Nigeria floods affect one million people after dam collapse | Weather News

Nigeria floods affect one million people after dam collapse | Weather News

Authorities in Borno State rush to provide shelter for residents displaced by the severe flooding. The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria has caused severe flooding, destroying thousands of homes and worsening a dire humanitarian crisis. The flooding in Borno State has affected a million people, the state governor…

At least 48 killed as fuel tanker hits truck, causing explosion in Nigeria | Transport News

At least 48 killed as fuel tanker hits truck, causing explosion in Nigeria | Transport News

Truck carrying people and cattle crashes head-on with tanker in Agaie area in the north-central Niger state. A fuel tanker has collided with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, according to the country’s emergency response agency. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle…

Beauty queen wins Miss Universe Nigeria after mom accused of ‘identity theft’
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Beauty queen wins Miss Universe Nigeria after mom accused of ‘identity theft’

A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday local time, capping a difficult few weeks for the beauty queen. Born to a Nigerian father in South Africa, Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the country’s competition “for the safety and wellbeing of…

Floods in Nigeria kill at least 49, displace thousands | Floods News

Floods in Nigeria kill at least 49, displace thousands | Floods News

Officials remain worried over heavy rains that have caused flooding as the rainy season is yet to peak. At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast of the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Three…

Nigeria’s Titanic struggle: Waterline realities, upper deck illusions? | Politics

Nigeria’s Titanic struggle: Waterline realities, upper deck illusions? | Politics

Discover how Nigeria’s economic crisis provoked nationwide protests, with voices from every layer of society. A year after Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, the nation faces soaring inflation, a devalued currency, and tripled fuel prices, turning daily life into a battle for survival. Despite government claims that no…

Nigeria police working to secure release of 20 kidnapped medical students | Crime News

Nigeria police working to secure release of 20 kidnapped medical students | Crime News

Nigerian Medical Association says students from universities of Jos and Maiduguri were taken while travelling in Benue State. Nigerian police and security agencies are working to secure the release of 20 medical students who were kidnapped in the eastern part of the country, officials say. The medical students were on…