A Nigerian mother, Nihinloluwa Agoro, and her two children, Temiloluwa and Isaac, have died in a devastating road accident in Fort Bend County, Texas, the United States.
According to reports, the incident occurred on Sunday, March 15, as the family travelled to church. The cause of the accident could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report.
But in a statement on Saturday, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, expressed profound grief over their death.
“This sudden loss is painful and tragic for any family,” she said in a statement by NiDCOM’s spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun.
She described the loss as “heartbreaking for any family, especially during what should have been an ordinary journey,” and extended her “deepest sympathy” to the Agoro family.
The NiDCOM boss prayed for the repose of the deceased and comfort for those grieving, wishing a speedy recovery to anyone injured in the crash.
Dabiri-Erewa equally called for caution on the roads to prevent such tragedies, saying she stands with the Nigerian community in Texas and the US in general, who were affected by this loss.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
