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Former MD of NDDC, his son die in Auto crash

Published

6 years ago

September 2, 2018

A former Acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Pastor Power Ziakede Aginighan, has died in auto crash alongside his son, Tammy, and police orderly around Akinima, in Ahoada West local government area end of the East West Road. His aides, Chief Augustine Suebi and Mr Dan Sagey, who confirmed the incident, said it occurred on Friday, adding that the vehicle in which the deceased persons were travelling went up in flames.

“Our leader is gone. The accident occurred at Akinima. The wife called to say they spoke at about 12 noon on Friday. Nobody can say what type of accident. The vehicle got burnt and they were in the vehicle. Our worry is that there is no way such an incident would occur on that busy road and nobody would have come to their aid. The vehicle, which was in flame, should have attracted attention. That road is busy to attract attention. His son and police orderly also died in the accident “, Suebi said.

Aginighan, until his death, was the Ijaw leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State. He had hosted Professor Pat Utomi, a governorship aspirant of the party in Delta at his Warri residence on Thursday. He was 59 and fondly called P.Z and Odudu. He was appointed Executive Director, Finance and administration, NDDC by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on May 28, 2007.

He was a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State between 2004 to 2006.

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Breaking: Plane crash kills ten people

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1 year ago

August 17, 2023

Sahara Weekly

Breaking: Plane crash kills Eight people

Breaking: Plane crash kills Ten people

A small private jet crashed into a motorbike and a car while attempting to land at an airport in the outskirts of Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 10 people dead, officials said on Thursday.

A Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) aircraft, a light private business jet, was carrying six passengers and two crew when it crashed near Elmina township at 2.08 p.m. (0608 GMT), just before it was due to land, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan told reporters.

The aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control tower and crashed into a motorbike and a car on the highway, he said. “There was no emergency call, the aircraft had been given clearance to land,” Hussein Omar said. A search and rescue mission is underway. The country’s civil aviation authority (CAAM) said the flight had departed from the holiday island of Langkawi and was en route to Selangor’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport near the capital city Kuala Lumpur.

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Seven Passengers Burnt To Death Near Third Mainland Bridge In Car Accident

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2 years ago

September 25, 2022

Sahara Weekly

Seven Passengers Burnt To Death Near Third Mainland Bridge In Car Accident

Seven passengers have been confirmed killed after a commercial bus caught fire in Lagos on Sunday

At least five others were said to have sustained injuries in the tragic incident that occurred at Iyana Oworo, close to the Third Mainland Bridge.

The deceased comprises four females, two male adults and one male child.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said there were 14 passengers in the ill-fated bus with registration number KJA 699 GY.

Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, said the driver had some burns.

He added that three female adults involved in the incident were rushed to Gbagada General Hospital and that a male adult was attended to by the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) at the scene.

“LASTMA officials at the scene have made arrangements to remove the burnt vehicle from the road,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

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Nigerian Deputy Governor Loses Seven-Year-Old Son In Car Accident

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3 years ago

June 12, 2022

Sahara Weekly

Nigerian Deputy Governor Loses Seven-Year-Old Son In Car Accident

By Olorunfemi Adejuyigbe

The deputy governor of Yobe State, Hon. Idi Barde Gubana, lost a son in an auto crash which occurred yesterday

A statement signed by his press secretary, Hussaini Mai Suleh, in Damaturu said the seven-year-old boy who was a namesake to Governor Mai Mala Buni died in a crash along Maiduguri-Kano road.

He said the boy had been buried according to Islamic rites at the palace of the Mai of Fune in Damagum town in Fune local government area.
Reacting, the deputy governor said; “I will forever remember him as somebody close to me.’’

Top government officials and other personalities were at the residence of the deputy governor to sympathise with the family over the death.