The prospective applicants into the Forest Rangers Operatives (AMO D) of the Amotekun Corps will begin to know their fate as the Corps just announced screening dates for prospective Forest Guard candidates.
The Corps in a statement made available to newsmen said the screening exercise has been designed to carefully select best and skilled candidates into the forest guard section.
Important Details:
– Screening Exercise Commencement Date: Monday, 2nd September – 21st September 2024 – Requirements: Prospective applicants are required to come along with their recruitment forms duly signed by each sectional leader stated on the form.
The Corps used the medium to implore all eligible applicants to take advantage of this opportunity to serve their community and contribute to the safety and security of Oyo State.
Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed disappointment at the current economic state of the country, especially since the assumption of office by President Bola Tinubu.
They lamented that the Tinubu-led administration in one year has left Nigerians worse off than they were at the beginning.
This was stated in a communiqué issued at the end of its quarterly meeting presided over by the Deputy Leader, Oladipo Olaitan, held on Tuesday at Isanya-Ogbo, Ogun State.
Afenifere, while maintaining that the country is troubled by pervasive hardship, hunger, insecurity, and massive unemployment, noted that the present administration lacked the forethought and insight regarding the handling of public funds.
The Federal Road Safety Commission says 16 persons were burnt to death in an accident that occurred along Ore-Ondo highway.
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Wednesday said 16 persons were burnt to death, while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in an accident that occurred at Ajue community along Ore-Ondo highway.
Ondo State Sector Commander of FRSC, Samuel Ibitoye said the accident happened at 8pm on Monday night and rescue operation ended at 11pm.
Ibitoye who noted the accident involved a Totota Hiace and a truck noted that two other passengers escaped the tragedy.
Ibitoye who said preliminary investigation revealed the cause of the incident to over speeding and wrongful overtaking which unfortunately led to a head collision.
However, the sector commander said investigations on what led to the accident has not been concluded.
He urged motorists to drive while noting defensive technics and not to claim right.
He also identified over speeding as major cause if accidents on Nigeria roads.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has vowed that the military will not overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu. He made this declaration on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the COAS Combined 2nd and 3rd Quarters Conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Lagbaja stated that the Nigerian Army has built a new prestige over the past 25 years by allowing safe democratic rule and will not allow itself to be used to undemocratically bring some interests to power. He attributed the calls for military intervention to young Nigerians who did not experience the country’s past military rule.
The Army Chief also highlighted the government’s support for the military, including the recent purchase of two Bell UH-1 Huey helicopters equipped with advanced sensors and enablers. He also mentioned the welfare of widows and family members of fallen heroes, which remains on course.
Lagbaja also addressed the recent nationwide hunger protest, stating that it was an eye-opener that food and social security issues can snowball into physical security challenges. He pledged the Army’s resolve to review its agricultural policy and provide security cover for farmers in critical farming communities.
A sense of unease has settled over the Ajiran community in Agungi, Lekki, Lagos State, following the brutal murder of Demola, the eldest son of the Ojomu of Ajiran land, Tijani Akinloye.
The shocking incident occurred on Monday along Chevron Drive, near Ebano Supermarket.
According to a reliable source who wished to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the matter, the community is now largely deserted as residents flee in fear of the escalating tension.
A statement circulating among residents reads: “This is to inform all residents that the son of the Ajiran (Agungi) king was assassinated this morning along Chevron Drive, close to Ebano Supermarket.
“We therefore plead to our esteemed residents to avoid Chevron area, Agungi and Ajiran for now for their safety.”
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said he was not privy to the matter, assuring that he would brief our correspondent when he gets the information.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to explain why his nephew’s company, Oando Plc, received accelerated approval to buy AGIP and ENI’s onshore assets. Atiku accused the federal government of giving undue advantage to the President’s nephew in the oil deal.
In a statement, Atiku questioned the speedy approval of the Oando deal, while other transactions, such as the Shell/Renaissance deal and the Mobil/Seplat deal, continue to face delays. He described this as “undue and preferential treatment” and alleged that the federal government is mortgaging the country’s national oil assets to vested interests.
Atiku also criticized the House of Representatives for failing to take proper action on the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), which he accused of ignoring the legislature’s directives. He stated that the NNPC’s actions are clear evidence that they are fulfilling the mandate given to them by President Tinubu.
The former Vice President demanded transparency in the oil sector and called on President Tinubu to explain the accelerated approval of the Oando deal. He emphasized that democracy in Nigeria should be for the people, not just the President and his family members.
Oyo State APC party stalwart, Balogun Gaphar Babatunde Ojetola and his wife, Chief Mrs. R.K. Ojetola paid a condolence visit to the immediate elder Sister of late Barrister Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu at their Ayelsbury residence in the UK. During the visit, Balogun Ojetola commiserated with Mrs Olaomo who is the immediate elder Sister to Barr. Ajiboye Omodewu the State Party Chairman who died recently in the US describing Omodewu as a passionate, dedicated and visionary party Chairman.
Balogun Ojetola said death has been cruel and unkind to the people of Ibadan North having claimed the life in his prime of Rt. Hon. Musiliu Olaide Adewale Akinremi Jagaban, member House of Representatives, representing the Ibadan North Federal Constituency and to the people of Oyo State with the death of Omodewu, the party Chairman just forty days apart.
“We are grieving and mourning the sudden transition of Akinremi and on the eve of his 41 days Fidau prayers comes the news of the death of Omodewu, the party Chairman. We are devastated and disturbed by the sudden transition of these two great men and party lovers at a time efforts are being geared towards rebuilding the party and reconciliation of fractured relationships.”
Mrs Olaomo put a call to their eldest Sister in the USA to appreciate the visiting family friends and to brief the Ojetolas about the funeral plans on ground. Balogun Ojetola also used the opportunity to phone the Party Secretary, Alhaji Tajudeen Olanite who registered with Mrs Olaomo the sympathy on behalf of the entire state executives and party members on the painful death of the party Chairman. Alhaji Olanite also informed the family about the condolence visit of the APC South West leadership a day before. He promised that the party will partner with the family to give the party Chairman a befitting burial according to the deathbed wishes of the late Chairman.
At the visit, the Ojetolas prayed for the repose of the departed soul, all the families left behind, including the aged mother, wives and children, brethren and the party members. On his departing note, Balogun Gaphar Ojetola said, “When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. Although it’s difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory helps comfort all of us tomorrow.”
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, has opened up on why he disobeyed his lawyer’s advice and pleaded guilty to spraying naira, an offense that earned him a six-month jail term. In a recent YouTube interview, Bobrisky revealed that he wanted to tell the truth and take responsibility for his actions, despite knowing it might not work in his favor.
Bobrisky also surprisingly expressed that he had a great time in prison, describing it as a “vacation” and stating that he would love to go back for a short term. He claimed that he was treated with care and kindness by the inmates and officials at the male correctional facility where he was held.
The cross-dresser’s comments have sparked mixed reactions, with some praising his honesty and others criticizing his seemingly cavalier attitude towards the law. Bobrisky’s experience in prison has undoubtedly been a unique one, and his story continues to fascinate and intrigue the public.
A dispatch rider was confirmed dead, and two others were rescued following a multiple-vehicle accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. The accident occurred near Chevron, heading toward Ikota, along the expressway.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a high-capacity ‘T&M’ bus (AKD 952 XZ) lost control due to brake failure while speeding, colliding with an oncoming ‘KIA RIO’ vehicle (BDG 853 DA). The impact caused the KIA RIO to crash into a dispatch motorcycle (KTU 695 QK) at opposite direction.
The dispatch rider was pronounced dead at the scene, while two others sustained serious fractures and were rushed to a nearby hospital by a good Samaritan who was driving along the expressway.
Police officers from Ajiwe and Ilasan Police Stations provided security during the rescue operations conducted by LASTMA personnel and other emergency responders.
The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, urged motorists, particularly high-capacity bus drivers, to ensure their vehicles are in proper working condition, especially the braking system, before embarking on any journey within or outside the state.
Barely 24 hours after a truck rammed into a vehicle and a pedestrian in the Lafenwa, Abeokuta area of Ogun State killing four persons and injuring two, another truck has crushed two persons to death in the Papalanto area of the state.
The accident according to the spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, happened in the early hours of Friday. Akinbiyi 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 driver. He added that four people including two males and two females were involved in the accident with the two females crushed to death.
While narrating the accident, the TRACE spokesman added that the truck driver allegedly fled the scene after causing the damage.
He narrated, “According to an eyewitness account, the truck in an attempt to overtake the tricycle while both were in transit inbound Abeokuta, around Papalanto, dragged the tricycle along with it by the side in the process with the tricycle falling in its front before running over it, killing a grandmother and her granddaughter, who were the only occupants in the tricycle on the spot. “Regrettably, the truck driver escaped from the scene before being arrested.”
