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Recent flooding in Nigeria has become an "overwhelming" disaster, and many states were not properly prepared for them despite warnings, the minister for disaster management has said. More than 600 people have died in the worst flooding the West African nation has seen in a decade. Some 1.3 million people have been displaced, and more than 200,000 homes have been destroyed.

Johnson Suleman, the general overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries International, has spoken on the recent attack on a convoy in which he was travelling. On Friday, gunmen had opened fire on his convoy in Auchi area of Edo state. Several persons — including three police officers — were confirmed dead after the attack. Speaking on the incident in a video posted on his Facebook page on Friday night, Suleman said seven people died in the attack. Advertisement Describing the incident as an “assassination attempt”, he expressed sadness over those that were killed, but said the gunmen will “reap the seed they sow”. He also also alluded to “certain things” happening since 2017, which appeared to be a reference to the various sex scandals involving him. “Since 2017, there are certain things that have been happening that I have been quiet about. Even if you’re the most careless person on earth, you will not give yourself to so much scandals. There are things people don’t know, even though one or two people, along the line, took advantage of that to just come out and say one or two things,” he said. Advertisement “But the reason I’m coming out to speak now is because they’ve done all that and discovered that I’m still moving on. They’ve decided to make attempt on my life. “I just escaped an assassination attempt where seven people were killed. My car was attacked — [they] opened fire on my car, and kept spraying it with bullets. My wife and my kids were there. The escort car, with some police, they killed the policeman, they killed the other people in the other escort car and the buses with us. Seven people — we were all moving in a convoy — were killed. “People who did this are expecting me to come out, mention their names, so that they will come out and deny. I won’t do that. But the truth of the matter is this: you can’t kill me. My life is in the hand of God. I am a man of God. “And those who are among those that are attacking me, you are building on what you don’t understand. You may have joined the fora because you want to chase clout, but you don’t know where the fight started from. There are things you don’t understand; you don’t have an idea of the beginning of what happened in 2017 — the people who are behind it. You may come and you are doing your own thing, but it is beyond what you are thinking.

There was tragedy in Anambra State when about 76 persons lost their lives when a boat carrying 85 passengers from Onukwu to Nkwo Ogbakuba capsized on Friday morning. Three other persons were also said to have gone missing in Enugu State as a result of flooding in some parts of the state. The Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, South-East, Mr Thickman Tanimu, told NAN in a telephone interview on Saturday in Awka that 85 persons had boarded a boat in an attempt to escape to escape the rising water level but that the boat capsized on the way, leading to the death of 76 persons. He lamented that it would be difficult to access the area due to the high level of water. Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area in Enugu, two men and a pregnant woman died in the flood. It is sad to note that as of yesterday (Friday), we recorded 79 deaths due to the rising flood; 76 in Anambra and three in Enugu.”

Nigerian record producer, Michael Collins Ajereh, known professionally as Don Jazzy has paid last respect at the final burial of his mother which was held in Lagos on Friday, October 7. The CEO of Mavins record had announced the death of his mother in an Instagram post on Friday, July 23.

Ijeoma Josephine Otabor, Phyna has emerged winner of the BBNaija Level Up She polled 40.74% of the total votes defeating Bryann in the final. She becomes the second-female winner of the show and walks home with the 100 Million grand prize.

Drum roll, because it’s that time of the year again. And yes, we are referring to our beloved country, Nigeria’s Independence Day. While the day is widely known for celebrating the years since we gained freedom from colonial masters (62 to be precise), it’s also an opportunity for you to worry less about what colour of the top, trousers, or gown to wear to an event on that day. It’s no secret that green is the go-to choice when selecting what to wear to either a seminar about the history of Nigeria or an Afrobeats music festival. However, we can all pretty much agree that wearing green on October 1st is becoming a cliche.

Manchester United boss, Erik Ten Hag has asked his players to avoid having their attention on stopping Erling Haaland alone if they intend to beat Manchester City in the Manchester derby on Sunday. Haaland has been in incredible form since he joined City from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, scoring 11 goals of his side’s 23 goals so far this season. The Norwegian is expected to lead the line for the Citizens against Manchester United in the Manchester derby, his first in his career. Ten Hag who was named Premier League coach for the month of September said that Man City is more than Haaland, and that is team will be making a mistake if they don’t focus on Man City as a team

Big Brother Naija has announced that the Season 7 housemates would this evening compete in a yearly challenge to win a brand new car. One of the finalists would be walking home with a brand-new car. Biggie further announced that there would be a pre-Independence dinner, in celebration of Nigeria’s Independence Day, on Friday, September 30th, and Saturday, there would be an Independence Day celebration with special guests. He added that the housemates would get a special time out with Ebuka.

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has knocked his counterpart in the All the Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for failing to show up at the venue for the peace accord signing which was held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. In a video that went viral on Thursday, Sowore seemed to have caused drama at the venue, as he maintained that Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima, should not be sitting where presidential candidates were seated.