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Adamawa: Controversies trail N5 billion donations one year after Mokwa flood disaster 

Daily Post Nigeria

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July 10, 2026

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One year after the devastating flood that tore through Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, the memories remain fresh for survivors who lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods in one of the state’s deadliest natural disasters. Although the floodwaters have long receded, DAILY POST reports that the scars remain. Hundreds of affected families are [] Adamawa: Controversies trail N5 billion donations one year after Mokwa flood disaster

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Brisbane Times

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· Jul 9, 2026

‘Next shiny thing’: Inside Twiggy Forrest’s $7 billion charity

“Never, ever give up”, the Minderoo Foundation says. So what happened to the projects tackling bushfires, floods and plastic polluting the world’s oceans?

The Suburban

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· Jul 8, 2026

Website comment: The science behind the flooding

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The Next Web

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· Jul 8, 2026

Meta’s AI campus flushed a rare bacterium into Cheyenne’s water. The city hit back

A Meta contractor flushed a rare, potentially deadly bacterium into Cheyenne’s wastewater system. The Wyoming city has now suspended all data centre discharge, a fresh flashpoint in the fight over AI’s thirst for water. Officials in Cheyenne, Wyoming, have stopped accepting industrial wastewater from data centres. The trigger was a contractor building Meta’s new AI [] This story continues at The Next Web

MyJoyOnline

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· Jul 3, 2026

Accra floods: Avoid politics and help those in need – Alhaji Amin appeals for corporate support

In a major humanitarian gesture following the devastating floods that swept through parts of Accra on June 29, the Founder of Abuya Group and Abuya Foundation, Alhaji Amin Iddrisu, has donated thousands of relief items to victims at Tse Addo to support families struggling to recover from the disaster.

Vanguard News

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· Jul 8, 2026

HYPPADEC commends FG’s N80bn flood intervention, begins resettlement housing projects

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has commended the Federal Government for approving N80 billion to mitigate the impact of anticipated flooding in vulnerable communities across the country. Speaking with journalists on the sidelines of a three-day management consultative meeting with the commission’s state coordinators and area officers in [] The post HYPPADEC commends FG’s N80bn flood intervention, begins resettlement housing projects appeared first on Vanguard News.

Nepal News

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· Jul 4, 2026

सिँचाइ अभाव हुँदा बाँकेमा १८ प्रतिशत मात्र रोपाइँ

बाँके। सिँचाइ अभाव हुँदा अकाशे पानीको भरमा बाँकेमा १८ प्रतिशत मात्र रोपाइँ भएको छ। जिल्लाका केही भू-भागमा सिक्टा सिँचाइ आयोजना र भूमिगत पानीको प्रयोग गरी रोपाइँ गरिए पनि अधिकांश क्षेत्रका किसान आकाशे पानीको भरमा छन्। पर्याप्त वर्षा नहुँदा यस वर्ष किसानले अझैसम्म धान रोप्न नसकेका कृषि ज्ञान केन्द्र बाँकेकी सूचना अधिकारी वरिष्ठ कृषि प्रसार अधिकृत []

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Related coverage for "Adamawa: Controversies trail N5 billion donations one year after Mokwa flood disaster ": Brisbane Times — ‘Next shiny thing’: Inside Twiggy Forrest’s $7 billion charity. The Suburban — Website comment: The science behind the flooding. The Next Web — Meta’s AI campus flushed a rare bacterium into Cheyenne’s water. The city hit back. MyJoyOnline — Accra floods: Avoid politics and help those in need – Alhaji Amin appeals for corporate support. Vanguard News — HYPPADEC commends FG’s N80bn flood intervention, begins resettlement housing projects. Nepal News — सिँचाइ अभाव हुँदा बाँकेमा १८ प्रतिशत मात्र रोपाइँ