The driver of a 2010 Toyota Camry and his female companion were on Tuesday burnt to death in a road crash in Abuja.The identities of the victims could not be immediately ascertained, but the accident was said to have happened around 12.45am at the Central Business District.The car appeared to have been on high speed when it lost control, hit a tree and burst into flames. The man and his woman were reportedlytrapped in the car wreckage and subsequently burnt to death.It was gathered that a relation of the driver, who was passing by, identified the car number plate and phoned other family members who came to the scene.The engine of the car was displaced from the mounts from the impact of the vehicle against the tree. It was learnt that only the victims' legs and shards of burnt bones were recovered from the wreckage.The heart-broken relatives later left in a blue Honda CRV, taking away what was left of the deceased.The Head, Media Relations and Strategy, FRSC, Bisi Kazeem confirmed the unfortunate accident.
As part of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu's campaign for promoting Made-in-Aba products, Abia State government and Abia State National Association, U.S.A. and North America, ASNA-NA,showcased the potentials and quality of Aba products to the international community during the association's national convention in New York City, USA. The event saw many designers, such as Chumar, and thousands of products shipped in from Aba on display, with models on the runway, adorning Aba-made designs. According to the Special Assistant to the Abia State Governor on Diaspora Matters, Mr. John Ndubuisi, all the outfits on display were sold out and orders placed, noting that Made-in-Aba designs will soon be competing in the American market. He added that with the clamour for restructuring, Abia State Government is working to grow the local economy, provide employment, empower skilled artisans and boost internally-generated revenue, stressing that Aba, dubbed The Japan of Africa for its entrepreneurial ...
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