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FG Donates Relief Materials to Victims of Flood Disaster in Kogi

By Stephen Adeleye. The Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has donated relief materials to...

When Flood Victims Are Negatively Married to ‘Flood of Governance’

It is no longer a news that flood has taken over the Kogi State capital and some of the riverine areas in Kogi State. It is not also a news that our government has...

Okai Berates Federal, State Lawmakers for Ignoring Kogi Flood Victims

Kogi-born social critic, Comrade Usman Austin Okai has challenged federal and state lawmakers from the state to rise up and speak for communities and residents of the...

Flood Sacks Kogi Assembly Members From Quarters

Some members of Kogi State House of Assembly have been forced to vacate their quarters located along the Ganaja road as surging flood continue to wreck havoc in Lokoja,...

Lawmakers Seek for Help as Flood Sacks More Communities in Kogi

The lawmaker representing Kogi (Koton Karfe) local government area of Kogi state, Hon Tanko Mohammed was moved to tears on Wednesday as he lamented on the plight of his...

Flood Cuts Off Lokoja-Ajaokuta Road, Sacks More Residents (Photos)

Flash floods from River Niger had cut off Lokoja -Ajaokuta road, which leads to the South -East and some South-South parts of the country. A correspondent of the News...

Kogi Flood Victims Beg Federal, State Governments for Assistance

The victims of flood in Kogi State have appealed to both the federal and state governments to come to their aid, as the ravaging flood has destroyed their properties...

Floods Sack 70 Communities in Kogi, Displace Over 50,000 Persons

Flash floods from River Niger have submerged over 70 communities and displaced over 50,000 people displaced from their houses in different parts of Kogi. Residents of...

NIHSA Cautions of Imminent Flooding, Lists Kogi, Kebbi, Others as Vulnerable States

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned that the country still has many weeks of rainfall in the course of the year and more floods are still...

Flooding: NIHSA Raises Fresh Alert in Kogi, 9 Other States

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has raised fresh alarm over the likelihood of flooding incident in at least 10 states contiguous to River Niger....