Car Kills 3 People on Lagos- Ibadan Express Way

Three people lost their lives while two others were injured on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Lagos on Thursday after a driver,  Oladimeji Olaniyi, lost control of his car, which rammed into the victims.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred around Aluminium Village, inward Iyana-Ipaja, along the expressway.

An eyewitness alleged the driver of the vehicle, a red Peugeot 406 car with registration number, BM214EKY, was drunk and was on high speed when the accident occurred.

The driver reportedly hit and killed three people on the spot while two bystanders at a bus stop sustained injuries. According to eyewitnesses, the driver suddenly lost control of the wheels and the car rammed into the victims who were on their way from the nearby timber market where they had gone to buy plywood.

Our correspondent also learnt that the vehicle plunged into a gutter after it had crushed the victims.

It was gathered that the driver of the vehicle was almost lynched by a mob but for the timely intervention of policemen attached to the Dopemu division. He was   immediately  arrested and detained at the station. 

The sector Commander, Lagos Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Charles Akpabio, who confirmed the incident, said those injured had been taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.

He said the accident was caused by a burst tyre as well as high speed.

Source: The Punch Metro

Speed Kills, Avoid Speeding. It is better to be Safe than Sorry .

Uniform Bride Price in Imo State

 

The Traditional Parliament in Imo State is currently looking at a motion which seeks to harmonize the fee to be paid as bride price in all communities in the state due to the increase in the number of unmarried youth.

The motion, which is entitled, “Motion on the Harmonization of the Marriage Institution in Imo”, was moved by Eze Duru Okwudor and Eze Obi II of Okwudor in Njaba Local Government Area alongside other traditional rulers, and the Traditional Parliament, in Owerri, has passed its first resolution on it.

According to Okwudor, high bride price and difficulties involved in the process of traditional marriage are some of the reasons for a change in the system. He also noted that the behaviour of some parents and community leaders on the issue of bride price during marriage was a source of worry to young adults. In his words, “What obtains in the marriage institution today leaves much to be desired. It is as if the parents want to sell their daughters. If this is allowed to continue it will translate into a big problem to our youths who want to marry.”

While the motion has been seconded by some of his colleagues such as Eze Ekperechukwu of Obowo, others, like Eze Ekwueme Ekwueme, the Ochia of Ohaji Ebgema, opposed the motion and urged the parliament to allow communities to decide on the bride price. His reason: it would be out of place for the traditional rulers to decide for parents, who had spent much in training their daughters, on how much to collect for bride price.

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Berserk Prayer Warrior Bathes Girl, 15, With Hot Water

This is absolutely crazy. I can't even understand why people commit crimes in God's name. *Mtscheeeeeew,  Demon People*

According to Sun Newspaper

A 25-year-old prayer warrior with a pentecostal church went berserk yesterday and bathed a 15-year-old girl with Holy Ghost hot water in the commercial city of Onitsha.

The suspect, who is currently cooling her heels in the police cell at the Central Police Station, Onitsha, went on the rampage in the early hours of yesterday at No 3, Idoko Street, Onitsha, where she poured hot water on the unsuspecting girl, Chimmeri Onuegbu. Onuegbu received the baptism of hot water when she was doing some laundering alongside other children in the compound where the suspect resided.

The girl was immediately rushed to a private hospital along Modebe Road, Onitsha, where doctors are currently battling to save her life. Speaking with Daily Sun, the victim’s aunt, Mrs. Josephine Anyaegbu, said Onuegbu just came on holidays and was attacked by the prayer warrior who lived with her younger sister in the security house in the compound.

Oprah Winfrey’s ''Aha Moment'' word added to the Dictionary

World famous talk show host, Oprah Winfrey now has a word that she created ,added to the English dictionary. The word is “Aha moment” which is defined thus,”a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension.”

In a video segment for Merriam-Webster, Oprah added her own insight to the term, saying, “I always love those moments when I sit down to talk to somebody and they say something that makes me look at life or a situation in a completely different way. And I say, ‘Aha! I get it!’ Light bulb! Bing, bing, bing moment. And the little hairs on your arm stand up. That is an aha moment.”

Good for you Oprah!