Environment
Death toll in Turkish-Syrian earthquake rises above 16,000
Four days into the earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region, the reported death toll has risen to more than 16,000 people, according to Turkey news agency ANADOLU.
The agency, which quoted the country’s disaster management agency, AFAD, announced that in Turkey, there were now 12,873 confirmed fatalities while 62,937 were injured.
According to the Syrian state agency, SANA, and the rescue organization, White Helmets, 3,162 people have died in the quake in Syria.
The report, which was obtained in different parts of the quake zone, said the affected areas were initially difficult to access, and the number of victims was rising as the recovery work progressed.
The region was hit first by a quake of magnitude 7.7 early on Monday morning, according to measurements by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
The second quake of magnitude 7.6 occurred about noon. The reports said there had been hundreds of aftershocks since then.
Environment
Burna Boy legendary – Joeboy
Popular singer, Joseph Akinfenwa Donus, popularly known as Joeboy, has claimed his Grammy-winning colleague, Burna Boy, has attained legendary status in the music industry.
He made the remarks following Burna Boy’s latest groundbreaking achievement.
Burna Boy recently made history as the first African artist to sell out the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada.
He sold out the iconic venue back-to-back; on Saturday, February 24, and Sunday, February 25.
Reacting via his X handle, Joeboy wrote; “Burna boy is on some legendary doings.”
Meanwhile, Asake is also set to sell out the same venue in his upcoming Canadian tour.
Environment
I’m in romantic relationship but not in love – Rapper Odumodublvck
Nigerian hip-hop artiste, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has explained his relationship status.
According to him, he is in a romantic relationship but hasn’t been in love for about six years.
The rapper disclosed this while featuring as a guest in a recent episode of the Zero Conditions podcast co-hosted by Motolani and Melody.
Odumodublvck said, “The last time I was in love was 2017. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been in a romantic relationship since then. You can be in a romance and not be in love.
“I haven’t been in love with anyone in six years but I have been in romantic relationships.”
The ‘Declan Rice’ crooner also revealed during the interview that he made N100 million this year and spent N95 million on his friends.
Environment
Flooding: SEMA, others embark on early sensitization, warning of flood prone Anambra communities
ANAMBRA State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), in conjunction with the Nigeria Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, International Organization for Migration, IOM, and Anambra State Executive Council, ANSEC has embarked on early warning sensitization visit to flood prone communities in the state.
The flood prone communities visited include Ayamelum, Awka North, Anambra East, Anambra West, Ogbaru and Ihiala Local Government Areas, LGAs.
The Executive Secretary, SEMA, Paul Odenigbo while speaking on the visit urged the affected communities to prepare, “as this year’s flood would be slightly above normal as predicted by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and Nigeria Hydrological Agency, NIHSA.’’
He explained that the essence of the early sensitization visit was to make sure people and communities were not caught unawares when the flood rose.
The Zonal Coordinator, NEMA, South East Zone, Ngozi Echeazu represented by Mr. Kingsley Okolo called on town planning authorities of the LGAs visited to ensure that people abide by all the flood precautionary measures when building houses.
The Chairman of Anambra West LGA, Mr. Felix Ikeji, commended the delegation for their timely sensitization and promised to ensure that the message of early flood preparation gets to the grassroots.
Blessings Okafor of Anambra State Erosion, Watersheds and Climate Change Agency, ANSEWCCA, advised the people of the flood prone areas to develop the habit of planting trees to check the menacing movement of flood waters.
A representative of International Organization for Migration, IOM, Mr. Samuel Hezekiah cautioned residents of the areas against dumping of refuse inside drainage and water channels.
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