A python that escaped from the residence of a former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has been recovered and evacuated, along with other wild animals, to the zoo in Kano. The Managing Director of Kano Zoo, Sadik Kura Muhammad, who confirmed this said the python’s escape caused panic among residents of Daneji and surrounding communities in the State. Residents of nearby communities, including Daneji, Mandawari, Kabara, and Soron Dinki, said they could not...

At least five dead bodies have so far been recovered from flooding that devastated some parts of the Yola South local government area of Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria, as rescue operations are still ongoing to recover missing persons, authorities said. No fewer than 55 people were injured and are receiving treatment at Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola. Ladan Ayuba, head of operations, Adamawa/Taraba states at the National Emergency Management Agency, said the overnight downpour...