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ADEOLA ODUTOLA COLLEGE ALUMNI ELECTS NEW LEADERS, PROMISES NEW DAWN
ADEOLA ODUTOLA COLLEGE ALUMNI ELECTS NEW LEADERS, PROMISES NEW DAWN
By: Michael Mike
The Adeola Odutola College Old Student Association (AOCOSA) 79-84 Set has elected new set of Executives that will run the affairs of the association for another two years 2024-2026.
Announcing the result of the keenly contested on-line election, Mr. Abdur- Rahman Balogun, Chairman of the Electoral Committee declared Mr. Alade Harrison Onabanjo as the newly elected President for the Set having been unanimously elected with 100 per cent of the votes cast.
Other elected officers are Mr. Abdulazeez Olawale Balogun for the post of the Vice President with 91.1 per cent of the total votes cast.
For the post of the Secretary, Mr
Moshood Bajo got elected with 77. 1 per cent of the votes cast while the Assistant Secretary, Mrs. Ramotalai Aribike Oseni got 58.6 per cent .
For the post of the Treasurer, Ms Adetutu Ogunba was also elected with 50 per cent of the vote cast while the Financial Secretary went to Mrs Funmilayo Akeeb who got elected with the total of 96.7 per cent of the votes cast.
Others were Ms Idowu Alice Aiyenuro who was elected as the Welfare/ Social Officer with the total votes of 61.8 per cent while Ms Titilayo Kuburat Abass got elected as the P.R.O with the total of 98.8 per cent votes cast.
Other elected officers include Barrister Aderinsayo Adewunmi as the Legal Advisor with 100 per cent of the votes cast while Bishop Olalekan Wasiu elected as the Auditor with 96.9 per cent votes and Mr. Shakiru Abiodun Balogun elected as the new Ex- Officio with 100 per cent votes cast.
In his acceptance Speech, the new elected President of the Set, Mr Alade Onabanjo promised that the new executive will run all- inclusive participation in which no one is superior to others.
” Let’s join hands to make the set role model among other sets”, he said.
Onabanjo also promised to serve with high sense of responsibility, loyalty and integrity in running the affairs of the association.
The Set recently celebrated its 40 years anniversary with donation of solar street lights worth millions of Naira to the 79 year old College.
ADEOLA ODUTOLA COLLEGE ALUMNI ELECTS NEW LEADERS, PROMISES NEW DAWN
Gunmen kill eight in Nasarawa village attack
By: Zagazola Makama
At least eight persons have been confirmed dead following an armed attack on Nindama village in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Sources said that the attack occurred in the early hours of Oct. 10.
The sources said that unknown gunmen invaded the village around 3:30 a.m., shooting sporadically and killing eight residents.
“Two other persons sustained critical injuries and are currently receiving treatment, while six others are still missing,” the sources said.
He said that at about 3:30 p.m., a combined team of security agencies including army, police, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) visited the scene along with the Executive Chairman of Kokona LGA, Hon. Agbawu M. Agbawu.
According to the sources, the corpses have been evacuated to the mortuary, while efforts are ongoing to locate the missing persons and apprehend the attackers.
Preliminary investigation, sources said, indicated that the attack may have been connected to a lingering land dispute in the area.
The security forces assured residents of intensified security patrols and urged anyone with useful information to assist the ongoing investigation.
Gunmen kill eight in Nasarawa village attack
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Bandit abduct road construction worker in Katsina as security forces intensify search and rescue
Bandit abduct road construction worker in Katsina as security forces intensify search and rescue
By: Zagazola Makama
A search-and-rescue operation has been launched to secure the release of a road construction worker abducted by gunmen in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Zagazola learnt that the incident occurred at about 7:14 p.m. on Thursday along the Kunduru–Kadanya feeder road, when unknown assailants reportedly laid an ambush and kidnapped one Kabiru Bature, a 35-year-old driver attached to Stantech Road Construction Company.
The sources said that security forces were immediately mobilised to the area, blocked all potential escape routes, and initiated a cordon-and-search operation aimed at rescuing the victim and apprehending the perpetrators.
The troops have been deployed to track the movements of the kidnappers, believed to have fled into the surrounding forest.
Efforts were ongoing as of the time of filing this report to rescue the victim safely and bring the abductors to justice.
Bandit abduct road construction worker in Katsina as security forces intensify search and rescue
Troops repel Boko Haram attack in Konduga
By: Zagazola Makama
The Troops of Operation HADIN KAI , in collaboration with police tactical teams and local hunters, have repelled a Boko Haram/ISWAP attack on Goni Dinari village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources said the attack occurred at about 5:56 a.m. on Friday when suspected Boko Haram terrorists invaded the village and set some houses ablaze.
The troops immediately alerted, leading to a swift joint response by troops, police tactical teams, the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and local hunters.
“The attack was successfully repelled and normalcy has since been restored to the area,”sources said.
Troops had deployed to the village for confidence-building patrols, while monitoring and surveillance operations continued.
Troops repel Boko Haram attack in Konduga
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