The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria's north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200 on Sunday, a local official said.

MOKWA, Nigeria — On May 29, Mallam Hassan Umar stood waist-deep and barefoot in muddy water, his eyes on the remnants of his Arabic school, ...

Mokwa community leader Aliki Musa told the AP the villagers are not used to such flooding. The chairman of the Mokwa local government area, Jibril Muregi, ...

Aliyu Abdulhameed, managing director of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), ...

IDP camps, affected areas…task FG on flood control infrastructure & control, disaster preparedness in flood-prone regionsThe House of Representatives on Wednesday raised alarm over the possible ...

Torrential rains in Mokwa, Nigeria, have caused severe flooding, killing at least 111 people. The disaster highlights the urgent need for infrastructure improvements.

Mokwa appeared in court Monday with his lawyer. The court ordered payments of $251,244.52 to the former police chief and $253,755.48 to the law firm of Bruntrager and Billings, PC.

Umar who gave the update on Mokwa flood via a statement made available to Tribune Online, commended members of the rescue teams, including personnel from NEMA, the Niger State Emergency Management ...

The Mokwa flood disaster on May 28, 2025, like the Maiduguri flood on September 9, is not about rainfall but a signal to ...

Mayor Francis G. Slay had plans to vote for himself Tuesday at 9 a.m. Meanwhile, Downtown, just across the street from where he works, a trial was getting underway. The trial is part of the ...

You also had to love how Wagman bought the Slay-Rainford line that they don’t meddle with Mokwa because he doesn’t report to them. Since when does the City Charter rein these guys in? The City ...

Police Chief Joe Mokwa's bosses didn't believe he did anything improper in his department's dealings with a towing company, but they felt they had one choice: Move on.