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Group Urges Evidence-Based Policies To Tackle Abuja Flooding Crisis
A group has raised concerns over the worsening flooding crisis in Abuja, calling for data-driven policies and effective measures to address the persistent threat to lives and property. Abuja flooding- A group, Nigerian Environmental Society,NES,has decried the perennial flooding crisis in Abuja, describing it as disaster in the Territory, and called for legislation, public awareness and…
Abuja Building Collapse: Why Three-Storey Structure Gave Way Hours After Being Sealed
A three-storey building in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, collapsed hours after FCTA officials sealed it over structural safety concerns, with authorities now investigating the circumstances that led to the collapse. Federal Capital Territory (FCT) city gate A three-storey building collapsed yesterday in the Wuse area of Abuja, and there was no loss of lives in the incident.…
Indonesia Resumes Flights After Anak Krakatau Eruption Disrupts Air Travel
Flights are gradually returning to normal after volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau forced airport closures, disrupting nearly 3,000 flights and leaving more than 340,000 passengers stranded. This handout aerial picture shows the Mount Krakatau (Krakatoa) in the Sunda Strait, in South Lampung, Lampung province, spewing smoke and volcanic ash during an eruption. (Photo by Handout…
Abuja Floods: Onoh Urges Wike, Kingibe To End Blame Game
Former presidential spokesman Denge Josef Onoh has called for an independent investigation into Abuja’s recurring floods, urging FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Senator Ireti Kingibe to focus on accountability for planning failures, blocked waterways and development on flood-prone areas. Former spokesman for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the South-East, Denge Josef Onoh, has called for an independent…
Nepal-Tibet Floods Kill Over 900, Nearly 5,000 Still Missing
Flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed more than 900 people, while nearly 5,000 remain missing, with many feared trapped inside hydropower tunnels. Rescue teams in Nepal continue to search for thousands of missing people, five days after devastating flash floods that have left the Himalayan nation grappling with a major humanitarian crisis. Several…
Missing Soar Over 2,400 After Deadly Nepal, China Floods
The new figures came as Nepal’s disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to a missing list already including trekkers and pilgrims to Tibet’s sacred Mount Kailash. Houses lie partially submerged in muddy water along a riverside after flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. Photo by PRABIN RANABHAT /…
Germany Reports Record 15,800 Heat-Related Deaths This Summer
Heat and drought have battered much of Europe this summer, fuelling a spike in heat-related mortality, wildfires, devastating many crops and dropping water levels in major rivers. France, Britain and Spain have all reported thousands of excess summer deaths. People cool off at a mist fountain at Place du Trocadero during a heatwave in Paris…
NiMet Alerts Plateau, Benue Over Thunderstorms, Predicts Rainfall In Enugu, Cross River
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of thunderstorms in Plateau and Benue, while forecasting rainfall in Enugu and Cross River, urging airline operators to obtain airport-specific weather briefings to support safe flight operations. Thunderstorm The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast cloudy conditions and thunderstorms across several parts of Nigeria on Monday, August 24,…
Ogoni Groups Urge NSA to Probe Oil Resumption Process
Ogoni stakeholders have called on the National Security Adviser to investigate the process surrounding the proposed resumption of oil exploration in Ogoniland, stressing that their demand is not to block production but to ensure transparency, meaningful participation, justice and the long-term interests of the Ogoni people. A cross-section of leaders of the apex socio-cultural organisation…
Belgium Wildfire Forces Evacuations as Blaze Engulfs 1,600 Hectares
Residents have been evacuated as a fast-spreading wildfire ravaged about 1,600 hectares in Belgium’s High Fens nature park near the German border, with firefighters from across the country deployed to battle the blaze. This photograph shows smoke billowing from a scorched area during a wildfire in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve in Jalhay…
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