Lagos Pledges To Collaborate, Seek Innovation To Eradicate Flooding EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it will continually seek collaboration and embark on new innovations to eradicate flooding in year 2022. Speaking during a one-day review of the year 2021 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) for Lagos State held at … Read more
2022: Primate Ayodele Releases Shocking Prophecies On Presidential Jet Crash, Release of Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu, AFCON, Other Key Issues EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued a series of prophecies for the coming New Year 2022 one of which is that a presidential jet will … Read more
Flooding in Malaysia leaves 8 dead and 41,000 displaced EKO HOT BLOG reports that authorities on Monday confirmed that at least eight people died in floods that battered Malaysia over the weekend, as the administration faced criticism from the public and opposition legislators over its rescue operations. Floods are frequent on Malaysia’s eastern coast between … Read more
Asks states to implement measures that will ameliorate impact of heavy downpour The federal government on Sunday issued a redflag warning to 28 states that will experience heavy rainfall before the year ends. Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Umar issued the warning in a statement. She tasked … Read more
Several houses have been destroyed by flood in Asikolaye, Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State, The flooding, which occurred after a downpour on Monday night, persisted until yesterday and has forced many residents out of their homes. Some of the residents said the flooding occurs once in two years. Aisha Mohammed, whose house … Read more
Mr Cosmas Ugwueze, Chairman, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Monday said that his administration would demolish all illegal houses and structures built on top of gutters or water channels to check flooding. Ugwueze in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Nsukka stated that the plan, besides ensuring free … Read more
Residents of Kaamem, a suburb in Makurdi Local Government Area, have appealed to the Benue Government to urgently intervene to save them from flooding. The residents, who narrated their ordeal to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Wednesday in the community, claimed that they incurred substantial losses due to flooding each … Read more
Following the flooding that ravaged Ikorodu communities over the weekend which is occassioned by days of heavy downpour, the Lagos State emergency management agency (LASEMA) has moved in to access the level of havoc wreaked by the flood and also take proactive steps to mitigate the future occurrence of such. The agency’s intervention is sequel … Read more
The Kwara Ministry of Environment and Forestry has warned residents against indiscriminate refuse dumps to prevent a flood. The government said such acts, could cause blockage of roads, environmental health hazards, and destruction of properties. The state Commissioner for Environment, Mr Aliyu Sherifdeen, gave the advice in Ilorin on Friday in an interview with the … Read more