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South African flash flood death toll keeps rising – Video

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2 years ago

April 13, 2022

The death to in the flash floods and mudslides across South Africa’s port city of Durban, the capital of Kwazulu-Natal province, following heavy rains, has risen to 70 with emergency service workers predicting the death toll can keep rising.

As at Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed the number of deaths have gone up from the 45 earlier confirmed on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the Department of Cooperation and Traditional Affairs said “the death toll could rise, “we are still gathering information from the emergency services.”

Several video footages shared on social media platforms by private rescue workers and paramedics shows flooded city highways, submerged cars and collapsed houses.

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Video: Aviation Minister, Keyamo faults ‘suspicious’ deals with Ethiopian Airlines over Nigeria Air project

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2 weeks ago

November 28, 2023

Ifeoluwa Dada

In this video, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, lamented “suspicious deals” the Nigerian government, under former minister Hadi Sirka, had with Ethiopian Airlines for a Nigerian national air carrier project— Nigeria Air.

The deal, which was first announced in July 2018, includes tax waivers for five years. This was faulted by Keyamo.

He said: “Now we have looked at all the issues, and it’s before Mr President. But let me just give you one or two snippets because Nigerians are quick to judge.

“In the agreement, you are giving tax waivers to Ethiopian Airlines coming into Nigeria; they ask for tax waivers for five years, and you grant them to come and compete with your local airlines who are paying those heavy taxes, how? You want to create a monopoly?”

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Video: Moment Nigerian opposition senator, Tony Nwoye confronts Senate President Akpabio

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3 weeks ago

November 21, 2023

Ifeoluwa Dada

A rowdy session ensued on the floor of the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday as opposition lawmaker, Senator Tony Nwoye of the Labour Party was seen challenging Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the Senate leader’s continued selection of the minority leadership.

“Are we your slaves? The way you are elected is the way we are elected. Every time you select leadership for us…”, Nyowe said.

Akpabio had named Abba Moro, the senator representing Benue South, as minority leader, and Osita Ngwu, the senator representing Enugu West, as minority whip.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members replaced Simon Mwadkwon, the senator representing Plateau North, and Darlington Nwokocha, the senator representing Abia Central, respectively.

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