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Adamawa community seeks drain project to mitigate flood

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The Samu Naka community in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa has called for construction of drain to mitigate perennial flooding in the area.

The Leader of the community, Malam Musa Mohammed made a call in Yola on Wednesday.

He said lack of drains had been exposing residents to flooding every rainy season, adding that the disaster resulted to destruction of houses and property.

He said such intervention from government and other relevant authorities would mitigate flood and protect the environment.

“We call on government at all levels to remedy the situation by constructing drain to ease free flow of water in the flood-prone community,” he said.

He, however, urged the residents to shun indiscriminate dumping of waste and erection of structures on water ways.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Metrological Agency (NiMet) in its 2022 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) said 32 states and 233 LGAs would experience flood this rainy season.

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Burna Boy legendary – Joeboy

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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.

 

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I’m in romantic relationship but not in love – Rapper Odumodublvck

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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.

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Flooding: SEMA, others embark on early sensitization, warning of flood prone Anambra communities

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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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