THE GUARDIAN A non-governmental organisation, the Core Advocate For Genuine Change and Peace Initiative (CAGCPI), has urged the Bayelsa State Government to urgently intervene and save communities impacted by flooding in the state. Its Director General, Jacob Brave Obekuma, in…
THE PUNCH The Bayelsa State Government has commissioned a study group of experts as a major initiative to mitigate perennial flooding and reduce the suffering of residents during annual flood in the state. To this end, the government has divided…
VANGUARD Flood has submerged Okpokunou Urban, over five other communities and satellite villages at Seimbiri Kingdom, Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State. The traditional ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom, HM Charles Ayemi-Botu, who raised the alarm, told Vanguard: “It is a…
THE NATION Floods are wiping out communities, submerging homes, eating up farms and villages in the hinterland, hapless citizens are fleeing their areas and moving into neighbouring towns, which also soon feel the wrath of nature. Those fleeing are leaving…
THE GUARDIAN The lifeless body of a seven-year-old boy, Fejiro Emoavworhe, who was declared missing few days ago, has been found at the bank of Ohovwe River in Ekiugbo, Ughelli North Council of Delta State. Also, the body of a…
VANGUARD NEWS Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has urged National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, to correct the misconception that only three local government areas suffer from flooding in the state. Diri, who spoke in Yenagoa when officials of the…
THISDAY Editorial Government should make good use of data on hydrological behaviour at their disposal The heavy floods being recorded in various parts of the country since the middle of this year have, not surprisingly, caused destruction of lives and…
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