The Lagos State Government has maintained that the ongoing interventions on drainage channels, wetlands and floodplains have significantly reduced the impact of heavy rainfall despite the effects of climate change, even as it cautioned critics against politicking.

According to her, all legally owned properties in South Africa are formally registered, while structures in informal settlements are illegal and therefore not eligible for compensation.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to protecting Nigeria’s sovereignty and confronting emerging security threats.

Hamas said in a statement that its delegation was led by the head of its political bureau, Mohammed Darwish and included other bureau members such as Bassem Naim.

Obi urged the federal government and state governments to make proactive investments in securing agricultural corridors and support smallholder farmers with accessible resources.

Foreign expatriates and local technicians engaged by the Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC) have intensified rehabilitation work at the long abandoned Taraku Mills, with the company projecting a test run of the first production line within the next 30 to 35 days.

The 25-year-old Swiatek failed to bounce back from a disappointing last-16 defeat at the French Open, where she is a four-time winner.

Prince Harry will visit London without his wife and children as part of a trip to the UK next week, a source close to him told AFP Saturday, after he was reportedly refused police protection for his family.

The order handed down by Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State for a total lockdown in the state to enable residents to clear gutters and drainage in all parts of the state appeared to have recorded a huge success as residents complied.

Section 80 is unequivocal: no money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund except in the manner prescribed by the National Assembly

Peter Obi said  a more effective policy implementation is needed to address the growing humanitarian challenge.

He said that Baba Ijesha, as an indigene of Ile-Ife and a proud son of the source, was deserving of honour and could be considered for a chieftaincy title in the future.

The affected traders claimed that the demolition was carried out around 2:00 a.m. on Friday, before they arrived at the market to commence the day’s business activities.

Media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, better known as Daddy Freeze, has hailed Pastor Bolaji Idowu after a video of the Christian cleric helping residents stranded by flooding in Lagos surfaced online.

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Dr. Akutah Pius, has disclosed that the Council protected over N90.60 billion and $1.348 million in economic value for Nigerian shippers and the nation’s economy through regulatory interventions and dispute resolution mechanisms.