evacuation

100,000 Philippines Evacuated As Typhoon Fung-wong Nears

November 9, 2025 1:07 am

More than 100,000 residents across eastern and northern Philippines have been evacuated as Super Typhoon Fung-wong, locally known as Uwan, intensified on Sunday, bringing the threat of torrential rains, destructive winds, and life-threatening storm surges to Luzon and nearby regions.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that Fung-wong had strengthened into a super typhoon on Sunday morning, packing sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and gusts reaching 230 km/h (143 mph). The storm is expected to make landfall in Aurora province, central Luzon, on Sunday night at the earliest.

Authorities raised Signal No. 5, the …

Evacuation: We ‘Didn’t Know’ Russia Would Invade Ukraine –FG

March 1, 2022 4:56 am

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama yesterday defended the Federal Government of Nigeria’s response to the evacuation of Nigerians in Ukraine by saying that the country never expected Russia to invade Ukraine.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, the Minister pointed out that it was difficult to plan ahead because the Nigerian government didn’t know how the situation would evolve and therefore had no clues of what to expect.

‘The majority of people did not know the Russians would invade,’ he said. ‘Putin was saying we are not going …

Evacuation Protocol Activated At American Consulate, Lagos

October 24, 2019 5:02 am

• ‘Strange white powder may be anthrax, other toxic agents’
• We’re verifying substance, says embassy staff member

Visitors at the United States Consulate, Victoria Island, Lagos, were compelled to vacate the main building yesterday following a security threat.

The evacuation, which happened at about 12.20 p.m., was the climax of repeated radio warnings that began a few minutes earlier.

Armed and unarmed security operatives immediately took strategic positions within the premises.

Visa applicants and a group of teenagers who had come for an education programme, were among persons ushered out of the building on account of the development.…