The paramount ruler of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take some measures to address the insecurity in the country, including taking Fulani herdsmen to schools. Oluwo appealed to the Tinubu-led administration to invest in ranching for the herdsmen to keep their cattle, adding that the nomadic system…
Mr Beneth Igwe has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. The Police Service Commission on Wednesday announced the approval of the appointments and postings of Igwe and nine other CPs to 10 commands, in a statement by its spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani. The approval followed the…
The Federal Government is set to ban single-use plastic products (SUPs) and styrofoam in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, gave the indication in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during a workshop and capacity building for chemicals and waste handlers, held on Tuesday. The minister, who commended the…
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, condemned the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, David Ogunsola. The traditional rulers were said to be returning from a security meeting in Irele-Ekiti in a vehicle being driven by one of their counterparts, the Alara of…
By Michael Adeyemo The National Secretary, Special Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Prince Kehinde Adeniji, has commended the RS11.3, Oyo State command for promoting the vision of the founding fathers of Special Marshal. Mr Adeniji gave the commendation in Ibadan while speaking with Pensioners FM Correspondent. According to Mr Adeniji, the State Special…
The Zonal Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC has revealed that between January and December 2023, a total of 604 deaths were recorded in 1196 road crashes in Osun, Oyo and Ondo States. Meshach Jatau, the FRSC Zonal Commander in charge of Osun, Oyo and Ondo States made this known during an interview…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, on Friday, suspended the Permit for Non-Commercial Flight, PNCF, of Mattini Airline Services Limited, following the crash-landing of its private jet with 10 persons onboard in Ibadan. According to NCAA, the suspension will subsist until conclusion is drawn that the conditions of the PNCF were complied with by the…
By Michael Adeyemo Member representing Ibadan North West Constituency at Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Dawood Olalere has presented notebooks to all public schools in his Constituency. The presentation of the notebooks was carried out during the birthday celebration of Honourable Olalere also known as Di-Al- Ameen held in Ibadan. Pensioners FM reports…
The Lagos State Taskforce on Thursday, impounded at least 253 commercial motorcycles, popularly called okada, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, and Mile-2 axis of the state over violations of traffic laws. The okada riders were raided for operating on State highways and restricted routes after several warnings by relevant authorities. The extensive exercise which took place along…
A 45,000-litre petrol tanker burst into flames on Thursday while transferring petrol into the reservoir of Fortunate Petrol Filling Station in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Newsmen who witnessed the incident reports that the quick response of the state fire service saved the filling station from a major fire disaster. The fire incident occurred at about…