Flooding: Ekiti to spend N334m to dredge Waterways
By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado Ekiti-In a bid to prevent the reoccurrence of flooding that ravaged some parts of Ado Ekiti and other towns in 2019, the State government set aside a total sum of N334 million to dredge waterways. Areas to undergo massive dredging in Ado Ekiti are, Ita Eku, Ureje, Eminrin, Embassy Island […]
Flood sweeps 11-year-old boy rescuer to death, destroys property in Lagos
Tragedy struck residents of Aboru and Iyana-Ipaja in Alimosho area of Lagos on Saturday as flood swept away an 11-year-old boy and his rescuer, one Wasiu into a canal linking Aburo and Iyana-Ipaja on Ige Road.
Flood takes-over Lagos community school, pupils trapped for hours
Following persistent heavy rainfall yesterday, a Nursery and Primary school in Agege Local Government Area, of Lagos State, was submerged in flood water.
Rainfall: Flood takes over Lagos community, traps pupils in school
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Following persistent heavy rainfall on Friday, a community in Agege Local Government Area, of Lagos State, was submerged in flood water, trapping some students in a Nursery and Primary school in the area. The heavy rainfall which started as early as 8 am, paralysed both human and vehicular activities as most of […]
Flood renders people homeless in Akeredolu’s mother’s hometown
Dayo Johnson Akure Igbotu, the hometown of the mother of the Ondo state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and several other communities in the riverine Ese- Odo council area of the state have been sacked by flood. Consequently, thousands of people have been displaced, rendered homeless and now use canoe to access their destinations. Hundreds of houses in […]
How flood wreaked havoc in Ondo, Osun, Ekiti
THE torrential rainfall that lasted several hours wreaked havoc in Ondo, Osun and Ekiti states. The flood left in its wake a trail of destruction as a life was lost and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in the three states.
