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32-year-old Nigerian Doctor Killed In US, Father Mourns
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A 32-year-old Nigerian doctor, Uzochukwu Davis Igboanugo, has been killed by a drunk driver in the United States of America.
Uzochukwu, the son of prominent Igbo businessman, Chief I.K.B. Igboanugo, the founder of I.K.B Industries Limited, was killed while driving home after work three weeks ago.
The grieving father who confirmed the tragic incident in a Facebook post on Monday, May 13, 2024, said the drunk driver fell asleep at the wheel while speeding on the highway and rammed into his son’s car.
He described his son as a very happy, intelligent, friendly, caring, nice and loving boy.
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“I lost my son 3 weeks ago, I have been crying like a baby. A medical doctor ( Ophthalmologist) in America,” Chief Igboanugo wrote.
His post reads further: “An accident victim of a drunkard who fell asleep while speeding on the highway, jumped his lane in the opposite direction and hit with speed force on the driver’s side door where my son was as he was driving home after work.
“We can’t question God as He has the final decision.
“Always pray as a parent not to loose any of your child irrespective of his behaviour because loss of a child can kill any parent.
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“Uzochukwu my son was a very nice boy, always happy, intelligent, friendly, caring, loving, sociable etc.
“He was 32yrs old, not yet married despite my nagging, he sacrificed all his time and achieved Ophthalmology which is a very difficult medical course in the history of reading medicine to become a medical doctor.
“Since his death I have been going through mental and psychological trauma as my doctor has been warning me.
“My wife also has not been her self. Pls don’t wish your worst enemy this type of tragedy, now I pray for anybody who has not lost his child never to experience it. It is hellish and a disaster.
“Uzochukwu my son you are now in God’s bosom and working for Him that was why he took you this early. As your soul will rest in God’s bosom in Jesus name.”
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Two Nigerian women are in the news for the wrong reason in the United Kingdom after they fought each other publicly over a man.
In a video that is now trending, one of the two women can be heard complaining that the other one spoiled her relationship by calling her man to tell him she was promiscuous.
She further complained that she housed the friend for eight months before she got an apartment of her own only to pay her back with evil.
She also claimed to have done naming for the other woman’s baby.
The woman who is complaining apparently went over to the other woman’s apartment to fight her.
She also threatened to beat up the other woman’s mother who was trying to separate them.
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Also, the assaulted woman can be seen calling the police as she held on to the aggressor threatening to hand her over to the police for coming to beat her in her own house.
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Sokoto Gov Blows Hot, Orders Officials Who Diverted Workers’ Sallah Gift To Return Them
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The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has ordered the Local Government and Local Government Education Authority officials to return the diverted N30,000 sallah gifts given to workers in the state or face serious consequences.
The governor gave the warning on Friday while addressing a crowd of well-wishers and supporters at the Government House, in Sokoto following a successful Hajj exercise.
He expressed dismay over the nefarious attitude of some finance officers especially at the local governments level who denied its staff of the ₦ 30,000 approved as Sallah gifts by the state government.
“I wonder how somebody would deny our workers the stipends we gave them in order to make them financially stable during the Sallah festive season.
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“Those who diverted those funds must return them immediately or else we will take serious punitive measures against them.
“We will ensure that the culprits reap what they sowed to serve as a deterrent to others,” he warned.
The governor further charged all heads of agencies where such corrupt tendencies were perpetrated to hasten the compilation of all the affected workers and ensure that they are refunded.
He also assured the people of the state of his administration’s determination to ensure accountability, transparency and the prudent management of public funds for the good of all.
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“This administration is all out to ensure zero-tolerance for corruption and all corrupt tendencies.
“So, if anybody thinks he can loot public funds and gets away with it then, he must be sick.
“This administration is a true reflection of the government of the people, for the people, and indeed by the people.
“So, we have a huge task ahead of us that we must carry out diligently without minding whose ox is gored,” Aliyu averred.
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The governor further called on the people of the state to continue to rally round the present administration in its undying quest to deliver on its campaign promises.
He also thanked the All Progressives Congress leader in the state, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, for his fatherly role and guidance to the present leadership in the state.
He also thanked the entire people of the state for their unflinching support and fervent prayers to the present administration and called for the sustenance or the tempo.
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9,370 Vehicles Impounded For Traffic Offences In Six Months – LASTMA
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority said it impounded 9,370 vehicles from January 2024 to June 2024 for alleged traffic violations.
The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Ok, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos.
Bakare-Oki said that 3,034 private vehicles were impounded, adding that they comprised 1,849 cars, 549 buses and 636 Sports Utility Vehicles, among others.
According to him, 256 casualties were recorded during the period.
The LASTMA boss advised the public to obey all traffic rules and regulations and respect traffic managers.
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He said, “In the last six months, it has been the good, bad and ugly, but so far, we have been able to surmount many challenges especially when it comes to training and retraining drive.
“We have been able to train 2,000 of our staff, both internally and externally.
“We started with external training. We had a collaboration with the training department of the Nigerian Police, Lagos Command, and we were able to train over 900.”
Bakare-Oki added that the authority collaborated with “our three consultants on leadership skills, emotional intelligence, customer care, and incidents management.
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“We are doing all these so that we can improve on service delivery to Lagos residents,” noting that the LASTMA intends to “rebuild public confidence, especially in the area of public relations.”
The LASTMA boss said that the authority’s call centre would be launched soon while adding that it would be toll-free, accommodate English and Yoruba languages, and Pidgin, which would also enable the LASTMA to get feedback.
As regards enforcement, Bakare-Oki said the LASTMA started with the clearing of the Apapa Port, during which several operations were carried out, including removal of trucks, and tankers that parked indiscriminately on the Apapa route.
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“Apart from the Apapa corridor and even Iyana-Ipaja, we were on the island. We entered Idumota, Apogbon, CMS and other areas, and we cleared the stretch of the Lekki-Ajah axis.
“ We were able to improve certain levels of sanity around the axis. Cumulatively, we have been able to touch the five divisions in Lagos in terms of enforcement, and this is continuous.
“We are bent on improving the travel time for Lagos residents, especially during the peak period,” he said.
Bakare-Oki said that LASTMA was putting everything in place to improve traffic management in the state, adding that it had deployed over 2,000 traffic equipment.
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