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TRIBUTE! Rest In Peace Beloved Matriarch Elizabeth
Late Mrs Elizabeth Akpeni Etadaferua was an outstanding Matriarch who struggled through thin and thick to bring up her thirteen children though survived by ten .
She was indeed a woman anyone would desire to have as mother. A true family woman whose industry was exemplary.
She was a great inspiration to her children all of whom are doing great in business and career.
She was a great merchant dealing in fabrics and shore foods which she traded round the cities within the south-south region of the country.
Though a native of Jesse in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the present day, Delta State, Elizabeth, popularly called sister by relations and customers including her children transversed Sapele, Warri, Benin in present day Edo State, PortHarcourt in Rivers State, Calabar in CrossRiver State and Aba in Abia State .
Initially she traded only on clothing, (wrappers) in Sapele market and Jesse going round with her bicycle to villages selling her wrappers and coral beads and other ornaments in Jesse village to raise her children.
As time went by sister Elizabeth changed from sell of wrappers to shore foods which she supplied in large quantities to retailers in major cities in south-south and Aba in Abia State. She continued in that mobile trading till age began to catch up with her before she stopped traveling and stationed in Sapele at a shop to sell her merchandise.
One significant attribute of late sister Elizabeth was her unwavering commitment to the worship of her creator as she never allowed her business interests to conflicft with her church activities. Her devotion to the Ebenezer Baptist Church, her family place of worship was unimaginable. Account had it that until her death at the age of 84 she never missed both mid-week and Sunday services for once.
Even though she could neither read nor write, sister Elizabeth would always gather the church bulletins, including the Bible and asked any of the available child to read and explain the contents to her. She was an active member of the women missionary society which greatly influenced her life. She was a humanist whose generosity and giving became reference points in the church.
One of the daughters who is based in New York, United States of America Mrs Mercy Dundun Mafuru in her tribute has these to say of her late mother, “Nothing in this world can compare to the love and light you brought into my life.
Pure and genuine, selfless, caring, forgiving, wise, gentle and tough.
I am who I am today because of you. Your enduring love has instilled in me the confidence to forge ahead even during trying times. I will never forget that.
You have done so much for me, I cannot count it all. I love and cherish you deeply mother. I miss you dearly!
To one of her sons, Ovie Etadaferua, late Mrs Elizabeth was truly a definition of a loving mother. He described his mother as a woman with a clean heart towards anyone who came across her during her life time. All her children affirmed that her legacy of humanism will remain in their hearts as they bided her farewell back to her creator. She was interned on the 15th November, 2024 in her home town Jesse.
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Adeboye advised me to pay my wife full salary after resigning from her banking job-Bakare
Popular man of God Pastor Tunde Bakare has narrated how RCCG Senior Pastor Eunuch Adeboye advised him to pay his wife full salary after she quit her job.
Hear him:
“ Pastor Adeboye told me to be paying the full salary of my wife when she resigned from her bank job without telling me”.
“ When my wife told me she had resigned, I drove to my father-in -law’s house to report her but he told me that nothing concerns him with our marriage.
“I then drove straight to Redemption Camp to report her to Pastor Adeboye. I told him how my wife just resigned from her bank job without telling me and that I just started my chambers and we were just making it little by little and her salary would help us augment whatever I gave her.
“Pastor Adeboye’s response shocked me. He said, “ Wow,she did that on her own! Don’t u think that’s a great thing to do? She did it to focus attention on your child. If all women would do that Nigeria would be a better place. He then told me that apart from house allowance, I must be paying her the salary she earned at the bank since she resigned to start working in my house and taking care of the children.”
“I wasn’t happy with the counsel because I was scared of how I would cope as the sole breadwinner of the house. The Holy Spirit then took me to Isaiah 54:5 and showed me a Scripture I will never forget,” I,the Lord your God,your maker, I am your husband. The Holy Spirit then said if I am your husband, treat your wife the way you want me to treat you! “
“I was sober and I prayed.The next month instead of giving her 375 Naira, her salary in the bank, I gave her 500 Naira and I also gave another 500 Naira for house allowance. It has grown since then!”
* Culled from his autobiography, the last but definitely not the least*
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SAD! One casualty, six injured as bus collides with truck on Ikorodu road
A terrible road crash at Majidun, inward Ogolonto, Ikorodu Road, has left one woman dead and six others grievously injured, the authorities have confirmed.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) revealed that the accident involved a Volkswagen commercial bus, registration number EPE 494 XM, and a stationary tipper truck.
In a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, said that Preliminary investigations indicate that the bus, chartered to ferry passengers to a programme in Ogijo, suffered a sudden brake failure while reportedly speeding recklessly.
However, the driver lost control, slamming violently into the tipper truck parked at the roadside for diesel.
The violent collision claimed the life of an adult female passenger instantly.
Five women and one man sustained severe injuries and were rushed to Benic Special Hospital for emergency treatment. The deceased was taken to General Hospital, Ikorodu, for formal documentation.
The statement read, “The brutal impact resulted in the instantaneous death of an adult female passenger, while five female occupants and one male sustained severe and life-threatening injuries. While all 5 injured casualties were rushed to nearby Benic Special Hospital, the remains of the deceased were immediately transferred into the custody of security personnel who conveyed them to the General Hospital, Ikorodu, for urgent formal documentation.
“In a swift and highly coordinated response, LASTMA operatives pursued and apprehended the tipper truck driver who attempted to abscond upon witnessing the enormity of the tragedy. The driver of the commercial bus was likewise arrested. Both individuals were thereafter handed over to officers of the Ipakodo Police Division for comprehensive investigation.
“To re-establish order and ensure seamless vehicular movement toward Ikorodu Garage, LASTMA personnel efficiently removed the mangled remains of both vehicles from the roadway.
“The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, conveyed profound grief over the harrowing incident and extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.
According to the statement, “He prayed that Almighty God grants them the fortitude to endure the irreplaceable loss, and he wished the injured victims a swift and full recovery.
“Mr. Bakare-Oki further admonished motorists to exercise utmost restraint, vigilance, and discipline on the highways by avoiding excessive speed.
“He stressed that overspeeding drastically impairs a driver’s capacity to respond to sudden mechanical failures or unforeseen hazards, thereby magnifying the risk of catastrophic outcomes.
“Bakare-Oki reaffirmed LASTMA’s resolute commitment to the protection of lives and the promotion of safer motoring culture across Lagos State.
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2027: Despite Ex-President Jonathan’s unusual silence, supporters storm PDP convention with posters(Photos)
Despite Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s unusual silence towards his 2027 presidential aspiration, many Peoples Democratic Party members who support former President Goodluck Jonathan’s political comeback were seen at the party’s current elective convention in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
With Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi State, projected as Goodluck Jonathan’s running mate, the supporters were seen raising flags.
According to an online newspaper there has been conjecture on Jonathan’s potential return to run for president in 2027.
Despite the former president’s silence on the subject, his allies attested to his purported preparedness to run in the much awaited election.
On Friday, posters of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde were seen at the convention site.
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