FLOOD: Middle aged man drown in Delta State
By Festus Ahon- Asaba A middle aged man has reportedly drowned in Oko community, Oshimili South Local Government Area, Delta State, after the ravaging flood overflowed the bank of the river Niger. The incident according to a dependable source, occurred on Friday night when residents of the flood-prone community were returning home after the days […]
My daughter is still alive, trapped, Ondo flood victim’s father says
Dayo Johnson – Akure Joshe Boluwaji, the father of the 25-year-old final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Doyin Boluwaji drowned by flood Wednesday said his daughter is still alive and will still come back home. He begged the state government to help bring back her daughter from wherever she was trapped. Yesterday […]
CLO seeks lasting solution to perennial flooding in Anambra
A civil society organisation, the Civil Liberties Organisation, on Saturday, urged the federal and Anambra governments to find a lasting solution to the yearly devastating flooding in riverine areas in Anambra. The Chairman of CLO in the state, Mr. Vincent Ezekwueme, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Flood destroys 3,000 farmlands in Jigawa —AFAN
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Jigawa on Friday says reoccurring flood has destroyed over 3,000 farmlands in Guri Local Government Area of the state. Alhaji Yakubu Dolon-Zugo,AFAN Chairman in the area, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Guri, that farm produce destroyed by the flood included rice, cotton, sesame, maize, and […]
Health implications of flooding in Nigeria and possible solutions
By Greatman Adiela Owhor Flooding is currently an important topic of discussion in Nigeria. Flooding in Nigeria is not new as the country has experienced both major and flash flooding over the past 40years. The most recent National flooding was that of 2012; that began in early July 2012, killing over 363 people according Reuters(2012). […]
Flood wreaks havoc in Nnewi, N20m worth of goods, facilities destroyed
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi No fewer than 100 residential buildings and 20 cottage industries were submerged in Nnewi flood, Anambra State following over four hours rainfall Thursday. The worst affected victims were the Mbanakwu-Odida, Nnewichi community of the industrial town. ALSO READ: Illicit drug consumptions worries stakeholders Addressing newsmen in Nnewi after conducting them […]
