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  • Returnees’ road mishap: Edo commiserates with families of victims

    Returnees’ road mishap: Edo commiserates with families of victims

    The Edo State Government has commiserated with families of some Libya returnees who were recently involved in a road accident along Ore-Ijebu-Ode Sagamu expressway, Ogun State, wherein some lost their lives.

    In a statement signed by Secretary, Edo State Government Taskforce Against Human Trafficking, Abieyuwa Oyemwense, the state government said that the incident was sad and unfortunate, and prayed that God grant the families the fortitude to bear the loss.

    According to the statement, “We are informed that the incident took place at about 10: 45 pm, last week, close to Omoo River, J4 area of the route. There was a collision which involved a white Toyota Hiace, 18-seater commercial bus, with registration number, AYB 497 XA and another vehicle, a blue and white Volvo truck with registration number, KSF 79 XL.”

    “The Edo State Task Force Against Human Trafficking (ETAHT) commiserates with the families of the Edo State returnees who were involved in the fatal accident on Tuesday along Ore-Ijebu-Ode Sagamu expressway in Ogun State.”

    The statement added, “the returnees involved in the road mishap had been profiled by the Taskforce and were duly informed of the details relating to the payment of their stipend, skills and empowerment training packages put together by the Edo State Government for them.

    “The returnees involved in the accident had left the welcome-back facility, set up by the state government to welcome Libya returnees who are indigenes of Edo, on the claim that they are going to their respective homes to reunite with their families, only for them to embark on an unauthorised journey at night.”

    The task force said that it was saddened by the ill-fated accident, nothing, “While we acknowledge the right of the returnees to free movement, we warned against travelling at night.”

    The task force urged returnees in her facility to utilise the period, pending the payment of their stipend and training, to visit their families and reunite with them, adding that such will enable them recover fully from their sufferings in the desert and on the high sea in Libya.

  • Obasanjo in road mishap on anniversary of wife’s death

    Obasanjo in road mishap on anniversary of wife’s death

    SHORTLY after attending activities marking the 10th anniversary of his late wife Stella, former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday had a tyre blowout in the vehicle conveying him to the Murtala International Airport in Lagos.

    Sources close to the Federal Road Safety Commission confirmed that it happened at the Sagamu interchange on the Lagos-Ibadan Express road.

    The former president was on his way to Lagos to board a flight to Abidjan. The tyre was changed and he has since left for Abidjan to commence election monitoring activities for Cote D’Ivoire’s Presidential Election holding tomorrow.

    At the memorial Obasanjo lapsed into the past fun memory of life with his late wife when she was alive and said with solemn tone that he would continue to miss her greatly.

    He added that other members of his family and that of the Abebe in Ishan, Edo State, still miss Stella, a decade after her demise.

    Stella died as a sitting First Lady in October 23, 2005 following surgery at a hospital in Spain.

    He said, “I won’t say much about her today because much had been written already in my tribute about my late wife in the book, ‘My Watch’ and part of it says, she will be dearly missed by me, my family and the Abebe family.”

    Also, Mr. John Abebe who spoke on behalf of the Abebe family said their sister and daughter would be missed.

    For the Deputy National chairman,  All Progressives Congress (APC), South, Segun Oni described late Stella as quintessential woman, who was born and raised in family reputed for  humility and integrity.

    Oni who spoke with reporters, said his close interaction with the Abebe family gave him insight into the late the  Stella’s whose pedigree could not be over-emphasized.

    The officiating clergy,  Pastor Yussuf Obaje in the memorial service sermon titled “Keep her memory alive,” described Stella as an epitome of womanhood and urged the family to continue to keep her legacy alive while Senator Ben Murray – Bruce described her as an unusual and global woman.

    In attendance at the memorial service are Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Ogun state governor, Sen. Ibikunke Amosun, Mr. Funso Kupolokun among others.

     

  • Road Mishap! Club Owners sympathise with Nasarawa Utd

    Road Mishap! Club Owners sympathise with Nasarawa Utd

    The Association of Premier League Club Chairmen and Managers (Club Owners) have sent a message of sympathy to the management and supporters of Nasarawa United Football Club over a road accident involving the club’s supporters.

    The  supporters were on their way from Aba after Thursday’s League encounter against Enyimba, when the bus conveying them had an accident along the Enugu-Umuahia expressway by Okigwe axis.

    According to a statement from the Club Owners, signed by the Ag. Secretary Alloy Chukwuemeka, a copy made available to SportingLife, the association expressed shock at the incident but were, however, grateful to God that no life was lost.

    The club owners also expressed appreciation to the security agencies and all those who were at the scene of the incident, for their timely intervention in rescuing and evacuating the injured victims.

    “We are particularly thankful to the management of Rangers FC and Heartland FC who were on ground to offer assistance,” the statement said.

    The association also used the medium to enjoin  supporters clubs to provide Life Insurance policy for their members as they embark on journeys across all the league venues.

  • 20 dead on Abuja/Lokoja road mishap

    Twenty persons are said to be dead from an accident involving a trailer with registratioin number ZA830KTG and a luxury bus ZC976 NNE early Saturday at Giri Junction on the Abuja/Lokoja road. The accident about 22 persons injured.

    Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) who came to the rescue of the victims, urged Nigerians to avoid night travels.

    “Let us avoid night travels since our roads are more dangerous at night.” a FRSC official said.