Tragedy occurred in the early hours of Friday, 23 August, 2024 as truck crushed two persons to death in the Papalanto area of Ogun State. This latest sad development came barely after a truck rammed into a vehicle and a pedestrian in the Lafenwa area of Ogun State killing four persons and injuring two, The spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency(TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, attributed the cause of the accident which involved an Iveco Truck with number plate KJA 166 XJ and a Tricycle with number plate TRE 627 VP, to dangerous driving by the truck…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
The Federal Government on Thursday, 23 August, 2024 unveiled the Conversion Incentive Programme for Compressed Natural Gas in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The initiative is designed to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal and promote a safer, cleaner, and more reliable transportation future for Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer and Programme Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, Michael Oluwagbemi, stated that the initiative aims to fulfill one of the key objectives of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Oluwagbemi emphasised the importance of Nigerians fully embracing the initiative, noting that the adoption of CNG could…
President Bola Tinubu has charged the Nigerian Armed Forces to remain vigilant and proactive in addressing regional security threats. Tinubu gave the charge at the Graduation Ceremony of Course 32 of the Nigerian Defence College Abuja. Represented by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, Tinubu said his administration is determined to make Nigeria safe for investment and economic prosperity. .He stressed the need for strategic leadership to address the mirage of security challenges in the country. While addressing the participants, the VP urged them to continue to uphold the value of patriotism. He said the Federal government would look into…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over by Magistrate Bola Osunsanmi sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State has convicted and discharged six men who were standing trial for breaching public peace during the 2020 #EndSARS protest. The defendants: Daniel Joyinbo, 31; Adigun Sodiq, 28; Kehinde Shola, 32; Salaudeen Kamilu, 29; Sodiq Usseni, 33; and Azeez Isiaka, 34; had entered a plea bargain agreement and pleaded guilty to the charge of breaching public peace, as brought against them by the Lagos State Government. After reviewing the plea bargain agreement, Magistrate Osunsanmi found the defendants guilty and convicted them of the offence. In place of…
The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has announced that its four female inmates were among candidates that wrote the June/July 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). It was gathered that the four inmates were among the six inmates that enrolled for the examination conducted by the National Examination Council of Nigeria (NECO). The Command said the inmates are of the Custodial Facility in Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SC Aminu Suleman, who made this disclosure through a statement, said while the four inmates sat for the…
Chelsea’s new arrival Joao Felix has suffered embarrassment after his plaque was vandalised by fuming Atletico Madrid fans – again. The Portugal star, who is Atletico’s record signing, permanently left the Metropolitano for Stamford Bridge this week. The LaLiga side coughed up an eye-watering £115million to Benfica in 2019 – making him the fifth most expensive player of all time. Despite scoring 34 goals, Felix, 24, failed to live up to his hefty price tag. His £42.7m sale to Chelsea saw the Spanish club ultimately accept a devastating financial loss. And there is clearly no love lost among Atletico fans,…
Chelsea players have a whopping 191 years remaining on their contracts, a figure that far outstrips any of their Premier League rivals. A defining policy of the Todd Boehly era has been handing players extended deals to spread out the transfer fee across the length of the contract. Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez are tied down to nine-year contracts and the majority of new players sign at least on six-season terms. Chelsea’s nearest rivals are Tottenham in this respect as their combined total is 97 years remaining. Meanwhile, Everton sit at the foot of the table with 47 cumulative years…
Yaba College of Technology, Nigeria’s foremost tertiary institution, has flagged off the commencement of the training of 5,250 girls in Lagos State with the commissioning of 50 seated capacity Information Communication Technology Hub in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The training is to focus on education and skills to thrive in an increasingly digital landscape known as Girls Education Skills Partnership (GESP). The Rector, Yaba College of Technology, Dr. (Engr.) Ibraheem Abdul, in his welcome address highlighted the significance of th GESP Tech Hub as a milestone for the broader community, college and Lagos State at large. …
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has stressed the need to uphold transparency and accountability in the conduct of affairs in the country. He commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for refining its processes to uphold the principles of probity. Olukoyede, who spoke when a delegation of the NDDC management, led by its Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, paid him a courtesy visit at the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja, said that he was impressed by the “Rewind to Rebirth” initiative of the Commission. He declared: “The five minutes of interaction with the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has organised a comprehensive two-week leadership training for some selected staff to improve on knowledge gaps as part of measures to strengthen their abilities to deliver on the mandate of the Commission. The training which is being held in Abuja had about 30 participants drawn from different departments of the Commission. While speaking during the opening ceremony on Tuesday, 20 August, 2024, the Chairman of ICPC, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN; charged participants to take the training seriously as one of his missions in office was to empower the intellectual…