The Ogun State Government on Wednesday urged residents of flooded areas and communities across the state to relocate immediately, just as they had been advised about four months ago. Some of the communities affected by the recent release of water…
Cholera: UNICEF donates N113m medical supplies to Borno
Following the recent outbreak of cholera in Borno State, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund on Tuesday donated response kits valued at N113m to the state Ministry of Health. Presenting the items at the Central Medical Store in Maiduguri,…
Flood wrecks havoc in Ondo
Commuters plying the Akure-Ore highway were stranded for many hours.due to flooding in Ondo town after hours of heavy rain. Many parts of the town in Ondo West local were flooded with some passengers were trapped inside their vehicles. A…
Sesor distributes essential food packages to 800 displaced persons in Lekki-Ajah
Sesor Empowerment Foundation delivered food relief packages to 100 displaced women and their families across the Lekki-Ajah corridor in Lagos State in an inspiring act of compassion. Despite battling heavy rains and floods, the Sesor team ensured that approximately 800…
Flood dislodges 3 communities in Akwa Ibom
Flooding has displaced three communities in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom state, while other parts of the state face the threat of submersion. The affected areas include Nung Obio Enang along Stadium Road, Urua Ekpa, and Afaha Oku villages,…
Lagos roads, homes flooded after downpour
Flooding has overtaken residential areas and major roads across Lagos State following days of heavy rainfall. The rain, which lasted for many hours on Wednesday, resulted in severe flooding in various parts of the city, including Ibeju-Lekki, Ketu, Oworonshoki, Oshodi,…
At least 40 people die in western Kenya after a dam collapses following heavy rains
A dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road, police said. The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of…
Flooding: Sanwo-Olu reads riot act against indiscriminate dumping of refuse
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Saturday, declared zero tolerance for indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drainages in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the declaration while addressing newsmen at the ongoing four-day 2023 Onboarding Retreat Programme for Members of the…
We will deploy more resources to ease your sufferings, VP Osinbajo assures communities ravaged by floods in Anambra, Delta, Niger
Having declared the recent flooding of communities in parts of the country as a national disaster, the Federal Government will deploy more resources to mitigate sufferings of people in the affected areas, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. While…
Flood disaster victims to receive additional support, President Buhari assures
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday expressed solidarity with Nigerians in several states affected by menacing floods and directed all Federal government agencies “to use their authority and resources to assist the victims affected by the natural disaster.” The new presidential directive…