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  • Photo: 14 corpses recovered from vehicle that plunged in Ebonyi river

    Photo: 14 corpses recovered from vehicle that plunged in Ebonyi river

    Fourteen bodies have been recovered from the Akaeze-Ukwu River in Ebonyi state; site of the deadly motor accident which occurred on Friday night.

    This followed the location and recovery of the bus by divers brought in from neighboring states to aid in the search and rescue of the victims.

    Recall that a bus carrying over 30 passengers plunged into the River along the Akaeze-Ishiagu expressway, Ivo local government area of the state.

    Five of the passengers, who were returning from a burial, were rescued and taken to hospital on Friday.

    However, one of them died at the hospital while the others are said to still be unconscious.

    Chairman of the local government, Onyebuchi Ogbadu confirmed the recovery of the extra thirteen dead bodies on Saturday.

    According to him, the State government had to bring in divers from Rivers and Cross River states to help in the search of the bus.

    “The divers were able to locate the bus and pushed it up to enable the crane to pull it out,” he said.

    The Chairman said they are still searching for the remaining passengers aboard the bus.

    “The driver said he was carrying 32 persons in the bus so we are still looking for about 13 or more persons.”

    Ogbadu said the driver was able to dive out of the bus as it was plunging into the river and was one of those rescued on Friday.

    Ebonyi News

    Police spokesman Loveth Odah said 14 corpses have been recovered, seven male and seven female.

    She said among the five victims rescued is the driver of the said 608 coaster bus with Reg no. UKP 78 XA Mr Nwaonu Chinedu a native of IKWO LGA of the State.

    She said the victim who died yesterday is a female who yet to be identified.

    She said: “the female victim was confirmed dead by a medical Doctor on arrival at Dennis Hospital Akaeke in the Area.

    “The driver narrated that he conveyed 32 members of the Christ Peculiar Church of Nigeria Enugu State branch to attend a burial ceremony at Nguzu Edda in Afikpo South LGA of the State”.

    “14 corpses have been recovered (7 female and 7 male) together with the 608 Vehicle.

    “The corpses have deposited at Martha Memorial hospital mortuary AFIKPO preservation.

    Odah said among those in the vehicle who are still being searched for is a retired Superintendent of Police Livinus Mbah.

    “The Executive Governor of Ebonyi State visited the scene of incident together with the Commissioner of Police Ebonyi State who described the incident as very unfortunate one.

    ” He urges road users to avoid speed/reckless driving especially in this ember months”.

  • Two siblings drown in Ebonyi River

    Two siblings drown in Ebonyi River

    Two siblings in Ebonyi state, Emmanuel and Christopher Chiaha, have reportedly drowned in Ndibe beach, Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state.

    According to reports, the two brothers left their house around 3 pm on Sunday, February 2nd to jog but didn’t return.

    When they did not return after several hours, the community organised a search party made up of family members, relatives, well wishers and friends.

    But they could not locate the boys. However, their dead bodies were later discovered floating on the river.

    The circumstances surrounding their deaths remained a mystery.

    Police spokesman, Odah Loveth, confirmed the incident.

    She said it was a case of sudden and unnatural death.

    Odah a Deputy Superintendent of Police,(DSP) said police was investigating the matter and expressed worry over the incident.

    “Yes , on 2nd of February, Afikpo North Division reported that at about 10.30, one Chiaha Augustine Madabuchi reported a case of sudden and unnatural death where two of his sons Chiaha Emmanuel Chigozie 17 years old and Chiaha Christopher Madabuchi 13 years old got drowned where they allegedly went to swim at Ndibe beach Afkikpo about 3 pm after leaving the house on the pretence that they were going to jog .

    “Police visited the beach, and their corpse photographed and deposited at the mortuary . Afikpo north is investigating but there is no mark of violence found on their body.

    ” I don’t know how they got drowned, what took them to the beach in this harmattan season, for now we are still investigating”, she said.

  • Divorce us or I’ll jump into river, man tells court after 40 years of marriage

    A retired civil servant, Mr. Isiaka Azeez, on Wednesday petitioned a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 40-year marriage to Mujidat.

    He threatened to jump into the river if the court rejects his request, citing his wife’s “constant provocation.”

    Narrating his ordeal before the President of the court, Mr. Ademola Odunade, the elderly man said he was fed up with his wife’s “troubles and frequent threat to his life.”

    Azeez, who is believed to be in his 70s, said he had never enjoyed any rest of mind during his 40-year union to Mujidat. Rather, he said, it had been tales of “sorrow and trauma.”

    “For over 20 years now, my cohabitation with Mujidat has been that of cat and rat because she is highly disobedient and an example of a mistaken wife.

    “Her attitude suddenly changed towards me the moment she realised that things had gone bad with me financially and she started treating me with disregard.

    “Then I developed diabetes and other systemic problems, but she did not take care of me.

    “Worse still, Mujidat told our three children to also take me as a nonentity because they neither greet me nor show me any form of respect.

    “For the past one year, Mujidat had, in fact, moved away from my home,” Azeez said.

    “If this court refuses to put an end to our union today, I prefer to go and jump into Dandaru River,” he added.

    The plaintiff’s younger brother and sister who testified in the matter confirmed his deposition.

    However, the respondent opposed the suit and also denied some of the allegations leveled against her, adding that her husband had, in fact, neglected her for his second wife.

    Mujidat submitted that she had never misguided the children against their father and that they only did what they wished.

    “The real reason why my husband filed this suit against me is because I no longer allows him to sleep with me and this is due to my age and his ailment.

    “Please, for the sake of our children, don’t separate us,” Mujidat pleaded.

    In his judgment, Odunade dissolved the union, noting that the relationship has been irreparably damaged due to the respondent’s misbehaviour.

    He, however, ordered the plaintiff to pay N5,000 to Mujidat to enable her move her things out of the house she shares with Azeez.

  • Corps member, 26, drowns in Bauchi river

    A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Bauchi, Joseph Adebayo, who went on a picnic to celebrate the end of his service year on Thursday got drowned in Gubi river in the outskirts of Bauchi metropolis.
    Bauchi State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Kamal Datti, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, said the deceased, along with two of his colleagues, had boarded a faulty canoe, which capsized with them.
    The spokesman said two of the corps members were rescued by villagers while Adebayo got drowned, adding that his floating corpse was recovered on Friday.
    ‎”On Thursday at about 8.30 pm the command received a report from one Mahadi Sada, a Zonal Inspector of NYSC, that on the same day at about 5pm, some corps members attached to Bauchi State Board of Internal Revenue went on picnic at Gubi dam to celebrate the end of their service year.
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    “Three of the corps members boarded a canoe but unfortunately, the canoe was faulty, and so water drifted into it, resulting in the canoe capsizing.
    “However, two of the corps members were rescued by villagers fishing in the Dam while one Joseph Adebayo, 26, who hails from Ogun state, got drowned and eventually died,” he said
    Datti said the corpse of the deceased was recovered on Friday at about 8am and deposited at the mortuary of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for medical examination, adding that investigation on the matter had commenced.
  • Panic as nine NYSC members drown in Taraba river

    Panic as nine NYSC members drown in Taraba river

    Nine corps members serving in Gashaka local government area of Taraba state drowned at a river while on picnic in Taraba State.

    Police said seven bodies were recovered Sunday, 24 hours after the accident. Two more were yet to be recovered.

    Gashaka is near the Mambilla Plateau.

    It was leaent that the sudden increase in the volume of water in River Mayo Celbe, Taraba was responsible for the drowning of nine corps members who were swimming during a picnic party, the police said.

    Police Spokesman David Missal said: “Information available to our disposal reveals that 22 Youth Corps members serving in the state were on a picnic party in River Mayo-Selbe in Gashaka LGA on Saturday when the incident happened.

    “We were made to understand that while they were swimming, there was a sudden increase in the volume of water which carried nine of them away.

    “We have so far recovered Seven corpses while the search for the two remaining corpses is still in progress,” he said.

    State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Florence Yaakugh also confirmed the incident.

    Yaakugh said that the seven bodies have been recovered while the search for the other two bodies was still ongoing by the locals in collaboration with security agencies and the NYSC.

    While describing the incident as most regrettable and unfortunate, Yaakugh said that the NYSC would soon have the identity of all the Corps members involved and make such known appropriately.

    “We have information indicating that about nine of our Corps members were drowned in Gashaka on Saturday.

    “So far, seven bodies have been recovered and we are working with other relevant persons to recover the rest and to identify the persons.

    “This is a very sad development and the entire NYSC family in Taraba state is already thrown into deep mourning”, she said.

  • How Gunmen killed General Overseer…Prophet Abam in Rivers

    How Gunmen killed General Overseer…Prophet Abam in Rivers

    Gunmen have killed the General Overseer of Intercessory Prayer Ministry, Prophet ThankGod Abam also known as The Commander, Onowu 1.

    The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer , Nnamdi Omoni, has also confirmed the death, saying that efforts were on to unravel the persons behind the dastardly act.

    It gathered that the Abuja-based cleric was assassinated by unknown hoodlums while he was in Port Harcourt for a programme.

    Sources said Abam was murdered, two days before the dedication of his baby in Port Harcourt, where he nurtured his Intercessory Prayer Ministry before relocating to Abuja amidst allegations of scams against some members of his church.

    It was further gathered the hoodlums had stormed the pastor’s residence in Rukpokwu, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, at about 8pm and introduced themselves to his gateman that they were members of a local vigilance group.

    According to the some grieved members of the church, the gunmen told the gateman that he should call the cleric and when he came out towards his gate, one of the bandits shot him dead an zoomed off in an awaiting car.

  • Four-year-old girl dies as mum throws her into river

    Four-year-old girl dies as mum throws her into river

    A mother is facing charges after detectives said she waded into the Hillsborough River and dropped her four-year-old daughter into it.

    Shakayla Denson, 26, of Tampa, Florida, is charged with first-degree felony murder, aggravated child abuse and grand theft auto.

    She’s being held in jail with no bond. Her next hearing is set for Wednesday, August 8.

    Denson is accused of stealing a car from an auto repair shop, then parking the vehicle on North Rome Avenue, police said. Then she walked into the river at about 4 p.m. and left her daughter, Je’Hyrah Daniels, in the water, police said.

    A member of the Tampa Police Department dive team discovered the unconscious child underwater at about 4:30 p.m., according to police. She was about 75 feet from shore. Je’Hyrah was pronounced dead at the hospital.

    A resident, Vicki Walker, said she saw Denson in the river from her condo balcony. But at the time, Walker didn’t realise what the woman had just done.

    “It’s really sad,” Walker said. “I don’t know the circumstances, I don’t know what’s going on in their lives, but it’s killing me.”

    Denson was apprehended while walking not far from where the child was dumped in the river, Tampa Police Chief, Brian Dugan, said.

    Denson has previous arrests for driving with a suspended license and theft charges dating back two years ago.

    “Unfortunately at this point, there are a lot more questions than answers,” said Dugan, who called the situation a “completely tragic event.”

    “It’s a crazy world we live in,” he said.

     

    Wusa9

  • Congratulations, Meghan and Harry – Francis Ewherido

    By Francis Ewherido

    Will it happen? When? Yes, it is happening today from noon at St. George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry was christened when he was three months and nine days old on the 24th of December 1984. I am one of those who have been very happy and excited since Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle announced their engagement on November 27 last year.

    So much water has passed under the bridge since then. There were those, who wanted to play the race card, but beat a fast retreat when they realized they were weeping louder than the bereaved. Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry’s grandmother and Prince Charles, his father, had sanctioned the union, who are you, a meddlesome interloper, as the lawyers call such people, to open your filthy racial mouth, spewing personal hate, to challenge other people’s personal decision that has nothing to do with your life?

    People must learn to understand that, whether people involved are celebrities, public figures or royalty, marriage remains a personal matter. You must respect boundaries. I have always advocated that family and close friends can get involved during courtship, but their involvement must remain in the realm of intervention, not interference. I have explained the difference in the past, but for clarity and people reading this column for the first time, I will do it again. Interference means, “to meddle,” “to obstruct a process,” “be a hindrance.” Intervention here means “mediation”

    This critical difference is very important and you must know it, if not friends and relatives from hell can easily derail your marriage plans. You must have been reading the rubbish some of Markle half siblings and relatives have been vomiting. In the last interview by his half brother, he warned Prince Harry not to marry Meghan, his own half sister. He said Meghan is not good enough for the royal family. Then he revealed his true colour. He is angry that she did not extend her wedding invitation to him specifically and some other family members. He wanted to use the wedding to shore up his nonexistent respectability and visibility. Now he has written another letter begging Meghan to invite him. Too bad, no deal.

    He also felt Meghan should have used the opportunity of the wedding to bring together their broken family. Fine, but wedding is a personal matter between the pair getting married. Their interest is paramount, not the Markle’s larger family. If they do not want their wedding to be used to resolve age long family feud, so be it. If I may ask, why was the family feud not resolved before now? And why can it not be resolved after the wedding. Must he distract the couple with resolution of a family feud on their special day? Are weddings the best platforms to resolve family feuds?

    There was uncertainty over the presence of Meghan’s father at the wedding after a scandal over staging paparazzi photos of himself. Now it is certain he is not attending because he just had a heart surgery. This Markle crowd sef; na wah for dem! But Meghan is a strong woman; she will be fine.

     

    Some members of the Markle family only got media attention because of Markle’s engagement to Harry. The ingrates are already benefiting from their sister. Yet they went to the media to try to destroy her. But it happens so often even in our clime. Spouses go to the media to try to ruin their other halves due to hate and pettiness. Estranged lovers vow to use mass and social media to destroy people they have children with because of love gone awry. Then they hire some cheap blackmailers who masquerade as media consultants. Blackmailers are only out to make money and haven’t got your interest, bitter soul.

    These bitter lovers forget that the people they want to destroy are fathers or mothers of the children they had together and the children get affected directly or indirectly. And who even told you that you can destroy God’s creation with God on the throne? Have you not heard of people falling into pits they dug for others. It is very irritating when mere mortals arrogate divine powers to themselves. See now, Harry and Meghan are going ahead with their marriage, what can her wicked half siblings and relatives do about it? If cannot rejoice with people, you should at least let them be.

    One of the reasons I love Prince Harry so much is because he follows his heart. He crossed many rivers to reach his decision to marry Meghan. They include River Meghan, a black woman; River Meghan, a divorcee; River Meghan, an actress; River Meghan, an American; River Meghan, a product from a broken and feuding family; River Meghan an older woman [Camilla, 70, is older than Prince Charles, 69, so there is nothing new about Prince Harry marrying an older Meghan really] and may be other rivers unknown to others.

    Prince Harry is also a good student of history. He does not want to make his father’s mistake. Prince Charles’ childhood flame was Miss Camilla Rosemary Shand, but he ended up marrying the late Lady Diana Spencer, Harry’s mother. From the beginning, the marriage was troubled and became clinically dead some years after. Everything that happened thereafter was mechanical until 1996 when they divorced. Like or hate him, Prince Charles looks a much happier man with Duchess Camilla.

    Marriage is slippery and very delicate, you never know. But my gut feeling tells me that this is going to be one happy and successful marriage. I wish Prince Harry and the soon-to-be HRH the Duchess of Sussex a happy married life. I wish them peace of mind that surpasses human understanding in their marriage.

    I learnt Meghan loves children; I wish her fruitfulness, children who will make them proud; strong willed children who follow their heart, not what others say, just like their father. After all, lions beget lions, not goats. No matter the quantity of goat meat a lion consumes in its life time, it will still give birth to lions. The children will need their father’s strong will because they are going to be born into a world that will judge them by the colour of their skin and not the content of their character. Never mind that they will probably look every inch Caucasian, but that black blood in Meghan from her maternal roots is all that matters to some people.

  • Governor, deputy fall into river while taking selfie

    Alfred Mutua, a governor in Kenya, fell off a bridge while taking a selfie alongside Joash Maangi, his deputy.

    According to Capital News, a Kenyan publication, both men who ended in a river were pulled out and taken to Ogembo Hospital in Kisii County.

    The newspaper said the incident happened a few hours after the governor was lambasted for “county-trotting while a bridge in his backyard, developed cracks”.

    Although STAR, another Kenyan publication, quoted reports on Mutua and his deputy bending to check the depth of the bridge when the incident took place, Capital News said one of its correspondents witnessed them taking a selfie on the bridge when they fell over.

    Kisii communication director Maseme Machuka was quoted as saying the bridge was weak.

    “The governor and DG were unhurt in the incident and they went on to address residents before going for lunch,” Machuka was quoted to have said.

    He added that two journalists who sustained minor injuries were taken to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital.

     

  • Woman swept away during ritual bath, attacked by crocodiles in river

    A Victoria Falls woman identified as Yvonne Dube, while having a ritual bath in the flooded Zambezi River, almost drowned as she was swept away by its rising tides.

    A naked Yvonne Dube was almost swept down the 200-metre deep Zambezi gorge in the crocodile-infested river. However, a swirling current swept her back towards the river bank and she clung to a tree.

    Rangers from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management authority and her boyfriend, Mr. Khumbulani Msebele, used a rope to reach for her.

    Sources said that Dube was with her cousin, Silence Siziba, when the incident happened.

    The two were allegedly bathing in the Zambezi River where people usually go to perform rituals.

    Police officer commanding Victoria Falls District, Chief Superintendent Tadeus Macondo, confirmed that he got a report about a woman, Yvonne Dube, of Chinotimba who lost her balance while bathing with her cousin and was swept off by the river for about 200 metres.

    He said the two had gone for a tour of the river when they decided to take a bath.

    “Dube was lucky, as she survived an attack by the crocodiles as well as being washed down the 2oo-metre deep gorge.

    “She clung to a tree after the water pushed her to the bank,” said chief Macondo.

    He said Ms. Siziba had rushed to the rainforest exit gate, where she alerted rangers who swiftly reacted to rescue Dube.

    The victim sustained bruises all over her body and was taken to Victoria Falls District Hospital.