Carnage: Over 300 fuel tankers crashed in 2020 in Lagos Govt reveals
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File photo of fuel tankers at Mile 2 end of Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos. PHOTO: Joe Akintola, Photo Editor.
By Olasunkanmi Akoni
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, revealed that at least 300 fuel tankers were involved in various road crashes in the state last year, 2020.
This happened as the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, stressed the need for residents to be safety conscious in order to ward off any potential threat.
Mrs Sanwo-Olu, gave the charge at the first Road Traffic Management Simulation Exercise, to be held in the Year 2021, organised by LASEMA, at its Cappa Base, Oshodi, led by its Director-General, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu.
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Petersburg Kappa League raise more than $5G selling popcorn virtually to help feed those in need
“Life s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
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PETERSBURG - Area youth make a difference in the lives of many people in the community by selling popcorn virtually and holding a canned food drive.
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the young men of the Petersburg Kappa Youth Leadership & Development League Petersburg Kappa League donated $5,621.50 as well as 400 pounds of canned goods to The Hope Center at Downtown Churches United in Petersburg in support of the P.T. Taylor Walk Against Hunger and the food pantry.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Jan 12, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) Current Builders (www.currentbuilders.com) is proud to announce they raised $39,000 for local charities during their 15th Annual Holiday Fundraising Program. The Pompano Beach-based general contractor provided over $5,000 worth of gifts for Toys for Tots to distribute and delivered checks to esteemed nonprofits including Rebuilding Together Broward, Feeding South Florida, Kappa Foundation, Best Buddies and CASA. Current Builders established a foundation in 2005 to increase their community involvement, and to date they have donated almost $300,000 to benefit deserving nonprofit organizations.
“We are very grateful to our employees and our valued business partners who contributed to our holiday fundraising program,” said Michael C. Taylor, CEO & President. “2020 was a difficult year for so many, but the nonprofits we support have the ability to change lives for the better. We are very proud of the accomplishments of these
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