Louisiana Flooding: 2 Dead, More Than 1,000 Rescued from High Waters

No less than two individuals have kicked the bucket and over a thousand have been safeguarded from extreme flooding crosswise over focal and southern Louisiana that has driven the senator to pronounce a highly sensitive situation, authorities said.

An elderly man suffocated in the wake of slipping and falling in high waters in the midst of substantial downpour in East Baton Rouge Parish. What's more, in St. Helena Parish, a man passed on when his pickup truck was cleared off an overwhelmed parkway and submerged, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said at a news gathering Saturday.

Groups are attempting to protect someone else despite the fact that they expect this individual may have likewise passed on in the fiasco, as indicated by St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office head of operations Michael Martin.

In St. Helena Parish, around 210 individuals have been protected from flooding in this way, and three individuals in the group are accepted to miss, Martin said.

In Livingston Parish, which saw more than 17 inches of downpour on Friday alone, authorities said over a thousand people have been safeguarded from flooding so far as of Saturday morning, and they're attempting to spare another 150 in the Watson range. The Louisiana National Guard is sending a helicopter to help with salvages in the soaked group.

In East Baton Rouge Parish, authorities said more than 200 individuals have been safeguarded from flooding and 42 streets have been shut. The ward seat, Baton Rouge, had more than 8 inches of downpour on Friday, its wettest day on record.

The flooding this week additionally shut numerous schools in the Baton Rouge region, including Louisiana State University.

In Tangipahoa Parish, which is east of Baton Rouge and north of New Orleans, authorities saved 140 individuals from high waters and shut 80 streets because of flooding, the ward's leader Robby Miller said Friday.

Mill operator said he has never seen surge water rise so rapidly in the zone some time recently.

As an aftereffect of the overwhelming precipitation and broad flooding, Louisiana Gov. Edwards pronounced a highly sensitive situation for the whole state to stay essentially until Sept. 10. Authorities are encouraging individuals to stay off the streets.

"We are in consistent contact with nearby authorities and people on call, and help is as of now progressing to influenced wards," Edwards said in an official statement Friday. "The most critical thing to recall is to obey street signs and to continually screen the news for redesigns to guarantee everybody's security. Each accessible asset will be utilized to help subjects as this circumstance keeps on unfurling."

Inside the southeast state, there are 18 areas with crisis revelations and three others during the time spent making crisis presentations. In the interim, streak surge notices stay as a result for parts of Louisiana as the weekend progressed.

What's more, the precipitation isn't over. An extra 5 inches of downpour is required to splash parts of Louisiana this weekend - including a few ranges that have as of now had more than a foot of downpour.

BIAFRA: I am ready to negotiate with the FG - Kanu

ABUJA—Detained pioneer of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday, said he was prepared to arrange with the Federal Government to recover his flexibility from Kuje Prison. Kanu who was up to this point the Director of Radio Biafra and Television, has been in confinement since October 14, 2015, when he was captured by security agents upon his landing to Nigeria from his base in the United Kingdom.

He is offering an explanation to a six-tally conspiracy charge close by two other genius Biafra instigators, David Nwawusi and Benjamin Madubugwu. Trial Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja had on January 20, requested that the litigants ought to be remanded in jail guardianship, pending the determination of the body of evidence against them.

In the interim, preparation writers in Abuja on Friday, Kanu, through his legal advisor, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, denied having any connections with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND. The IPOB pioneer said he never gave MEND the gesture to arrange with the government for his discharge from detainment.

"In the previous few days, the media was flooded with news on transaction going ahead between the Federal Government and the individuals from MEND, where our customer's name (Nna-mdi Kanu) conspi-cuously included. "It is on that note that we wish to advise the overall population that Nnamdi Kanu has no association, contact, ties or any type of association with the individuals from MEND. "All things considered, MEND has no inferred, immediate or express power of Nnamdi Kanu to speak to him or IPOB in any implied transaction, going ahead amongst MEND and the Federal Govern-ment. "The overall population is in like manner encouraged to overlook, disapprove and slight the lie being hawked by MEND. Nnamdi Kanu does not know them!

"Be that as it may, Nnamdi Kanu is not disinclined to political arrangement, in determining his present politically organized difficulty. Kanu invites certified political answer for this case. "The FG does not have to support their repre-sentatives to go to far away Bayelsa State or the brooks of Niger Delta area, keeping in mind the end goal to reach Nnamdi Kanu. They know where they kept him, which is effectively available to them.

Sex: MISTAKES PARENTS SHOULD AVOID

By Tosan Ororo-Oghoshe,creator, sex extremist

By Yinka Ajayi

 Determined to re-orientate the young lady kid and adolescents by and large in Delta State, Mrs. Tosan Ororo-Oghoshe, an eminent creator, editorialist and sex crusader, in this meeting, approaches the state government to accomplice her NGO, Rochcare Foundation, on strengthening of young people and the young lady kid. Selections: Tosan Ororo-Oghoshe, creator, sexual orientation dissident What educated your setting up a NGO to engage the young lady tyke and support youth improvement in the nation? When I distributed my first book in 2002 "Adoration Tangle", I understood my story managed issues identifying with training, improvement and prosperity of the young lady youngster, so I tried to connect with however many young ladies as would be prudent. That achieved the production of The Girl In Development (TGID). Once more, the bolster I got supported my enthusiasm for the endeavor. I review that Mr. Rib Aboderin welcomed me to his home at the Punch Estate to meet with his better half and Dr. Eleaza Ulinfun, who is an evangelist and a writer of a few gospel books. I found that empowering. As per Ulinfun, "Each young lady on earth ought to peruse Love Tangle". That announcement alone from an eminent creator implied such a great amount to me. What methodologies do you mean to embrace to deal with the NGO? Being an author and a food provider makes it simple to juggle things that I am ready to encourage my kin and stir their keenness How would you see adolescent pregnancy that is influencing our general public today, especially in Delta State? As a sex crusader, and having at the top of the priority list the instance of Ese Oruru, I see a critical requirement for young ladies to be taught about sex as it identifies with their bodies. There are no less than five mix-ups guardians make on young ladies who are not presented to sex training. They stunt the young ladies improvement, their certainty, and working of their monetary autonomy. They likewise decrease the nature of their lives and capacity to make important commitment to their families and society on the loose. Notwithstanding when mix-ups are made, with sex instruction, the young lady tyke can backtrack her strides. My dad relinquished my kin and I with my mom who was eight months pregnant while still in her high schoolers. In this way, at a point in my life, I required somebody to take me in for a few years, however I couldn't discover. I endured mishandle severally, and this helps you to comprehend where I am originating from. I met an adolescent young lady in Oghara, whose mother is dead and her dad is in prison. Tired of misuse by relatives, she cleared out home, covetous to get instruction. Adolescents in Delta State especially are being blamed for participating in hijacking and custom killings, labeled "Ghana Bugger". How would you plan to handle the bad habit? I concur there are bunches of young abundance that can turn crazy in the range. In any case, a ton is being done to address the circumstance. Through the endeavors of Rochcare Foundation, DESOPDEC as of late supported 69 artisansfor the simply closed NABTEB Modula examinations. This exertion by Chief Williams Makinde, the Director of DESOPDEC, will go far to check wrongdoing and culpability in the zone. On the off chance that associations like DESOPDEC would make this a yearly issue then we will see the end of this 'Ghana Bugger' garbage. How were you ready to oversee couples with fluctuated family matters? I see no requirements. As a substance designer, I attempt to think of group improvement ideas. Amid the principal ever Children's Day festivity facilitated by Ethiope-West LGA, we sold the thought to Hon. Trust and I gave duplicates of my three kids' books. The energy for what we do far exceed the imperatives. Be that as it may, I wish more individuals and associations would bolster these excellent activities with a specific end goal to affect the lives of young people in the groups. Be that as it may, we expect to reach whatever number corporate bodies and people as could reasonably be expected to contact numerous youngsters. This month, we are having a two weeks professional preparing program for youngsters in Ethiope-West LGA in Ogharafe. Are there arrangements to cooperate with other government offices to achieve the adolescent scattered crosswise over Delta and environs? We have arrangements to meet with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to perceive how we can advance handle the issue of youth improvement and strengthening in the state. In any case, in the interim, we are attacking the issue head-on, by entrusting ourselves to have wanted effects. The administration can help by setting up fundamental luxuries like power, so that the expense of running little organizations will diminish, generally what is the utilization preparing individuals who won't have the capacity to work because of high cost of maintaining their organizations?.

Kenny Baker, Star Wars R2-D2 actor, dies aged 81

English performer Kenny Baker, who featured as R2-D2 in six Star Wars movies, has passed on matured 81 after a long sickness, his niece has affirmed.

Pastry specialist turned into a commonly recognized name in 1977 when he went up against the part of the robot in the principal Star Wars film close by Anthony Daniels' C-3PO character.

He went ahead to show up in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and additionally the three prequels.

Conceived in Birmingham, Baker's different movies incorporate Time Bandits and Flash Gordon.

His specialist Johnny Mans said the performing artist had been sick for a few years, and had been looked after by his nephew.

"He will be tragically missed," said Mans.

The 3ft 8in (1.12m) on-screen character started performing in 1950 at 16 years old, filling in as a carnival jokester and in mime.

Pastry specialist at first turned down the part of fiendish droid R2-D2, well known for his shrieks and beeps. In a meeting on his site he told the film's designer George Lucas: "I would prefer not to be stuck in a robot, what for, for's the love?

'Like a bubbled egg'

He included: "I said, 'I'll help you out, I'll help you out.' George said, 'You must do it, we can't discover any other individual. You're little, to get into it [the costume], and you're sufficiently solid to have the capacity to move in it,' - and they couldn't utilize kids.

"I could work all hours, so I was a gift from heaven to them. They'd made the robot in harsh structure and I was the stand out around at the time that was simply a good fit for it.

"I got into it and they put the top on me like a bubbled egg."

In another meeting, Baker said Sir Alec Guinness' choice to show up in Star Wars persuaded him to join.

"I thought if Alec Guinness is in it, he knows more than I do about recording, that is without a doubt. It must be a conventional film else he wouldn't be in it."

Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the three Star Wars prequels, said on Twitter: "So sorry to learn about this. It was exquisite working with Kenny."

The studio behind the first Star Wars movies, twentieth Century Fox, tweeted a still of R2-D2 and C-3PO and said: "Rest in peace, Kenny Baker, the complete self of R2-D2."

Then, performing artist Daniel Logan, who played Boba Fett in 2002's Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, tweeted: "So pitiful to hear one of my dearest companions passed away. Rest in peace Kenny Baker. Adore you. Will miss you!"

Notwithstanding the popularity R2-D2 brought him, Baker told the BBC in 2001 that his own particular most loved screen part was as Fidgit in 1981's Time Bandits.

The comic dream around a kid who joins a gathering of time-traveling dwarves who chase for fortune to take featured Sean Connery and John Cleese.

"The chief Terry Gilliam's such a wacko, he's so excited, you can't appreciate it. It was only a fun film to make," Baker said.

Fan traditions

A father of two, Baker lived in Preston. His significant other Eileen kicked the bucket in 1993.

In later years he showed up at Star Wars fan traditions over the world.

He was not included in the most recent motion pictures in the Star War arrangement and the part of R2-D2 will be played by British performing artist Jimmy Vee in the following film, due for discharge in 2017.

On his site, Baker likewise worked with humorists including Ken Dodd, Little and Large, Russ Abbot, Ben Elton, Dick Emery and Dave Allen and once meeting Laurel and Hardy.

He turned out to be a piece of a musical satire act called The Mini Tones and later performed with his companion Jack Purvis in dance club.

Both men went ahead to show up in the first Star Wars film which was shot at Elstree studios in 1976, with Purvis playing the boss Jawa.

In 1978, as R2-D2, Baker put his impressions into cement outside Graumann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Dough puncher additionally showed up on screen in Mona Lisa, Amadeus, and The Elephant Man.

Housing project: Minister alleges sabotage of development initiatives

Uyo – The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Uguru Usani, has affirmed that some state authorities were undermining advancement activities in Akwa Ibom, particularly framework improvement in Oboyo, Ikot, Ita and Ikot Ekpene. Usani made this revelation on Saturday in Nsit Ibom and Ikot Ekpene Local Government Areas of the state amid an appraisal of work done by contractual workers taking care of the 40 lodging units.

The clergyman said that authorities of the service in the state had neglected to proliferate the essential data on the activities, which the service had been executing in the state. "What are you doing here as a facilitator when you don't have the foggiest idea about the contractual workers taking care of this anticipate. "As a state organizer, you have no records on this anticipate to demonstrate that the proprietors of these property included have been adjusted," he questioned. The priest affirmed that a portion of the authorities of the service were scheming with temporary workers on location, prompting contractual workers not considering the ventures important.
He cautioned all contractual workers taking care of the service's ventures to do a reversal to site and ensure that their work was equivalent with the cash gathered from the service or give back the cash for the agreement to be re-designated. The priest clarified that the houses were worked to remunerate the indigenes, whose grounds were taken by the Federal Government for oil investigation. The priest additionally said that some dislodged individuals, who surrendered their properties for the peace of the nation would likewise profit by the lodging plan. He said that the nine oil creating conditions of Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Bayelsa, Edo, Ondo, Imo and Abia would profit by the 40 lodging units. Usani, nonetheless, said that the service would draw the modalities for the sharing of the houses and encouraged group pioneers from the nine states to be just in the activity. "We have verging on finished the lodging plans yet we need to get the inputs of those on ground. "The service had before met with boss and group pioneers and had given its goal on how the sharing will be finished." Usani guaranteed that dowagers, the matured and kids would be given need amid the designation procedure. He said that the physically tested, wedded adolescents and individuals from neighboring groups would not be forgotten in the sharing recipe, which the service had proposed to different groups.
"The service will guarantee that there will be no contentions when the time has come to designate these houses to the groups. "The houses are less than the interest and regardless of what number of you fabricate, individuals will at present require more. "The service will work to sharpen individuals and work out a recipe through which the sharing should be possible fairly," he said. The previous Minister of State, Niger Delta Affairs, Darius Ishaku, had met with some group pioneers in the territory in April 2014 to talk about the modalities of designating the houses.

English Premier League results on Saturday

Burnley 0 Swansea 1 (Fer 82) 

Crystal Palace 0 West Brom 1 (Rondon 74) 

Everton 1 (Barkley 5) Tottenham 1 (Lamela 59) 

Hull 2 (Diomande 45+1, Snodgrass 57) Leicester 1 (Mahrez 47-pen) 

Middlesbrough 1 (Negredo 11) Stoke 1 (Shaqiri 67)

 Southampton 1 (Redmond 58) Watford 1 (Capoue 9) 

               Playing later 

Manchester City v Sunderland (1630 GMT) 

              Playing Sunday

 Bournemouth v Manchester United (1230 GMT), 

Arsenal v Liverpool (1500 GMT) 

            Playing Monday 

Chelsea v West Ham (1900 GMT)

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CBN to El-Rufai: Our economic policies are in right direction

ABUJA – CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, repeated that its current monetary approaches are in the right course to safeguard the waning financial circumstance in the nation.

The Governor of CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele blamed commentators of the summit bank's strategies, saying they are working the best approaches expected to address the present financial emergency in Nigeria. As of late, Governor of KadunaAhmed El-Rufai had censured the CBN over the pitiful condition of Nigeria's financial administration, saying that the bank's 14 for each penny money related strategy rate has prompted remarkable occupation misfortunes in the nation.

The CBN's Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) had been expanded from 12 for each penny to 14 for each penny. Emefiele, who expressed this at Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), The Everlasting Arms Parish, Garki, Teens' Career Conference, in Abuja, focused on that the bank's strategies at present remain the best alternative to Nigeria's sickly economy. He was spoken to by CBN Deputy Governor, Economic Policy, Dr Sarah Alade. As indicated by him, "Right now, what we are doing is what is best for the economy.

The worry even in this lobby has been the slide in the naira. "What's more, I have let you know, I answered the inquiry by saying that we likewise need to guarantee that we expand the economy, with the goal that we can win more dollar, we can have more fare. "What's more, this, we are likewise supporting the endeavors of the administration, once we can do this; we would then have the capacity to procure the financing cost that individuals need. At this specific time, to have the capacity to escape the circumstance we are in, we need the choices we have taken at the ideal time.

"The Monetary Policy Committee considers (MPC) every one of these variables before we take choices and we will make the right decision for the economy. Whatever approaches we have to take to guarantee that the economy turns out more grounded, we do it and at the perfect time." CBN Boss guaranteed Nigerian young people that the bank considers their development and improvement important, including that "one believe that keeps me conscious around evening time is the manner by which to make an empowering situation for our adolescents to develop." He exhorted them to stay concentrate on their fantasies for enormity, focusing on that, diligent work, center and responsibility remain the way to achievement.

Likewise, the Director General of National Pension Commission (PENCOM), Mrs Chinelo Anohu-Amazu said under her supervision the Nigerian benefits sub-segment has developed to the tune of about N5.7 trillion with around 7.1 million endorsers. Anohu-Amazu encouraged the young people to guarantee that the excellencies of order, center, trustworthiness stay cardinal in the everyday life as they seek after their different dreams.

The previous Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mrs Ifueko Omoigui Okauru urged the young people not to contract their souls over the span of needing to be awesome in life. Okauru entreated them to rather pay consideration on putting additional endeavors in the quest for their objectives in life. Likewise, Nigerian Comedian, Mr Atunyota Akporobomerere, famously known as Ali Baba made a presentation at the session, encouraging the young to take after their separate dreams with all their vitality.

Nigerian lawmaker supports Budget Padding allegations against speaker

An individual from Nigeria's House of Representatives from Niger State, Muhammed Faruk says all claims leveled against Speaker Yakubu Dogara, 3 other main officers and different individuals depended on truths.

The lawmaker depicted the on-going emergency regarding affirmed spending cushioning of the 2016 Appropriation Bill, as perfect for Nigerians to comprehend what goes ahead behind the scene.

"I am greatly indebted to Nigerian youths” – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has spoke to the Nigerian young people to be more patient with his organization, conceding that he is extraordinarily obliged to them.

In a message to check the current year's International Youth Day, Buhari lauded the young people for the parts they played amid the 2015 general races and guaranteed that they will be well dealt with by his organization.

 

Here is the full content:

Dear Nigerian Youths,

Today is International Youth Day.

I am enchanted to recognize this event, the second such festival since I took office.

The parts that youthful Nigerians played in the noteworthy decision that conveyed our administration to power will never be overlooked. This administration has a place with you.

I might want to utilize this chance to guarantee you of our dedication to enhancing the nature of your lives and to making open doors for you to accomplish your fantasies and desire.

We are aware of the way that Nigeria has one of the most youthful populaces on the planet. Those youngsters are monstrously lively and gifted, reliably pioneering the trail in expressions of the human experience, games, business and innovation. We are glad for what you have done and what you can do.

We have propelled various activities focused at extending the financial open doors accessible to youthful Nigerians.

*N-Power*, our occupation creation plan, for which applications are progressing, will utilize you 500,000 in agribusiness, instruction, human services and innovation.

The *Aso Villa Demo Day* will soon bring 30 of the most inventive youthful Nigerians to the State House to showcase their ability in giving innovation based answers for some of our most difficult issues.


*The Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program (GEEP*), some portion of our N500 billion Social Investment Program, will give delicate advances to a huge number of youthful business visionaries the nation over. These are only some of

the numerous activities we have planned and are executing for you.

You are the quality and eventual fate of our nation. If it's not too much trouble be guaranteed that this organization will make an empowering domain for you to understand your possibilities.

I wish all of you a Happy International Youth Day festivity. Much obliged to You.