About 50 persons have lost their lives in Jigawa State and many others displaced as floods ravaged parts of the state. The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Sani Yusuf, while briefing journalists in Dutse on Sunday revealed that the flood also destroyed thousands of houses. According to him, many residents have been…
Floods has displaced hundreds of families in Balangu town in Kafin Hausa Local Government area of Jigawa State. A resident told newsmen that the flood was as a result of a heavy downpour which led to the overflow of the stream in the town. He explained that the water found its way into the victims…
Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA), has disclosed that flood occasioned by torrential rainfall has so far ravaged 59 communities in eleven affected local government areas of the State. Dr. Mohammed Goje, Executive Secretary of the Agency, made the disclosure while giving update on the disaster across the State. The affected communities according to the…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the flooding that occurred in Lagos State last weekend claimed seven lives. South West coordinator of the agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday. The affected communities were Oke Isagun, Agbado Oke, Oko LCDA, all in Alimosho LGA. “The rainfall of Friday, 8th July…
The Kwara State government has issued a stern warning to residents dumping their refuse indiscriminately in drainages and on road medians to desist from such acts. Remilekun Banigbe, the Commissioner for Environment, stated this on Wednesday during a radio programme in Ilorin. The commissioner urged residents without ‘rorobins’ in their areas to patronize the commercial…
Following the release of the 2020 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, the Kwara state government has warned residents living in flood-prone areas to relocate to other parts of the state. The State Commissioner for Environment, Mrs Funke Julianah Oyedun cautioned residents to desist from indiscriminate waste disposal to allow free flow of…
In the last 33 years, flood incidents have killed more than 600,000 people globally, and displaced millions of people. The recent flood occurrence in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, has caused an unprecedented damages to lives and properties worth millions of naira. The history of Ojagboro community in Ilorin may not be completed without referencing…
A downpour that started in the late hours of Wednesday in Ilorin has rendered over 100 people displaced and one missing due to heavy flooding. The flood destroyed several buildings including shops and farms after the heavy downpour that started around 5pm on Wednesday evening. The 21-year-old daughter Lateefat Adeyemi who fell into the canal…
Residents and Motorists have continue to express dissatisfaction over the condition of the underpass culvert that leads to the Kwara State Stadium complex at Taiwo road, especially during raining season. THE INFORMANT247 correspondent who visited the place learnt that the underpass culvert was usually filled with water such that no car was able to pass…
