Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya on Thursday said: “This year, NIMET in its predictions highlights the likelihood of a downpour with intensity ranging from 965mm to 1805mm which raises concern for communities nationwide that are already vulnerable to flooding and its possible impact.”

He called on residents of Ijebu-Ode, Ota, Owode, Abeokuta, Onihale in Ifo, Sagamu, Iperu, and Ilishan to be wary of flash flood expected between March and July.”

Oresanya added that: “those living on floodplains of Isheri, Akute, Warewa, Oke-Afa, Owa and Yemule River banks in Ijebu-Ode, Ifaara, Ebute-Oni, Ayede-Ayila, Makun, Iwopin and Igele in Ogun Waterside, Ebute-Imobi in Ijebu East, Sokori, Arakanga and Onikoko River all in Abeokuta, Eruwuru, Eri, Ibu, Majopa, Odan and Sensen in Sagamu, and Ijamido, Ilo, Erukomu, Isakale, in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area among others are advised to relocate to safer grounds before the coastal flood between September and November.”

“Presently, de-silting of rivers/streams and drainage channels, and construction of drainages and culverts are ongoing in various parts of the State to further reiterate the State Government’s determination to reduce the impact of flood in the State.

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Oba Oduwaye had allegedly kicked and blinded the eye of the cook for dancing with his queen.

The incident, according to the victim, happened on September 21, 2022, during a birthday celebration at Moore Blessing Hotel, Ikenne, in Sagamu Local Government Area of the State

The monarch, and his queen, alongside other guests, were said to have been invited by the celebrant, identified simply as Iya Alaje.

According to Wasiu, before the celebration commenced, the owner of the hotel, Yakub Omobolanle, contracted him to prepare 14 plates of catfish pepper soup for the guests.

Wasiu, who is also a trader, said he had visited the hotel to commence preparation when he realized that the ingredients for the pepper soup were not enough.

“So, I decided to manage the ingredients because the distance of the hotel to the market is far. We were serving the guests when the owner of the hotel and the celebrant approached me and said the guests were complaining that the pepper soup was not well-nourished.

“I told him it wasn’t my fault and that the ingredients were not enough. After I was done with the cooking, I went into the bar, and met the owner of the hotel, the celebrant, Iya Alaje, her husband, and a woman, who I never knew was a queen. I started apologizing to them and I was told not to worry.

“The celebration was ongoing when the monarch, Nureni Oduwaye, entered. The deejay was playing and everyone was dancing. I was surprised as the celebrant and the queen were singing secular music.

“I commended them because people of their age and status don’t usually like secular music, let alone knowing the lyrics”, Wasiu said.

The Ogun State indigene said suddenly, the monarch asked him to identify himself and he said he was the younger brother of the owner of the hotel.

He claimed that Oduwaye angrily left for his car, adding that the hotel owner and the husband of the celebrant ran after him, but Iya Alaje’s husband returned and instructed him to apologize to the monarch.

Wasiu said, “The queen was even asking what I did wrong, but for the sake of peace, I went to apologize to him. When I got to where he was, I started begging him. I told him I was informed that he was annoyed because I was dancing with his queen and said I did not dance with her.

“As I was attempting to lie down to continue begging, he used his leg to kick my left eye. The injury in my eye was so severe that I was rushed to a nearby hospital from where I was transferred to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital.

“The monarch only checked on me once and as I am speaking to you, I can no longer see with my left eye. I am blind in my left eye.

“The case was reported at the Area Command, Sagamu, but nothing was done because the police refused to carry out an investigation. The incident happened on September 21, 2022; I want justice.”

Wasiu who hinted that his lawyers have instituted a case against Oduwaye and the Magistrates’ Court in Sagamu, has fixed October 19, 2022, for the hearing of the matter, appealed to relevant authorities, activists, and all Nigerians to help him secure justice.

Wasiu’s sister also decried how the monarch has been using his influence to get the law to support him.

According to her, Oduwaye, with the help of the Sagumu Area Commander, initiated a suit against the victim without serving him a notice and was granted bail by the court without their knowledge.

She said their lawyers have begun an investigation to unravel the petition the Monarch filed and why he was granted bail by the court.

Wasiu’s sister noted that the ‘unremorseful’ Monarch took the step after he had offered to pay him off when the matter was made public.

On Wasiu’s treatment, she said “he is currently at home, but still goes for his medical appointment at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu. He has been discharged since it was confirmed that he can no longer see with the eye. The eye still causes him severe pain.”

She further noted that the incident has also put a hold on his means of livelihood, saying “he has been warned to stay away from flames which are core to his business of barbeque, pepper soup and so on.”

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The truck driver was said to be conveying the product to a filling station in the area but lost control of the vehicle due to the bad road.

The truck crashed, the tank fell, and got ruptured causing petrol spillage on the road and into the drainage channel in the area.

It was gathered that a spark on the petrol spillage caused a fire which razed shops and buildings.

An eyewitness, who identified himself as Oladele, said the fire caused the community to panic as no fewer than 10 houses were razed by the fire.

He said, “A lot of people have abandoned their homes; some people are still looking for their children. This is a serious fire and it was caused by a tanker that fell while plying the Olambe to connect Matogun. Shops and about 10 building have been burnt.”

The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.

He stated that no casualty had been recorded, adding that the contents of the tank spilled around 7am.

“A tanker laden with about 45,000 litres of PMS crashed, spilled its content and exploded around 7am at Olambe, Matogun Road, Ifo LGA, Ogun State.” Farinloye said.

“Though, no live was lost or anyone sustained injury but about 10 buildings were consumed in the incident.

“The situation was mitigated with most of the content spilling into the canal close to the scene, thereby saving the community from serious incident that could have affected people. The fire has been put out.”

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Opay Nigeria is recruiting to fill the following positions:

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Locations: Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Oyo, Ogun, Edo, Delta, Rivers, and Imo

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Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: Jobsng@opay-inc.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

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The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this in a statement hours before President Buhari is scheduled to address Nigerians.

“Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) respectively for the broadcast,” he said.

The President is expected to address Nigerians on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as some residents in Lagos, Ogun, and the Federal Capital Territory expect to know whether the lockdown would be extended or not.

More than a million positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed with thousands of deaths recorded in many countries across the world.

As of April 12, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said a total of 323 cases have been confirmed with 10 deaths in the country.

On March 29, President Muhammadu Buhari declared a lockdown in Lagos and Ogun States, as well as Abuja, as part of measures to curtail the spread of the disease and ease the stress of identifying contacts with confirmed cases.

In his last broadcast, President Buhari said the movement restriction would last for an initial period of 14 days effective from 11pm on March 30.

He explained that the decision was taken based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC.

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