{"id":16049,"date":"2013-08-02T23:08:35","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T22:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=16049"},"modified":"2013-08-02T23:08:35","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T22:08:35","slug":"lagos-nuj-officials-in-fatal-auto-crash-two-dead-many-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/lagos-nuj-officials-in-fatal-auto-crash-two-dead-many-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos NUJ Officials In Fatal Auto-crash; Two Dead, Many Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tragedy hit the journalism profession friday, as three members of the Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) were confirmed dead in a fatal auto crash at Ilesa, Osun State.<\/p>\n<p>Thegazellenews.com learnt that the journalists were returning from a meeting of the federated chapels all over the country with the national leadership of the NUJ which took place at the NUJ national secretariat in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>One of those confirmed dead in the crash was the former Secretary of the union, Mr. Adolphus Okonkwo, a staff of the Voice of Nigeria. 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