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On Monday, Dapo Abiodun, the Ogun State governor, declared a state of emergency on the flooded Isheri community in Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
He assured residents of the area of quick intervention to save the situation.
The governor added that a comprehensive assessment that would lead to a permanent solution to the menace of flooding in the affected area would be conducted very soon.
Abiodun, who stated this while answering questions from newsmen after inspecting the flooded community, said that his administration was working with the federal government to deal with the situation as an emergency case.
He noted that the time had come to find a lasting solution to the perennial flooding to make the area more conducive for living.
According to him, the state government will see to the elevation of some roads in the area as part of the solution to the problem.
Addressing residents of Riverview Estate, Abiodun said he had requested an area survey of the entire estate to identify critical areas that needed immediate intervention.
He assured that the intervention would come through the construction of an elevated road with adequate drainages to mitigate their suffering.
The chairman of Riverview Estate, Abayomi Akande, in his remarks, told the governor that the suffering residents of the area were going through as a result of the flooding.
He said that there was a need to set up a panel of inquiry into the operations of Oyan Dam to stop the incessant release of water to cause havoc in the state.
Michail Antonio, the West Ham United striker, has explained that it would be scandalous if Erling Haaland, the Manchester City superstar is not named the 2023 Ballon d’Or winner ahead of Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi.
“I understand Messi winning the World Cup is massive, but you can’t look past a treble-winning team and what Haaland brought to that, breaking records,” Antonio said on his Footballers’ Footballer podcast (via Manchester Evening News).
“He deserves the Ballon d’Or. If he doesn’t get it then it’s a scandal.”
Haaland was spectacular during his debut campaign for Man City.
The Norwegian scored 52 goals and registered nine assists in 53 games across competitions, winning the Premier League Golden Boot.
The 23-year-old was also the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League, netting 12 times in 11 matches.
Tunde Olaoluwa Adekunle, the popular blogger, who is also known as Tunde Ednut, recently lost his Instagram account.
His Instagram account was deactivated, and according to famous Tiktoker and activist Martins Vincent Otse, aka Verydarkman, Instagram banned Ednut’s page because of him.
This is the fourth time Tunde’s account has been deactivated in three years.
According to Otse, Ednut’s consistently blogging about him and his activities, calling out certain brands and celebrities, led to netizens reporting the account and eventual ban.
Stating on his Instagram page on Monday, Otse wrote, “The truth is Tunde Ednut lost his account because he didn’t stop posting me.
“You guys will not understand the hate I have been facing since I started talking about a lot of injustice, and everything is just too much.
“I wasn’t supposed to say it, but it is a fact, I made them report Tunde’s page.”
Ademola Adeleke, the Osun state governor, has barred international visits for key officials in his government for the remainder of the year, with exceptions for emergencies, The Nation reports.
To improve efficiency in the governance process, the governor also asked the Head of Service, Leye Aina, to produce a document outlining the relationship between the Commissioners and the Special Advisers.
Adeleke stated that excessive spending on recurrent and overhead expenses must be avoided during a meeting with members of the State Executive Council to deliberate on 2024 budget proposals from ministries, departments, and agencies as a prelude to the submission of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework to the State House of Assembly.
While pushing cabinet members to make personal sacrifices, the governor stated that in light of the state’s dire financial condition, all members of the government must exhibit a willingness to sacrifice.
A statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, obtained in Osogbo on Monday, quoting Adeleke further read in parts, “Foreign trips for top officials for the rest of the year are hereby suspended unless there is a direct emergency to be authorised by the Governor.
“We must sustain the momentum of our service delivery by avoiding excessive spending on recurrent and overheads.
“Our needs from office to accommodation are much, but our resources are limited. So we have to devise a coping mechanism pending the time our funding situation will improve.
“While memos by Special Advisers must pass through the Permanent Secretary to the Commissioners, the Commissioners must ensure fair play and an accommodating spirit.”
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has rejected a plea from Aaron Greenspan to compel U.S. security agencies to expedite the disclosure of information, including documents related to President Bola Tinubu.
Judge Beryl A. Howell, in a ruling on Monday, declined Greenspan’s request on the grounds he failed to satisfy the relevant conditions for the grant of such a prayer contained in a motion for emergency hearing, which he filed on Monday.
Greenspan had filed the emergency motion seeking to compel the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (“EOUSA”), the Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal
Revenue Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Central Intelligence Agency to immediately release of the documents in view of yesterday’s hearing of appeals by Atiku and Obi by the Supreme Court.
He pleaded for a quick release of the documents as, according to him, they are needed to be presented at the Supreme Court.
Greenspan told the U.S court that the Supreme Court deliberately moved the hearing of the appeals by Atiku and Obi to yesterday to render his suit before the U.S court nugatory.
He had asked that the documents on Tinubu be released to him latest October 31.
In the civil suit, with number: 23-1816 Greenspan is also asking for similar information and documents on Mueez
Adegboyega Akande, who is said to have died as of November 16, 2022.
In rejecting his motion for immediate release of the documents, the U.S court.said Greenspan failed to convince the court the public issues that will cause it to overlook the privacy rights of President Tinubu.
Meanwhile , President Tinubu’s lawyers have filed a motion at the court seeking to be allowed to defend the President in the suit.
Details shortly…
Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel, the Nigerian singer, who is also known as aka Mayorkun, has confirmed that his relationship with his British girlfriend, Cocainna has hit the rocks.
The ‘Cheche’ crooner said he is currently single, stressing that he and Cocainna parted ways because their relationship didn’t work out.
He, however, said he is still cool with the British model.
Mayorkun spoke in a recent interview with Cool FM Nigeria, hosted by reality star, Tacha.
Host: “Are you in a relationship right now, Mayorkun?”
Mayorkun: “No.”
Host: “So what happened to you and Cocainna?”
Mayorkun: “Life happened. But we are still cool. We are very cool. It’s just that you meet somebody it works out, you meet somebody it doesn’t work out.”
The singer debunked claims that he is obsessed with dating London girls, explaining that it was because he spends most of his time in the city.
He added that “nothing special but London has my heart.”
Recall that Mayorkun and Cocainna sparked relationship rumours last year after the UK dancer and influencer took the singer on a date in London.
The duo later confirmed that they were dating.

