A primary six pupil simply identified as Joshua has been swept away by flood in Ikosi, Ketu area of Lagos State. The pupil was returning home from school alongside his colleagues when the tragic incident occurred on Taiwo Street in Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos. Reacting to the tragedy, Joshua’s mother, a fruit seller, wept, pulling her…
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An unspecified number of worshippers have died in a mosque that collapsed in the Papa Ajao area of Lagos. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday during afternoon prayers. According to reports, several lifeless bodies have been recovered from the rubble, while those injured have been rushed to hospitals. Efforts to reach the…
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Experts have issued what has been described as a “dire warning to 31 states on the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook, AFO,”. According to a report presented to the Federal Government: People will die, property will be destroyed, food crisis will worsen as thousands of hectares of farmland will be washed away by ‘monster’ floods if…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has counselled governors of 33 States of the federation to relocate their people resident in Flood-Prone areas now. The agency also called for the monitoring of dams, desilting and clearing of debris in water bodies by relevant authorities to prevent blockages and the creation of detention dams. According to…
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A bereaved man has himself lost his life on Wednesday morning when a Toyota Corolla car got stuck in a bad spot at Fomon bus stop, Ewu Owa, Gberigbe road, Ikorodu Lagos state. According to an eyewitness account, three occupants of the car came down and began to push the car out of the deep…
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 has hit northern Japan, public broadcaster NHK says. In a related development, the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued an Impending tsunami warning along coastal regions of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures on Monday. The Agency warned: “All residents must evacuate immediately to higher ground,” NHK reported after…
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