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Why the pressure or hurry. Full recovery should be ensured before she returns. Even if she stays there for 6 months, it's not an issue. The press should let her be.

Some guys here have so illogical argument. A private jet is a luxury anywhere in the world. The richest man in Africa has just one among top ten, whereas a pastor who live off people's contribution has ten. This is unreasonable. Why are people trying to justify this glaring excessive extravagance?

How many ex-president of the world top economies owns private jets. Even in the eyes of world richest men, private jets are luxuries, now someone has four in a third world economy.

Delta, Edo floods: Over 500 houses collapse, traditional ruler, 4 others die •400 Kogi communities submerged - NEMA

Written by Alphonsus Agborh, Sylvester Idowu, Uchechukwu Olisah and Yekini Jimoh

Thursday, 04 October 2012

MORE than 500 houses have collapsed in various communities ravaged by flood in Delta State.

Worst hit are Ewulu community in Aniocha South-East of Delta State, which recorded over 100 houses as river Umuomi, a tributary of the River Niger, overflowed its bank and Ase community with over 20 houses.

Scores of persons, including those suffering from stroke, are trapped in the flooded Ewulu community, just as  victims of the three Oko communities in Oshimili South and Utchi of Ndokwa East councils have relocated to Asaba.

The Delta State government has provided boats and buses to evacuate victims from the affected communities to various camps in the state.

At Ewulu, the situation is pathetic as women and children who were ferried to safety had to use carts and bicycles to move their salvaged household items up hill to a temporary camp at the community secondary school.

President General of the community, Mr Paul Okocha, who lost his entire property to the flood, lamented the situation when the state Commissioner for Information, Mr Chike Ogeah and his entourage visited the scene on Wednesday.

At St. Patrick College, Asaba camp, children were  being taught skills such as hair-dressing, computer education, tailoring, among others, by a non-governmental organisation.

Narrating his ordeal at I.C.E. Asaba on Wednesday, an aged man, Obi Ifinnwa from Utchi, told Nigerian Tribune that over 700 houses have been submerged in their village, adding that most victims had to abandon their properties and flee from the town.

According to him, government should provide more boats to ferry people who are still trapped in the community.

Nigerian Tribune gathered the that Asaba-Onitsha expressway will soon be cut off as the flood continues to rise, even as most business operators between Okwe and  bridge-head have deserted the area while the expressway has been converted into a temporary residence by victims displaced from the neighbourhood.

Meanwhile, the ravaging flood in parts of Delta State has claimed the life of a traditional ruler in Ndokwa Local Government Area of the state.

The royal father, whose identity is still being kept secret for traditional reasons, drowned when the boat he was being evacuated with capsized.

Reacting to the plight of the victims of the flooded local government areas of the state, some of whom are still holed up on trees and marshy areas, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on Wednesday directed the heads of the flooded councils to drive the efforts to evacuate victims of the current flooding in the state.

He also ordered all political appointees to go back to their council areas to help in checking the flood scourge.

Dr Uduaghan gave the directive to all political appointees to return to their local government areas to assist in the evacuation and rehabilitation efforts during a meeting with members of the flood disaster committee, political appointees and Heads of Personnel Management (HPM) of the affected local government areas.

He instructed that all those trapped by the flood must be evacuated within two days, adding that a comprehensive report of the flooding detailing every community affected, number of displaced persons, those trapped, casualties, rehabilitation camp; problems and challenges faced should be ready within the same period.

According to him, the situation on the ground was “grave and grim” with over 100 communities in no less than 10 local government areas of the state affected.

The local governments areas affected are Patani, Isoko South and North, Ndokwa East, Bomadi, Burutu, Oshimili North and South, Ughelli North and South.

In particular, he said that River Niger has spread over its banks covering an average distance of between six kilometres and 10 kilometres inland in the affected communities, stressing that the tide was increasing by the day.

“Within a period of three days, the number of communities affected increased  astronomically and for now, there is fear of total flooding of the affected communities.”

Describing the situation as “devastating and a huge challenge,” he said most of the rehabilitation camps were already recording about 100,000 displaced persons, explaining that mattresses, food items and medical facilities were being arranged for the victims in the interim.

He lamented that two persons have died from the flooding but added that the committee headed by the deputy governor of the state, Professor Amos Utuama (SAN), to tackle the challenges of the flooding was working round the clock to ensure that no more life was lost.

Governor Uduaghan called for assistance from different organisations, corporate bodies and NGOs to contribute their quota in alleviating the sufferings of the displaced people, explaining that the burden was too heavy for government to bear alone.

“We are asking for assistance from other organisations and groups because everybody needs to be involved whether they are from the affected areas or not,” he stated.

 “So far, I have refused financial assistance from people, if any group or person has money to help the displaced people, they should convert it to tangible goods,” he said.

Speaking further, the governor said it was also the responsibility of the local government councils to provide for the displaced people in their jurisdiction, decrying the attitude of most of the councils to the flooding.

While briefing the governor on the activities of the flood disaster committee, the chairman of the committee and deputy governor of the state, Professor Amos Utuama, said the flooding was getting worse, as almost all the coastal areas had been submerged.

He noted that the committee had visited the affected coastal areas, opened rehabilitation camps and ensured that the relief materials were distributed to the camps.

Also, four persons had been feared killed in Ekperi rehabilitation camp at Ekperi Grammar School, Ughepe Azukhalu, in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State.

However, only the death of a middle-aged man, simply identified as Alhaji Bila, who had been buried according to Islamic rites, was confirmed on Wednesday.

Alhaji Bila reportedly slumped and died in the camp.

The camp was among those set up to cater for flood disaster victims, in the wake of the sack of some communities by flood, as a result of the overflow of the River Niger.

There were no further details regarding the identities of the other three persons or the causes of their death.

Meanwhile, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday, said over 400 communities in Kogi State have been submerged by Rivers Niger and Benue, saying that the country might experience more flooding.

The zonal coordinator of Abuja office of the agency, Mr Ishaya Chinoko, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Lokoja, on the efforts carried out so far by NEMA.

He said about 3,647 people were rescued in Ibaji Local Government Area, adding that “what the country is currently experiencing is white flood, arising from excessive rain.”

He added that more waters were coming from Cameroon and Guinea, the two sources of Rivers Niger and Benue and warned communities yet to relocate along the river banks to move now.

The zonal coordinator further described as alarming, the level of devastation by the flood in Kogi State, saying Ibaji Local Government Area was the worst hit.

He said the prompt intervention of the agency in camp management, supply of relief materials, search and rescue mission, as well as supply of drugs had gone a long way in assisting the state government in confronting the challenges.

Chinoko further revealed that because of the magnitude of the disaster,the agency had already contacted other international organisations, including the Red Cross and Red Crescent, for support, disclosing that there were about 40 relief camps set up across the state to assist the victims.

He expressed delight that no life had been lost in the area as a result of the disaster. http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/front-page-news/48643-delta-edo-floods-over-500-houses-collapse-traditional-ruler-4-others-die-400-kogi-communities-submerged-nema-

Debroslink: IN DAT SO-CALLED LEAGUE, A CERTAIN "FAKE" TEAM BEAT MAN UTD HOME AND AWAY LAST SEASON... ANOTHER "FAKE" TEAM IN DAT "OTHER LEAGUE" WALLOPED CHELSEA BY 4 GOALS TO ONE. D EPL IS OVER-RATED!!! D TWO TEAMS IN DAT LEAGUE WILL BEAT ALL EPL TEAMS EASILY!!!

Where were those two teams when Chelsea beat Bayern Munich in champions league final last season?

Taiw: giggs and ferdinard should retire.wen u ave cleverly on the bench, why will u start giggs and scholes at d same time.Ferguson keeps making dis same mistake all over again. This guys are old.we nid athletic midfielders.Giggs shld respect himself and retire.

Correct.

Since last season, Man U have struggled in the matches Giggs and Carrick start together. Now Ferguson went and played Giggs, Scholes and Carrick together. These people do not have the energy to chase and tackle. It was a disaster playing them against fast playing Totteham, coupled with the fact that Ferdinand is also slow.

Our midfield needs energy. Anderson and Cleverly should be given their chance since we don't have the llikes of Song and Barry.

No one in the world is talking about Man United un-awarded penalties.

Chiefpriest: My dear you are not an illiterate however,the presidential private jets GEJ is using belong to nigeria but he is d president thus have overall access of, d jet while in office.d vertican became an independent nation in 1926 pls who is d president? D pope, hence d p.jets are his but can not put them in his will.winners owns p.jet and oyedepo is our pope.caritas university,madonna uni,ossisa polythecnic belong to father Ede a catholic priest and its nt free 3 higher institutions by one catholic priest what are others doing with thier money.so if okoje my father invest his money in other venture,his choice.catholic is older than even islam and have thier own share of history.in our short time we are already a force to respect and God is faithful.as for your claim of papas xtravagant life style sin no more.and get books abt catholic history u will be shock. color=#006600][/color]

You are arguing on assumptions and not facts. Read the link below so that you can be enlightened about the Pope's trip on commercial flights. http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-has-no-money-or-space-for-private-plane-says-priest/

Also, you are quickly to deviate from the subject at hand. What has universities got to do with private jets? I don't support anyone, whether a priest or a pastor building schools and making people to pay expensive fees. But look deeply, you will see that the schools that are owned by the diocese are very cheap. The missionary schools too where still available are still cheap.

When you talk of church history, be sure to have facts and not what are written subjectively to discredit the catholic church.

I don't know why you decided to pick against the catholic church just because people are genuinely trying to correct your daddy pastor. Over centuries, the catholic church has outlived many types of churches preaching all sorts of gospel. No basis to try and compare because you don't know if winners will be around in 20 years to come.

Chiefpriest: My dear you are bright and have d mind of a prosperous person.my daddy oyedepo is wealthy and not rich.winners own just ordnary four private jet and people wants tp die.God forbid that we are uneble to increase our jets to 50.for God sake catholic has umcountable jet and nobody insults d pope.Oyedepo is our pope and cannanland is our vatican we are not poor please.for you ignorant people one of d jets is use by bishop Abioye and only fools will think as big and stupendiously prosperous as we are we will be limited by nigeria problems.[color=#006600][/color]

Chiefpriest, why are you telling lies and trying to justify the wordly lifestyle and vanity of your daddy pastor Oyedepo. Can you give us evidence of the catholic suppose uncountable jets? How many are in Nigeria?

The catholic population in Nigeria should be a thousand times more than winners. Have you heard of any Nigerian Catholic Cardinal or bishop owning a private jet? Cardinal Okojie has been around Lagos metropolitan see since 70s yet he never thought of owning a private jet.

Some south Americans cardinals refused to own even a car but go about by public buses or train. Even a Taiwan bishop does same.

When Pope John II died, his will read that he had no personal properties other than his clothes. That's a man that was in charged of over two billion catholics.

Please get your fact rights. You are not talking to illiterates.

tai2: Jesus should come quickly. One pastor, three jets, anyway it's money from his "father" in heaven. Appropriating other people's money in the name of Sunday collection and tithing. The Pope that caters to over 1 billion Catholics doesn't have a private jet.

The catholic population is even 2 billion.

This is not photoshop na. You people don't read newspapers or listen to news? Don't you have internet to see lot of pictures every where? The situations are worse than this. Benue is the most hit. River Niger and Benue have caused serious havoc in Benue, Kogi and Edo. Over two million people displaced in these three states alone and farm land washed away. Also, Jigawa and parts of Kwara. Also a certain Dam burst in Cameroun and caused havoc there and it affected parts of cross rivers.

People should read and follow current affairs. Everything now is termed photoshop. See a link for an example of things happening.

Flooding: 8 die, 40 villages sacked •3,200 hectares of rice farm destroyed •Food crisis imminent, FG raises alarm. http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/lead-stories/48279-flooding-8-die-40-villages-sacked-3200-hectares-of-rice-farm-destroyed-food-crisis-imminent-fg-raises-alarm

If I have time I will post more link.

Now I managed to get more links of flooding in different places in the last few days. Kogi has been affected twice with severe flooding.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/flood-sacks-millions-from-homes-in-kogi-benue-edo-imo/125829/ That's link for the devastation in Kogi, Edo, etc last weekend. http://dailyindependentnig.com/2012/09/flood-renders-thousands-homeless-in-edo/ River Benue surge: Disaster hits Makurdi. .... Adamawa flood: 25 bodies discovered in Yola
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/09/river-benue-surge-disaster-hits-makurdi/
http://dailypost.com.ng/2012/09/12/disaster-benue-river-surge-sacks-students-renders-thousands-homeless/

toluxa1: Thank God for Babangida, he constructed one of the best drainage systems a city can have in Minna, while he was president. I don't see any amount of rain ever that can cause this type of flooding in Minna.

It is not rain, it is rivers overflowing. In some places like Cameroun, Dams have burst. Even the best constructed cities in the world cannot withstand severe natural disasters. Have you not seen similar things happening in Pakistan, Phillipine, South and North Korea, China, India, UK and some european counties?

These injury problems affected us so much last season. Man U had a great start to the premier league last season with 15 points from 5 matches and basket of goals to our advantage till Cleverly, Smalling, Jones, Young and Evans went on injury about the same time. Rafael and Fabio covered briefly and also joined the injury list with Anderson and Nani. It was so bad that Valencia went to play right back. Vidic went out of the season and Carrick was converted to central defense while Rooney took defensive midfield in two or three matches, and we almost lost sign of City at the top of the league and we went out of UCL. It was not until January respite returned as Nani, Rafael, Jones, Smalling and Evans became fit.

Why are our defenders prone to injuries? They don't seem to be as rugged as those guys in Chelsea and City yet they sustain injuries week in week out. Ferdinard is even the worst in terms of fitness. Having said that, some analyst have said united players were not protected last season from bad tackles even though it is clear Man U play the neatest football among the top teams (fair play).

My prayer is that Ferdinard and Evans should be fit till Jones and Smalling return. If only Oshea was still in the team.

It's not a big deal na. Any employee can get sacked. It's crazy to be an employee. I can remember Omotola and some other nollywood stars were banned for a year, yet they lived normal.
This won't affect them much considering the wife still get decent jobs. I think they are already made.

Math 24:7-9 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

My people, see with eyes of faith these are part of end time events. These things are happening all lover the world. When you consider the economy situation of the world and conflicts here and there, you will agree that prophecies are now being fulfilled. It has never been like this.

Massacre!!!

pendusky: Dear God,

I pray for Dame Patience Jonathan just as your Word tells me to pray, for healing. I believe you hear this earnest prayer from my heart and that it is powerful because of your promise. I have faith in you, Lord, to heal Our first lady, for you have given us the power in Luke 10:19 to thread upon the serpent and scorpions, that power we stand to declare that no power will harm her. I have faith in you that you are a great Doctor. Pls heal her, this my humble prayer. IJN. Amen!

pls drop your own prayer for our First lady here!

#Patiencegetwellsoon

Amen.

It looks like the River Niger is separating the North from the South. Lol

No date of incidence. What kind of reporting is this?

damola1: Up Sanusi!

Confused!!!

Signs of end times all around us. Our contemporary world cannot withstand the effect of a major war involving many countries.

Number one enemy of Nigeria = Too much quest for money.

I didn't notice it. Airtel remains the best for me.

Obama: Jay-Z ‘knows what my life is like’


President Barack Obama, speaking at an exclusive New York City fundraiser, said late Tuesday that jet-setting hip-hop megastar Jay-Z "knows what my life is like."

Obama was addressing about 100 people who paid $40,000 for a chance to hear from him up close at the 40/40 Club — an event hosted by Jay-Z and his wife Beyoncé.

"Beyoncé couldn't be a better role model for our daughters because she carries herself with such class and poise and has so much talent," the president said.

"And Jay-Z now knows what my life is like: We both have daughters, and our wives are more popular than we are," Obama said to laughter and applause. "So we've got a little bond there. It's hard, but it's okay."

The president joked that daughters Malia and Sasha were "mad at me" because they were in Washington — rather than with one of music's top power-couples.

Beyoncé, wearing a red cocktail dress, and Jay-Z, in a suit, introduced Obama with a few brief remarks. "We believe in his vision," she said.
http://m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/news/blogs/ticket/obama-jay-z-knows-life-034611558--election.html?.b=index&.ts=1348063085&.intl=us&.lang=en.

aryzgreat: i dont gve a damn if LASTMA TOUTS stop me, i'll crush the criminals to death without blinking! bunch of agberos!

Please don't. Your life is too precious to waste in detention. Whenever you go out, always remember you have love ones to return to.

Height of confusion. I am sure someone has been misquoted.

obadiah777: THATS CUZ THE CHILDREN SEE THE HYPOCRISY BETWEEN THE MANS REAL LIFE AND HIS ELEVATED SPIRITUAL STATUS AS A PASTOR. THAT STUFF MESSES WITH THEIR MINDS. THESE PASTORS ARE ALL SNAKES. THE KIDS ARE REBELLING

When pastors preach money instead of salvation, how will the people be guided spiritually? 'When the Son of man returns, will He find faith on earth?'' Jesus Christ.

I don't understand the story. It doesn't add up. How did he get access to the room in the FLP head quarters? He past the gate man, he walked past the secretary and received visitors into a hall of such a company without anyone questioning him.

Which foreign based defenders do we have? Taiye Taiwo and co? I beg we should dig deep for new eagles if we are to be a force again in football.

I was going to post this. This is serious!

I just branched off.

nex: I'm interested. I keep tabs on events all over the country, and even the world at large.


I've been on Nairaland from inception, so I know basically all the rules.

I'm online virtually all the time.

Perhaps there's some other requirement, fill me in.


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