"The head of the operations office in the Niger state capital Minna, Husseini Isah, said rescue efforts were still ongoing on Friday. Why is flooding so dangerous in Nigeria? Mokwa is a key local ...

Flooding in Niger State’s Mokwa Local Government Area has claimed 151 lives, according to the Niger State Emergency ...

The source further confirmed that Isah’s wife, accompanied by a driver, a relative, and her baby, was finally able to see the student leader. Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State ...

According to the source, officials had initially requested that the family submit a formal letter to request visitation, which they promptly did. The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied ...

Those who enjoyed the pardon are Mohammed Mohammed, Nana Sheshi, Isah Nmadu, Mohammed Mohammed Ndabida, Abubakar Salihu and Baba Shaba. Others are, Adamu Babaminin, Haruna Mohammed, Isah Mohammed ...

The convicts include Mohammed Mohammed, Nana Alhaji Sheshi, Isah Baba Nmadu, Mohammed Mohammed Ndabida, Abubakar Baba Salihu, and Baba Mohammed Shaba. Others are Adamu Mohammed Babaminin ...

The sharp rise in the toll came as bodies were recovered nearly 10 kilometres from the town, where more than 250 buildings were levelled and two bridges were swept away, a spokesman for the Niger ...

Ibrahim Audu Husseini, a spokesman for the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, told AFP.As Husseini warned that the toll could still rise -- with bodies being swept away down the powerful ...

The sharp rise in the toll came as bodies were recovered nearly 10 km away from the town, where more than 250 buildings were levelled and two bridges were swept away, Ibrahim Audu Husseini, a ...

Husseini said the toll could rise further, with bodies being swept down the powerful Niger River. Gideon Adamu, head of the Red Cross in Niger state, told AFP that search teams were heading toward ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 151 on May 31, the local emergency service said, amid ...