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DISASTEROct 8WFP urgently seeking over $30 million to keep feeding Congolese refugees in BurundiThe World Food Programme is seeking more than $30 million to maintain food assistance for Congolese refugees in Burundi, warning that supplies could run out as early as October 2026 without additional funding.Africanews [en]
DISASTEROct 8Customs seize three live pangolins in suspected wildlife-trafficking operation in OgunThe pangolins were found tightly bound in sacks, a cruel method of concealment used by wildlife traffickers to evade detection,” a customs official said. The post Customs seize three live pangolins in suspected wildlife-trafficking operation in Ogun appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
DISASTEROct 8Lagos records 1,324 fire, building-collapse, other emergency incidents in nine monthsThe service estimated that property worth N79.44 billion was saved during the period, while losses were put at N13.24 billion. Property affected was valued at an estimated N92.68 billion. The post Lagos records 1,324 fire, building-collapse, other emergency incidents in nine months appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
DISASTEROct 8Lagos fire incidents claim 65 lives, destroy N13.2bn propertyVanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 8Africa’s wildlife population plunges by 80 percent in five decades, WWF warnsRFI [en]
DISASTEROct 8TCN announces maintenance, power disruption in OgunThe Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has announced scheduled preventive maintenance on two power transformers at its Ijebu-Ode Transmission Substation in Ogun State, with electricity supply to some communities expected to be affected. TCN said the annual maintenance exercise would be carried out on its T1 and T2 30MVA, 132/33kV power transformers on Thursday and […] The post TCN announces maintenance, power disruption in Ogun appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 8Collapsed towers disrupt power supply in NasarawaABUJA — The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the unavailability of all 33kV outgoing feeders at the Keffi and Akwanga transmission substations in Nasarawa State following the collapse of three transmission towers. The affected towers — T78, T79 and T80 — are located along the Karu-Keffi-Akwanga 132kV transmission line corridor. TCN disclosed this […] The post Collapsed towers disrupt power supply in Nasarawa appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 8Otti mourns Abia-born pilot who died 16 days after weddingBy Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has mourned Squadron Leader Ahamefule Aham Man-Ugwueje, the Abia-born co-pilot who died alongside 24 other Nigerian Air Force personnel in the aircraft crash at Igbokoda, Ondo State. Man-Ugwueje, who hailed from Umuahia, died barely 16 days after he married a fellow Nigerian Air Force officer, […] The post Otti mourns Abia-born pilot who died 16 days after wedding appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 8PANDEF mourns victims of Ondo Air Force crash, seeks probeBy Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body of the South-South geopolitical zone, has mourned the victims of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. PANDEF also called for a thorough and comprehensive investigation to determine […] The post PANDEF mourns victims of Ondo Air Force crash, seeks probe appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 8<a href='https://news.sky.com/video/nurses-work-for-free-as-aid-budgets-slashed-and-medicine-running-out-13596310'>A small pot of rice to feed a family of 17: How funding cuts mean risk of famine looms over Somalia</a>Sky News World
DISASTEROct 8NAF explains confusion over 25, 32 crash victimsBy Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has explained the discrepancy in the reported number of victims of the ATR 42 aircraft crash at Igbokoda, Ondo State, saying a misunderstanding of civil and military aviation terminology led to the initial figure of 32 persons being reported. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, who provided the clarification, […] The post NAF explains confusion over 25, 32 crash victims appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 8Minna Miners’ Deaths: Probe panel cites institutional breakdown, training gapsPremium Times
DISASTEROct 8NAF Crash: Prospective NYSC member, only son, among crash victimsVanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 8How kidnappings are hitting Nigeria’s Borno families hardAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTEROct 7Poor record-keeping caused confusion over NAF crash manifest – Ex-SSS directorNAF released the names of 25 people aboard the aircraft, rather than the 32 earlier reported by government officials. The post Poor record-keeping caused confusion over NAF crash manifest – Ex-SSS director appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
DISASTEROct 7Plane Crash: Aiyedatiwa visits site, says aircraft’s main body yet to surface, human parts recoveredPremium Times
DISASTEROct 7Flooding: Rivers Resident Doctors Warn Of Disease OutbreaksDescribing flooding as a “turmoil,” the doctors said it could increase the risk of diseases and epidemics, particularly malaria in flood-prone communities. The post Flooding: Rivers Resident Doctors Warn Of Disease Outbreaks appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
DISASTEROct 7NAF crash: ‘You didn’t say you wouldn’t return from Abuja’ — Bako’s partnerThe partner of Flight Lieutenant I.S. Bako, one of the 25 people killed in Tuesday’s Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, has mourned the deceased officer in an emotional social media post. Joanna Yakubu, in a TikTok post on Tuesday, recalled her last conversation with Bako, a co-pilot aboard the ill-fated aircraft. […] The post NAF crash: ‘You didn’t say you wouldn’t return from Abuja’ — Bako’s partner appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 7Only the pilot could explain how he manoeuvred aircraft away from community — AiyedatiwaVanguard Nigeria
DISASTERBREAKINGOct 7(Photos) NAF plane crash: 72 hours after, main wreckage yet to be recovered in OndoVanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 7Igbokoda crash: Keyamo, Air Force chief agree to deepen aviation safety cooperationThe minister said the incident had underscored the need for closer cooperation between civil and military aviation authorities, noting that aviation accidents could affect personnel and citizens across both sectors. The post Igbokoda crash: Keyamo, Air Force chief agree to deepen aviation safety cooperation appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 7[VIDEO] NAF Air Crash: You Can’t Rule Out Anything — Commodore DappaChannels TV
DISASTEROct 7Madagascar residents gear up for impact of El NiñoIn southern Madagascar, residents are bracing themselves for the impact due in the coming months of the El Nino warming pattern, which experts expect to be the strongest on record.Africanews [en]
DISASTEROct 7Plea for support: Zim music studio damaged by hailstormMasvingo-based producer Ishmael Majaya has launched a fundraising campaign to rebuild his recording studio after heavy winds and a hailstorm damaged the facility and destroyed or affected much of its...musicinafrica_net · south africa