OKPOKO BUILDING COLLAPSE: ANAMBRA COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS ILLEGAL STRUCTURE, ORDERS DEMOLITION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
Okpoko Building Collapse: Ojukwu Condemns Illegal Structure, Orders Demolition By Chukwuka Ugokwe The Anambra State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bar. Chijioke Ojukwu, has on Oct 8, described the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, as unfortunate. The incident, which occurred in the Anata Anaba area of the town, claimed the lives of a middle-aged woman and her 14-year-old daughter, amid allegations that warnings about the safety of the building had been ignored. The victims, identified as Happiness Ugoagu and her daughter, Chikaima, were reportedly asleep in their bedroom when the building collapsed onto their residence. Ojukwu, who visited the scene alongside officials of the ministry, alleged that substandard materials had been used in the construction. He also disclosed that a stop-work notice had previously been served on the building. Describing the structure as illegal, ...
Today wednesday,a Russian built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed today after taking off from the airport in South Sudan's capital,killing dozens of people.An official said three people on board survived.The precise death toll was not immediately clear after the Antonov-12B plane turbo prop plane crashed soon after take off,leaving chunks of wreckage,bodies and cargo strewn along a bank of a White Nile River.The Civil Aviation Authority said the number of dead was still being counted.Witnesses saw 41 bodies,some of which were covered by cloth.A police officer,who did not give his name because he was not authorized to speak to the media,also put the death toll at 41.Three Sudananese and a child survived the crash.More photos below. 
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