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...
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PDP CRISES: WIKE, OKOWA, ORTOM IN AIRPORT DRAMA.(PHOTO).

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PDP CRISES: WIKE, OKOWA, ORTOM IN AIRPORT DRAMA



The scene was the Makurdi Airport and the dramatis personae were three Peoples Democratic (PDP) governors – Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta).

Ortom, whose mission was to receive the leader of the Group of Five (G-5) aggrieved governors, was the first to arrive at the airport to receive Wike, who was billed to inaugurate the Geographic Information Service Centre built in Makurdi by the Ortom administration.

The aircraft that conveyed Okowa touched down shortly after. He had arrived to await Atiku for a convoy ride to Nasarawa for a scheduled presidential campaign.

Okowa is running mate on the PDP presidential ticket with Atiku.

Then came Ortom, whose mission was to receive the leader of the G-5.

Those at the airport took Ortom’s presence for the return of peace to the PDP, thinking that he was there to welcome the presidential candidate of the party.

Alighting from the plane, Okowa and Ortom exchanged pleasantries.

But the Benue governor was heard asking Okowa: “So, you people will come to my state without telling me?”

A moment later, Ortom swiftly moved towards a landing jet to receive the person on board. The person turned out to be his guest – Wike.

The duo hopped into a waiting vehicle and zoomed off.

About 20 minutes later, Atiku, alongside the PDP national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, and other members of the presidential campaign council, arrived at Makurdi Airport.

He was only received by Okowa and other PDP chieftains.

But, there was a twist to the Makurdi Airport drama as aides to the PDP presidential running mate said it was actually the Delta governor that avoided his Rivers counterpart.

A top aide, who did not want to his name in print, said: “When Ortom arrived at the airport, he met Okowa who had just landed in Makurdi.

“The two governors exchanged banters and Okowa told Ortom that he and other, were waiting for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku, whose flight was being expected to land anytime soon.

“That was when Ortom pointed it out to Okowa that it was against protocol for the Delta governor and Atiku to enter his state without the courtesy of informing him.

“While the two governors were still discussing, another aircraft carrying Governor Wike arrived and Governor Ortom left for the tarmac to receive the Rivers governor.

“Governor Okowa, who was in one of the cars parked at the airport waiting for Atiku’s arrival, did not come out to exchange greetings with Governor Wike, even though he saw him coming out of the airport with Ortom.

“It was apparent that Okowa deliberately avoided Wike for whatever reasons.”

Credit: The Nation Newspaper


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