Two plunge into lagoon as bus crashes on 3MB

Tragedy occurred on the newly-rehabilitated 3rd Mainland Bridge on Wednesday, when a fully-loaded 20-seater commercial bus hit the railings, sending two passengers into the Lagoon. This occurred on a day Nigeria’s Muslim faithful joined the rest of the world in celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Eid-el-Fitri. According to an eyewitness, who identified himself as Akinola Adeniyi, the tragedy occurred at about 11.30 am. He said the commercial bus en route to the Island from Iyana-Oworo suddenly hit the railings on the bridge. Adeniyi attributed the cause…

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Sad day for Nollywood as Junior Pope, 3 other actors die in boat mishap

Junior Pope, a popular Nollywood actor has reportedly died along three other actors while travelling to a movie site. Real name, Pope Odonwodo’s death was shared on Wednesday, April 10, by filmmaker, Samuel Olatunji. He mentioned that the actor, along with three others, tragically lost their lives when their boat capsized. “Four actors including Jnr Pope fell into Anam River on their way to a location and their bodies have been recovered. “What a sad day for Nollywood. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family,” Olatunji wrote on his…

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