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  GOVT SHERIFF ISSUE IMMEDIATE EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS The Delta State Government, on Wednesday, issued a fresh warning to residents in low-land and flood-prone areas to relocate to higher planes in view of the impending flood, on the heels of the release of water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam into the Rivers Niger and Benue. This was contained in a statement signed by Festus Ahon, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and made available to journalists in Warri. According to the statement, the state government was concerned about the lives and property of citizens living in flood-prone areas in the face of earlier warnings from the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency. It noted that the governor has approved the setting up of a 14-man Flood Disaster Management Committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kingsley Emu, to mitigate the challenges expected by the impending flood. The committee, the statement explained, is saddled with the responsibility

 

  BBNaija S7: Hermes emerges HOH for week two 1st August 2022 Big Brother Naija season 7 housemate, Hermes, has emerged as the Head of House for week two of the season. This was announced after the Big Brother Naija Level Up housemates had their first Head of House games on Monday evening. The Level 1 and Level 2 housemates came together to play the HoH games in the arena and Hermes became the best performing housemate. More details shortly…

  I’m ready to sacrifice for Nigeria’s survival – Obi 1st August 2022 Peter Obi  The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has reiterated his undying love for Nigeria and his unalterable belief in its indivisibility. In a virtual interactive session with more than 1,000 members of his foremost support group, the Peter Obi Support Network, Obi expressed confidence that Nigeria can and will come out of the woods of failed political leadership. He urged everyone, especially those in the diaspora, to contribute to Nigeria’s development in whatever capacity they could. This is according to a statement signed by the Director, Strategic Communication, Peter Obi Support Network, Onwuasoanya Jones, on Monday. Emphasising how much he was ready to sacrifice for Nigeria’s survival and progress, Obi shared a story of how he had to relocate from the United Kingdom to Nigeria after spending over 10 years contributing his quota to Nigeria’s economic and social development. Responding

  Insecurity: Edo govt to recruit forest police 1st August 2022 Map of Edo State  The Edo State Government has finalised the documentation and audit of the state’s forests and is embarking on the recruitment of forest police as part of a renewed effort to enhance security across the state. According to a statement on Monday by Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser, Media Project to Governor Godwin Obaseki, the Governor gave the assurance at different stakeholders’ meetings held in the state over the weekend. Obaseki said the government in partnership with relevant stakeholders is strengthening the security architecture and adopting various measures to sustain security in the state, including bush combing, registration of motorbikes and marketplaces, signing of the anti-grazing laws, and residents’ registration, among others. He said, “The responsibility of any government in any society is to guarantee the security and safety of the people. No government can call itself a government if it cann

  Again, ASUU extends strike by four weeks 1st August 2022 The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public universities, The PUNCH reports. A statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja partly confirmed the development. It partly read, “Following extensive deliberations and taking cognisance of Government’s past failures to abide by its own timelines in addressing issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA), NEC resolved that the strike be rolled over for four weeks to give Government more time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. The role-over strike action is with effect from 12.01 a.m. on Monday, 1st August 2022.” Details later

  Why Jules Koundé rejected Chelsea to join giants Barcelona. Jules Koundé explains choosing Barcelona ahead of Chelsea Laliga giant Barcelona  unveiled French defender Jules Koundé on Monday, August 1, 2022. Kounde joins Barcelona from La Liga rivals Sevilla on a fee worth about 60 million euros. The 23-year-old Kounde joined Barcelona on a five year deal and has a release clause of one billion euros. At the press conference, Kounde revealed that before signing with Barcelona Premier League outfit Chelsea were interested in his services. Kounde explains rejecting Chelsea for Barcelona The France International explained that despite the contact from Chelsea his desire was to wait for an offer from Barcelona. Kounde also stated that a conversation with Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez also influenced his decision to stay in Spain. He said, "I'm very happy and proud to join this great club. I'm very grateful to the President and the fans, now I have to train hard and succ