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ASUP Donates N3m To Families Of Deceased Members In Bauchi
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic (ATAP) branch, has donated N3 million to families of three of its deceased members, to cushion their hardships.
Mr Dahiru Abdullahi, the ASUP chairman presented N1 million to each family on Wednesday in Bauchi.
“This is a day we are distributing a palliative of one million naira each to the families of our colleagues who lost their lives while in active service.
“We are giving out the money to the families of three of our staff who lost their lives,” he said.
The ASUP chairman explained that the union had previously extended similar gesture to families of 10 of its members who died.
He added that so far, the union had given out N13 million to families of 13 deceased members in the polytechnic.
Abdullahi urged the beneficiaries to use the money judiciously to ease their hardships.
In his address, Malam Yahaya Danjuma, Chairman of the union’s palliative committee, said that the money was to assist in the payment of school fees, medical bills, feeding and other immediate needs of the families.
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Responding on behalf of the families, Mr Daniel Folmi, commended ASUP for the gesture and urged others to emulate it.
Folmi, who lost his wife, a member of the union on Dec. 11, 2020, prayed that God would bless and grant the union the zeal to continue with such wonderful gesture.
The deceased members were Mrs Priscilla Folmi, Department of Office Technology and Management; Malam Tajudeen Garba, Mathematics and Statistics, and Yusuf Tilde, Library and Information Science.
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Five-year-old Boy Shot Dead By Hijackers In South Africa
A 5-year-old boy, Ditebogo Junior, was shot dead after his father’s Toyota Hilux was hijacked outside their home in Soshanguve, in the north of Gauteng, South Africa.
Police spokesperson, Lt-Col Mavela Masondo said that the child had gone out to welcome his father, Ditebogo Phalane, when he arrived home around 10:30pm on Friday, May 10, 2024.
“An unconfirmed number of armed suspects allegedly hijacked the father’s White Toyota bakkie and shot the five-year-old boy who later died in hospital,” Masondo said.
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Phalane’s cousin, Gift Makoti took to X to share the heartbreaking news about the boy’s passing.
“My cousin was Hijacked hours ago in Soshanguve block Uu, they took his Bakkie. He was with his son, they shot the 5yr old boy!! He didn’t make it!! What has this country come to now!!!!!???! That’s a CHILD man!!!!!!” he wrote
He posted photos of the young boy, Ditebogo Phalane Jnr, with his father smiling and looking happy. He said that the boy’s father was inconsolable.
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“He and his son had a strong bond. His son was always out and about with him, keeping him company. I don’t know how he is going to live without his son,” he said
The tragic incident has left social media users shocked and angry.
Many have made contributions to help erect a tombstone for the boy.
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American Comedian, James Gregory Is Dead
American comedian, James Gregory, known for calling himself “The Funniest Man in America” has passed on at the age of 78.
Gregory’s family said he died on Thursday, May 9, from cardiac complications.
James took up comedy in the early ’80s when he was 36 after years of working as a salesman, and, he became the first comedian to take the stage at the legendary Punchline club in Atlanta.
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While he was known as a Southern comedian, he traveled all across the country performing shows for the next four decades.
His biggest claim to fame came when he dubbed himself “The Funniest Man in America” in the ’80s, and, later he took the URL domain “funniestman.com”, cementing himself in his fans’ minds as the funniest man.
He is survived by his three nieces and other extended family.
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JUST-IN: 34 Dead, 16 Missing In Indonesia Floods
At least 34 people have died and 16 more were missing after floods on Sumatra island in western Indonesia, the spokesperson for the West Sumatra disaster mitigation agency said Sunday.
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“Until now our data shows that 34 people died: 16 in Agam and 18 in Tanah Datar. At least 18 others are injured. We are also still searching for 16 other people,” Ilham Wahab told AFP, referring to two districts in West Sumatra province.
Details later…
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