SEMA DG Cross River decries shortage of facilities in refugee camps, says State hosts over 30,000 Cameroonians
Mr. Princewill Ayim, Director-General, Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), says facilities outside refugees camp are overstretched due to the increasing number. Ayim stated this during an interview with…
#EndSARS: Lalong threatens to relocate govt. properties from host communities following damage to properties
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has threatened to relocate government properties from host communities to other areas, following the invasion of the facilities by hoodlums in the aftermath of the…
Jigawa Flood: Death toll rises to 40 as IDPs seek better shelter
The death toll in Jigawa State following the recent floods has risen to 40 as River Hadejia has overflown its bank into communities. Multiple houses have been destroyed forcing residents…
NEMA urges Kogi residents living in flood prone communities to vacate houses
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has advised people living in flood prone areas in Kogi to get ready to vacate their houses anytime from now. The agency’s Head of…
28 states, 102 LGs likely to witness flooding – NEMA warns
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted that 28 states and 102 local governments might be at risk of flooding due to impending heavy rainfall. Mr Olusegun Afolayan, Director, Operations…
Suspected Boko Haram fighters execute five aid workers in Borno
A video has surfaced online showing the execution of five persons by masked men in military camouflage, suspected to be Boko Haram fighters in Borno. A voice was heard speaking…
Gov. Zulum expresses dismay over living conditions of IDPs, says we can’t continue to depend on food aid to survive
Gov. Babagana Zulum Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno says he resisted shedding tears while watching displaced persons queuing for distribution of relief materials. Zulum stated this during the distribution…
Modern Slavery: Kaduna State gov’t unites 140 victims with families
The Kaduna State Government has taken custody of the over 300 rescued inmates of an Illegal Islamic school in Rigasa area of the state. The Commissioner for Human Services and Social…
SEMA confirms 7 killed, 1 injured in Jos building collapse
The Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said seven people had died and one other was critically injured during Monday’s building collapse in Jos. The two-storey building located at Butcher…
State govts in the N/East to support security, military operations by providing logistics support- FG
Presidential media aide, Mallam Garba Shehu, says the Buhari administration is working with state governments across the Northwest to pursue an urgent revamp of the national security apparatus in the…