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ONDO ELECTION: IGP deploys DIG Alabi as DIG Elections, emplaces watertight security
…..Orders Restriction of Movement During Elections.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has deployed DIG Sylvester Abiodun Alabi as the coordinating DIG for the upcoming Ondo State Elections, tasked with overseeing the implementation of the Police security strategies to maintain law and order throughout the electoral period.
Egbetokun also announced comprehensive security measures aimed at ensuring a peaceful, transparent, and credible electoral process during the upcoming Ondo off-season Gubernatorial elections scheduled for Saturday, November 16, 2024.
Meanwhile, AIG Bennett Igweh, mni, and CP Tunji Disu were deployed as AIG and CP Elections respectively.
As part of the security framework, there will be a restriction of all vehicular movements on roads, waterways, and other means of transportation from 6am to 6pm on Election Day, with the exception of those on essential services, such as ambulances, media officials, fire services, and other accredited media.
Furthermore, security aides and escorts attached to VIPs are banned from accompanying VIPs to polling booths and collation centres to prevent disruptions.
Unauthorized security personnel and quasi-security agencies will not be permitted to operate during the election, and a strict ban on the use of sirens by unauthorized vehicles will be enforced.
Special consideration will also be extended to individuals with disabilities, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and those facing mobility challenges to ensure that polling stations remain accessible.
Designated election lines have been established for inquiries and reporting incidents. These lines will be publicized as soon as possible.
The Nigeria Police Force urges citizens to report all suspicious activities that may threaten the integrity of the electoral process and reaffirms its commitment to fostering a safe and democratic environment as the state gears up for the elections.
The Police will also be working with the military and other Federal security agencies as collaborative efforts from all stakeholders are vital to ensuring that the elections are conducted fairly and peacefully.
Three people were rescued and taken to the hospital after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in the Mushin area of Lagos on Sunday.
The incident occurred at about 3:50 p.m. at Ishaga Road, directly opposite the Central Mosque in Idi Araba.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the collapse in a statement made available to journalists.
According to Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, the NEMA Coordinator for the Lagos Territorial Office, emergency response teams were swiftly mobilised to the scene, where ongoing rescue operations were launched.
“Two people have been rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment.
Operations are still ongoing,” Farinloye initially said, adding that further updates would be provided as more information becomes available.
He later added that another person was rescued at 6.35 pm. The cause of the collapse has not yet been officially determined, but the incident adds to a string of structural failures that have plagued Lagos in recent years, often attributed to poor regulatory oversight, substandard materials, and disregard for approved building plans.
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President Tinubu’s Moment with Pope Leo XIV
The US pontiff shook hands with several world leaders in St Peter’s Square after the inauguration mass on Sunday.
• President Bola Tinubu exchanging pleasantries with Pope Leo XIV at the installation mass for the new Pope in Rome on Sunday. Photo: State House.
President Bola Tinubu exchanging pleasantries with Pope Leo XIV at the installation mass for the new Pope in Rome on Sunday. Photo: State House.
President Bola Tinubu shook hands with the newly installed Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, on Sunday.
The US pontiff shook hands with several world leaders in St Peter’s Square after the inauguration mass on Sunday.
While shaking hands with the Pope, Tinubu had a brief conversation with him before moving away.
Other world leaders who shook hands with the Pope include US Vice President J.D Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, among others.
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Maritime Journalists Association Withdraws from Merger Talks
“AMJON believes that creating a single, strong, and indissoluble maritime journalists’ association can only be achieved if all eight associations dissolve their individual structures and fuse into one united body,” said Kagbare.
The Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) has announced its withdrawal from ongoing merger talks with seven other maritime media associations.
In a statement signed by the President, Kelvin Kagbare, AMJON cited the other associations’ refusal to dissolve their individual bodies and merge into a single, united association as the reason for its withdrawal.
“AMJON believes that creating a single, strong, and indissoluble maritime journalists’ association can only be achieved if all eight associations dissolve their individual structures and fuse into one united body,” said Kagbare.
The other seven associations have proposed a confederacy model, which would allow them to retain their individual associations while coming together under a new name and structure.
AMJON rejects this approach, describing it as a “deception” and a “creation of another association in disguise.”
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