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9 Die, 7 Injured In Lagos-Abeokuta Express Crash

9 Die, 7 Injured In Lagos-Abeokuta Express Crash

Nine Die, Seven Injured In Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway Crash About nine persons were confirmed dead while eight others sustained injuries in an accident involving a truck and a Mazda bus at Kere Bridge on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Mrs Okpe said that the incident, which occurred at 8:00 a.m., was caused by speeding and route violation which led to head-on collision between the truck, without registration number and a bus, marked SMK 808 YD. She stated that a total of 17 persons…
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OAU Losses Staff To Lion Attack

OAU Losses Staff To Lion Attack

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY LOSSES STAFF TO LION ATTACK The management, staff, students and the entire campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have been thrown into mourning following the untimely death of Mr. Olabode Olawuyi. A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, stated that Mr Olawuyi, a Veterinary Technologist, who has been in charge of the Zoological garden for over a decade, was attacked this afternoon, 19th February, 2024, by a 9 - year old male lion when he was feeding them in their den at the Zoological garden of the University. The…
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Trader Shot Dead In Onitsha Market

Trader Shot Dead In Onitsha Market

Trader Shot Dead In Anambra Market There was pandemonium late Friday at the Science Equipment Market, Onitsha Bridgehead in Anambra as operatives of the Anambra State Anti-Touting Squad allegedly shot one person dead and injured several others. It was gathered that trouble started at the market when the operatives invaded the area in search of someone who was said to have urinated in a restricted area and ran into the market for cover. Eyewitnesses said the operatives shot indiscriminately for over two hours while in the market resulting in the traders scampering to safety, leading to destruction and looting of…
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Peter Obi Condoles With Families Of Late Herbert Wigwe And Abimbola Ogunbanjo

Peter Obi Condoles With Families Of Late Herbert Wigwe And Abimbola Ogunbanjo

His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi Condoles with families of Late Herbert Wigwe and Late Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo. Yesterday, with a heavy heart, I paid a condolence visit to the beloved families of my very dear friends, Herbert Wigwe and Abimbola Ogunbajo, whose deaths continue to break my heart and those of many in the nation. I expressed my deepest sympathies to the Wigwe and Ogunbajo families over this colossal loss. Herbert and I have remained very close friends over the years and I cherish the times, ideas, and moments we shared. His death remains a terrible sore in my heart,…
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Saying Goodbye: Gov Otti Mourns Herbert Wigwe

Saying Goodbye: Gov Otti Mourns Herbert Wigwe

SAYING GOODBYE Herbert why? Why? Why? You told me you were going for a board meeting in London from where you will head out to the US and return after a few days and immediately come to Abia to see me. So, what happened? Since this news filtered out, I’ve not been able to put my head down. I spoke to Peggy who was broken but strong. I refused to believe. Many others confirmed but they were also reporting other people. Then comes this call minutes ago from Sola Faleye, my younger friend whom you “acquired” as you took over…
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How Aircraft Model Carrying Wigwe and Family Crashed 5 Times In 2023

How Aircraft Model Carrying Wigwe and Family Crashed 5 Times In 2023

How Aircraft model carrying Wigwe, wife, son crashed five times in 2023 The aircraft model – Eurocopter EC 130B4 – which crashed last week and claimed the lives of Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and three others, suffered five crashes in 2023. It was reported that Wigwe, the Chief Executive of Access Holdings Plc died following a chopper crash on Friday, February 9, in California, United States. His wife, Chizoba, and son also died in the helicopter crash from the same aircraft model. The history of the Eurocopter EC 130 can be traced to several fatal accidents in the past.…
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10 Things To Know About Late Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe

10 Things To Know About Late Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe

10 Things To Know About Late Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe The CEO of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, has been feared killed in a chopper crash in California.He was reportedly on board with about five others believed to be his wife, son and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), when the helicopter crashed. Sources said the chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California on Friday night. Here are things to know about Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe CON was born on…
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‘Let’s Number Our Days’ – Wigwe Writes Few Weeks Before Helicopter Crash

‘Let’s Number Our Days’ – Wigwe Writes Few Weeks Before Helicopter Crash

‘Let’s Number Our Days’ — Wigwe Writes Few Weeks Before Helicopter Crash Herbert Wigwe, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, shared a cryptic message on his social media pages a few weeks before his involvement in a helicopter crash in the United States. At around 7 a.m. Nigerian time on Saturday, Wigwe was aboard the Eurocopter EC130 helicopter that crashed in California near the Nevada border. The GCEO of Access Holdings was in the chopper alongside his wife, son and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group). There were six…
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NYSC Member Slumps, Dies While Watching Nigeria, South Africa AFCON Match

NYSC Member Slumps, Dies While Watching Nigeria, South Africa AFCON Match

Corp Member Slumps, Dies While Watching Nigeria, South Africa AFCON Match A serving member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), simply identified as Samuel, on Wednesday, slumped and died while watching Nigeria’s Super Eagles clash with South Africa in a penalty shootout. The corps member serving in Adamawa died before the last shootout that progressed Nigeria to the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). According to a post made on Facebook by an eye-witness, Samuel died during celebration of Nigeria’s shootout in the semi final match. “We lost one Nigerian a few minutes ago during our…
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APC Chieftain Dies While Watching Super Eagles AFCON Match

APC Chieftain Dies While Watching Super Eagles AFCON Match

APC Chieftain Dies While Watching Super Eagles Match A former member of the House of Representatives who represented the Ika Federal Constituency in Delta State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cairo Ojuogboh, is dead. According to a family source, Ojuogboh died on Wednesday night while watching the AFCON 2023 semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa. He reportedly collapsed as South Africa was awarded a penalty in the later stages of the game at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake. The game ended in a 4-2 penalty shootout victory in favour of Nigeria, propelling the…
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