Heavy rainfall has caused 94 deaths, 93 people injured and 137,156 others affected in Niger Republic since the rainy season began in May, authorities said. Minister of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management, Aissa Lawan Wandarma, said at a press briefing on Thursday, that 44 people died due to flooding. She added that 50 people also […]
From Our Correspondent On Saturday, the Red Cross Society (RCS), in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), distributed relief materials to 300 victims of the 2022 flooding in Oyo State. TheNewsZenith recalls that the flooding ravaged Egbeda and Ibadan South-East Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state in 2022. The National […]
From Our Correspondent, Awka The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has called on community and opinion leaders, women and youths to support proactive measures to avert negative impacts of flood during the rainy season. Mrs Zubaida Umar, Director-General of NEMA, made the call at the flag-off of the ‘2024 Flood Early Warnings Sensitisation’ exercise on […]
One person died during a wildfire raging at Stamata, a northern suburb of Athens, on Sunday, Greek authorities said. The blaze at Stamata was one of the three big wildfires which broke out within a few hours on Sunday near the Greek capital. The victim was a 45-year-old man, who suffered a heart attack as […]
From Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchi A heavy rain, accompanied by a windstorm, killed four persons at IBB Square Tradefair Permanent site on Saturday night in Bauchi metropolis. TheNewsZenith reports that the Police confirmed the incident to newsmen, on Sunday, in Bauchi. The police spokesman in the state, SP Ahmad Muhammad Wakil, said five people were found […]
Heavy rains, pounding several parts of Kenya and devastating flash floods, have left 169 people dead, a government official said. Government Spokesman, Isaac Mwaura, confirmed the death toll on Monday evening. Mwaura said a dam which burst, on Monday morning, in the western Kenyan town of Mai Mahiu has killed 48 people and affected scores […]
From Opeyemi Muhammed The Federal Government has warned that 148 Local Governments Areas in 31 states are at highly probable flood risk areas this 2024. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, warned during the unveiling of 2024 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency […]
From Our Correspondent Two illegal miners have died after the well they dug for mining activity collapsed on them at Buya community in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. The state Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Effiom-Ekaha Otu, confirmed the incident on Wednesday. Otu added that three other persons sustained injuries, describing the incident […]
From Our Correspondent Following the spate of attacks on warehouses by hungry Nigerians, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, solicited the military`s support to secure its facilities in Kaduna, North West Zone. The North West Zonal Coordinator NEMA, Mr Imam Garki, made the request when he sent a team of the agency on […]
From Our Correspondent Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, signed Executive Order 001 of 2024 on the safe handling of harmful substances. TheNewsZenith reports that the executive is coming as a fallout of the Jan. 16 bomb explosion in Ibadan. The explosion, which killed around seven persons and injured many others was reportedly […]