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DOWNLOAD HERE: Flooding continues to displace thousands and destroy communities across Nigeria. NIGERIA DAILY : “We Lost Everything”: Victims Of Niger Flood Count Their Losses With the rainy season intensifying, experts are raising fresh concerns about environmental mismanagement, poor urban planning, and government unpreparedness. THE BEARING: How Available And Affordable Are Sacrificial Animals This Eid? In this episode of Nigeria Daily, we examine how Nigerians can prepare for, and avoid the negative effect of, floods.

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The senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack some of his minsters and service chiefs.Kalu, who is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Monday. The former Governor of Abia State said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should take bold decisions for his government to succeed.SPONSOR AD He said, “Some people working with President Tinubu should be relieved of their duties. Some of them should go — both from the security sector and among the ministers.“President Tinubu must be courageous enough to…

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An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun State, on Monday, remanded a man, Taofeek Jimoh, at the Ilesa Correctional Centre over alleged killing of his mother.Jimoh, whose address was not given, and had no legal representation in court, is being charged with murder. The prosecutor, ASP Fatoba Temitope, told the court that the defendant committed the offence at about 8pm on February 19 in the Oke-Ola, Osogbo.SPONSOR AD Temitope said that the defendant physically assaulted his mother, Taibat Jimoh, following a rancour and that the assault led to her death.He said that the offence contravened Section 319 of the Criminal Code…

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People suspected to be scavengers have allegedly stabbed a man, identified as Nwangwu Onyebuchi Clement, to death in the old Kutunku compensation layout in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. A resident of the area, Francis Nnamdi, said the incident happened around 9:26 am when three scavengers invaded the deceased’s house and attempted to remove his windows. He said the victim, who was inside his house, sighted them and asked them why they were trying to remove his windows’ burglaries.SPONSOR AD He said in the process, one of the scavengers pulled out a knife and stabbed him, adding that the victim,…

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A female pilgrim from Plateau State, Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, has died at the ongoing Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.This has brought the number of death among Nigerian contingent in this year’s holy pilgrimage to three. Earlier, pilgrims from Edo and Abia, Mrs. Adizatu Dazumi, and Alhaji Saleh Galeh, lost their lives.SPONSOR AD The Executive Secretary of Plateau State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Daiyabu Dauda, confirmed the latest death on Monday.According to Dauda, the late pilgrim passed away at King Abdul’aziz Hospital in Makkah as a result of diabetic complications.Dauda recalled, when he was informed of her condition, he directed…

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The School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) has called on Nigerians to ensure regular checks on their mental health, adding that it limits not only individual but also national growth. Chief Executive Officer of SPPG (Africa), Alero Ayida-Otobo, who made the disclosure in Abuja recently, said the school was championing the campaign to boost mental health, which is why it convened a conference on ‘Big Ideas with a focus on mental health. She said, “WHO noted that middle and low-income countries account for 70 per cent of brain diseases and mental disorders, including Nigeria, which is why there is a…

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A Malian army base came under attack on Monday, and shells were fired at the airport in the northern city of Timbuktu, where heavy gunfire was heard, the army, local officials and residents said.Junta-ruled Mali has since 2012 faced attacks from groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, as well as separatist movements and criminal gangs. For several months in 2012, jihadists took control of the fabled desert city of Timbuktu.SPONSOR AD The army’s general staff said in a statement that it had “thwarted an attempt by terrorist fighters to infiltrate the Timbuktu camp” at around 10:00am (local…

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The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru Plateau  State has explained the reasons for suspending  the publisher of PR Nigeria, Yushau A. Shuaib (mnipr), who is a participant in Senior Executive Course (SEC) 47.Yushau had petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what he termed planned ‘expulsion’ from NIPSS. Reacting to the petition, the Head of Public Affairs Department of NIPSS, Professor Sola Adeyanju, said the allegations of bullying by Yushau are baseless, and that their only demand from him is adherence to the clearly communicated rules of the institute.SPONSOR AD “The National Institute is Nigeria’s foremost…

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The Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power, has launched two Energy Efficiency Networks (EEN) in Kano State in a bid to improve energy efficiency and expand access to sustainable electricity.The initiative, co-funded by the German Development Cooperation and the European Union, aims to support industries—particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to reduce energy costs, improve productivity, and contribute to environmental sustainability. Speaking during the launch, the Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Dr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, lamented the significant losses suffered by Nigerian businesses due to unstable electricity supply.SPONSOR AD He…

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The Federal High Court (FHC) Chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Monday, locked out judges, lawyers, staff and litigants from accessing the court following the indefinite strike declared by its national body.A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the FHC headquarters located along Shehu Shagari Way in Abuja revealed that all the entrance gates into the high-rise building were under lock. Judges, staff, lawyers, litigants and members of the public were denied access as business activities in and around the court were paralysedSPONSOR AD NAN reports that JUSUN national body had, on May…

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