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India Prepares for Cyclone Dana, Evacuations Underway
1.5 million people evacuate India as cyclone Dana approaches, a landfall is expected to occur within the next 24 hours. India Authorities have set up camps and relief workers for the safety of the people. It has been predicted by the Indian Meteorological Department that the cyclone will strike coastal areas with wind speeds between 100km-120km/h (62-74mph) and heavy rainfall should be anticipated.
Transportation has also been affected by the cyclone, with flights and trains being cancelled. The Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi of Odisha, reassures resident that public safety will be ensured. “We are fully prepared to deal with the storm. Don’t panic, be safe and be careful,” Majhi told the media.
A million and more have been evacyated fro Odisha alone whiil up to 300 thousand people have evacuated from West Bengal as they are sitaued in vulnerable areas.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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