Two decomposed bodies of victims of the devastating flood that swept through Mokwa town, headquarters of Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, on May 29, were recovered yesterday. It was earlier reported that flash flood submerged buildings and swept away many people from their homes following a torrential rainfall, reports Daily Trust. ...
It was the first major rainfall in Mokwa and its environ. Before the devastating downpour, the sky was enveloped in total darkness signifying an inevitable rainstorm. And, by the time the hailstorm descended like a firestorm, all hell had been let loose. Nobody could predict the magnitude, duration or the intensity of the downpour. Thus, [&hel...
•Ram sellers Hamza Saidu and Shehu Usman Hours to the 2025 Eid Al-Adha celebrations, cattle dealers at the Kara Cattle Market in the Isheri area of Lagos State have attributed the increase in the prices of rams to the flood that rocked Mokwa Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State. Mokwa was hit by a […]
Seven more bodies of children have been recovered, six days after a devastating flood swept through Mokwa town, the headquarters of Mokwa Local Government Area in Niger State. According to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), four bodies were retrieved on Monday evening, while three more were found yesterday, bringing the offic...
•Peter Obi Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has decried the level of poverty and hunger in Nigeria, asserting that the country, endowed with vast human and natural resources, should be among the wealthiest nations in the world, not among the hungriest. Obi made the remarks during a visit to Mokwa, Niger State, to commiserate with [&he...
At least 153 people in the Mokwa Local Government Area have died following the devastating floods that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of residents a few days ago. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) confirmed to our correspondent yesterday that the death toll had risen sharply from 115 after floods hit the town of [&he...
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