Tag: Flood
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CAN President’s home taken over by flood [VIDEO]
The Ndoni home of the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Most Reverend Daniel Okoh in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State has been taken over by flood.
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Gov Wike proffer solution to perennial flooding in Nigeria
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said dredging the River Benue and River Niger will solve the problem of perennial flooding in Nigeria, stressing that the perennial flooding experienced in parts of the country was a result of a lack of initiative on the part of the federal government.
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Bayelsa Gov, Diri cries out, says flood has also taken my house
Nobody is spared as Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has lamented that his private building at Sampou Community in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area of the state has been taken over by the ravaging flood in the state. Diri, who undertook an on-the-spot assessment of the flood situation in some communities, bemoaned the…
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FG releases relief materials for flood victims in Anambra
The Federal Government has released relief materials mainly food and non food items to flood victims in Anambra. Mr. Walson Ibarakumo, an Assistant Director in charge of Response and Rehabilitation, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said this after a closed-door meeting with officials of Anambra Government in Awka on Thursday.Ana
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Pathetic stories washed up by floods – By Azu Ishiekwene
Back in the day, weather forecasts were a joke. And I mean literally. The weather forecast segment which used to come at the end of the news bulletin on Nigeria’s national broadcaster, NTA, was the butt of cruel jokes amongst folks.
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TNG Analysis: Nigeria fast submerging as flood ravages 33 out of 36 states+photos
… Kogi, Delta, Benue, Kaduna, Rivers others going under …how NiMet had warned affected states since first week of September … insists heavy flood is signal of climate change The flood ravaging Nigeria in the last two weeks simply point to the fact that Nigeria is fast going under if nothing is done urgently…
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Photos: Flood overwhelms Delta State as communities cry out
…IMG calls on Delta Govt to help victims Delta State communities have been overwhelmed by flood as people are displaced from their ancestral homes. Reports monitored by TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) clearly indicate that there’s no community that does not have its fair share. Mostly affected are, Ijaw, Urhobo and Isoko communities in different locations of the…
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SAD! Tragic family of six die in Anambra flood
Six members of a family have drowned in Nzam community in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State. The deceased were getting ready to leave their home for a safer place when the floodwater surged into their house and they all drowned. A video shared online shows youths in the community bringing out…
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Uzum restates DTSG commitment to mitigate flood menace in Delta
The Director General of the Delta State Orientation Bureau, Eugene Azuka Uzum Esq, has reiterated the commitment of the State Government (DTSG) to mitigate the impact of flooding in the state.
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BREAKING: Gov Wike releases N1 billion for Rivers flood victims
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has approved the sum of N1 billion for emergency relief measures to support flood victims in Ahoada West and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State.