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Oyetola’s wife convoy attack: DSS operative injured as police arrest 5 suspects
• APC, PDP Trade blames
Some hoodlums attacked the First Lady’s convoy Friday evening at the Owode-Ede market area.
It was gathered that an operative of the Directorate of State Service (DSS) was injured during the attack.
Kafayat Oyetola
An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said: “The convoy was passing through the market when a truck suddenly blocked the lane that the convoy was passing, then the thugs who were already around the area started to haul stones at the convoy. They attacked the convoy with dangerous weapons and the operatives started shooting into the air.
“Some of the security operatives sustained injuries because one of them was shouting that we have been hit. They (thugs) shattered the glasses of the vehicles. The incident caused panic in the area.”
The media aide to the governor’s wife, Iluyomade Oluwatumise, explained that the incident happened but there was no casualty.
“All I can tell you is that no life was lost in the incident. I can’t tell you the numbers of security operatives that were injured but some of them that were attached to the convoy sustained various degrees of injuries,” she stated.
The Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed that five suspects had been arrested in connection with the attack.
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Meanwhile, the PDP has denied involvement in the attack on the convoy of Oyetola’s wife.
A statement by the PDP Media Director, Oladele Bamiji, read in part: “We have gone this far with the details of the incident to strongly deny allegations that PDP thugs were responsible for the self-inflicted attacks on the convoy of the First Lady.
“We call on the First Lady to apologize to the truck driver who was inhumanely treated. It is not enough to rush him to the hospital. The First Lady should atone for the sins of her overzealous escorts unless she was responsible for the directive to beat up the innocent driver.
“Instead of blaming the PDP, we call on officials of the outgoing government to be mindful of their interface with the people of Osun State. Our people have been badly governed with harsh economic pains under an inhuman administration,” PDP added.
Meanwhile, the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday condemned the attack on the convoy of the First Lady of the state, , describing it as primitive, barbaric, shameful, dangerous and wicked.
The state APC chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun, in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Chief Kola Olabisi, in Osogbo, the Osun State capital yesterday, stated that it was alarming that some disgruntled politicians could descend so low to the extent of needlessly injecting violence into politics.
Famodun wondered why the hitherto peaceful ancient Edeland could be turned into a perpetual abode of violence where the sacredness of the lives of fellow human beings means nothing to some desperado political power mongers.
Famodun wondered why some suspected political thugs had chosen to make themselves cheap instruments of violence, to heat up the state polity.
He explained that it is not proper for someone who is accused of theft to be romancing a baby goat as it’s on record that it was about two weeks ago that a pregnant woman and another indigene of Edeland were killed in gruesome manner over disagreement by some PDP members on the sharing formula of the leftover of the governorship campaign largesse.
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UK hikes visa fees as new rates take effect April 9
UK hikes visa fees as new rates take effect April 9
The United Kingdom Home Office has announced an upward revision of visa application fees across various categories, with the cost of study visas for main applicants and their dependents rising from £490 to £524.
According to an update published on the Home Office website on March 19, the new fees will apply from April 9. The cost of a six-month visit visa will increase from £115 to £127, while a two-year visa will now be issued at £475, up from £432. Additionally, the fee for a 10-year visa has been raised from £963 to £1,059.
Transit visas have also been affected by the changes, with the direct airside transit visa fee increasing from £35 to £39, and the direct landside visit visa rising from £64 to £70.
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The UK has long been a preferred destination for Nigerian students looking to further their education, often as a way to escape economic challenges at home. However, the number of Nigerian students applying to study in the UK has dropped significantly in 2024 following a government policy barring most international students from bringing their family members.
The rule, which does not apply to postgraduate research students, has led to a decline in study visa applications from countries such as Nigeria and India. A March 2024 report by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service highlighted the shift, noting that many prospective students are now seeking admission in alternative destinations.
UK hikes visa fees as new rates take effect April 9
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Ramadan ends in Nigeria, Sultan announces March 30 as Eid-el-Fitr
Ramadan ends in Nigeria, Sultan announces March 30 as Eid-el-Fitr
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar Sa’ad, says the crescent moon marking the end of Ramadan fasting has been sighted.
The Sultan, who is president of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSIA), said in a broadcast on Saturday night, “Today marks the end of the Ramadan fasting and Sunday, March 30, is the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.”
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Embrace environmental sanitation during Eid-Fitr, LAGESC boss tells Lagosians
Embrace environmental sanitation during Eid-Fitr, LAGESC boss tells Lagosians
By Dada Jackson
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has urged Lagosians to embrace proper environmental practices and obey the state’s environmental laws ahead of the Eid-l-Fitr festivities to mark the end of the Ramadan fast by Muslim faithful around the world.
Corps Marshal of the agency, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (retd), sounded the call at the agency’s command headquarters at Bolade-Oshodi.
He said, ‘‘The Ramadan fast is a testament to the willingness of Muslim faithful to adhere to the pillars of their faith and it is enjoined that cleanliness is an important religious practice in all faiths, which is why we admonish Lagosians to imbibe proper waste disposal and keep their environment clean during the celebration.”
Cole also advised Lagosians to make proper use of pedestrian bridges for their safety instead of crossing highways to prevent ‘hit and run’ cases by speeding motorists.
He equally read a riot act to miscreants in the habit of converting pedestrian bridges to sleeping areas which deters Lagosians in transit, pedestrians vowing that anyone caught w be made to face the state Environmental laws as amended
The KAI boss also revealed that the agency had recorded giant strides and would not relent in ridding pedestrian bridges across Lagos of criminal obstructions, traders and hawkers with daily arrests made alongside secured prosecutions by the Courts.
The Corps Marshal also warned Lagosians to desist from street trading, use of Styrofoam pack, hawking in traffic, patronage of cart pushers for refuse disposal, and erection of illegal structures on laybys, setbacks, medians, road verges, kerbs or around public schools in the state.
The KAI head said offenders would be made to face the consequences via prosecution in a competent court of appropriate jurisdiction.
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