Bafana Bafana news | Relief for Sundowns, Kutumela cleared to face Ethiopia

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has confirmed that Thabiso Kutumela will form part of his squad to face Ethiopia on Saturday and Tuesday.

The two nations will face each other in back-to-back qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will be played in Qatar.

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This comes two days after Broos took swipe at Mamelodi Sundowns for trying to sabotage Bafana Bafana by allowing Kutumela to vaccinate in the middle of the camp.

There were concerns that Kutumela might have to withdraw from the Bafana Bafana squad but Broos confirmed the presence of the Sundowns attacker in the camp.

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Broos said the only time he would have considered withdrawing Kutumela from the squad was if he had shown symptoms after taking the vaccine.

Consequently, Kutumela has traveled with the rest of his Bafana Bafana teammates to Ethiopia, and will remain in camp for the return leg.

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“Kutumela is still here. So, I didn’t withdraw him,” Broos told the Bafana Bafana media team.

“I think that I said very clearly that because he was vaccinated. The risk was there that could have symptoms after that,” said Broos.

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“So, the two following days after the vaccination are crucial; you can have symptoms like fever, like cough… flu symptoms. Therefore, I was a little bit anxious,” he admitted.

“It could have happened but Kutumela stayed with us on Monday. He wasn’t withdrawn and today (Thursday), we can say that this risk is gone. There is no risk anymore that he could have symptoms,” continued Broos.

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“There was not one moment where I thought I should withdraw Kutumela. Only if he should have shown symptoms. So, it didn’t happen.

“So, Kutumela stays with us until Monday. He did all the trainings with us – there is no problem. He goes with us to Ethiopia,” added Broos.

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Bafana Bafana and Ethiopia will play at Bahir Dar Stadium on Saturday, 9 October before locking horns again at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday, 12 October

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Oil cleanup in southern Nigeria still a ‘long way’ from target

A much-touted cleanup of oil pollution in southern Nigeria has yet to start in parts of the hotspot Ogoniland, almost three years after contracts were handed out, and residents remain without proper drinking water, a report said Thursday.

Nigeria, Africa’s biggest crude producer, has struggled with oil spills for decades, triggering social unrest and even militancy across the Niger Delta.

LONG OVERDUE OIL CLEANUP

The kingdom of Ogoniland in Rivers state, home to about a million people, became an emblem of the problem after years of oil and gas exploration and production by a joint venture with Shell.

After mass protests led by activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and the so-called Ogoni Nine, Shell stopped production in 1993.

OIL CLEANUP TO RESTORE NIGERIA  

The Nigerian government pledged to restore the damage after a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment of the area 10 years ago.

The UN said at the time that an initial cleanup would cost $1 billion and take five years. Cleanup activities finally started in January 2019.

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FAR LONGER TO CLEANUP

But a report by two NGO monitors issued more than halfway through the five-year timeframe says the cleanup will probably take far longer.

“We can see some progress being made, and it’s important to recognise that,” said Florence Kayemba, programmes director of the Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), which co-authored the report with the Centre for Human Rights and Development (CEHRD).

TEMPORARY JOBS  

Over 1 000 temporary jobs for community members with cleanup contractors have been created, the monitors said.

Thirteen out of 50 lots considered “simple” to clean have been certified as completed, they added.

However, “this is just a quarter… and we have yet to begin cleanup of complex sites, so this shows that we have really quite a long way to go,” said Calvin Laing, SDN’s executive director. 

“That five-year target seems unrealistic now.”

DRINKING WATER HIGHLY CONTAMINATED 

Emergency measures prescribed by the UN in 2011 “are yet to be delivered,” the report noted.

“Communities which were identified as having highly contaminated drinking water sources in 2011 still do not have access to improved, safe drinking water sources,” it said. 

“Health screening of communities that would help understand the impact of pollution is yet to commence.”

‘MUCH FASTER’ CLEANUP ACTIVITY NEEDED

Cleanup activities need to happen “much faster” added Kayemba, but “without sacrificing quality.”

SDN and CEHRD set up an interactive online dashboard on Thursday to help track progress.

SHELL NOT RESPONSIBLE  

The Ogoniland cleanup is “crucial” said Laing, as it “could also be a template for elsewhere in the Niger Delta.”

Earlier this year, Shell agreed to pay around 95 million euros ($110 million) to Ogoniland communities over spills in the 1970s, although it has said damage to pipelines was caused by third parties. 

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Shatta Wale Finally Meets His ‘Look-alike’, Jim Iyke

Ghanaian artiste, Shatta Wale has finally met his look-alike Jim Iyke.

A few weeks ago, Shatta Wale took to his social media accounts to reveal that his fans said he looks like the Nollywood actor.

He shared a photo of himself and Jim Iyke, asking his IG followers if they could spot the resemblance. Many told him that they could, while others advised him to wake up from his dream that there were no similarities between the two of them.

Shatta Wale took their advice and decided to let the matter drop. As luck would have it, Jim Iyke touched down in Accra for the premiere of his movie, Bad Comment.

Shatta Wale seized the opportunity to meet him and also take an eye-opening photo with his look-alike.

He shared the photo IG and some agreed that there is a resemblance, others didn’t.

See the photos below,

 

 

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Zlatan – Ale Yi

Zanku Records boss, Zlatan has churned out a fresh up-tempo track titled ‘Ale Yi’. The new song is a follow-up to Zlatan’s last release, Alubarika that featured raving artist, Buju. Delivered mostly in his native Yoruba language, the song was produced by NiphKeys, while Timi Jay mixed and mastered it. Having been featured on the […]



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Cuppy Finally Reveals Where Her ‘Prince Charming’ Is Hiding

Nigerian Disc Jockey, Cuppy has dropped not-so-subtle hints on where her husband might be hiding.

Recall that Cuppy had announced that she will be very busy and won’t get back to her fans till 2022. According to her, she will be occupied with school work, Dj Work, her jewelry brand, new music, and other stuff.

Well, this morning the controversial Dj took to her IG story to reassure her fans that she hasn’t forgotten about her love life. According to Cuppy, she might find her prince charming while studying.

She revealed that the university where she was offered admission for her a Masters Degree, Oxford University  might be the place where she will meet her husband and stop making her fans worry about her single life.

She wrote: “Just maybe my husband is somewhere here in Oxford”.

See the post below,

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2baba Threatens To File #1 Billion Defamation Suit Against Brymo

Nigerian Musician, 2baba has finally reacted to the allegations levelled against him by Brymo.

The African Queen singer has threatened to file a defamation suit against Brymo over his recent accusatory tweets.

On Monday, the 5th of October,  Brymo in a series of tweets, accused 2baba of sending thugs who physically assaulted him after 2baba allegedly accused him of sleeping with his wife.

This Morning, Brymo via his Twitter page, shared a letter he received from 2baba lawyers following his public accusation.

“The baseless and false accusation has caused unspeakable distress to our client and his family. You have also caused estimation to be lowered in the estimation of his friends, business associates and wilder members of the public and further caused him a significant loss of business,” part of the letter read.

“Should you fail or refuse to meet our demands, we shall perfect our client’s instruction and pursue redress by seeking no less than one billionaire naira in damages against you in court”, the letter concluded.

The letter gave Brymo 48 hours to tender an unreserved apology to 2Face Idibia and his family on all his social media pages. It also stated that he should withdraw all the comments he made about the music star from his social media pages.

 

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Lollaby – “Oyindun”

GOSPEL ARTIST LOLLABY RELEASES SOPHOMORE SINGLE “OYINDUN”.

Lollaby is an independent Nigerian gospel singer and songwriter.

Lollaby started her music career at the early age of 18 when she joined the teen’s choir at her church, she later went on to study music at the prestigious University of Ibadan where she was trained in the fundamentals and technical aspects of music. She is the CEO of Morakempire Music Limited.

“OYINDUN” (Sweetness) is Lollaby’s second single, following her debut release “Gbonmire” on the 1st of April, which also has a music video on YouTube and aired on Africa Magic Yoruba.

OYINDUN is a song about the sweetness of life with a message about gratitude and enjoying life to the fullest. The track was written by Lollaby and produced by Dr. Jay.

Listen to ‘OYINDUN’ below, also available on all streaming platforms worldwide (STREAM HERE).

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