Heavy Rainfall Sparks Flooding in Lagos
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Two days of continued downpour in Lagos State has caused massive flooding in many parts of the state. The rain which started on Saturday night continues to drizzle as of the time More...
Delta: Three Hours Rainfall Wreck Havoc in Asaba
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Several roads in Asaba, Delta State capital were submerged in flood following torrential rains on Sunday night. The floods rendered the roads impassable for most hours of the day. Although, More...
16 Million Babies Born into Conflict in 2015-UNICEF
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (URHOBOTODAY) – More than 16 million babies were born in conflict zones in 2015 – 1 in 8 of all births worldwide this year – UNICEF said today, a figure that underscores the vulnerability More...
Four Die as Flood Ravage Cross River State Community
File Pics LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than four people were reported to have lost their lives as a result of flood which occupied the Calabar-Itu highway at Okurikang axis of the road in Odukpani More...
Flood Submerges 30 Houses in Urhobo Community, Threatens Ndokwa Communities
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The councilor representing, Jeremi Ward 3, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta state, Hon. Sunday Apah, has appealed to the Delta state and Federal governments to come to More...
How Flood Submerges Asaba Street, Offices and Homes (PHOTOS)
LAGOS JULY 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Flood has taking over major roads, offices, homes and business places in Asaba, Delta state, following the heavy downpour which began at the weekend. Vehicle users, tricycle riders More...
Flooding: Onuesoke Foundation Advises Deltans on Waste Control
Chairman of Onuesoke Foundation for Climate Change, Chief Sunny Onuesoke LAGOS JUNE 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Head of operations,Onuesoke Foundation on Climate Change, Mrs IGHO pearl patience has advised people of Delta More...
Four Houses Collapse, Million Naira Property Destroy as Rain Wrecks Havoc in Warri, Sapele
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than four buildings collapsed and property worth millions of naira destroyed in Warri, Delta State following a three-day downpour in the oil city. Our source gathered that More...
78 Killed in Ghana’s Fuel Station as Flood Overtakes Accra
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than 78 persons were killed after a gas station they ran to for shelter during heavy downpour went up in flames in Acrra, Ghana yesterday June 3rd. According to Ghana’s More...
Delta: Flood Submerge Warri as Drainage System Collapsed
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY) – The perennial flooding of the some quarters of Warri, the commercial nerve centre of oil rich Delta State, has been attributed to the failed canal and drainage system in the More...
PHOTOS/STORY:Succour for Flood Victims as UN Chief Visits Delta State
(L-R) Gen Ike Nwachukwu (RTD), United Nations (UN) Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Baroness Valerie Amos and Delta State Gov, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan LAGOS JUNE 21ST, More...
Delta: Part of Warri Flooded as Water Reservoir Burst Again
LAGOS MAY 23RD (URHOBOTODAY) The Warri-Effurun Water Supply Scheme, a project meant to provide potable water for residents of Warri and Effurun, has broken down again, causing flooding in parts of Warri township. Areas More...
FG Alerts Coastal States of Heavy Flooding
THE Federal Government has advised state governments and Nigerians living in flood prone communities to take precautionary measures against likely heavy floods, which may result from torrential rainfall, as well More...
Orubebe Expresses Concern over Kidnap of Expatriate on East-West Road
Minister of Ministry of NIger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe The Federal Government, weekend, tasked traditional, community and religious leaders in the Niger Delta to pacify the youths in their areas to More...