JUST IN: 11 boys now rescued from Thai cave by Patrick Akpu July 10, 2018 0 A total of 11 members of a Thai youth football team trapped in a flooded cave for 18 days have ...
88 dead, 58 missing as floods, landslides, hit southwestern Japan by Patrick Akpu July 9, 2018 0 At least 88 people have been reported dead and 58 missing following days of heavy rainfall that set off flooding ...
Oyo to dredge 64 rivers, warns against dumping of refuse on water channels by Patrick Akpu June 21, 2018 0 The Oyo State Government through the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP) in conjunction with the State Ministry of Environment ...
NIHSA predicts flood in 380 LGAs as IUFMP steps up activities in Ibadan by Patrick Akpu May 11, 2018 0 The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Thursday alerted Nigerians that 380 Local Government Areas in 35 states would experience ...
All hands on deck to mitigate flooding in Ibadan by Patrick Akpu April 10, 2018 0 The Oyo state government, through the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project ( IUFMP) , with support from World Bank, has ...
Irma, Katrina, Harvey… Why ugly, destructive hurricanes get beautiful names by Patrick Akpu September 8, 2017 0 Hurricanes have in the past few days ravaged Texas in the United States and destroyed huge parts of the Caribbean ...
Benue flood: Over 100,000 persons displaced in Makurdi, others (PHOTOS) by Patrick Akpu August 31, 2017 0 More than 110,000 persons in 24 communities, including Makurdi, have been displaced by flood in Benue state. The Executive Secretary ...
Houston preacher, Joel Osteen under fire for not opening church doors to Texas flood victims by Patrick Akpu August 29, 2017 0 Houston Megachurch pastor and motivational Christian speaker Joel Osteen, has come under fire for not opening his church doors to ...
Flood: FG releases N1.6bn for Oyo, Lagos, Niger, others by Patrick Akpu July 12, 2017 0 Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the immediate release of N1.6billion as intervention funds for 16 states ravaged by flood. The ...
FLOOD! Buildings, vehicles, properties submerged in Ibadan (PHOTOS) by Patrick Akpu June 20, 2017 0 Continuous heavy rains in Ibadan on Monday and Tuesday wrecked havoc in some parts of the city, submerging houses, vehicles ...
Heavy rains: Oyo set to prevent flooding by Patrick Akpu March 31, 2017 0 Following predictions by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHSA) that Oyo State will be among the states that will ...
Oyo begins certification of building plans, to pull down illegal petrol stations by Patrick Akpu October 19, 2016 0 The Oyo State Government has said that it is embarking on a statewide certification exercise of building plans in the ...
Ogun asks residents of flood-prone areas to relocate by Patrick Akpu October 11, 2016 0 The Ogun State Government has urged residents living in areas severely affected by flood to relocate in order to prevent ...
300 houses submerged in Ogun after Oya Dam water release by Patrick Akpu October 6, 2016 0 No fewer than 300 houses have been submerged by flood following the opening of Oyan Dam water, one of the ...
Group commends Ajimobi on flood sensitization by Patrick Akpu September 15, 2016 0 A socio-cultural organisation, Oyo Patriotic Front, has commended the Oyo State Government for its pro-activeness and commitment to flood prevention ...