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...

GOV. SANWO-OLU RECEIVES 2021 INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.


PHOTOS: GOV. BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU RECEIVES 2021 INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR AWARD IN INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE AWARD CEREMONY HELD AT EKO HOTELS AND SUITES, V.I, ON SATURDAY, 05 MARCH 2022

PIX 1: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (second right) receiving the 2021 Governor of the Year Award in Infrastructure from Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II (right), during the Independent Newspaper Awards Ceremony, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, on Saturday evening, 05 March 2022. With them: Commissioner for Establishment, Training & Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle (left) and Special Adviser to the Governor on Civic Engagement, Princess Aderemi Adebowale (second left).

PIX 2 L-R: Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri and his Lagos counterpart, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu with his 2021 Governor of the Year Award in Infrastructure, during the Independent Newspaper Awards Ceremony, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, on Saturday, 05 March 2022.

PIX 3 L-R: Lagos Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources, Mr. Olalere Odusote; his counterpart for Establishment, Training & Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle; Special Adviser to the Governor on Civic Engagement, Princess Aderemi Adebowale; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu with his award: 2021 Governor of the Year in Infrastructure and the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II, during the Independent Newspaper Awards Ceremony, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, on Saturday, 05 March 2022.

PIX 4 L-R: Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, his Lagos counterpart, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi during the Independent Newspaper Awards Ceremony, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, on Saturday, 05 March 2022.

PIX 5: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu with his award: 2021 Governor of the Year in Infrastructure flanked by Commissioner for Establishment, Training & Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle (right); Special Adviser on Works & Infrastructure, ENgr. (Mrs) Aramide Adeyoye (left) and other members of the State Executive, during the Independent Newspaper Awards Ceremony, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, on Saturday, 05 March 2022.

PIX 6: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu with his award: 2021 Governor of the Year in Infrastructure during the Independent Newspaper Awards Ceremony, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, on Saturday, 05 March 2022.

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