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Election: We are prepared for Saturday – Bauchi FRSC

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1 year ago

March 8, 2023

The Bauchi Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says it is ready to ensure seamless transportation of election materials and officials during Saturday’s gubernatorial and Assembly election.

Yusuf Abdullahi, the Sector Commander, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Wednesday.

According to him, all the vehicles to be used to convey both the election materials and personnel have been certified by the command.

This, he said, was to ensure that no obstacle was encountered while moving the election items and personnel to their various locations within the state.

Abdullahi said the the corps was working with other security agencies to ensure hitch-free election across the state.

According to him, the security agencies will on Thursday conduct public sensitisation and assure residents of their security, so that the people will come out enmass to exercise their franchise.

“We will tell them that everywhere is peaceful and they are safe to come out and cast their votes.

“We are going to demonstrate to the people that we have provided a peaceful environment.

“That is our intention and all hands are on the deck as meetings have been held with security chiefs in the state to ensure that the exercise is hitch-free, smooth and peaceful,” he said.

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Osun Poly Student, Olanrewaju Olatona killed by hit-and-run one-way driver

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23 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Ifunaya Emeka

A Student Of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, has died after being hit by a trailer driver on Monday, April 15.

The Accident was said to have occurred when the driver, who was reportedly driving against traffic, collided with the motorcycle conveying a student named Olanrewaju Olatona and another passenger along the Ikirun-Osogbo road area of the state.

Due to the severe impact, Olanrewaju Olatona, a National Diploma 2 student, suffered fatal injuries. He died at the scene.

Olatona, who was the Financial Secretary of the Department of Mass Communication, was preparing for the one-year Industrial Training programme.

The driver fled the scene after the accident and has not been apprehended.

Subsequently, Osun State Polytechnic students organised a procession in front of the school gate and blocked the expressway for several hours.

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Unknown Gunmen Abduct Channelstv Reporter In Port-harcourt

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7 days ago

April 12, 2024

Ifunaya Emeka

Some unknown gunmen have kidnapped Joshua Rogers, the ChannelsTV reporter in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Politics Nigeria learnt that Rogers was picked up close to his residence at Rumuosi in Port Harcourt and to an unknown destination by the gunmen around 9pm on Thursday, April 11.

The reporter was driving his official ChannelsTV branded car when the hoodlums accosted, pointed a gun at him and took him away in the same vehicle.

Rogers was said to be returning from his official assignment in Government House after a trip to Andoni for a government event when the incident happened.

Already, the gunmen were said to have contacted his wife and demanded a N30million ransom for bis release.

His cameraman confirmed the incident and appealed to his abductors to set him free unconditionally.