superintendent […] …
Student allegedly barks like dog after undergoing spiritual cleansing
A 29- year- old female student of the College of Education, Akoka, Lagos, who visited a Muslim cleric for spiritual cleaning to avert calamity, is allegedly barking like a dog after undergoing the cleansing in Ikorodu area of Lagos. The alfa, one Mustapha Hammed, 23, who was subsequently arrested, admitted to putting a live frog […] …
63 Okada Riders Arrested For Burning Down Police Patrol Van In Ikorodu Following Death Of Colleague
The Lagos State Police Command has released a press statement on the unfortunate incident that happened in Ikorodu today. The statement reads: “Lagos State Police notes with regret the unfortunate burning of a police patrol van stationed at a black spot in Ibeshe, Ipakodo area of Ikorodu, Lagos state by
Two men docked for allegedly stealing cell phones
Two men appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Wednesday for allegedly stealing two cell phones valued at N30, 000 at a church in the town. The accused: Adekunle Ibrahim (18), and Gabriel Oladele (20), who both live at the Elepe community in Ikorodu, were docked on charges of conspiracy and stealing. They […] …
Ikorodu residents call for modification of traditional festivals
SOME traders and residents in Ikorodu area of Lagos State have appealed to the custodians of traditional festivals to modify how they are celebrated. They made the appeal in interviews with the News Agency of […]
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