The Ondo State Head of Service, Mr Bayo Philip has called on Public Servants in the state to partner him in building a virile Public Service that is innovative, using technology and data-driven processes. Mr Philip made the call on Tuesday while addressing the 17th edition of Change Ambassadors interactive session with the Head of Service held at the State Information Technology Agency, SITA Hall in Akure, the state capital. According to the Head of Service, who noted that it is the expected responsibility of Public Servants to deliver services that would have a meaningful impact on the society, they…
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The Kano State Fire Service has put out a fire in Matan Fada School of Technology in the Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state.The public relations officer of the service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to journalists on Tuesday in Kano.Mr Abdullahi said that the incident occurred on Monday night.He said, “We received a distress call at about 8:28 p.m. from Faisal Dauda that there was a fire incident at the School of Technology. Upon receiving the information, we quickly sent a fire vehicle to the scene at about 8:34 p.m. to bring the fire under control.’’Mr Abdullahi said…
Governor Dikko Radda has commiserated with the people of Kankara LGA over the bandits’ attack on Sunday, where no fewer than 20 people were killed. Mr Radda, in a statement by his chief press secretary, Ibrahim Kaula, on Tuesday, expressed deep sadness over the attack on Gidan-boka village in Kankara. “This senseless violence tragically claimed the lives of 26 people, including brave members of our security agencies. The state government extends its heartfelt condolences to families and loved ones of all those affected. “We join the entire state in praying for the repose of the souls of the departed and…
Governor Dikko Radda has commiserated with the people of Kankara LGA over the bandits’ attack on Sunday, where no fewer than 20 people were killed. Mr Radda, in a statement by his chief press secretary, Ibrahim Kaula, on Tuesday, expressed deep sadness over the attack on Gidan-boka village in Kankara. “This senseless violence tragically claimed the lives of 26 people, including brave members of our security agencies. The state government extends its heartfelt condolences to families and loved ones of all those affected. “We join the entire state in praying for the repose of the souls of the departed and…
Gunmen on Tuesday morning shot two police officers on duty in Akabo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State. Eyewitness reports said the fleeing gunmen also shot a passer-by at a checkpoint in Ama-John junction, Akabo, which is along Owerri-Okigwe-Enugu road. PUNCH Metro gathered from eyewitness reports that the gunmen who attacked in the early hours of Tuesday took the officers on duty by surprise. An eyewitness to the incident said, “There was panic this morning some minutes after 6:am within Akabo (Ama-John) axis along Owerri-Okigwe-Enugu road as a group of gunmen killed two Policemen on duty and a passerby.…
A 41-year-old mechanic, Bebe Akapo, was arraigned on Tuesday in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for the alleged theft of three cars. The defendant, whose address remains unknown, faces charges of felony and stealing. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutor Inspector Edet Ekpe informed the court that the offence took place on March 25, at No 8 Wale Ajose Street, Abule Era, Ilogbo, Lagos. Ekpe stated that the defendant allegedly conspired with others, who are still at large, to commit the felony by stealing three cars. “The defendant stole two Toyota Sienna space cars and one Toyota Camry…
Gov will address challenges facing tertiary institutions, says CPS The Alumni Association of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, has commended the Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, over the support his administration has given to the institution in the last six months. The association said the entire Polytechnic community is appreciative of the payment of arrears of salaries of the workers and a 50 percent increase in the subvention of the school by the Governor. The National President of the RUGIPO Alumni, Engr. Adeola Victor Adesina, gave the commendation when he led other national officers of the association…
A man in Denmark has been sentenced to life imprisonment and subsequent preventive detention after stabbing a heavily pregnant woman to death in 2016, the district court in Glostrup announced.The now 30-year-old man is said to have stabbed the woman 11 times with a knife in a park near Copenhagen and then cut off a piece of her nose, according to the court’s statement. The man denied the crime and his defence lawyer said that he would appeal against the judgement. The murder weapon has still not been found and there is no technical evidence, such as fingerprints or DNA,…
An Area Court in Jos, Plateau State on Tuesday sentenced bus conductors; Isah Abubakar and Abdulrazak Salihu, to three months imprisonment each for fighting in public and constituting a nuisance. The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convicts after they pleaded guilty to the offence. The judge however gave the convicts an option of N 10,000 fine each or three months imprisonment for disturbing the peace of the public. Earlier, the police prosecutor, Inspector Monday Dabit, told the court that information was received at the Laranto Police Station that the convicts were engaged in a fight behind the St Auustine Major…
Two yet-to-be-identified female passengers have lost their lives while five others were injured in a road crash at Obenetiti Awkuzu along the Onitsha-Nteje-Awka Expressway in Anambra State. Eyewitnesses said the crash occurred at about 5:20am on Tuesday and involved a driver of a Mack tanker with registration number AAA877XR and another driver of a commercial Toyota Diana with registration number: AGL627XC. The source attributed the crash to a brake failure, adding that the Mack tanker failed to brake and crashed into the commercial vehicle. Confirming the accident, the Ag. Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Margaret…