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Plant Coconut Trees On Shorelines, Expert Tells Govt, Others
An environmentalist, Mr Desmond Majekodunmi, has stressed the need for all tiers of government, corporate organisations and individuals to protect the beaches by planting coconut on shorelines.
Majekodunmi made this call during interview with newsmen in Lagos.
According to him most of the nation’s beaches are fast disappearing due to ocean rise and coastline erosion as well as threatening ocean surge.
There is far less barrier to ocean surge on our beaches with massive collapse of coconut tree on the shorelines and this should be a big source of concern. .
“1t’s good to sound this warning that there no cure tor ocean ‘surge ’ because of ocean rise.
‘What we need to do is to plant coconut trees along the beaches as we11 as ensure replacement of those eroded by strong waves.
The coconut trees will help cushion the effects of ocean rise and erosion of coastlines.”
Majekodunmi, who is also a board member of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) said ocean rise was the consequence of man’s activities which over carbonise the atmosphere.
He said that the over carboniscd atmosphere was the cause of global warming which had translated to the melting of huge icebergs in Antarctic regions, North Atlantic and other cold regions.
The icebergs are slowly melting and increasing the volume of water while the global warming makes the water to expand”, he said. The environmentalist said it was worrisomeas the combination of activities was causing the ocean to rise and result in ocean surge.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.