Jungle Republic : Again, Policeman shoots commercial driver to death because of bribe in Ekiti

Another commercial bus driver, Mr. Olabode Ojo Segun, has been reportedly shot dead at a check point in Oye community, headquarters of Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State, by a policeman.

One eyewitness account claimed that the bus was travelling from Ikare in Ondo State and had arrived at the checkpoint late in the evening of Tuesday.

According to the witnesses, the driver had refused to drop money for the officers on duty, an action they claimed had infuriated one of the policemen, who shot at the vehicle speeding away.

He said, “When the driver Mr Olabode was hit by the bullet, he lost control of the bus and it somersaulted, leaving the passengers therein.

“He was lying dead at the scene while in the confusion, every other person was crawling out of the crashed vehicle, seeking help.”

The witness also added that the victim hailed from Ikare in Ondo State, claiming that “the Olukare was said to have spoken with the FRSC, Ekiti State command to ascertain his identity.”

Speaking on the incident, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), through Mr. Mohammed Olowo, quoted witnesses as saying that only the driver of the bus, shot allegedly by a policeman, died in the incident.

Olowo said there were no critical injuries, noting that the hospital did not register any critical injury.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Ekiti State, Police Command, Mr. Alberto Adeyemi, confirmed the incident.

The PRO, who spoke over the phone, said the suspect, whose name he gave as Corporal Ayodele Famodimu, had been arrested and is “already facing departmental orderly room trial.”

According to Adeyemi, a Superintendent of Police, “his name is Corporal Ayodele Famodimu and his departmental orderly room trial has already started.

“When the trial has been concluded, he would be dismissed after which he would be charged to court.”

Lagos : Many escape death as tanker explosion destroys 20 vehicles

At least 20 vehicles and four commercial motorcycles got burnt when a tanker laden with petrol fell and spilt its content on the Festac Link Bridge in Awuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos state, on Wednesday.

Many people fled the scene of the fire which raged for about an hour.

Firefighters arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later but did not enough have water to quench the fire.

A witness, Olufemi Popoola, told NAN that the tanker, coming from Apple Junction and going to FESTAC Town was ascending the bridge but suddenly rolled back and fell.

The impact of the fall separated the tank from the body, resulting in an explosion, according to Popoola.

He said some residents and passers-by attacked the fire with buckets of water to no avail.

“The fire then spilled into a car shop on the foot of the bridge, burning some of the cars, while the attendants quickly drove out some,” he said.

“Furniture items, bags and boxes displayed for sale on the foot of the bridge all burnt.”

Among the vehicles burnt werr a 2010 Toyota Highlander and a commercial bus.

The fire caused gridlock on the bridge and in the adjoining roads.

A crowd of affected persons and sympathisers gathered at the scene to lament the situation.

Akuko Okoli, owner of a burnt motorcycle, said he managed to escape death.

It is not clear if any life was lost in the incident. - The Cable

Two Nigerians shortlisted for $1m global teacher prize

Two Nigerian teachers have been nominated for the 2018 global teacher prize.

The prize, put together by Varkey Foundation, comes with a monetary award of $1 million.

Ayodele Odeogbola teaches at Abeokuta Grammar School, Ogun state while Itodo Anthony works at Gateway Excel College Otukpa, Benue state.

Both are among the 50 shortlisted teachers from across the world.

Conceived in 2013, the prize was set up “to recognize one exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession as well as to shine a spotlight on the important role teachers play in society”.

The top 50 were shortlisted from over 30,000 nominations and applications from 173 countries from around the world

Varkey Foundation will announce the winner at the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai on March 18, 2018.

Here are the top 50 teachers shortlisted:

1. GermánAlberto Soto, Escuela Técnica Fray Luis Beltrán, Argentina
2. Silvana Andrea Carnicero Sanguinetti, Escuela Técnica Nº 33, Argentina
3. Sarah Mathews, Brisbane Bayside State College, Australia
4. Eddie Woo, Cherrybrook Technology High School, Australia
5. Wilbur Klein, Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School, Australia
6. Koen Timmers, CVO De Verdieping, – Zelfstudie.be online school, Belgium
7. Diego Mahfouz Faria Lima, Escola Municipal Darcy Ribeiro, Brasil
8. Rubens Ferronato, State School Dom Pedro II, Brazil
9. Joe Grabowski, St. John Catholic School, Canada
10. Marcela Lissette Henríquez Aravena, Liceo Polivalente Carlos Montané Castro, Chile
11. Jhon Alexander Echeverri Acosta, El Salado Educational Institution, Colombia
12. Luis Miguel Bermudez Gutierrez, Colegio Gerardo Paredes IED, Colombia
13. Carlos Enrique Sánchez Santamaria, Instituto Técnico Industrial San Juan Bosco, Colombia
14. Jukka Sinnemäki, Jyväskylä Christian School, Finland
15. Patrick Saoula, Collège les Bréguières, France
16. Sitsofe Enyonam Anku, Meagasa Mathematics Academy, Ghana
17. Pradeep Negi, Govt. Inter College BHEL, India
18. Ahmad Riza Wahono, Madrasah Technonatura, Indonesia
19. Dongmei Yang, Xing’an League Wulanhaote Ninth Middle School, Inner Mongolia
20. Lorella Carimali, Liceo Scientifico Statale Vittorio Veneto, Italy
21. Mio Horio, Shiga Prefectural Maibara Senior High School, Japan
22. Samar Naazal, Female Irbid Preparatory City / UNWRA, Jordan
23. Abdikadir Ismail, Mwangaza Muslim Mixed Day School, Kenya
24. Hiba Ballout, Saint George Schools, Lebanon
25. K.A. RAZHIYAH, Panji Secondary School Kota Bharu, Malaysia
26. Binod Shahi , Shree Yanger Gumba Primary School, Nepal
27. Ayodele Odeogbola, Abeokuta Grammar School, Nigeria
28. Itodo Anthony, Gateway Excel College Otukpa, Nigeria
29. Barbara Anna Zielonka, Nannestad High School , Norway
30. Jesus Insilada, Alcarde Gustilo Memorial National High School, Philippines
31. Ryan Homan, San Jose Elementary School Donsol West District, Philippines
32. Nataliia Kiseleva, State educational establishment “School 1409”, Russia
33. Željana Radojičić-Lukić, Elementary school “Milan Rakić” Mionica, Serbia
34. Wendy Horn, Protea Heights Academy, South Africa
35. Marjorie Brown, Roedean School, South Africa
36. Xuxo Ruiz Dominguez, Ceip San Sebastián, Spain
37. Hamadony Muzafarov “Dunyoi Donish” Tajikistan
38. Nurten Akkuş, Ayvacık Pre-School, Turkey
39. Catherine Nakabugo, St.Andrew Kaggwa Gombe High School, Uganda
40. Andria Zafirakou, Alperton Community School, United Kingdom
41. Rebecca Cramer, Reach Academy Feltham, United Kingdom
42. Eartha Pond, The Crest Academy, United Kingdom
43. Tuesday Humby, Ormiston Chadwick, United Kingdom
44. Glenn Lee, Waialua High & Intermediate School, United States
45. Keith Hancock, Tesoro High School , United States
46. Joseph Underwood, Miami Senior High, United States
47. Melissa Collins, John P. Freeman Optional School, United States
48. Akash Patel, Thomas J. Rusk Middle School, United States
49. Melinda Wilson, Curie Metropolitan High School for the Performing & Technical Arts, United States
50. Nam Thanh, Vinschool, Vietnam

- Cable Nigeria

Charlyboy calls pastors, politicians with private jets ‘bastards’

Maverick singer and social crusader, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charlyboy, on Wednesday described pastors and politicians, who won private jets as “bastards.”

The veteran entertainer and activist made the remark while frowning at the comatose state of Nigeria Airways.

In a post via his Twitter handle, the leader of OurMuMuDonDo advocacy group shared some photographs juxtaposing other countries national carriers with the dead Nigerian Airways.

He wrote: “What a shame, Nigeria don’t even have a national air carrier yet there are over 100 private jets owned by con men/pastors called men of God and thieves called Leaders/politicians.

“May the revolution consume the bastards.”

Findings by DAILY POST show that the Nigeria Airways Ltd was founded in 1958 after the dissolution of West African Airways Corporation (WAAC). It held the name WAAC Nigeria until 1971, when it was rebranded to the name it had until it ceased operations in 2003.

50% of Nigerians living with HIV are adolescents – UNICEF

The United Nations Children Education Fund ( UNICEF ) said on Wednesday that 50 per cent of the 3.1 million Nigerians living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are adolescents, ranging from the age 15 to 24.

The Officer in-Charge of UNICEF Field Office in Kaduna, Dr. Idris Baba, made the disclosure at a one day retreats with journalists to support adolescents and young persons.

Baba said as the HIV prevalence rate is on the decline among adults, “it is unfortunately on the increase among adolescents.”

“HIV in adolescents remains a big concern, at least seven local government areas – Chikun, Igabi, Lere, Kagarko, Birnin Gwari, Jaba and Jema’a – have higher prevalence of HIV among adolescents in the state,” Dr. Baba said.

He said the organisation has scaled up support to tackle high HIV prevalence among adolescents in the seven LGAs.

According to him, only seven per cent of the adolescents surveyed at the beginning of the intervention programme in March had tested and received their HIV result.

He said the support being offered by UNICEF was on HIV prevention, treatment and care in the affected LGAs.

The official disclosed that UNICEF had budgeted about N200 million to run the Adolescent and Young Persons (AYP) programme in the LGAs.

He said despite the decrease in new HIV infections in the areas due to improved access to information, the rate of death among infected adolescents remained high. - The Nation