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. ABBA ESTABLISHES ELDERS COUNCIL IN KANO.(PHOTO).



Gov Abba Establishes Elders Council In Kano


Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has established the formation of the Kano Elders Council (KEC), a body designed to function as an advisory entity to the state government.


This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Kano on Sunday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin Tofa.


The Council of Elders, as outlined in the statement, will comprise a broad spectrum of distinguished personalities indigenous to the state.


This include former Governors, Deputy Governors, Senate Presidents, Speakers of the House of Representatives, Speakers of the State House of Assembly, Deputy Speakers, retired Supreme Court justices, retired Appeal Court justices, former Chief Justices of the state, former Secretaries to the State Government, and former Heads of State Civil Service.


Further enriching the council’s composition, it adds that it will also include leaders of the Ulamas, members of the business community, traditional rulers, former heads of security agencies from Kano State, and other notable elders appointed by the government.


Governor Yusuf remarked, “These elders possess a wealth of knowledge, wisdom, and experience, and his administration will deliberately seek to harness their versatile expertise.”


He viewed the council as a vital resource for informed governance and decision-making in the state.


The inauguration date for the Kano Elders Council is yet to be announced.

 

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