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When I woke up yesterday to news of a military coup in Gabon, I concluded there must be a better way to earn a living than peddling opinions on the pages of newspapers. We were still coming to terms with developments in Niger Republic where military adventurers are digging in when we learned of the |

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr Betta Edu has assured Nigerians of the federal government’s commitment to supporting the more than 16 million citizens affected by humanitarian crises nationwide.

"The opening of the dam is expected to affect 13 frontline states, according to the National Emergency Management Agency."

The Nigerian government has announced that the Lagdo Dam's managers in Cameroon have suspended their planned water release. Earlier, SaharaReporters highlighted concerns of potential flooding in Nigerian states like Kogi and Nasarawa due to the proposed dam opening. Cameroonian authorities had informed Nigeria about the intended water release, which posed a flood risk to some |

A few days ago, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, alerted Nigerians of impending flooding along the River Benue Basin. According to the

The minister had warned that the opening of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon would lead to floods in all the states on the path of the River Benue within seven days. 

A man whose identity is yet to be ascertained was swept away by floods on Tuesday at the Oye market in the Njikoka Local Government

Opening of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon expected to affect 13 frontline states

Residents in low-land and flood-prone areas in Delta State have been advised to relocate to higher planes in view of the impending flood, following the

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra are likely to be flooded, following the