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Flooding: Isheri residents berate Lagos governor as one dies
Following the flooding of homes in the Isheri North Residential Scheme in Lagos State, residents have flayed the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over alleged abandonment.
14 dead, nine missing as Typhoon Hagibis hits Japan
At least 14 people were killed and nine others missing after Typhoon Hagibis slammed into Japan, officials said Sunday, as rescuers scrambled to reach people trapped by catastrophic flooding.
Hurricane Dorian devastates Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with a fearsome Category 4 assault that shredded roofs, hurled cars and forced even rescue crews to take shelter until the onslaught passes.
Morocco flood kills seven at football match
At least seven people were killed Wednesday when a river burst its banks and flooded a village football pitch where a game was being played in south Morocco, local authorities said.
Tens of thousands flee homes in flood-hit Myanmar as landslide toll hits 59
Vast swathes of southeastern Myanmar lie under floodwaters that have already forced tens of thousands to flee their homes as the death toll from a massive landslide hit 59, firefighters said Monday.
FEMA warns Kubwa, Kuje residents to prepare for floods
The FCT Emergency Management Agency has advised the residents of Kubwa, Gwagwa-Karimo, Kuje, Airport Road and Gwagwalada to be wary of possible flooding.
Iran orders 60,000 to evacuate flood-hit oil city
Iran ordered tens of thousands of residents of the southwestern city of Ahvaz to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as floodwaters entered the capital of oil-rich Khuzestan province, state television reported.
Iran floods: Mass evacuations amid fresh flood warnings
Dozens of villages and towns have been evacuated in southern Iran as authorities issued warnings for a fresh round of flooding in the regions bordering Iraq, home to a number of rivers and dams.
‘Women, babies trapped in trees’ after deadly Mozambique storm
Rescue workers in Mozambique are racing against time to save hundreds of people clinging onto roofs and trees around the devastated city of Beira, days after a powerful cyclone triggered flash floods, submerging entire villages and wiping out communities across southeastern Africa.
Death toll from Indonesia floods, mudslides rises to 89
The death toll from flash floods and mudslides, triggered by days of torrential downpours in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province, has risen to 89, with dozens of others missing.
17 Children born in Anambra IDP camps
No fewer than 17 children have been born in various holding centres provided by Anambra State Government for people displaced by floodwaters over the last three weeks.
Thai film company plans ‘cave boys’ movie
A Thai-based film company has joined the scramble to retell the dramatic story of the 12 young footballers and their coach who were freed from a flooded cave, one of the producers said Tuesday.
Bodies found as floods recede in India’s Kerala
Floodwaters receded in Kerala on Monday, leaving Indian rescuers the grim task of retrieving bodies as the death toll from the worst monsoon rains in a century rose above 400.
It was a miracle, Thai cave boys describe two-week ordeal
It was meant to be a fun excursion after football practice, but it turned into a life-threatening, two-week ordeal for a group of youngsters trapped in a cave with rising waters and no apparent escape route.
Japan struggles to restore water to flood-hit towns
Municipal Workers in Western Japan struggled on Friday to restore water supplies, a week after floods caused by a record downpour killed more than 200 people in the worst such disaster in 36 years.
At least 13 dead in Uganda flooding
Rainstorms in western Uganda caused flooding that swamped houses, killing at least 13 people including two babies, police said Wednesday.
Toddlers among latest victims of Mumbai monsoon floods
Two toddlers were among 14 people killed in Mumbai after floods destroyed homes and disrupted traffic in India's financial capital, police said, but lighter-than-feared rain on Wednesday helped relief efforts.
Sierra Leone prepares for mass funerals after mudslides
Sierra Leone's government is urging family members to identify their loved ones' remains following mudslides and floods in the capital that have killed more than 300 people.
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Dolapo Osinbajo: Abuse against women is offence against humanity
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Manchester United go head-to-head with Chelsea in pursuit of Jadon Sancho’s signature
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South Africa on the edge over new radical sect terror group
South Africans are struggling to understanding the extent of a radical religious terror group which had allegedly planned to unleash race-based mayhem on ‘Black Friday’ last week.
US warns against travel to Tanzania over same-sex unions row
The US State Department on Tuesday urged travellers to Tanzania to “exercise increased caution” due in part to threats that gay people may experience there.
Convicted Orji Kalu: 2023, here we come
Former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, who was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, over N7.65billion fraud, by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, while being led out of the court by the Correctional Service officers on Thursday said ‘2023, here we come’.
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Femi Falana: Federal government wants Omoyele Sowore, Olawale Bakare transferred to prison
A lawyer, Femi Falana, on Sunday said the federal government has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of transfer the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-accused, Olawale Bakare, from the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) to prison.
Thierry Henry: Where would Arsenal be without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang?
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry admits the club would be lost without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and is hoping for an improvement from the Gunners as Freddie Ljungberg looks to put his own stamp on the team.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer slams reports suggesting he is close to the sack
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has seemingly rubbished reports that he has told his players that he is close to the sack, slamming the ‘made up blatant lies’.
I didn’t know it was against the law to kill my two-day-old grandchild ―...
The Forty-seven-year-old grandmother, Tope Akinola, who was recently arrested by the Ogun state police command for poisoning her your two-day-old granddaughter in Ogun state has revealed that she didn’t know it was against the law to kill the two-day-old granddaughter. She further revealed that she did it out of poverty and not because she didn’t like the baby’s father.
Beko Ransome-Kuti’s wife passes on at 74
Bose, the wife of the late human rights activist, Beko Ransome-Kuti, has died at the age of 74 years.