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Relocate people from flood-prone areas, NEMA tells 33 governors
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a strong recommendation for people living in flood-prone areas to start relocating immediately. With predictions from the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) indicating that 33 states will face flooding this year, NEMA has highlighted the urgent need for proactive measures.
To prevent blockages and minimize the impact of flooding, NEMA advises monitoring dams, desilting water bodies, and clearing debris. The agencies have identified 25 states and 72 local government areas with heightened vulnerability between last month and next month, persisting from July to September in all 33 states and 135 high-risk local government areas. Additionally, between October and November, 19 states and 44 council areas will be affected.
NEMA’s Director-General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, stressed the importance of community sensitization and awareness campaigns, urging early desilting and clearing of water bodies, monitoring dam discharges, and creating detention dams. She also emphasized the need for mobilizing flood-prone communities to clear waterways and relocate from flood plains.
NEMA commits to intensifying efforts to reduce the impact of predicted flooding and assures collaboration with government partners to provide necessary assistance to affected persons. Mrs. Umar called on stakeholders to fulfill their responsibilities to prevent loss of lives and property, particularly due to climate-related disasters in 2024.
Furthermore, NEMA urges various emergency sectors, including food security, water sanitation and hygiene, health, nutrition, education, protection, shelter, and logistics, to hold regular coordination meetings to address these challenges effectively.
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ALLEGED CONTEMPT: INEC CHAIRMAN ABSENT, COURT FIXES OCTOBER 8
The lawsuit is instituted by Edozie Njoku, Chairman of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), who was accusing the INEC boss of flouting an order of mandamus directing INEC to accept the outcome of an emergency convention that produced him.
The Chairman of Nigeria’s electoral body INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, failed to show up when a case of contempt against him came up for mention at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday.
The lawsuit is instituted by Edozie Njoku, Chairman of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), who was accusing the INEC boss of flouting an order of mandamus directing INEC to accept the outcome of an emergency convention that produced him.
At the proceedings, Alhassan Umar, counsel for Professor Yakubu informed the Court of a pending application challenging the jurisdiction of the court.
But this was contested by NRM’s lawyer, Oladimeji Ekengba ought to have been present as it is a criminal case.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu subsequently adjourned the case till October 8.
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FG Immortalizes Buhari renaming UNIMAID after him
UNIMAID will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday announced that the University of Maiduguri would be renamed in honour of the late leader, Muhammadu Buhari.
UNIMAID will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri.
Presiding over the FEC session, President Tinubu delivered a stirring tribute, celebrating Buhari’s life as one defined by discipline, moral fortitude, and unwavering patriotism.
He described Buhari not as a perfect man—no leader is—but as a good, decent, and honourable man.
While acknowledging that Buhari’s record, like all legacies, will be subject to debate, Tinubu insisted that the character he brought to public life, the moral force he carried, and the incorruptible standard he represented will not be forgotten.
A high court in Ebonyi State has ordered the release of 24 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after they were held in detention for four years.
The ruling on Thursday marks a significant development in the ongoing legal proceedings involving the group.
The 24 IPOB members were discharged and acquitted by Justice I. P. Chima of Ebonyi State High Court.
It was gathered that they were among the last batch of the IPOB detainees out of the 36 held since May 4 2020.
Meanwhile, their lawyer and human rights activist, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed their freedom in a statement titled, “Justice Delayed, But Never Denied.”
According to him, the ruling followed the preliminary objection which highlighted the brazen violation of their fundamental rights: particularly the constitutionally guaranteed protection against double jeopardy, enshrined under Section 36(9) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
Ejiofor said the sacred principle, “autrefois acquit”, stipulates that no person shall be tried again for an offence in respect of which they have previously been acquitted.
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