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Ogun Launches Mass Transit Buses, Assures Continued Support for Indigenes
Kunle Idowu, Abeokuta
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured the people of the state that his administration will continue to provide for them in the face of the current biting economic situation.
The governor gave the assurance yesterday while launching the maiden Compressed Natural Gas Mass Transit buses in Abeokuta.
Dapo Abiodun who acknowledged that “these are very difficult times and we are all going through a very trying period” said his administration would leave no stone unturned to ensure that it provides the needed succor and relief to the generality of the people of the state.
“You will recall that we were one of the first states to implement different transport and peculiar allowances to cushion the effect of this subsidy removal.
I will continue to lead from the front in our quest to build a better future together for all of us; our resolve to the implementation of our ISEYA agenda is unwavering”He explained that the CNG conversion success was just the beginning, as his government would soon launch its emobility program, electric okadas and tricycles.
“We are determined and committed to the implementation of our multimodal transport master plan of the state connecting air, road, sea, and rail. We are pursuing the construction of a dry port at the Kajola-Papalanto corridor, which will increase our ease of doing business in the state by providing an alternative to the busy Lagos Ports, thereby creating an enabling environment for more investors in Ogun State” the governor added.
He assured that in a couple of months, his administration would officially commission its Agro-Cargo International Airport located along the Iperu-Ilishan road in the Ikenne Local Government Area of the State.
” I want to appreciate Labour Union for their support and patience and understanding, the Hon Com of Transport Engr Dairo and his team, Nigeria Gas Company, NGTSL our partners Spiro and all others who have contributed to the successful implementation of this scheme and hosting of this laudable initiative.” he said further.
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, on Wednesday, remanded Mubarak Ajadi, 18, in Agodi Correctional Centre for allegedly breaking into some shops and stealing N20,000.Ajadi pleaded not guilty when the five-count charge of breaking in, malicious damage, stealing and escape from lawful custody, were read to him.
Report says that the defendant, who was unable to meet the terms of the N100,000 bail, was later remanded in custody. The Magistrate, Mrs O.O. Latunji had admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two reliable sureties in like sum.Latunji said that the two sureties must be blood relations.She subsequently adjourned the case until July 3 for hearing.Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Oluseye Akinola, had told the court that the defendant committed the offences on June 10, at 1:30 a.m., at Iyemetu-Aladorin, opposite Floreb Hotel, Ibadan, Oyo State.Akinola said that Ajadi broke into the shops of three traders; Funke Adeniji, Iyabo Olatunji and Omobolanle Folorunso.According to the prosecutor, the defendant stole a cash sum of N20,000 from the shop of Olatunji and damaged the sealing of Folorunso’s shop before gaining access into it.He said that the total cost of the damaged ceiling was N20,000.Akinola said that the defendant was eventually caught by members of the vigilante group guarding the shops.The prosecutor also stated that the defendant escaped from lawful custody by jumping over the fence of Iyemetu’s police station while he was still being interrogated.He said that the offences contravened the provisions of Section 412, 390 (9) 356 and 42 of the Criminal Code , Cap 38, Vol. ii Law of Oyo State ,2000. (NAN)
Seventeen police officers have been injured following a second consecutive night of sustained violence in Ballymena, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed.PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher warned that the ongoing rioting “risks undermining” the criminal justice process into an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage girl in the County Antrim town over the weekend.
Stormont ministers issued an urgent appeal for calm, insisting that the justice process must be allowed to run its course. In a joint statement, ministers from across the power-sharing executive said those involved in the disorder “have nothing to offer society but division and destruction.”Police reported that officers came under sustained attack for several hours, with petrol bombs, heavy masonry, bricks, and fireworks being thrown at them in the Clonavon Terrace area of Ballymena on Tuesday night.Riot police were deployed, with officers using plastic baton rounds, water cannon, and dog units to try to disperse the crowds.Sporadic disorder was also reported in Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus, and north Belfast.The violence followed a peaceful protest earlier in the week, held in support of the family of a girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted in the area.Two teenage boys have been charged in connection with the case and spoke to the court via a Romanian interpreter.During Tuesday night’s unrest in Ballymena, multiple businesses and homes were damaged, and several vehicles were set on fire. Police confirmed that:Seventeen officers were injured, with some requiring hospital treatment.Five individuals were arrested on suspicion of riotous behaviour and remain in custody.One male was arrested for disorderly behaviour on O’Neill Road in Newtownabbey.Roads in affected areas were temporarily closed to ensure public safety but have since been reopened.Fifteen officers were also injured during similar violence in Ballymena on Monday night. (dpa/NAN)
Pope Leo XIV said on Wednesday that he was praying for the victims of the mass shooting in a school in the Austrian city of Graz.
“I would like to express my prayers for the victims of the tragedy at the Graz school,” Leo said during his weekly audience in the Vatican.
Leo added that he is keeping the families, teachers, and fellow pupils in his thoughts.
According to police, a 21-year-old former pupil at the school entered the grounds on Tuesday and opened fire, killing 10 pupils aged between 15 and 17 as well as a teacher.
He then shot himself.
Eleven people remain in the hospital, most of them in intensive care.
All are now reported to be in a stable condition.
Graz, in south-eastern Austria, is home to around 300,000 people. (dpa/NAN)
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