PRINCE HARRY LEAVES AFRICAN PARKS BOARD AFTER CHARITY ADMITTED RANGERS COMMITTED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. (PHOTO).

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 Prince Harry leaves African Parks board after charity admitted rangers committed human rights abuses Prince Harry has left the board of African Parks after nearly a decade with the conservation charity, a year after the organization acknowledged that some of its rangers had committed human rights abuses. A spokesperson for Harry, 41, confirmed his departure while emphasizing that his work in African conservation will continue. “The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its Board,” the spokesperson said. “His commitment to conservation in Africa continues, and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission.” Harry first partnered with African Parks in 2016 and became president of the organization the following year. He was appointed to its board of directors in 2023. His departure comes after African Parks commissioned an independent investigation into allegations that rangers had r@ped, beaten and tortured Indigenous peo...

18 PASSENGERS BURNT TO DEATH IN IJEBU-ODE/ORE EXPRESSWAY. (PHOTO).


 18 PASSENGERS BURNT TO DEATH IN IJEBU-ODE/ORE EXPRESSWAY



A total of 18 passengers have been burnt to death in Ogbere, Ijebu East Local Government Area along the busy Ijebu-Ode/Ore Express Way.


The lone accident involved a Toyota Hiace,with registration  number XA 690AKU.


While all  the passengers  burnt beyond recognition, the driver escaped with injuries.


The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun state Traffic  Compliance and Enforcement  Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the death of the 18 passengers in a statement in Abeokuta on Tuesday.


He said that the accident was caused by a fire from a jerry can filled with petrol.


“According to eye witness account and this  was corroborated by the driver, there was a keg full Petroleum Motor Spirit  inside the bus, it fell on it’s side when the vehicle got to a failed portion of the road. 


“The PMS poured on the floor  of the bus and later dropped on exhaust pipe and caused the vehicle to catch fire on transit” he said.


He said that the partially burnt driver was rescued to Rona Hospital in Ijebu Ode, while the  dead were deposited at State Hospital Mortuary, Ijebu Ode.


Akinbiyi who commiserated with the families of the deceased urged drivers to avoid storing fuel in their vehicles.

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