Man Losses 5 Children To Fire Disaster

The arrival of Mr Okene’s new baby was immediately  followed by the death of his five other children in a night fire that engulfed their house at E 36, Faskari Street in the Kakuri area of the Kaduna metropolis.

Relief Materials For Nigeria’s Flood Victims Diverted

Two civil society groups, UK-based Tearfund and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have expressed “concerns that relief funds and materials allocated to cater for the needs of the displaced persons and victims of floods in several parts of the country are not reaching those who need them.”

The groups in a joint public statement made on Sunday and signed by Tearfund Country Representative, Danladi Musa, and SERAP Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, said there was serious lack of transparency in the handling of the victims’ welfare.

Read the statement below:

SAD: 33 Women On A Burial Trip From Lagos To Benin Plunge Into River J4

A commercial bus conveying mostly women on a burial trip from Lagos to Benin plunged into River J4, near Ogbere on the Ijebu-Ode-Ore Expressway on Friday, leaving no fewer than 33 persons dead.

4 Farmers Commit Suicide Over Flood Disaster In Kogi State

Four farmers in Kogi State have committed suicide as a result of losses they incurred due to flood just as thousands of others have been displaced. President Goodluck Jonathan disclosed this yesterday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital while undertaking a tour of the areas affected by flood.

Speaking in Yenagoa, President Jonathan said, 

“In Kogi State, four farmers committed suicide because they borrowed money from the bank to buy seeds and flood came and destroyed it.

President Jonathan Visits Flooded Victims In Kogi State

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Thursday (today) visited flooded parts of Kogi State.

The visit is the first phase of an inspection tour of Nigerian states affected by the flood.

In the phase, President Jonathan will also visit flooded parts of Anambra State, Delta State, Bayelsa State and Rivers State. 

See more photos from the visit after the cut:

Minister Of Aviation Paddles A Canoe To Her Flooded Compound In Akili Village, Anambra

The rich also cry....lol...have fun ma!

Flood Ravages Otuoke, President Jonathan’s Hometown

The president’s hometown, Otuoke, is the latest victim of the massive flood ravaging Nigeria

Igbinedion University Boys Hostel Goes Up In Flames

 Igbinedion University Old Boys hostel, room 183-186 M Block went up in flames last night. Students of the University alleged that the inferno was caused by poor electrical wiring. No life was however lost in the incident except for some students personal valuables. 

More photos from the scene after the cut:

Over 20 Students Killed In Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State

At least 20 people, mostly students, have been killed by unknown gunmen in Mubi, north-eastern Nigeria, a police source has told the BBC.
The attack happened at a student hostel away from the Federal Polytechnic Mubi campus, the source said.
A lecturer told the BBC that more than 40 students had been killed but there has been no official comment.

Video: Samuel Eto’s $1.4 Million ''Aston Martin'' Kaput's In Paris Inside The Rain

The footballer's 1.4 million dollars Aston Martin One-77 refused to start in Paris. And as a result of the rains, they had to tape over the open window with plastic sheets. See videos when you continue:

Fire guts Dangote sugar factory in Apapa

Some parts of Dangote Sugar factory in Apapa were Sunday night destroyed by fire.

The fire, lasted for more than four hours between 7pm and 11pm.

The firm is one of the largest sugar producing companies in Africa that supplies sugar to some African countries like Ghana, Borkina- Faso and Cameron.

Heavy Rainfall Washes Up 500 Copses From The Graves And Displaces 10,000 Residents

 It was a horrible sight at Jajeri Moslem Cemetery in Maiduguri and Jere Council Area, when over 500 dead bodies were washed up from their graves during a heavy rainfall in Borno State that lasted for nearly two days. Over 10,000 residents were displaced and property worth millions of Naira destroyed.

Zenith Bank In Abuja Goes Up In Flames (Photos)

There was a fire outbreak in one of the Zenith Bank branches located at Tafawa Balewa Road in Area 8, Abuja last night. The fire occurred at about 9pm yesterday which damaged some parts of the building.

More Photos Below:

Helicopter Crash Kills 6 Foreigners In Niger Desert

Four Chinese employees from state oil firm CNPC and two French crew members were killed in a helicopter crash in Niger's Tenere desert, two Nigerien security sources said on Monday.

Cash-strapped Niger began producing oil last year from its remote Agadem oil block, some 1,500 km (930 miles) east of the capital, in a $5 billion deal with China's CNPC.

Medical Graduates From UNIBEN, AAU, Igbinedion University And 6 Other Nigerian Universities On UK's Blacklist

This is very embarrassing to Nigeria as a nation.

The report is as follows:

GMC says the schools no longer meet accepted standards of practice in the UK

Medical graduates from nine universities in Nigeria will no longer be able to obtain licenses to practice in the United Kingdom, following a decision by the UK's General Medical Council (GMC) to ban the higher institutions.

2,105 Buildings Washed Away By Flood In Ibadan

The chairman of the Oyo State Task Force on Flood Prevention and Management, Dr Bolanle Wahab, has disclosed that a total of 2,105 buildings were washed away by the flood disaster which ravaged the city of Ibadan on August 26, 2011.

He also said that a total sum of N4.31 billion would be required by the state government to construct 25 bridges and culverts in all the affected areas across all the 11 local government areas of the state capital.

Statistics: ‘Only 15% Of Nigerian Roads Are In Good Shape’!

Woo... Incredible as it may sounds, but it is the stark reality.

Earthquake Hit China...26 Injured!

The earthquake in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday afternoon has injured 26 people, including three in a critical condition, a local spokesman said.