Flood: 20 died, 50,000 houses, farmlands destroyed in Jigawa
By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse Jigawa State Emergency and Management Agency (SEMA) has announced that death toll in the state has risen to twenty-person with thousands of houses and farmlands destroyed as a result of a devastating flood that ravaged the state. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Mr Yusuf Sani Babura, told Newsmen in […]
How man lost four children in Katsina downpour
By Andy Asemota Indication has emerged that at least four children of the Ward Head of Jiqada, Mani Local Government Area, Katsina State, drowned in this week’s heavy downpour that over flooded the stream in the community. VANGUARD gathered that when the former speaker of the State House of Assembly and member representing the Mani […]
Flood: Gwagwalada residents call for demolition of houses on waterways
Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday called on the government to demolish houses built on waterways in the council to avoid perennial flooding. The concerned resident made the call as a result of last Friday’s downpour that resulted in flooding leading to destruction of property and loss of lives. […]
Flood: Ortom appeals to FG on dredging of River Benue
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Saturday appealed to the Federal Government to dredge River Benue to tackle the perennial flood in the state permanently. Ortom made the plea in an interview with newsmen shortly after inspecting the flooded areas in Makurdi. “Dredging of River Benue remains the best option to curtail flooding in the […]
Flooding: Over 25 houses demolished, six submerged in Nasarawa
By David Odama LAFIA — NO fewer than six houses were submerged, several families, shops with properties estimated at millions of naira were on Saturday destroyed in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital. The destruction followed the torrential rainfall over the night resulting in the submergence of several houses, rendering many families homeless. Shops were not […]
FG ‘ll assist Gombe tackle floods, unemployment, poverty, says Farouq
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The federal government, on Monday, said it would soon address flood and unemployment problems in Gombe State. But the government charged citizens of the state to register for its ongoing N-Power programme, reminding that the registration ends on July 26, 2020. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, […]
