The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said that twenty-five states and the Federal Capital Territory will experience heavy rainfall on Thursday September 28 and Friday, Septemebr 29 with the possibility of flash floods. According to NiMet, the states projected to experience heavy rainfall include Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau, Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi, Enugu, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa and Abia. The forecast listed Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kwara, and Benue States, including …
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An 11-year-old British boy has broken a junior angling world record for the biggest common carp catch after catching a massive 6st 8lbs fish that is almost as heavy as himself. Callum Pettit was on a fishing holiday with his dad and friends in France when he made the catch. The giant common carp was so big that Callum from Ashford, Kent, now holds a world record for a junior angler. His dad Stuart Pettit, 40, said: “He played the …
The heavy downpour in Lagos earlier today June 18, has caused major Havoc in the home of music executive, Ubi Franklin. In a post shared on his Instagram page, Ubi said his apartment became really flooded after the roof came off. He wrote ”At About 5:30am I heard a knock on my door and when I came out it was my PA “sir the house is flooded” everywhere was flooded. The Roof came off, POP soaked and it was raining directly …
The early morning downpour in Lagos has resulted in heavy flooding, causing traffic on major roads. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), some of the places in Lagos experiencing flash flood include: Ikeja – Along Lagos Abeokuta Expressway – Ifako and Oworo INW 3MB – Otedola Bridge – Gbagada – Osborne – Alfred Rewane – Iju Road – Abule Egba – Odo Eran/Wemco Junction. See more photos below.
Manchester City player, Eric Garcia was on Wednesday night rushed to the hospital following a heavy head collision with club goalkeeper, Ederson, in City’s 3-0 win over Arsenal in the English Premier league. Garcia was sent hard to the ground by Ederson as the goalkeeper came out of his penalty area to clear the ball in the 80th minute of the game at Etihad Stadium. Garcia was carried off on a stretcher after nearly 10 minutes of treatment by …
One person has been confirmed dead after a bridge collapsed at Oko-erin, Ilorin, Kwara State on Saturday night, June 13 after a heavy rainfall. An eyewitness said a car carrying three passengers fell into the canal after the bridge collapsed. “The bridge collapsed around 10pm on Saturday night because of heavy downfall. The driver was on the bridge when it tore apart and they fell into the canal. They died because they could not get help as people didn’t have means …