Fresh reports reaching Channels Television from Maiduguri say intense flooding has completely cut off Maiduguri the capital of Borno from the rest of the state. Our correspondents who went around town recounted sad tales of the deaths of livestock, and shut down of businesses and schools as floods completely took over town. Additional findings saw […]
No fewer than 20 persons have been confirmed dead in the last two weeks in Gashua, the headquarters of Bade local government area of Yobe state following the collapse of houses due to heavy rainfall. The Executive Chairman of the local government area, Babagana Ibrahim told Channels Television correspondent that, many residents are now taking […]
The Federal Government has predicted five-day rainfall that may lead to flooding in 21 states and 123 locations. It also listed seven states that will likely be severely affected. They are Benue, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Imo, Rivers and Bayelsa states. The flood prediction obtained on Thursday by our correspondent from the office National Flood Early […]
Over 10,000 persons have been displaced while farmlands and other properties worth millions of naira were destroyed by flood after a “few weeks” of intense rain in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Emir of Gummi, Justice Hassan Lawal (retired) disclosed this on Saturday when Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal paid an on-the-spot […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 185 persons have lost their lives to flooding. In a statement on Friday, Manzo Ezekiel, NEMA spokesperson, warned citizens who reside around the River Benue to immediately relocate. “As of yesterday (Thursday), the number increased to about 185. All the numbers (persons displaced, houses affected, persons affected) have […]
Flood has cut off the Potiskum-Gashua federal road in Yobe state, denying six local government areas of northern Yobe from accessing Damaturu the state capital following a heavy flow of water from Jama’are river in Bauchi state. The LGAs affected include Jakusko, Bade, Karasuwa, Nguru, Yusufari and Machina. The incident which occurred on Tuesday, August […]
The death toll from the recent flood in Jigawa State has risen to 33, the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has said. Releasing the figure on Saturday, Abubakar, a former governor of Jigawa State, commiserated with the state government over the disaster as well as families who have lost their loved ones to the […]
At least 16 persons have lost their lives and 3,936 displaced in a flood disaster in 10 LGAs of Jigawa. On August 13, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said about 100 families were displaced by flooding in Gantsa, Buji LGA of the state. Speaking during a press conference, Haruna Mariga, the executive […]
The Federal Government has warned that River flooding will begin by the ending of July, saying 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are likely to be severely impacted. The government also warned that continual flooding might also escalate the cholera presently ravaging some states. Our correspondent reports that as of Wednesday, […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated its emergency centre as the death toll in the recent outbreak of the cholera reached 53 nationwide. This is according to a Monday update by the agency shared on its official X platform. “Following a dynamic risk assessment of the #cholera epidemiological situation which placed […]
