Events

    At least six additional deaths have been confirmed following the fire outbreak at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State.   The victims were employees of United Capital, a financial and investment services firm occupying the 3rd and 4th floors of the ...

  The Chairman of Carnival Calabar, Gabe Onah, has called for stronger private sector investment to sustain the popular street party.   Onah made the call on the sidelines of the 21st Akwaaba African Travel Market on Tuesday in Lagos.   The chairman said the annual carnival, which would turn ...

  The Yola Operations Office of the National Emergency Management Agency has led search, rescue, and evacuation efforts after severe flash flooding submerged 13 communities across Yola North and Yola South Local Government Areas of Adamawa State on Tuesday.   The downpour, which began around 4 a.m. and lasted until ...

    Flood has submerged several farmlands in some communities in Niger State.   This followed an early morning rainfall on Sunday which ripped through farmĺands in Kafin Koro, Paikoro local government areas of the state.   The flood also affected 18 communities in Lapai Local Government Area of the ...

    A severe rainstorm swept through the Shimankar District in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.   According to eyewitnesses, at least 50 houses, including schools and worship centres were destroyed in the Menkaat community.   A resident ...

    A motorcycle accident has claimed one life and left four others injured in Jigawa State.   The accident occurred on Friday along the Kafin Hausa-Auno, Sabon Gari Ruba Road in the Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of the state.   Confirming the incident in a statement made available ...

    The National Emergency Management Agency said no fewer than 165 persons have died, 82 missing and 119,791 persons have been affected by this year’s flooding.   NEMA revealed this in its data dashboard on Friday.   The agency also stated that 138 persons sustained various degrees of injuries, ...

    The National Emergency Management Agency said no fewer than 165 persons have died, 82 missing and 119,791 persons have been affected by this year’s flooding.   NEMA revealed this in its data dashboard on Friday.   The agency also stated that 138 persons sustained various degrees of injuries, ...

  Several persons were feared dead on Friday night after a trailer lost control and rammed into them along the Chisco Park Junction in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.   It was gathered that the fatal accident occurred around 9:30pm when the driver of the trailer ...

  Oyo State Emergency Management Agency, on Tuesday, alerted people living in flood-prone communities in the state to start preparing for heavy rain and its attendant flooding.   This was contained in a statement released by the Administrative Secretary of SEMA, Ojuolape Busari, in Ibadan, the state capital.   She ...