Ikorodu is set to witness a major boost in educational infrastructure following the approval of a Command Secondary School , as the 174 Battalion, Ikorodu, Lagos State, secured through the intervention and advocacy of the Member of the House of Representatives, representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, MHR. Rep. Benson, who personally received the approval, described the development as a landmark achievement that would expand access to quality and affordable education for children of military personnel, their families and residents of adjoining communities. The federal lawmaker expressed delight that his request had received the approval of the Nigerian Army, describing the initiative as a practical demonstration of what purposeful representation and responsive leadership can achieve when the genuine needs of constituents are identified and pursued. According to him, the establishment of the school goes beyond the provision of another educatio...
The Executive Chairman of Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun , has assured pensioners in the council area of his administration’s commitment to ensuring that their concerns receive the necessary attention, as he received members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) during their one-day warning protest over outstanding pension arrears and other entitlements. The pensioners, who joined their counterparts across Lagos State in the protest on Monday, August 24, 2026, expressed deep concern over what they described as prolonged delays in the payment of various pension arrears, consequential adjustments, wage awards and other benefits due to retirees. Although Aroyewun was away in Abuja on an official assignment, he ensured that the protesting senior citizens were warmly received at the council secretariat. He was represented by the Council Manager, Mr. Babatunde Afolab i, alongside other members of the Chairman’s Cabinet . Speaking on be...