Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a rainstorm that hit the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Yikpata, the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Saturday. While the storm caused extensive damage, no lives were lost, and corps members have been safely accommodated, officials confirmed. A building with its rooftop blown off by …

Kwara State Government has asked the management of Ansar-Udeen College, Ijagbo in the Oyun Local Government Area of the state to forward the list of property damaged during the Monday rainstorm disaster in the community. Over 100 residents of Ijagbo town were rendered homeless by the rainstorm which wreaked havoc on the community. It was gathered that educational institutions, residential …

Five persons have been confirmed dead at the ongoing North East trade fair following a rainstorm in Bauchi State, Saturday night. Information gathered revealed that the rain, which started at 8:30 p.m., killed about two people while injuring three others, who later died at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital. Public Relations Officer of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University …

A downpour on Wednesday night has wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, resulting in extensive damage to the facility and facilitating the escape of 118 inmates. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Adamu Duza, on Thursday. Duza noted that the …

Several persons have been rendered homeless after a heavy downpour destroyed more than 105 buildings in Oke-Ako, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Friday. The downpour which started at about 3pm also destroyed some electricity facilities across the town, thereby subjecting the residents to a total blackout. While on a visit to the affected area on Saturday, the …