DEATH TOLL FROM KENYAN FLOODS RISES TO 62, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).

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 Death toll from Kenyan floods rises to 62, police say A total of 62 people including eight ​children have died since heavy rains ‌and flooding hit Kenya's capital Nairobi and other areas ​late last week, police ​said, Reuters reported. The capital ⁠was the worst hit ​with 33 deaths, the force ​said in a statement on X that updated the official tally ​of casualties. More than ​2,000 families have been displaced across ‌Kenya ⁠and intense rain was continuing in several regions, it added. Aid workers started pulling ​bodies ​from floodwaters ⁠across Nairobi last Saturday after overnight ​flash floods swept away ​dozens ⁠of cars and disrupted flights at East Africa's ⁠biggest ​airport. A tally issued ​last Sunday put the death toll ​at 42.

EFCC DECLARES TIMIPRE SYLVA WANTED. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 EFCC Declares Timipre Sylva Wanted


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared a former Minister of Petroleum Resources and former  Governor of Bayelsa  State,  Timipre Sylva wanted.


 Sylva is wanted in connection with an alleged case  of  conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257( Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Seven United States Dollars), being part of  funds injected by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board( NCDMB) into Atlantic International Refinery  and Petrochemical Limited for the construction of a Refinery. 


  The Commission, on November 6, 2025 secured a warrant  for the arrest of the former Minister at a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The Order, granted by Justice D.I. Dipeolu stated that, “an order is made issuing a warrant to the Applicant or any Officer of the Commission, Police or any law enforcement officer for the arrest of the Respondent for the purpose of bringing him before the Commission to answer to the criminal offence  he is alleged to have committed.”


 The Commission also enjoins anyone with useful information on his whereabouts to contact any of its Zonal Directorates across the country or  the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.

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