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Former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos State Chapter, Mr. Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, was elected the new National President of the Union on Saturday.

Akinsanya was the sole candidate in the election, which took place at the Union’s Zonal Secretariat along the Osogbo/Ikirun Road.

Delegates from the four southwestern states—Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, and Ekiti—participated in the election.

The election, conducted during the Union’s Quadrennial Delegate Conference, was overseen by the acting National President, Aliyu Issa-Ore.

Issa-Ore, addressing the gathering, explained that the Union’s Constitution stipulates that the zone permitted to fill the national president’s position would elect its preferred candidate and present them to the national body.

The acting NURTW President, whose remarks were delivered by Mrs. Adedamola Salam, Head of Finance at the National Headquarters in Abuja, added, “The Southwest zone has fully complied with the Constitution in electing MC Oluomo as President.”

The delegates also elected Tajudeen Agbede as Vice President, Southwest, while Akeem Adeosun was chosen as Trustee from the zone.

Shortly after taking the oath of office, Akinsanya, surrounded by associates and family members, called for peace and pledged to work towards unity among members.

He further stated, “I have forgiven everyone who has offended me, and I hope those I have offended will forgive me as well.

“This is our union, and we must be committed to preserving it. We will not allow anyone to destroy our means of livelihood.”

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has released a list of feeders that were downgraded from Band A to Band B, C, D, or E, affecting the hours of power supply to various areas in Oyo, Ogun, Kwara, and Osun States.

This downgrade was carried out in response to directives from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) based on the allocation of daily power supply to these areas.

Here is a summary of some affected areas and their new power supply bands:

IBADAN (Band B):
Bank Road 11kv Feeder: Magazine Road, Oba Adebimpe Road, Oke Bola (Now receives 16 hours of power supply)
OGUN (Band B):
GTB 11kv Feeder: GTBank Training School, Oke Ilewo Abeokuta (Now receives 19 hours of power supply)
KWARA (Band B):
Seminary 11kv Feeder: High-school Area to Seminary, Randa area, Olomi area, Bowen Area, Takie Junction, Apake area, Star- Light area, Sabo area, Orita Naira Junction, Terminated at Bode-Eniafe Street (Now receives 16 hours of power supply)

IBADAN (Band C):
Ami 11KV Feeder: Onireke, Jericho, Railway Quarters (Now receives 12 hours of power supply)
KWARA (Band C):
Asa 11KV Feeder: Asa Dam, Ilorin (Now receives 14 hours of power supply)
OGUN (Band C):
Homan 11kv Feeder: Daraju, Eagle Packages, NYCIL (Now receives 14 hours of power supply)
KWARA (Band C):
Senior Staff Qtrs F20 11kv Feeder: Senior Camp Road (Now receives 15 hours of power supply)
IBADAN (Band D):
Dugbe Awolowo 11kv Feeder: Old Bodija, Sango, Vetinary (Now receives 11 hours of power supply)
KWARA (Band D):
Government House 11kv Feeder: Agba Dam Road, Umaru Audi Road, Adelodun Road, Abdulkadir Road, Saad Alamu Street, Offa Road, Flower Garden, Idiagbon Street, Sayomi Street 2nd Avenue Street (Now receives 9 hours of power supply)
IBADAN (Band E):
Anfani 11KV Feeder: Anfani Road, Ibadan (Now receives 5 hours of power supply)
These changes reflect adjustments in power allocation to different areas based on available supply and NERC directives.

Customers affected by these changes will experience varying levels of power supply as per their new band classifications.

The Oyo State House of Assembly has reinstated the suspended Chairman of Oyo East Local Government, Honorable Olusola Oluokun.

According to Western mirror report, the decision of the House follows a resolution passed at a plenary session on Thursday, November 7 at the floor of the House.

Hon. Oluokun was suspended following a video on social media showing him in an uncouth position making remarks deemed inappropriate and unexpected of a person occupying such public office.

However, Hon. Oluokun, who was cleared of the charges leveled against him after an inquiry conducted by the Assembly’s Committee on Local Government and Chieftancy Matters.

Honorable Akintunde Olajide representing Lagelu state Constituency and chairman, House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters presented its committee report to the House on Thursday.

According to the report, the suspended chairman did not intentionally posted the said video that led to his suspension on social media and subsequently showed genuine remorse.

Consequent upon adoption of the committee report and deliberation on the report, the House in a unanimous position agreed that the suspended chairman be reinstated.

The Speaker, Et. Honorable Adebo Ogundoyin, directed that the vice chairman who acted as the executive chairman revert back to his position.

Governor Ademola Adelele has described as a sad loss the untimely exit of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoheed Lagbaja, calling his transition “a huge misfortune”

“A huge misfortune has befallen the people of Osun State, the Nigerian army and the great Lagbaja family of Ilobu. We lost a rare breed, a gentleman and a true patriot to the cold hand of death.

“Our late brother has a big vision of operational reforms for the Nigerian Army. He launched out and commenced the implementation of root and branch reform of the Nigerian Army. Within his short stint in office, he enforced professionalism and battled terrorists and bandits with terrifying fierceness.

“Our late brother was a very hardworking officer, a true workaholic, a fierce soldier, a replica of the traditional army officer with an ambitious plan for modernization and integration of the Nigerian Army.

“In my last encounter with him, he exuded hope and aspirations of a better Nigeria with the military as a stabilizer and unifier of the federation. In late General Lagbaja, we had a great military leader with the poise, the confidence and the firmness to realize the vision of a new Nigerian Army.

“Unfortunately, the end came suddenly. We surrendered to the will of the Almighty creator. I commiserate with the Commander – in- Chief, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the men and women of the Nigerian Armed Forces, my people of Ilobu and the great Lagbaja family.

“We mourn together on this sad occasion. On behalf of the people and Government of Osun state, we extend commiseration to Mrs Mariya Lagbaja and the two children .”, Governor Adeleke noted in a statement he personally signed.

There was a tense situation along the expressway near Ilasa, heading towards Mile 2 in Lagos, as as a yet-to-be identified driver set himself and other LASTMA officer ablaze.

The LASTMA officers said to have stopped the driver for violating traffic rule, the tension became high when the LASTMA officers wanted to impound the vehicle which later resulted to the driver setting self, one LASTMA officer ablaze.

According to a statement by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, the incident occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

The statement read: “On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at approximately 9:55 a.m., a Volkswagen T4 commercial driver, known for frequently violating traffic rules, was stopped by a LASTMA Patrol Team. The driver was observed picking up and dropping off passengers at an unauthorized location along the expressway near Ilasa, heading towards Mile 2.

During the incident, the driver and conductor, with assistance from nearby individuals, reportedly became aggressive, pouring petrol on a LASTMA Officer and set him ablaze. The injured officer was promptly rushed to the hospital for urgent medical care.”