By Jimisayo Opanuga 05 September 2023 | 3:27 pm A ghastly motor accident involving a Sienna commercial bus with seven passengers on board has left six people feared dead. Accident scene with wreckage PHOTO: Alade Sam Olusegun A ghastly motor accident involving a Sienna commercial bus with seven passengers on board has left six people feared dead. The accident occurred at about 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, between Bolorunduro and Ogbese on the Akure-Owo road in Ondo State. An eyewitness said the accident was caused by the Sienna bus driver’s attempt to overtake a trailer at a sharp bend. The bus collided head-on with an oncoming tipper truck. The driver of the Sienna bus and five passengers were killed on the spot. One female passenger survived with minor injuries. The injured passenger was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The bodies of the deceased were also taken to the mortuary. 13 mins ago The Edo state deputy governor, Philip Shuaibu, on Tuesday, withdrew the lawsuit he filed against Governor Godwin Obaseki. Shuaibu in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1027/2023 at a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had listed the inspector-general of police, state security service, the governor of Edo, the speaker of Edo state house of assembly and the… 26 mins ago Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), have uncovered a fake fertilizer syndicate in Jos, Plateau state where five persons were arrested in connection with the diversion of ammonium sulphate used for the fake fertilizer and sold to unsuspecting farmers at N25, 900. This arrest came on the heels of concerns of… 36 mins ago Ahead of Wednesday’s judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have resorted to serious fasting and prayers. The fasting and prayers season which was equally attended by staff commenced last Monday and ended on Tuesday with a special prayer session at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.… 42 mins ago A ghastly motor accident involving a Sienna commercial bus with seven passengers on board has left six people feared dead. 54 mins ago Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has approved a 100% increment in the allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to the state for their mandatory one-year service.
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