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Flood Washes Away 118,000 Farmlands in Niger State
The federal government warned that 148 LGAs in 31 states, including Niger, were at risk of severe flooding from April to November.

The Director -General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency, (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arah, said on Thursday that 118,692 farmlands have been washed away in 19 out of the 25 local government areas of Nger State.
No fewer than eleven persons have been confirmed dead in flood-ravaged Niger State, with 118,692 farmlands said to have been washed away in 19 out of the 25 local government areas of the state.
“The flood also affected 246 schools across the 19 local government areas affecting 529 communities,” said the NSEMA DG.
He identified the affected areas : Mokwa, Katcha, Lavun, Lapai, Agaie, Shiroro, Munya, Gbako, Kontagora, and Bosso.
Others are Edati, Agwara, Bida, Magama, Mashegu, Borgu, Gurara, Suleja and Rijau local government areas , respectively.
He added that 34 communities and 41,192 persons have so far been affected by the devastating effects of the flood.
It was also gathered that 6,865 households have been affected with 18 bridges and 80 culverts cut as a result of the flood.
It could be recalled that on April 17, the federal government warned that 148 LGAs in 31 states, including Niger, were at risk of severe flooding from April to November.
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BREAKING: SDP expels, bans El-Rufai for 30 years

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been expelled from the Social Democratic Party, SDP.
Announcing his expulsion from the party, SDP also imposed a 30-year ban on El-Rufai.
SDP’s National Working Committee, NWC, said the action was in line with the party’s constitution, ideology, manifesto, principles, and practices, as well as in consonance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Act pertaining to the exclusive right of a political party to determine its membership.
A statement by the party’s spokesman, Araba Rufus Aiyenigba, warned members against associating with El-Rufai and those who don’t represent its interest.
Parts of the statement read: “El-Rufai is hereby banished and banned from applying for membership, identifying with the name, insignia, logo, symbol, mark, or any activities, organs, agencies, and institutions of the SDP or donating to, supporting, contributing to, or participating in any affairs of the SDP for a period of 30 years effective from today.”
It would be recalled that El-Rufai joined the SDP after quiting the All Progressives Congress, APC.
However, El-Rufai is also a key member of the opposition coalition which recently adopted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as its platform ahead of the 2027 election.
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BREAKING: APC members stage Protest at Lagos Assembly demanding chairman’s removal

Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos on Monday staged a protest at the House of Assembly complex, demanding the immediate removal of the party’s state chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi.
The demonstrators, reportedly drawn from the 57 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, across the state, converged at the Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja, holding placards with messages like ‘Ojelabi Must Go’ and ‘We Demand New Leadership’.
The protesters voiced dissatisfaction with the current leadership, calling for a shake-up in the state party structure ahead of upcoming political activities.
A heavy presence of police personnel was observed at the Assembly to ensure the protest remained peaceful and to prevent any escalation into violence or disruption of public order.
As of the time of filing this report, neither the leadership of the state Assembly nor the APC state executive had officially responded to the protest.
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Aisha Buhari relocates from Daura to Kaduna
They were warmly welcomed by a delegation led by the Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, and the Majority Leader of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Munira Tanimu.

Wife of Former President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha Buhari, and members of her family have relocated from Daura in Katsina State to the Kaduna residence of her dead husband.
Daily Trust reports that the residence is located at Ungwan Rimi GRA, Kaduna
They arrived on Sunday at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna.
They were warmly welcomed by a delegation led by the Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, and the Majority Leader of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Munira Tanimu.
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