Sorrow, tears and floods everywhere
By Muyiwa Adetiba All is not well with Nigeria. All has not been well with the country of our birth for quite a while. In the recent past, when other countries in the world were grappling with natural disasters like volcanos, tornadoes and tsunamis, which God in His infinite mercy had largely insulated developing countries […]
Outrage trails video of pupils singing National Anthem in flooded Lagos school
Concerned Nigerians have expressed sadness and condemnation over a video that went viral on social media showing pupils of a yet-to-be named school in Lagos observing the daily morning assembly in a flooded school premises.
700,000 South Sudanese hit by worst floods in decades, says UN
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it was alarmed by the humanitarian impact of the worst flooding in decades in South Sudan, as it affected more than 700,000 people across the country. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, disclosed this at a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York, saying […]
Ogbomoso-Igbeti Road submerged, traders stranded
Ogbomoso-Igbeti Road was, on Saturday, submerged leaving several traders, farmers and other road users stranded.
Bracing for the floods
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has been very proactive, from the beginning of this year, putting Nigerians on the alert about the heavy flooding we can expect throughout the rainy season which we are already experiencing. The most recent was the alert it issued for August 24 to 26, 2021 concerning flooding that was expected to […]
Commuters stranded as flood takes over Benin
By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Hundreds of motorists were stranded at the busy Ugbowo-Lagos road in Benin City for several hours late Wednesday as a result of a downpour that resulted in flooding. The situation led to several vehicles breaking down and passengers trekking and wading through the waters to navigate their ways to […]
Flood: Kwara Govt evacuates debris on Asa River
The Kwara Government has commenced the clearing and evacuation of debris on Asa River to prevent flood in Ilorin and environs. Mrs Oluwatobi Banigbe, the state Commissioner for Environment, said this during the commencement of the exercise at Unity Road, Ilorin metropolis, on Saturday. Banigbe said this in a statement signed by Mrs Taiwo Okanlawon, […]
Flood kills 3, destroys 2062 houses, 6000 farmlands in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (BASEMA) says flood has killed three people, destroyed 2062 houses and 6000 farmlands in the state this year. Dr Abubakar Gabarin, the Head of Operations, BASEMA, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Bauchi that the flood-affected many communities in the state. The BASEMA head of […]
Expect 3-day heavy rainfall, NIMET warns Nigerians
Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMET, on Monday, forecast that there will be heavy rainfall in some parts of the country starting from Tuesday, and it will last for three days.
Merkel visits flood-affected areas in North Rhine Westphalia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived at flood-affected areas in North Rhine Westphalia on Tuesday, her second trip to the flood-hit region in western Germany. Together with Armin Laschet, the state’s premier and Merkel’s possible successor as chancellor after September elections, she is in Bad Muenstereifel in the Euskirchen district. Merkel promised emergency aid for the […]
Jalingo flood: FG distributes relief materials to 4,000 displaced persons
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Thursday, distributed relief materials including food items to 4,000 victims of the recent flood disaster in Jalingo, the Taraba capital. The Jalingo flood affected over 500 households and destroyed several farms. Alhaji Habib Mustapha, Director General of the agency, while distributing the items to victims of the disaster […]
