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15 dead in Iran flash flood

Oct 1, 2024Oct 1, 2024 topnews

About 15 persons have reportedly died in a flash flood that swept through the southern city of Iran, state media reported on Tuesday, updating an earlier toll of six dead. “After finding the last body of Halil River flood incident in Jiroft, a total of 15 are pronounced dead,” the report said. The search and rescue operation had been brought to an end, it added. Almost all of those killed in Monday’s flood were Afghan nationals living in the Islamic republic. Jiroft is a city located in the normally dry…

Tinubu to Nigerians: We must reform or collapse

Oct 1, 2024 topnews

The national broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the occasion of the 64th Independence anniversary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, delivered on Tuesday morning, the President stated that Nigeria must either reform for progress and prosperity or continue with business as usual and risk collapse. He, however, said his administration, upon taking over the leadership of the country 16 months ago, decided to reform the political economy and defence architecture, given the critical juncture the country found itself. He lamented that Nigeria found itself in a precarious situation…