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Man, 55, Drowns In Hadejia River

Kingsley Chukwu6 months ago02 mins

A 55-year-old man, Sulain Potiskum, drowned after swimming in a river in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa. Mr Badaruddeen Tijjani, the Spokesperson, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Dutse. Tijjani said the incident occurred on Saturday at about 9:45 a.m., when the…

Egypt Is Building A Parallel River to Nile

Christopher2 years ago02 mins

Egypt is undertaking a major infrastructure project to build an artificial river parallel to the Nile River. The artificial river will span 114 kilometers in length and is part of Egypt’s “New Delta” project. The project, valued at 160 billion Egyptian pounds ($5.25 billion), aims to irrigate 2.2 million acres of land. The first…