Tag: floods
Water in a Basket V: Tam knows best
Salaries haven’t been paid to civil servants in the last 9 months. Sometime during the penniless lull, *Tam decided her ...
Water in a Basket IV: Relief is here, more to come
I am glad I experienced one of the few times reliefs were brought to the community, that faithful day ...
Water in a Basket III: Sewese’s fish business is sinking
Sewese, 37, is a civil servant at the Ministry of Information with a fish farming business on the side. Having ...
Water in a Basket II: Susan is too distressed to be stressed
Since the floods, Susan, 31, and her mother-in-law, 55, have lived in the IDP camp at the Ultramodern International market. ...
Water in a Basket I: No one is even talking about rebuilding our homes yet
“Thank God no life was lost!” There are six structures in Moses’ compound – about 5km into Welfare ...
Editor’s note: YNaija presents conversations with survivors of the Benue flooding to inspire you
We would have loved to say that it is with excitement that we bring you another one of YNaija’s citizenship stories ...
Niger River authorites place red alert on flooding in Benin and Nigeria
The Niger Basin Authority (NBA) issued a warning on Saturday of possible flooding in Benin and Nigeria, two countries downstream ...
Overcoming the money politics of flooding
by Alexander O. Onukwue After the Federal Executive Council meeting of July 12, Yemi Osinbajo, at the time the Acting ...
The simple reason why these floods must not return next year
By Stephanie Busari One half of Lagos is submerged under water after torrential downpour during the height of the rainy ...
Millions threatened by flood in Virginia and Tennessee
by Itunuoluwa Adebo The Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic states are bracing for a round of strong thunderstorms and the threat of ...
YNaija Editorial: Gov. Oshiomhole’s immoral pension
As NLC President, Adams Oshiomhole was on the side of the common man, taking government to task on issues of ...
Flooding: Evacuate communities close to River Niger now – NEMA
There is every likelihood and possibility that the country may experience floods this year similar to that of 2012. According ...
Georgia Floods: Escaped zoo lion kills man
Remember the real life Jumanji that happened a couple of days ago? Well the lion that escaped from the zoo ...
Rise in water levels cause fear of flood in Bayelsa communities
by Adeola Balogun Due to the recent rise in water levels after the August rain break, the residents of various ...
Flooding: Bayelsa government shuts down all schools in the state indefinitely
by Stanley Azuakola Holiday has come early for students in Bayelsa State, as the state government announced on Tuesday, the ...
Opinion: Connecting with the people, the leadership question
by Victor Olojo The point I am driving at is that political leaders must have a way getting neatly tied ...
Flash floods wreck havoc in Lagos (PHOTOS)
by Isi Esene There have been major flood disasters in many parts of the country mainly in Lokoja, Kogi and ...
‘This president is a trainee president’ – Again, the ACN hits Jonathan
by Stanley Azuakola The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has once again come out to strongly criticise Nigeria’s President Goodluck ...
Flooding displaces 13,000 in Taraba
by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria has a serious flooding problem on its hands. In the last three weeks, heavy flooding has ...
Flood ravages Katsina villages injuring eight
by Akan Ido Many houses and farms were destroyed by flood in Kofa and Tofani villages in Kusada Local Government ...
Heavy downpour ravages many Chinese cities – See photos
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Heavy rainstorm has left many ...
PHOTOS: The rain came down and the flood came up—Lagos under water
The rains over the last couple of days have caused havoc in parts of Lagos State. Source: Nigerian Eye