South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has offered an apology to the nation for the troubles caused by heavy rain across the country this week.
” I express my deepest condolences to the victims and would like to convey my apologies, on behalf of the government, to all those who suffered inconveniences from the heavy rain.”
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Chairing back-to-back response meetings Wednesday at the Seoul Government Complex, President Yoon instructed his government to pay extra close attention to the vulnerable groups in society to ensure that they are well protected against the historic rainfall.
He called for measures to address related issues in a fundamental way, and asked that all officials base their responses on the worst-case scenario, saying the state is fully responsible for the safety of the public.
American Multinational Automotive And Clean Energy Company Tesla Is Eyeing Canada For Its Next Factory At A Time When U.S. Electric Vehicle Makers Are Looking To Diversify Supply Chains And Lower Their Dependence On China.
While Onstage At Tesla’s Annual Shareholder Event, CEO Elon Musk Hinted That The Automaker Would Choose The Location For A New Gigafactory By The End Of The Year.
Musk Jokingly Asked His Fans Where The Company Should Build, And When A Few Yelled Out “canada!” Musk Replied, “i’m Half Canadian. Maybe I Should.”
It Seemed Like A Throwaway Comment At The Time, But A July Lobbyist Registration From Tesla Reveals The Company Might Actually Have Its Eyes Set On The U.s.’s Neighbor To The North.
The group stage draws for both the Champions League and the 2022/2023 Confederation Cup have been made
Africa’s football governing body CAF has announced the preliminary stage of inter-club fixtures.
CAF made the announcement on Tuesday during the draws for the 2022/2023 Confederation Cup and Champions League group stage qualifiers in Cairo, Egypt.
Rivers United of Nigeria will face Watanga of Liberia in the CAF Champions League. The winner of the match will face defending champions Wydad Athletics for a place in the group stage.
Runner-up in the NPFL Plateau United will face Gabonese side AS Stade Mandji for a chance to face Tunisian side Esperance for a place in the group stage.
Meanwhile, Remo Stars and Kwara United, both Confederation Cup representatives, will face ASFAR of Morocco and AS Douanes of Niger, respectively.
The winner between Remo Stars and ASFAR will face defending Confederation Cup winner RSB Berkane for a spot in the group stage.
The winner of the match between Kwara United and AS Douanes will face the winner of the match between AAGBS from Guinea and Nouakchott CS from Mauritania.
The preliminary stage is set to begin on September 9th.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has faulted the recent semester examinations conducted by the management of Kaduna State University.
Management of Kaduna State University had a few weeks ago, conducted semester examinations for their students, asking lecturers to resume.
This came a few days after Governor Nasir El-Rufai during a live broadcast threatened to sack all the striking lecturers.
ASUU, while reacting to the conduct of the examination, asked KASU management to cancel all conducted examinations until the national body call off the strike
According to ASUU, the examination must be re-conducted after following due process.
In a statement signed by the Zonal Coordinator, ASUU-Kano Zone, Abdulkadir Muhammad, he noted that if the institution’s management fails to cancel the examination, the union will be left with no option but to write a petition to the National University Commission (NUC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission ( ICPC).
According to him, these theatrical exercises that the University management confused and referred to as examinations that are currently going on in KASU are characterised by non-coverage of course outlines, and incomplete lecture contact hours.
He said non-participation of lecturers who taught the courses in the setting of the examination questions and supervision, involvement of students in invigilation and non-moderation of questions papers, are clear violations of the laid down rules and regulations governing the conduct of examinations.
“Therefore, ASUU demands that all the so-called- examinations so far conducted be discarded to maintain and respect the scared system of evaluation in the university,” he said.
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park is a national park that is located in the Llanquihue Province, of the Los Lagos Region, within the Republic of Chile.
Considered to be the oldest park in the country, it was established as such in 1926, and even nowadays this amazing place covers an area of about 2,530 sq km (977 sq mi) and within this large chunk of land there are very dense and humid forests, Todos los Santos Lake, and three amazing volcanoes, Osorno, Tronador and Puntiagudo.
Due to the lush greenery and abundance of water in the protected park, Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park is turned to be one of the most visited and main destinations within Chile that attract a great number of visitors.
Visitors here are able not only to hike and enjoy the amazing landscape, but they can also enjoy thermal baths, do a boat trip where they can do some fishing, and most importantly walk and observe the local flora and fauna that is flourishing here.
The best place to get here is from the city of Puerto Vartas which is the nearest city, and from here the real adventures are starting, in particular, the exploration of the Andes Mountains and the 31 mountain peaks that could be seen within the park.
From those peaks, the highest point is Cerro Tronador which stands at 3,429 meters (11,250 feet) above sea level which can be well distinguished from its quite sharp peak.
Throughout the seasons, the climate could vary, and it depends not just on the season, but also on the elevation where the visitor is located. Generally, the temperature is temperate, with precipitation that is highest between June and August, which creates wet winters, while during the summer months between January and March, the area is drier and the eastern part of the park receives typically less precipitation than the western part.
Still, it is interesting to be noted that even though in summertime the temperature is higher, there is still snow that covers some parts of the park which are at and above 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) above sea level.
The landscape of this important national park was shaped throughout millennia through the action of glaciers during the ice age, where huge glaciers descended from the Tronador Volcano, went as far as the Central Valley of Chile, while in the meantime created the stupendous Todos los Santos Valley.
This can be also seen nowadays since there are clear scratches on the surface that were left by stones carried by the enormous glacier. Furthermore, the ecosystem of the park is known to be montane, with very rich flora that includes Valdivian temperate rain forests, with the Dombey’s Beech (Nothofagus dombeyi) tree being the most common and most visible one.
On another hand, the fauna is comprised of some 30 mammal species among which puma, kodkod, South American gray fox, Molina’s hog-nosed skunk, lesser grison, southern river otter, monito delmonte, long-clawed mole mouse, Chilean climbing mouse, among the most common, however, it must be noted that the American mink together with the European red deer were introduced to the park in the past, and today they wrought enormous havoc to the entire ecosystem.
Some 80 bird species could be seen at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, most of them are fulltime residents, while a small number is seasonal migrants and visitors. Among the most common are the chucao tapaculo, black-throated huet-huet, torrent duck, a lot of hummingbirds and many others.
European countries are now scrambling for gas to last them through the winter, after Russia throttled supplies as part of its strategy of economic warfare in response to western support for Ukraine.
In response to supply fears, energy giant Centrica – which owns British Gas – has reached a 15-year deal to import ships full of liquid natural gas from the US.
The company said it would buy a million tonnes per year from 2026 as part of the contract with the Delfin Deepwater Port off the coast of Louisiana.
Plans drawn up by the Business Department revealed that the UK could be hit by shortages of up to a sixth of peak demand for electricity in a ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ this winter.
Energy bosses have been summoned to a Number 10 crisis meeting amid warnings that supply issues could cause blackouts – as Martin Lewis warned Britain faces a ‘cataclysm’ that ‘risks lives’ if bills more than double as expected.
Energy sector representatives have been summoned by ministers for crisis talks on Thursday after consultancy firm Cornwall Insight forecast the price cap would hit more than £4,200 in January – up from £1,971 today.
Money campaigner Lewis says ‘What Britain facing here is a financial emergency that risks lives’.
He also warned that families paying £100 in bills now face shelling out £215 by January, as he called for immediate action to avert the ‘terrible cataclysmic risk millions of people face this winter’.
Tory leadership contender Rishi Sunak has pledged more cash support for households, while his rival Liz Truss has previously dismissed more ‘handouts’ and said she will cut taxes instead.
Commenting on their proposals, Lewis said ‘ Sunak will effectively need to double every number in his previous support package, especially the poorest – from £1,200 to £2,400.
Greg Jackson, CEO and founder of Octopus Energy, called on both leadership candidates to pledge large payments to consumers.
‘When the government introduced its assistance package earlier in the year, the total cost of that was about £16billion pounds, and since then our expectation about energy bills this winter is that they’re going to be about £500 higher than expected,’ he told Today. ‘So that gives us an idea of how much support is needed.’
In response there would be planned blackouts – echoing 1974 when commercial users of electricity were limited to three specified consecutive days’ of consumption each week’
Rail services could even be hit if electricity is rationed, because the railways are one of the largest users of power. Meanwhile, supermarkets have been asked to come up with back-up plan to avoid empty shelves in the event of energy shortages.
As millions of British households brace for a dire winter –
Treasury is expected to beef up the 25 per cent windfall tax on energy companies’ profits after firms’ revealed booming profits this month;
Figures show Households already owe £1.3bn to their energy suppliers two months before bills are set to soar by more than 80 per cent;
Former government fuel poverty adviser called situation ‘absolutely dire’ and called for a ‘social tariff’ on bills to help the poorest
The leadership of Nigeria Football Federation will be part of the celebrations being organized in honour of a former three-term Secretary-General of the football body and Nigeria’s first-ever Member of the FIFA and CAF Executive Committees, Etubom Oyo Orok Oyo in the Cross River State capital, Calabar on 27th August this year.
The man who was popularly known as ‘Mr Football’ would have been 100 years on 27th August 2022, having been born on that date in the year 1922.
One of Africa, nay the world’s most renowned football administrators, Etubom Oyo Orok Oyo served as Secretary-General of then Nigeria Football Association in 1958, and then between 1961 and 1963, and also between 1967 and 1971. He then moved to the Confederation of African Football, where he served as Member of the Executive Committee from 1974 to 1988.
Etubom Oyo was also Nigeria’s first-ever Member of the FIFA Executive Committee, and retired as Life Vice President of CAF. He died on 10th September 2008.
“We are planning a glamour event to celebrate Etubom Oyo Orok Oyo, and the family is working with a number of friends and the NFF to make it a memorable occasion. On the day, we will be launching a book that is a compilation of all the writings and speeches of the late Etubom Oyo, and we will also be launching the O3 Foundation on the same day,” Chief Orok Oyo, son of the late Etubom Oyo, said on Wednesday.
President of the NFF, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick is expected to lead a strong NFF team that will also include the General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi to Calabar for the historic event.
Aribo marked his competitive debut in the Premier League with a heavy 4-1 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday at the Tottenham Stadium.
Aribo played all 90 minutes and completed 16 passes, had one shot, and completed one dribble.
Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest)
Awoniyi started on the bench as newcomers Nottingham Forest suffered a 2-0 away defeat to Newcastle at St. James Park on Saturday.
Awoniyi came on for Sam Surridge in the 63rd minute and made eight touches during the encounter.
Alex Iwobi (Everton)
Iwobi played for 90 minutes during Everton’s narrow lone-goal home loss to Chelsea at Goodison Park.
Iwobi played in midfield and had 48 touches with 31 accurate passes, two of which were key passes.
Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanaco and Frank Onyeka (Leicester and Brentford)
Ndidi returned to action on Sunday after a long-term absence because of a knee injury he suffered last March during a Europa Conference League second-leg game against Rennes.
The 25-year-old made some impact during Leicester’s 2-2 draw with Onyeka’s Brentford. Ndidi made 84 touches, 64 accurate passes, two tackles, and one interception.
Championship
Jamilu Collins (Cardiff)
Collins played his second game for Cardiff City during their 2-1 away loss to Reading.
The defender played throughout the game, making four interceptions, five tackles, and one clearance.
Ligue1, France
Moses Simon (Nantes)
Simon and his club, Nantes got themselves together with a barren draw against hosts Angers on Sunday after the embarrassing 4-0 defeat to PSG last weekend.
Terem Moffi and Innocent Bonke (FC Lorient)
The duo of Moffi and Bonke kicked off the first Ligue 1 game of the season for their club FC Lorient on Sunday, which Lorient won by a lone goal over Stade Rennais.
Bonke played for 67 minutes where he provided a chance and made a tackle.
Meanwhile, Moffi also had a similar fate with Bonke recording just three tackles.
Ejuke’s debut game ended in a 3-1 defeat for his club Hertha Berlin by Union Berlin. Ejuke played for 34 minutes during the game.
Anthony Ujah (Eintracht Braunschweig)
Ujah’s presence was not felt during his debut game for second division side Eintracht Braunschweig against Darmstadt 98 on Sunday.
Ujah came in as a substitute as his club slipped to a lone goal defeat.
Pro League, Belgium
Cyriel Dessers and Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk)
Super Eagles striker Dessers fired blanks during Genk’s 4-2 victory over KAS Eupen on Saturday. Dessers played for 69 minutes during the encounter.
Dessers’ counterpart, Paul Onuachu, saw the game on the bench.
Alhassan Yusuf (Royal Antwerp)
Alhassan Yusuf created an assist during Royal Antwerp’s 4-2 victory over Oud-Heverlee Leuven on Sunday.
The 22-year-old midfielder played for 90 minutes.
Portugal, Primera Liga: Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto)
Super Eagles defender Zaidu Sanusi enjoyed a season-opening victory over CS Maritimo on Saturday. The Portuguese giants won 5-1 to begin the season on a wonderful note with Sanusi featuring throughout the game.
Saviour Godwin (Casa Pia)
Newly promoted Portuguese side Casa Pia paraded Nigerian player Saviour Godwin during their goalless draw with hosts CD Santa Clara on Sunday. Godwin played for 86 minutes.
Two-time runners-up and one-time semi finalists Nigeria are upbeat about scooping the three points when they go up against one of Europe’s top teams, France in the opening match of Group C of this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals in San Jose on Thursday night.
Head Coach Christopher Danjuma minces no words about his faith in the high-scoring Falconets delivering on Thursday and afterwards: “The World Cup stage is about players’ mentality; we have prepared the team very well in that area. You have to go out there, aim to be the best and work hard to be the best. It is not picnic. I believe that these girls will do Nigeria proud.
“Playing seven matches in the African qualifying series toughened the team very well, and we have also worked on their psyche. Nigeria has never been also-ran at this level. Having reached the Final twice and made the semi finals once, the Falconets have pedigree in this championship. We cannot afford to falter. We will take it one match at a time, beginning with the game against France.”
Danjuma, who also led the team to the last tournament in France four years ago, where they lost narrowly to Spain (1-2) in the quarter finals, is banking on the experience of captain and central defender Oluwatosin Demehin, the lively midfield orchestra of Esther Onyenezide, Deborah Abiodun and Adoo Yina, and the ever-potent forwardline of Flourish Sabastine, Mercy Idoko and Joy Jerry.
First choice Monle Oyono is expected to be in goal against the French side, with wingbacks Omowunmi Oshobukola and Jumoke Alani also favoured to retain their places.
In the African qualifying series, the rampant Falconets hit 11 goals past hapless Central African Republic in the second round, spanked Republic of Congo 4-0 in Brazzaville –with the consequence that the Congolese failed to turn up for the return leg in Nigeria – and then routed Cameroon 3-0 on aggregate in the fourth round. The final qualifying fixture against Senegal was effectively over after Flourish Sabastine hit a hat-trick away in Thies, before the home team got a consolation goal from the spot late in the game.
On Thursday, Danjuma will be goading his girls to summon every sinew of strength, skill and savvy in them to overpower France and collect three points that will stabilize their campaign and empower their quest to go all the way.
“It will not be easy but we have what is known as the special ‘Nigeria spirit’ and we will go in there with confidence and belief in what we can do. We will play to our strengths – firm at the back and clinical at the fore.”
FALCONETS’ GROUP C GAMES
Vs France – Thursday, 11th August – Estadio Nacional – 12 midnight
Vs Korea Republic – Sunday, 14th August – Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto – 9pm
Vs Canada – Thursday, 18th August – Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto – 3am
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