S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).

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 Four people have died after a car was swept away at an overflowing bridge in the Makotopong River near Sebayeng. Police recovered the bodies after a blue Renault Kwid carrying five occupants was pulled into the river during heavy water flow on Sunday morning, 8 March 2026. One passenger escaped from the vehicle and alerted police and emergency services. Police say the car was travelling along the Madiga–Makotopong gravel road when it overturned at the flooded bridge and was dragged into the river. The Provincial Search and Rescue team recovered the first body on Sunday. The victim was identified as Lebapa Petrus Mochitele, 27, from Madiga Village. EMS personnel declared him dead at the scene. Search operations resumed on Monday with the SAPS Water Wing Unit, EMS Search and Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Department, and an EMS helicopter. Teams located the submerged vehicle and recovered three more bodies. The victims were identified as Seobi Dikgale, 33, Betty Makokoane, 22, and Shel...

EMIR OF KANO ORDERS THE RELEASE OF ESE ORURU+THE MINISTER OF WOMEN AFFAIRS IS INTERESTED IN THE CASE.

BREAKING! Emir of Kano orders release of abducted teenager                               According to The Nation newspaper,the Emir of Kano,Malam Sanusi Lamido II has ordered the Sharia Commission in the state to liaise with office of the Deputy Inspector General of Police,zone 1 to immediately commence process of returning the a 14 year old teenage girl,Ese Oruru,who was allegedly abducted in Bayelsa state.Eso was allegedly kidnapped by one Yunusa in Opolo,Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State,in August2015.He reportedly renamed her Aishat on arriving Kano state.The Minister of Women Affairs,Hajia Aishat Al-Hassan has condemned the abduction and forced child marriage of a 13 year old but now 14 year old.The Minister and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress {APC} made this known on twitter handle today monday.She tweeted ''Our laws are very clear on the case.Ese Oruru is 14 and as such cannot consent to marriage.Any such union she's in is illegal.I have been in touch with police authorities in Kano over Ese's immediate release to her parents and we are making progress.I can assure you that i will use all my powers and influence as a Minister and woman to secure the release and return of Ese  Oruru.Ese is still a child under our laws,and her right to freedom of movement is subject to parental control.She mus be returned.Child Rights Act says no person under 18 is capable of contracting a valid marriage,and a marriage so contracted is null and void.The Act also clearly states that anyone who marries a child is liable to a fine of N500,000 or 5 years imprisonment or both.No culture,religion or personal conviction supersedes the laws of the federal Republic of Nigeria.Ese Oruru must return home.My ministry is on this case and we will ensure full prosecution of anyone who is found to have contravened the law.I assure you all that Ese Oruru will be released & reunited with her parents without further delay.All hands are on deck for this''.One more photo below.                                                                                                                                                             BREAKING! Emir of Kano orders release of abducted teenager

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