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Is anything cuter than a baby hippo? Fans of Thailand’s Khoa Kheow Open Zoo don’t think so. The zoo recently held a four-day festival dedicated to their most famous resident: a pygmy hippo named Moo ...
The Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority received N9 billion in the 2025 fiscal appropriation, which was allocated to Niger State for various projects, the managing director, Aliyu ...
NNPCL announces a major breakthrough in the $2.8bn AKK gas pipeline project, successfully crossing the River Niger. This milestone paves the way for completion by year-end, boosting Nigeria's gas ...
Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the era of steamboats that shaped the nation.
A Russian-built SU-24M bomber crashed into Niger River near Gao, Mali, a day after a major Africa Corps–FLA clash. The cause remains unknown.
Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions over security, sovereignty and French influence have hardened into a stand-off throttling trade ...
Stacker examined historical documentation to explore Juneteenth's history and significance and to confute the most egregious misinformation about it.
Stacker examined historical documentation to explore Juneteenth's history and significance and to confute the most egregious misinformation about it.
Padma River History and Significance in Bangladesh: The first experience of the great river Padma is nothing less than overwhelming, and slightly terrifying.
Nigeria flash floods: Which is most affected area, what caused the deluge? At least 150 people killed and many more missing after torrential rains cause flooding in Mokwa city in Niger State.
Ibrahim Audu Husseini, a spokesman for the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, said the toll could rise further, with bodies being swept down the Niger River.
Some victims of the Mokwa flood disaster in Niger State have claimed that the devastating incident which claimed over 150 lives and displaced thousands was not caused by rainfall but a suspected ...