Kogi, Benue, Bayelsa, Others Asked To Prepare...Read More

The Federal Government has warned residents of flood prone areas in Kogi, Benue, Bayelsa and Jigawa state to relocate as water levels are expected to rise to critical levels.

A report released on Sunday by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) said areas along the River Benue Basin may witness flooding soon.

The agency said there has been a steady increase in water levels which is approaching the flood threshold.

The agency advised immediate preventive measures in states along the river, particularly those previously identified as flood-prone.

“Water levels recorded at key gauge stations are alarming, with Wuro Boki at 6.36 metres and Jimeta Bridge at 5.04 metres.

“Ibbi station stands at 8.2 metres, Makurdi at 9.4 metres, and Lokoja (Niger River) at 8.68 metres,” the report said.

“The water levels at our critical stations along the River Benue Basin as of Saturday, September 21, 2024, show steady increases towards flood levels,” NIHSA stated.

The agency stressed the urgency of improving water conveyance and flood containment to protect vulnerable communities.

It added that they would monitor river levels and provide updates to help authorities and the public mitigate flood risks.

Femi Bejide, Director, Operational Hydrology, NIHSA, urged residents of flood prone areas to vacate flood plains immediately.

“The flooding we are seeing now is caused by heavy rainfall and precipitation. However, river flooding is about to start, and it will be severe.

“Communities in Bayelsa and Jigawa states are particularly vulnerable due to their geography.

“Authorities have advised against building on flood plains, yet this remains a recurring issue.

“We’ve repeatedly told people to move from these areas, but the problem persists,” Bejide added.

The director stated that many Nigerians are waiting for government palliatives, which have become politicised, further complicating response efforts. ...Read More

Using a scriptural allusion from Deuteronomy 28:13, Pastor David Ibiyeomie of Salvation Ministries recently underlined the significance of aiming for success and perfection in life in a Facebook video....Read More

During a recent session, Pastor Ibiyeomie addressed his audience, elucidating that “Being above only is not the state of rising to Kingdom prominence. That’s the gist. Deuteronomy 28:13.

He went on to make a pointed distinction between how wealthy and less privileged individuals approach distractions, particularly in a place of worship. “Poor people want to put on the phone for the rich man to call them,”

According to him, “Rising to Kingdom prominence is a state of being above only. That’s the meaning. Deuteronomy 28:13. (Phone rings). I’ve said it over and over, you will never see iPhone ring in Church because poor men don’t carry iPhones. It’s these Dubai phones and all these.

The wealthy people don’t turn on (their) phones because they want to hear something to improve their lives. Poor people want to put on (the) phone for the rich man to call them. ...Read More

A Nigerian soldier, whose name is being withheld, has been accused of stealing his colleagues’ ammunition and uniforms in Katsina....Read More

The soldier is attached to 35 Battalion in Katsina town.

A video obtained by SaharaReporters shows the soldier’s hands were tied behind his back as he was being beaten.

“Him steal my ammunition, that one no do am, him steal my SF (Special Force) clothe, that one no do am, him still steal my regimental jacket (he stole my ammunition; not satisfied with that, he went ahead to steal my jacket),” one of the soldiers in the video is heard speaking in Pidgin English.

Another one added, “See am, all of us dey the same unit, 35 battalion. He don lose guard, he go sell am go give bandit and he is our fellow soldier, we think say na our fellow soldier, not knowing na our enemy him be (Look at him; we are all in the same unit – 35 battalion. He sold things to bandits. We thought he was our colleague not knowing he is an enemy).”

Army spokesman, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, could not be reached for comment as calls to his line were not answered.

He had also yet to reply to a message sent to him seeking his comment on the matter as of the time of filing this report.

On multiple occasions, the military has condemned cases of military personnel aiding and abetting terrorists, bandits, killer herdsmen, and other criminals in the country. ...Read More

A Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) worker, Kabiru Abubakar, allegedly killed his colleague, Aliyu Chiroma, in a dispute over food in Burra, Ningi local government area of Bauchi State....Read More

Spazr gathered that the deceased was a close friend of Abubakar.

A dispute ensued between the two when Chiroma brought launch to eat but Abubakar insisted on eating with him against his wish, which spurred a heated confrontation between them.

An eyewitness who does not want to be named said, “They exchanged words, which quickly escalated into a fight. Kabiru head butted Aliyu, causing him to fall to the ground. The commotion attracted the attention of nearby people.”

Chiroma was rushed to General Hospital Burra but died later.
Confirming the incident, the spokesman of Bauchi NCS, Aminu Ahmed, said the incident however occurred outside the Correctional facility.

He added that the deceased hailed from Giade local government area, while the suspect, Kabiru Abubakar, is from Dass local government area, adding that both were posted to Burra Correctional Center.

Ahmed said the body of the deceased was handed over to his family for burial.

Chairman of Ningi local government area, Nasiru Zakari who also confirmed the incident, saying he received the report. ...Read More

Leader of Mali’s ruling junta Lt Col Assimi Goita, (center), attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22. (AP)...Read More

BAMAKO, Mali, Sept 21, (AP): Authorities in Mali’s capital announced Thursday after a deadly attack by al-Qaeda-linked militants that they were closing several livestock markets that typically are run by an ethnic group that officials associate with the militants. The al-Qaeda-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks Tuesday on a military training camp and the airport on the outskirts of Bamako.

Malian officials said government forces suffered losses in the attack, but have released no official death toll. Most livestock markets in Mali’s capital are run by Fulani people – also known as the Peuhl – who are believed to be the largest semi-nomadic ethnic group in the world, with communities stretching from Senegal to the Central African Republic.

Fulanis also are disproportionately represented in Islamic militant groups in central Mali, which has led to them being stigmatized by other ethnic groups. Seven major livestock markets in the capital will be closed for “reasons of public order,” Abdoulaye Coulibaly, the governor of the district of Bamako, said in a statement late Thursday.

The statement did not clarify how long the closures would last. Rida Lyammouri, a senior fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, a think tank in Morocco, told The Associated Press that Mali’s government perceives Fulanis as generally working with jihadis and believes that the JNIM has infiltrated the capital with their help. Lyammouri said that “continues to feed into the narrative that all Fulanis support jihadist groups, which is not true,” Lyammouri said. “Jihadist groups do not discriminate on who could join, members of the group include Bambara, Dogon, Arabs, Songhai, and Tuareg, not only Fulanis.”

Controversial media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known Daddy Freeze, has urged Nigerian women to regard their husbands as their “heads” and not their partners....Read More

According to Daddy Freeze, both African, Middle Eastern, Christian and Islamic traditions regard the husband as the head of the family and not as a partner like in the Western world.

Speaking in a video message shared via his Instagram account, the OAP said, “Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani, and Efik traditions as well as Christian and Islamic traditions, all say the man is the head of the house. In the Western world, your husband is your partner.
“Your husband is not supposed to be your partner, he is your head.”

The self-acclaimed servant of Yahweh most high and scripture teacher, however, advised women to be careful who them “submit your headship to.” ...Read More

Tarsiers consume a diverse diet of insects like spiders, termites, beetles, moths, ants, grasshoppers, walking sticks, cockroaches, and crickets, as well as leaves and fruits. To stay hydrated, they sip water and use their tongues to cleanse their eyes since they can’t blink. Their outwardly positioned eyes provide a field of vision spanning 180 degrees....Read More

Tarsiers have a timid and fearful nature, easily startled by loud noises, close proximity, and bright lights. Captive tarsiers can experience stress, leading to self-inflicted head trauma and sometimes death. Unfortunately, mistreatment and unfavorable conditions have caused the demise of many tarsiers. To encounter tarsiers, explore their arboreal habitats in the southern Philippine islands, specifically Celebes, Belitung, Natuna, Sumatra, Borneo, and Baryka.

Tarsiers may face challenges in unfamiliar environments, resorting to self-harm and even suicide. Their lifespan typically ranges from two to twelve years, influenced by natural mortality, environmental conditions, and habitat quality, but a significant portion of their population meets untimely ends due to self-harm……Read Full Article ...Read More

Our planet is home to billions of living things of which people are the most astute and humanized. Other than us, there are a large group of different creatures that have strolled this planet yet unfortunately do not exist anymore....Read More

Researchers, analysts, and excavator have taken the agony to make discoveries and found old stays after some time, of which we would now be able to have a graphical portrayal of a great deal of these creatures, regardless of whether they weren’t seen or gotten on camera.

The skeletons of these wiped-out creatures have been improved, and used to give a prescient look, while others have lived into present day, yet at the same time couldn’t proceed with their reality.

1. T-Rex (wiped out for 66 million years)

Tyrannosaurus is a sort of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs. The specie is organically called Tyrannosaurus rex, which is T-rex for short, and it is one of the most all around spoke to of the huge theropods dinosaurs.

2. Traveler Pigeon (wiped out for a long time)

The traveler pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius was known to be one of the most social of all land winged animals. The excellent animal was evaluated at around 3 to 5 billion at the pinnacle of its populace yet began vanishing from American skies by around the mid 1890s, and the last one to be located in the wild occurred around 1900.

3. Saber-toothed Tiger (wiped out for around 10,000 years)

The saber-toothed tigers were pushed out of presence inside 100 years by a twofold impact of a dangerous atmospheric devation and over the top chasing by people. The lance like toothed monsters once meandered the fields of Patagonia in the southern purpose of South America nearby people.

4. Dodo (terminated for a long time)

The Dodo is deductively known as Raphus cucullatus, and it was a flightless flying creature that was regular to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.

5. Pyrenean Ibex (wiped out for a long time)

The Pyrenean Ibex is experimentally called Capra pyrenaica. It is one of the most as of late wiped out creature that looks like a goat.

6. Monster Ground Sloth (wiped out for about 10,000 years)

Monster ground sloth, known as Megatherium is a wiped out individual from ground sloths that were basic to South American terrains.

7. Neanderthals (terminated for a long time)

Neanderthals are subspecies of antiquated people who had lived in Eurasia until around 40,000 years prior. They most likely left presence because of rivalry they confronted with different subspecies, eradication by moving Europeans, or because of “unadulterated misfortune”.

8. Tasmanian Tiger (wiped out for around 70 years)

The Tasmanian Tiger, otherwise called Thylacine was one of the biggest known savage marsupials. It developed until around 4 million years back, and the last realized living one was caught in 1933 in Tasmania.

9. Haast’s Eagle (wiped out for about 500 years)

The Haast’s falcon is a type of hawk that once lived around the Southern Islands of New Zealand. Presently wiped out, the specie was the biggest bird known to have existed and could assault bigger warm-blooded creatures and even man.

10. Lesser Bilby (terminated for around 50 years)

The lesser bilby or Yallara, deductively called (Macrotis leucura), is a lesser hare eared bandicoot that used to live in nature.

11. Wooly Mammoth (terminated almost 10,000 years prior)

The wooly mammoth lived during the Pleistocene until it at last got wiped out in the Holocene age. It was known to be one of the toward the end in a line of mammoth animal varieties that have stopped to exist.

12. Beast Whale (terminated 20 million years prior)

The beast whale, called Leviathan by certain individuals, is actually named a “physeteroid,” which is an individual from a group of toothed whales that stretches back to around 20 million years prior as indicated by developmental record.

13. Hagryphus – Dino Turkey (wiped out almost 70 million years prior)

The Dino Turkey, which is logically called Hagryphus giganteus was an especially enormous creature that deliberate up to around three meters (10 ft) long. It was distinguished as one of the biggest of its sort and resembles a savage rendition of our cutting-edge turkey. ...Read More

The young man who went viral in 2021 after he fled his home to live with wild animals in the forests in Rwanda has undergone an impressive transformation....Read More

Zanziman Ellie was dubbed the “real-life Mowgli” after a documentary about his life in the forest aired on YouTube.

He gained the name due to comparisons made to the story of Mowgil, a boy raised by wolves in classic Disney film The Jungle Book.

In the documentary, Zanziman could be found in the forest eating grass and bananas alongside wild animals.

Zanziman was forced to run away from home after cruel bullies made his life a misery over his appearance. He was also reportedly called “monkey”.

He suffers from a condition called microcephaly, where a baby is born with its head much smaller than normal.

His life changed after the documentary about him was made, which saw him reunited with his family.

Now Zanziman, who is believed to be 25 years old today with his birth year allegedly being in 1999, is unrecognisable in his last appearance.

Documentary makers Afrimax TV set up a GoFundMe page which received numerous donations around the world.

It allowed Zanziman and his mum to build a new life together.

Recent footage showed Ellie looking very sharp in his school uniform and enjoying home life with his mother.

His mum insists his incredible transformation is nothing short of a “miracle”.

The donations were used to send him to a school for children with special needs at the Ubumwe Community Centre in Rwanda.

Zanziman’s mother said: “God is a miracle worker. He was being ridiculed and I would often run after him. At the moment he is in school with his peers and I am so happy.

“My son is having a good life, well-wishers have built me a house… my sorrow has been taken away.”

In an updated video, footage showed the mother and son in their new home, where Zanziman has his own bedroom.

His mum said: “We used to live in an old house which was going to fall anytime. I never knew my wishes were going to come true.

“This house has each and everything for this house to be a home. This is heaven on earth.

“You have brought me this device where I see people talking to me (the television). I will never feel lonely again.”

The last information made public about Zanziaman was that he also learned how to ride a bike, and was able to clean himself and wash his clothes. ...Read More