TWO DROWNED IN DAMATURU EARLY MORNING DOWNPOUR. (PHOTOS).
TWO DROWNED IN DAMATURU EARLY MORNING DOWNPOUR The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed that two people drowned in Damaturu, the state capital, following an early morning downpour. The victims have been identified as 38-year-old Isa Haruna and 18-year-old Abba Kyari. According to SEMA, the tragic incidents occurred in the Malam Matari and Pompomari areas of Damaturu. The agency said its Search and Rescue Team, working in collaboration with the Yobe State Fire Service, responded promptly after receiving distress alerts. However, upon arrival at the affected locations, rescue officials found that both victims had already died. Their remains were evacuated and transported to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu. SEMA has urged residents, particularly those living in flood-prone communities, to exercise caution during heavy rainfall and to avoid attempting to cross flooded roads or drainage channels. More photos below.
According to CCTV,entrepreneurs in Somali capital of Mogadishu have been ordered to remove English language signboards in a bid to protect the Somali language.Spokesperson for the Mayor Abdifirah Omar Halane said yesterday thursday that ''Residents are required to removed signs written in English from their businesses in the capital.The order is aimed at promoting the Somali language''.Those refusing to obey can be fined or jailed,said Ahmed Abdulle Afrah,district commissioner of Wadajir,one of the 17 districts in the capital.The statement further said ''Somalia belongs to Somalis,and we have to protect our culture and language...Our language has been dominated by the English language''.Though people are criticizing the new law saying that ''We can show love for our country by being honest,by paying taxes in time.But by obeying bad laws like bans on other languages,you would look like a racist''.More photos below. 
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