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Nigeria vs Cameroun : Lets do it again – Mika Amanokha

Published

7 years ago

February 1, 2018

By Elvis Omoregie, Benin

IT is going to be a back to back of exciting football action this weekend at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin city, Edo state, as the flamingoes,Nigeria’s representatives at the U-17 female football, takes on their Cameroonian counterpart in the last stage of qualifier’s for the FIFA U-17 world cup in Uruguay this year. The match which is scheduled to hold on Saturday at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin city ,same venue the falconets defeated the besetsana of south africa by six unreplied goals last Saturday.

The honorable commissioner for youths and special duties, Edo state, honorable Mika Amanokha has called on the fans to come out in their numbers and join the executive Governor of the state,His Excellency,Mr Godwin Obaseki, the Deputy Governor comrade Philip Shaibu and the Nigeria football federation to cheer the flamingoes to another goals festival. “Our fan should come out and let’s do it again, Governor Godwin Obaseki has turned Edo state to the base of female football in the country, so we have to come out and enjoy the beautiful game as sports loving people”.

Amanokha said the approval of twenty new stadia to be constructed across the state and upgrading Of Samuel Ogbemudia stadium is a clear indication that the Government is walking the talk in the sports sector.

The coach Bala Nikyu tutored side knocked out Ethiopia on away goal rule after playing one all draw in Addis Ababa and goal less in Benin.

IT is the expectation of football stakeholders that the flamingoes should follow the steps of their big sisters, the Falconet’s who defeated South African by six goals to nil and having a total of eight goals on aggregate to qualify for the FIFA U-20 world cup in France.

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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.