Muddy Slopes Remain A Risk With Continuing Rain; As Sierra Leon Embarks On A Week-Long Mourning Period!

Following warning on the out-break and spread of deadly diseases, Sierra Leonians commenced a week of National Mourning as mudslide casualties are laid to rest in a mass burial. 

An over night mudslide hit Freetown's out-sketch Regent community, Monday, August 14, 2017, killing no fewer than 400 people, including children, and leaving about 600 persons as at the time of filling this report, uncounted for. 

As efforts to curtail the spread of diseases in Sierra Leon continues, water borne disease pose a risk for the living, a recent United Nations publication, written by John James revealed. 

Water supplies, storage tanks, soaps, buckets and purification tables are delivered to displaced persons, while members of the communities are educated on the importance of "hand-washing, good hygiene", and on "warning signs of deceases". The report further disclosed that the muddy slopes remain a risk, "especially with continuing rain". 

Photo Speaks: Eyes On Ilaje Community!

Photo Speaks: Ilaje Community, off Ilaje bus-stop, before Ajah, Lekki Peninsula axis of Lagos State, Nigeria.

Ilaje Water front

Nigerians Earnestly AWait Outcome Of Police Investigations On Ozubulu Church Massacre!

..."Our security forces must not stop until everyone involved in the orchestration and execution of today's massacre in St. Philip's Catholic Church, Anambra State, are brought to book by the strong arm of Justice". Part of Nigeria's Senate President, Bukola Saraki's speech after the Ozubulu, Anambra Church massacre. 


Nigerians earnestly wait for the outcome of Police investigation in August 6,  2017 shooting at St. Philip's Catholic Church, Amakwa Ozubulu, which resulted in the death of about 11 people including Pa Cyprian Ikegwuonu, father of Chief Aloysius Ikegwuonu, who was reported to have built St Philip's Catholic Church, scene of the incident. The shooting was attributed to counter-stroke between two indigenes of Ozubulu community.

A couple of days ago news went round of how one of the indigenes of Ozubulu community mentioned in connection to the feud, Chief Aloysius Ikegwuonu, with entourage, paid visits to victims of the shooting in the various hospitals where they are currently receiving treatments. Inline with promises made by the Nigerian Government to bring 'orchestrators' and 'executors' of St. Philip's Catholic Church massacre to book by the strong arm of Justice, individuals named (in any way) in connection to this massacre, should by now be under intense (national and international) investigation, and when there are enough evidence, they should be charged to the Court of Law and brought to book. Otherwise this situation if left unchecked, could signal the rising of "gang shootouts" and swell security issues across the country. 

This is not the time for "dilly-dally"... Nigerians earnestly await the outcome of Police investigations in Ozubulu Church massacre.

Death Toll In Owerri Collapse Building Rises To Five!

One of the rescued victims of early Sunday, August 13, 2017, building collapse at 9 Egbu road, close to Fire Service Junction and opposite Owerri Area Police Command Headquarters, Owerri, Imo state, south-east Nigeria, identified as Chinedu Isiogugu has died, bringing the casualty toll to five. 

Scene of the incident

The 26-year-old died at about 3am, Monday, after undergoing a successful surgery on his legs. Four people, two adults and two babies were confirmed dead at the scene of the incident on Sunday. 

The deceased, a native of Anambra state, and a P.R.O of CDS Charity organisation, during his National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) year, and another Corp. member went into a coma having being trapped for about eight hour in the collapsed building.

Late Chinedu Isiogugu 

The state government has instructed that all on-going constructions in the state go for re-verification before completion.

Devastating Landslide: Israel To Send Aid To Sierra Leon!

Israeli government has instructed it's Foreign Ministry to send aid to Sierra Leon "in any way, and as soon as possible" . Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, gave this instruction following an overnight landslide and torrential flooding which left homes and roads submerged, in a hillside, in the Reagent area, outskirt of the capital city, Freetown, Monday, August 14, 2017. 

According to report, so far, over 300 bodies have been recovered while the casualty toll is expected to rise as a lot of people is believed to be asleep when the mudslide happened. 

Sierra Leon Military personnel are helping with rescue operations in the affected area.

Charlottesvilles Crash: State Of Virginia Declares State Of Emergency!

Virginia's governor Terry Mcauliffe declared a state of emergency to aid bring back peace in the state following the crash against peaceful protesters in Charlottesvilles. 

A 20 year-old man identified as James Alex Fields Jr. from Muamee Ohio, has been arrested and charged in connection with the car-crash that resulted in the death of a 32-year-old woman, and several others hospitalised, Saturday, in a gathering peacefully counter-protesting against a 'white supremacist' rally in Charlottesvilles, Virginia.

According to reports, a group of touch-carrying white nationalists, protesting the planned removal of a status of the Confederate, Gen. Robert E. Lee, Friday night, marched across the University of  Virginia's campus, Charlottesvilles, shouting the slogan "white lives matters.". 

Report has it that some of the protesters were seen wearing Nazi regalia and making the "heil Hitler" salute. 

Condemning the incident, Terry Mcauliffe told the 'white supremacists group: "There is no place for you here, there is no place for you in America", "Shame on you. you pretend you are patriots, but you are anything but a patriot". 

Richmond FBI said it is opening a "civil right investigation" of the accident.

Asaba/ Anwai Road: A Recipe For Disaster!

The pictures below is the current state of the Anwai road, the express way leading to the Delta State University, Anwai campus, Asaba, Delta state capital. 

This road, around Ibori Gulf Club, and not far from the Delta State Government House, Asaba, equally leads to Ugbolu, Illah, Ebu, and other communities in and around Delta State, south-south Nigeria.

 These pictures show the extend of damage caused by erosion. 

If left unchecked, this is a good recipe for disaster.