Several communities in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, were submerged by floods on Thursday after hours of heavy rainfall destroyed homes, household property and livestock and prompting residents to block a major interstate highway in protest. The flooding affected communities including Nkemba and adjoining streets, Abak Road, Ukana Offot, Port Harcourt Street, Tabernacle Road…
Lagos influencer Papaya Ex (Abike Halima Raheem) has sparked a fresh round of frustration online after sharing footage of severe flash flooding in a residential area of Lekki around 1pm during the 2026 rainy season. The video shows water surging inches deep through the neighbourhood, with clogged drains and rapid urban development clearly making the…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has recommended contingency plans for states of the federation to address the challenges of flooding and other disasters. The Agency’s Head of Operations for Abia and Imo, Mr Nnamdi Igwe made the recommendation while speaking with newsmen in Owerri, on Sunday, following a five-day workshop for emergency responders on…
In Obiakpu, a farming community in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, Beatrice Okiro braces up to harvest cassava from her two plots of land. It’s only been five months since the planting season began, but Okiro is already preparing for harvest—seven months earlier than planned. Ideally, she would wait until December for the…
FG warns of imminent flooding in 11 states as heavy rains loom The Federal Government on Wednesday, July 16, issued a warning that 38 locations across 11 states in Nigeria are at risk of flooding due to expected heavy rainfall between Wednesday, July 16, and Sunday, July 20, 2025. The alert, obtained by reporters, was…
Charles Okah, the convicted mastermind of the October 1, 2010 Abuja bombings has made a sordid revelation on how over 100 inmates at the New Minimum Security Custodial Centre (NMSCC) Maiduguri, Borno State were unlawfully executed during the flood disaster that ravaged the state capital. Okah in a personal account shared with SaharaReporters said…
The Federal Government has announced that it has commenced work on the construction of a multi-purpose dam upstream of the River Dura in the Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State to contain the heavy water that flows from that axis. The Deputy Director of Hydrology at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation,…
Over 40% of the Maiduguri metropolis was reportedly covered with water following a severe flash flooding, which occurred after the Alau Dam in neighbouring Konduga Local Government Area breached its banks on the night of Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The incident, which impacted the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere local government areas (LGAs), claimed…
Currently, Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in North East Nigeria is being flooded, with millions of people affected by the unfortunate situation. CONVERSEER reports that the flood, which started last weekend and increased in the early hours of Monday, 9th September 2024, in the Maiduguri metropolis, resulted from excess waters from the Alau Dam….
Storms and heavy rain have caused flooding in some Gulf states, leading to the Tuesday closure of Dubai’s airport — one of the busiest in the world. The United Arab Emirates, usually known for its hot and sunny weather, reportedly saw over 100 mm of rain in a 24-hour period, marking a 75-year record since…
