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Discussion ongoing to compensate Aba billboard victims — Agency

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Abia State Advertising and Signage Agency, ABSAA, has said that the advert company whose billboard crashed and killed a resident of Aba a few weeks ago, has offset the full cost of the victim’s burial.

ABSAA also said that the company is in advanced discussion with the State government for the payment of compensation to the injured victims and other affected parties.

The Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer of ABSAA, Mrs Victoria Dibunma Onwubiko who made this known in a press statement, said that her agency did not keep silence on its responsibilities or abandoned the victims as was claimed by some people.

She noted that ABSAA as the government agency responsible for regulating outdoor advertising, has been working tirelessly behind the scenes, engaging with the owners of the collapsed structure, who she said, has been cooperating fully with the agency and other relevant authorities.

“So far, they have offset the full cost of the burial of the deceased and entered into advanced discussions with the Government regarding compensation for the injured and other affected parties”, Onwubiko said.

According to her, ABSSAA is also reviewing existing billboard structures across Abia State to ensure strict compliance with safety standards, noting that her office is intensifying inspections, enforcing structural audits, and working to remove any unapproved or potentially hazardous installations.

She added that personnel from her agency joined in the rescue and evacuation of injured victims to hospital.

“Our priority is and will always be, the safety of lives and property in Abia State.

“In due course, we will provide the public with a detailed report on the outcome of our engagements and the steps being taken to ensure justice and reform”, the ABSAA Managing Director said.

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Rivers State University Student detained following viral confrontation with DVC as eyewitness shares account.

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The student filmed engaging in a confrontation with a lecturer at Rivers State University has been detained and video shows him locked up following the incident.

Now, an eyewitness has narrated what led to the altercation between the lecturer – a former Deputy Vice Chancellor – and the student.

The eyewitness said: “Yesterday while some year 1 students of computer engineering was just sitting free in their class doing nothing, a senior colleague student of theirs entered to share the gospel briefly with them and to encourage them on how to have high flying success as students and believers, which is a normal thing to do as a fellowship

“While this was going on, suddenly a lecturer from the department of physics entered. By name Prof Benjamin Senibo Pepple (former DVC) of the school.

“He started harassing the student in question and assaulting him, slapped him couple of times and dragged his shirt. He then eventually called CSO on the student and the student was arrested by the school security in their cell from morning till night through out the day

“So if a fellowship president can be assaulted like this, what then becomes the fate of the masses, ordinary students in such intense persecutions.

“Please we call on well meaning body to help us intervene and also petition that lecturer.

“They said that is how this lecturer in question has been bullying christian leaders on campus directly with his hand since. And no one is doing anything to him. Please help us.

“And also for the detained student who is in sick conditions now after the detainment.”

 

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Drama At Airport As Man Attempts To Sneak Between Aircraft Tyres To Escape To The U.S. (Video)

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Security personnel at General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport in Ilorin, Kwara State, apprehended a suspected stowaway on Wednesday who tried to leave the country by hiding under a departing aircraft.

The suspect, identified as Segun Martins, was caught at exactly 3.02 p.m. after gaining unauthorized access to the restricted airside area of the airport.

Authorities said Martins was found at the base of an Overland Airways aircraft as it was taxiing for takeoff.

On his verified 𝕏 handle, the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr Michael Achimugu, disclosed that the suspect had tried to conceal himself between the aircraft’s tyres in a desperate bid to escape the country.

 

He confirmed that the man was immediately arrested and handed over to personnel of the Airport Police Command for interrogation and further investigation.

Achimugu said, “At approximately 1502 hours, a male, identified as Segun Martins, gained unauthorized access to the foot of an Overland aircraft that was about to taxi for takeoff and attempted to conceal himself between the aircraft tires.

“Ground security apprehended the individual. He was immediately handed over to the Airport Police for further investigation.

“Mr Segun Martins stated that he believed the aircraft was bound for the United States of America and intended to escape by hiding on the aircraft.”

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Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, d!es hours after collapsing in his office

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The deputy governor of Bayelsa state, Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has been confirmed de@d after he collapsed earlier this afternoon, December 11.

He is said to have collapsed while in his office at about 1.30pm and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa where he has now been confirmed de@d.

Born on September 5, 1965, Senator Ewhrudjakpo was 60 years old at the time of his de@th.

Vanguard reports that the deputy governor collapsed in serious condition before being transported to the hospital’s emergency unit where has now been certified de@d.

Sources claim he has overtime maintained a demanding work schedule and have described him as a “workaholic” who rarely found time to rest.

May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

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