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Man Electrocuted During Attempted Theft of Electric Cables
FAAN, The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria reveals that a middle aged man was electrocuted while trying to steal electrical cables. The Managing Director, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, confirms the incidents and assures that a tighter security will be kept in place to stop unauthorized persons from entry. She also reported incidents where intruders breached airport perimeter fences and stole airfield lighting equipment.
Addressing the newly inaugurated security personnel, Kuku emphasized the importance of their role within a specially selected unit, expressing hope that their firearms would not need to be used. He stressed the necessity of close collaboration with other airport security agencies to maintain a safe and secure environment. Kuku highlighted ongoing cooperation with various agencies, including the Air Force. The FAAN managing director underscored the continued commitment of President Bola Tinubu, Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo, and National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu to enhancing airport security.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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