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Paris Saint-Germain’s Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele is poised to make his much-anticipated return from injury ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League fixture against Bayer Leverkusen, a source close to the club confirmed to AFP on Monday. The 28-year-old forward has been sidelined for six weeks due to a hamstring injury…
The Ogun State Government has issued a flood alert to residents living in riverbank and wetland communities, warning of potential overflow from the Ogun River between October 20 and November 3, 2025. In a statement released by the Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, the government warned that the controlled release…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted thunderstorms and moderate rainfall across several parts of the country for Monday, September 15, 2025, with a flood alert issued for some northern states. According to the agency’s daily weather outlook shared via its official X handle, residents in the northern region should…
The Ogun State Government has issued a critical flood alert, urging residents living in flood-prone communities near the Ogun, Ilo, Iju, Owa, and Yemule rivers to relocate immediately to safer areas as heavy rainfall and rising water levels threaten lives and property. According to a midterm flood alert released by…
The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed that a life was lost while at least 2,634 residents were affected by recent flash floods across the state. SEMA’s Executive Secretary, Mohammed Goje, disclosed that 14 communities have so far been hit by the disaster, with Potiskum Local Government Area…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has issued a 15-day flood alert for 198 local government areas across 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), warning residents to brace for potential flooding between August 7 and 21, 2025. According to the agency, 832 communities are at varying risk levels…
South Korea is reeling from a wave of deadly floods as relentless monsoon rains claimed at least 14 lives, with 12 more still missing, following five days of extreme weather, the Ministry of the Interior confirmed on Sunday. The most recent casualties were reported in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, located…
The NIWA boss explained that the agency is carrying out massive sensitization of the possible flood-prone areas as efforts are ongoing to ensure that rivers Niger and Benue are made navigable for vessels to have access to other ports being developed.
Adamu said the level of floods in highly probable flood-risk States, is expected to be high in terms of impact on the population, agriculture, livelihood, livestock , Infrastructure and the environment, between April and November.
