By Juliet Umeh Following the devastating flood that claimed nearly 200 lives in Niger State, the Federal Government and governors of flood-prone states have been urged to immediately implement anticipatory action plans to prevent further tragedies across the country. The call came from the Country Director of GoalPrime Organisation and a professor of Disaster Management […]

•I’m pained by loss of lives due to floods, auto crash —Buhari •Atiku slams govts over Kano athletes’ crash, Niger flood deaths By Wole Mosadomi, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Bashir Bello, Luminous Jannamike, Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo & Ogalah Ibrahim ABUJA—FORMER President, Muhammadu Buhari has sent messages of condolence, following the death of more than one hundred persons in […]

—Receives ‘distressing’ reports of flooding with ‘deep concerns’ By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate activation of the National Emergency Response Centre following the devastating floods in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, that claimed over 100 lives and displaced numerous families. The directive was issued early Saturday after the […]

Over 500 households and 265 physical houses have been identified to be affected.

No fewer than 21 corpses were recovered, yesterday, and scores of people were declared missing, after a severe midnight flood caused by torrential rainfall wreaked havoc in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.