Tag: flood
Ladipo Market And Climate Change
When flood ravaged many states in Nigeria last year, destroying homes, markets, offices and even killing people, not many remembered…
11 die as abnormal weather blasts Middle East
Abnormal storms which for four days have blasted the Middle East with rain, snow and hail have left at least…
630 schools submerged by flood in Delta—Uduaghan
Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta has said that 630 primary and secondary schools in the state were submerged by flood.…
Jonathan inspects flood ravaged home state by air
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday arrived in his home state of Bayelsa to inspect flood ravaged areas. He could not…
Flood: Dickson shuts Bayelsa schools
Governor Seriake Dickson of Nigeria’s oil rich Bayelsa on Tuesday ordered the immediate and indefinite closure of all schools in…
Flood: Jonathan gives Nigerian states N13.3 billion
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE President Goodluck Jonathan this morning announced that some states of the federation including Lagos, which have been ravaged…
Nigerian travellers stranded as flood severs vital road
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Flood has taken over Nigeria’s vital East West Road at Umeh junction, making the road no longer…
Traditional Ruler Drowns
A traditional ruler in Ndokwa area of Delta State, southsouth Nigeria, has reportedly drowned during evacuation from his domain. His…
Lokoja-Abuja road now open for motorists
The Lokoja-Abuja road was re-opened to traffic at about 3.15 p.m. on Friday, six days after it was closed. Mr…
Flood: Senators urge Jonathan send special budget
With no end in sight to the ravaging flood which has rendered thousands homeless in at least 20 States across…
Benue River also floods the highway
The recent overflow of the River Benue has blocked parts of the Makurdi-Gboko Highway, especially from Tyo-mu end, about 13…
Flood: 5 bodies found at River Niger banks
The Nigeria Red Cross Society said on Monday it had recovered three corpses washed ashore River Niger in Lokoja. It…
Our Ordeal On Lokoja-Abuja Highway —Travellers
Thousands of commuters remained stranded on Abuja-Lokoja road this morning as a result of flood that has taken over the…
Flood, cholera cause havoc in Niger
Floods in the Republic of Niger, north of Nigeria, have killed 81 people since July, the UN Office for Humanitarian…
Hurricane Isaac still lashing US Gulf Coast
Severe flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast early Thursday, but the multi-billion-dollar defenses built after Hurricane Katrina…
Nigeria’s Plateau state splits as bridge collapses
The Shendam bridge in Jos on Tuesday collapsed, cutting off most parts of Plateau South from the rest of the…
Be warned…flooding predicted in 14 Nigerian states
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment has predicted downpour between now and August 19, which might cause flooding in 14 states.…
Jos flood kills at least 16, many missing
Officials of Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), religious leaders and community elders, have confirmed that no fewer than 16…
Flood Victims Use Canoes To Move Around
After the Apete bridge win Ibadan, Oyo State, southwest Nigeria, was washed away by flood, residents cut off from the…
Flood sweeps bridges, 20 houses away
No fewer than 20 houses in Buanchor in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, south south Nigeria, were…
Flood May Sack 10 Communities —Lagos Warns
By Kazeem Ugbodaga As the rains persist, the Lagos State Government has asked over 10 flood-prone communities in Lagos, Southwest…
Heavy Rain Wreaks Havoc In Lagos, Ogun States
By Lanre Babalola, Eromosele Ebhomele, Tokunbo Olajide, Jamiu Yisa & Ayodeji Dedeigbo Many residents of Lagos and Ogun states…
Father, Daughter, Three Others Die In Aboru Flood
Following the heavy rain that fell in some parts of Lagos State on Wednesday, at least five residents of Iyana…
Asaba, Delta State capital Flooded
Residents of the Nigerian city of Asaba were Thursday again trapped in their homes, as the roads and streets in…
Lagos Moves To Tackle Flood In Schools
The Lagos State Government has begun the rehabilitation and cleaning of drainages in 300 schools ravaged by flood last year.…
Flood: Why FG Must Assist Lagos — Adefulire
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has said that the magnitude of flood that ravaged Lagos State in…
Menace Of Flood: Lagos PDP Lacks Depth And Honour
In 1985 at the University of Nigeria Nsukka , a lecturer told the graduating class of Engineering students that they…
Flood Victims Seek Refuge Inside Church
Most residents of Lagos rendered homeless by last Sunday and yesterday’s floods have sought refuge in churches, mosques and under…
Flood Disrupts Operations At Eko Hospital
The two-day rainfall in Lagos has partly crippled operations at the high brow Eko Hospital, Ikeja, the News Agency of…
Flood Sweeps Okada Rider Away
A motorcycle rider in Aboru near Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, simply known as Baba Adija, was swept away by…