A four-hour downpour has caused significant damage in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, leaving residents struggling to cope. The flooding, worsened by the overflowing of the River Benue, primarily affected the southern part of the city, reports The Nation. The rain, which began at 3 a.m. and lasted until 10 a.m. today, submerged homes, with [...
•Flood According to a Report by the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, the recent flood claimed 280 lives, and destroyed 122,330 houses in 31 states. Presenting the Report at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, the Executive Director of NAERLS, Professor Emmanuel I...
•Crystal Mall The demolition of Crystal Place Mall, Ilorin, owned by former House of Representatives member, Moshood Mustapha, has raised dust in Kwara State. The development has further widened the rift between Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Mustapha who are of same party, the All Progressive Party, APC. The property was allegedly pulled...
•Dam oozing out excess water The federal government has issued a fresh warning to Nigeria regarding flooding in the country. A statement by the Director General Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar Ibrahim Mohammed, informed that Jebba Dam is currently spilling excess water as regulated by Kainji Dam operators, who had kept 53cm ...
The Yoruba Community in Borno State has called for urgent intervention and support following devastating floods that have affected at least 4,600 of its members, majorly artisans struggling for survival. The President of the Yoruba Community in Borno State, Saka Ganiyu Abiodun, made an appeal when speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri. According ...
•A flooded area The United Nation’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) says it has released US$5 million to scale up the flood response and address critical needs in three of the most flood affected states in Nigeria – Borno and Bauchi in the North-East, and Sokoto in the North-West. CERF made the announcement in a […]
•Dam The Lagos and Ogun state governments have issued warnings to residents living in flood-prone areas, particularly along riverbanks, to temporarily relocate or brace for potential flooding ahead of the planned release of water from the Oyan dam. The release of excess water from the dam, managed by the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Auth...
•Flood The Kebbi State Government is appealing for support over the flood in the state, saying 329,000 houses have been destroyed by the disaster while 858,000 hectares of farmlands have been washed away. The farmlands, it said, contain crops such as rice, millet, guinea- corn, sorghum, beans, and other varieties, reports Channels TV. The Kebb...
•Nkpa Bridge under construction The Office of the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives has written to the Ecological Office over some technical deficiencies found on the newly constructed Nkpa bridge in Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State. It will be recalled that the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu who represents the co...
•Lagdo-dam Following torrential rains and the recent devastation of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, due to the collapse of Alau Dam, Nigerians in littoral states of the country are currently on edge over a possible re-enactment of similar tragedies in the wake of the reported release of excess water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroun. Recall [&hel...
The Frontier is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. It is published by Okims Media Links Limited headed by Sunny Okim, a veteran journalist who is widely known as The Grandmaster, fondly called so by colleagues and friends for being Nigeria’s pioneer movie journalist.
© 2026 The Frontier, Published by Okims Media Links Limited.
designed by winnet services
