Ikorodu Division Youth Voice

A Grade Level 13 officer with the Lagos State University(LASU) Ojo, Mr Ademola Adesola has reportedly slumped and died while queuing in a bank within the university to withdraw N5,000 of new notes as officially pegs by the bank for an individual account holder. The Head of the Publicity and Public Relations Unit of the university, Mr Jeariogbe Olaniyi, confirmed the incident to the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, describing the development as very unfortunate. According to him, the late Adesola drove himself to the school in the morning and something around 11.30 am, he left the office for the bank to collect money from his account while waiting, he slumped and died in the process. He said the deceased spent only about 30 minutes or thereabouts in the queue and not several hours as reported by some online media platforms when he suddenly collapsed and could not be revived. He said he was rushed to the university clinic for attention but all efforts to revive him back to life p

Aspirants for Lagos State House of Assembly on wednesday stormed the Sabo market in Ikorodu Local Government where they were well received by the market men and women. The Coordinator of the Directorate, Hon. Adeyinka Odukoya said the idea is to woo more voters into the fold of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwoolu in the February 25th and March 11, 2023 elections. “We have pledged to entice over 2,000,000 votes for Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu in the 2023 election in the Ikorodu local government area of our dear state and Lagos at large and if we really want to execute that project we have to go to the people that matter and we know that markets are places where we can find people from different walks of life irrespective of religion and ethnic background.  "When we take the message to the market, we are speaking with all Nigerians. We have planned to storm all major markets across the state, hence, our visit to Sabo market in Ikorodu today to tell the market men and women a

In what appears as a succor to Nigerians and hindering all forms of ways to plung the country into a financial crisis, the Nigerian  President, Muhammadu Buhari has today extended the validity of old naira notes till April 10.

The Lagos State Government wishes to put on record the patience and calmness of Lagosians following the controversy generated by the Naira shortage crisis.   The State Government has joined the dispute at the Supreme Court, which today adjourned the hearing of the matter till February 22. When the matter first came up on February 8, the apex court said the old notes remained legal tender.  That position has not changed. The State Government hereby warns those rejecting the old notes to desist from doing so or face prosecution. It is against the law to reject the old notes as doing so is contrary to the position of the Supreme Court.  Governor Sanwo-Olu urges Lagosians to remain law-abiding and shun mischief makers who may exploit this temporary situation to promote their anti-people agenda. He is confident that the Judiciary will resolve all the issues around the currency shortage crisis.   To cushion the effect of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive on the old note

With the scarcity of new Naira notes and fuel unabated in many parts of the country, All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has once again appealled to Nigerians to remain calm as the government and relevant agencies continue to work out solutions. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Asiwaju Tinubu  said he sympathises with the people especially the downtrodden who have been made to bear the brunt of the new naira policy by the Central Bank and irregular supply of petrol that have combined to inflict avoidable pains on the masses. He commends the NNPC Limited for the fuel supply relief being enjoyed in the Federal Capital Territory and urges the company  to step up its act to bring relief round the country. He also urges the CBN not to be dogmatic in the deadline it has fixed for the transition from old Naira notes to the new one, especially as the unintended consequence of the policy has been massive pain on our people.  The former governor s