A devastating flood swept through Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State in the early hours of Thursday, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The disaster followed a heavy downpour on Wednesday night, submerging homes, washing away farmlands, and displacing numerous residents. Eyewitnesses reported a grim scene on Thursday morning, with bodies seen in various parts of the town and families frantically searching for missing loved ones. The extent of the damage has plunged the community into mourning as emergency response teams began search and recovery operations at dawn. Several persons are feared dead, though the exact number…
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For decades, the waters of Ogoniland in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta ran black with crude. Rivers that once teemed with fish became lifeless. Farmlands turned barren. The air thickened with the stench of spilled oil, and for the people; many of them subsistence farmers and fishermen, the land ceased to provide. Although oil production in the region halted in 1993, the scars left behind endured. So too did the suffering, residents continued to fall ill from contaminated water, crops failed, and livelihoods vanished. But today, more than 30 years on, a slow, painstaking effort to restore the land and heal…
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