The Hon. Minister of State, Works and Housing, Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, has donated 500 bags of assorted grains to victims of recent floods that occurred in his home state, Yobe. A breakdown of the distribution indicates that Potiskum had the highest share of 200 bags while the remaining three local government areas of Fika, Fune and Nagere of his ...
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Issues surrounding Agamo land in Ekiti resolved
The controversy surrounding the true ownership of Agamo land in Iludun-Ekiti has been resolved as an Ekiti State High Court, Ido Ekiti Judicial Division, ruled that the land actually belongs to the community and not individuals or groups. Delivering judgment in suit No. HID/8/2017 filed by Rev. David Adeosun and five others on behalf of themselves and their families against ...
Read More »Clash between two communities in Anambra leaves several houses, farmlands burnt
A clash over a parcel of land between Umuemu Anam and Nzam communities in Anambra state has left several houses and farmlands burnt The tit-for-tat clash which was reportedly started by Umuemu Anam youths led to the destruction of property worth millions of naira The state’s commissioner of police has ordered for a full-scale investigation into the matter and two ...
Read More »Flood destroys fish farms, crops in Delta
Reports show that flood, which began on Sunday and continued till Monday, in Umuoko / Oko-Ogbele area, in Oshimili South Local Council of Delta State, has reportedly destroyed fish farms and crops worth millions of naira in the area. The Guardian reports that the residents / owners of the affected farms have called on the state government to come to their ...
Read More »Flood destroys farms in 24 communities in Niger State
As a result of the flood that damaged Mokwa Local Government Area of the state on September 19, farmlands have been destroyed in 24 communities in Niger State. The Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Ibrahim Inga, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Minna. He said that farms in eight communities ...
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