3 killed as 2-storey building collapses in Lagos
Death toll on Friday’s building collapse at Ebute Meta, Lagos State, has increased to three with the recovery of the body of a 12-year-old […]
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16,000 families, 6,000 farmers affected by flood in Lagos – NEMA
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The 2022 floods have impacted no fewer than 16,000 families, while 6,000 farmers lost various seedlings and farm produce […]
Death toll in Kenya flooding rises to at least 120 – Ministera
The death toll in weeks of flooding in Kenya in eastern Africa has risen to at least 120, Interior Minister Raymond Omollo said on […]
10 killed as boat capsizes in Shiroro LGA of Niger
No fewer than 10 persons have lost their lives in a boat mishap in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. Head of Relief […]
80-year old woman killed as 2-storey building collapses in Lagos
An 80-year old woman has been killed and seven other families displaced following the collapse of a two-storey building at No 34, Oloto Street, […]
Flood kills 3, destroys 1,838 houses in Gombe
The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that three persons lost their lives and 22 others injured in the 2023 flood disaster in […]
Again, boat mishap claims 4 lives in Nasarawa
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Barely four months after a mishap that claimed 12 lives, another boat accident has claimed the lives of […]
Diesel tank explosion kills 2 at Canadian High Commission in Abuja– FEMA
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – At least 2 persons have been killed and others injured following a diesel tank explosion which gutted a […]
Lagdo Dam: Expect flood in 9 states – NEMA alerts Nigerians
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect flood in nine states as Cameroon began the release of water from its […]
22 feared dead as boat capsizes in Niger
A boat carrying about 22 passengers on board from Kasabu village in Agwara local government area of Niger to Yauri in Kebbi has capsized.bb Alhaji […]
Rainstorm destroys 15 houses, farmlands in Kogi community
No fewer than 15 houses and several farmlands were reportedly destroyed by rainstorm that wrecked havoc in Iyah Gbedde community in Ijumu Local Government Area […]
Flood sacks 5 communities in Delta State
No fewer than five riverine communities in Delta have been sacked by water in the Warri North Local Government Area, the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Heavy rainfall leaves Lagos-Badagry Expressway flooded, residents groan
Hundreds of motorists and passengers going to Mile 2 were on Saturday stranded as flood from a morning downpour disrupted free movement on the trade […]
13 states, 50 communities, to witness heavy rainfall, flooding – NEMA
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 13 states and 50 communities, mainly up North, are likely to witness heavy rainfall that […]
Huge death toll from Libyan storm expected to rise
A desperate search for thousands of people missing after catastrophic flooding in the Libyan city of Derna entered its third day on Wednesday. […]
At least 2,300 dead in Libya floods ‘calamity,’ thousands missing
At least 2,300 people were killed in Libya and thousands more were reported missing after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore through an […]
10,000 people missing in Libya after floods, says Red Cross
About 10,000 people are missing after the devastating flooding in Libya, said the head of the Libya office of the International Federation of Red […]
24 dead, others missing as boat capsizes in Niger
Tragedy struck in Niger State on Sunday after a boat capsized in the Mokwa area of the state. The exact number of people onboard […]
Lagdo Dam: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, 8 others likely to be flooded – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra states are likely to be flooded, following the release of […]
7 killed, 2 others injured as building collapses in Monguno IDPs camp
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 7 persons have been killed and 2 others injured following the collapse of a building housing […]