By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed relief materials to victims of the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno State. The materials include 10,000 bags of rice, 10,000 cartons of spaghetti, 15,000 branded mats, 15,000 blankets, 10,000 pieces of buckets and wrappers, 5,000...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, visited the Bakassi IDPs Camp in Maiduguri on Wednesday to distribute N10,000 cash to each male and female household affected by the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri. The flood, which has affected over 1 million people and displaced 100,000...
Thousands of families trapped in Maiduguri flooded areas are being evacuated to safer areas by the military, volunteers and other security agencies. Visiting the most affected areas in Maiduguri, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, toured through the Customs area where the broken prison is located. While on the...
There is growing concern over shortage of foodstuff and other commodities in Maiduguri as thousands of resident struggle for survival, aftermath ravaging flood. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flood submerged major markets including grain, fruit and vegetable depots in the town, while many shopping complexes...
Residents of Maiduguri town displaced by water from the Alau Dam are beginning to return to their homes as flood water recedes gradually. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many of the flood victims who slept outside said though the water had subsided, they want to assess...
Vice President Kashim Shettima visited Maiduguri on Tuesday to sympathise with the people of Borno over the Alau Dam flood disaster that displaced thousands of people. Kashim, who led a Federal Government delegation to the beleaguered city, was received on arrival by Gov. Babagana Zulum, who took him to...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the governments and people of Borno and other states affected by flooding. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by his Senior Special Adviser, Malam Garba Shehu, Buhari described the flooding as a national calamity. He expressed concerns about the widespread...
The Borno Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has opened two relief camps to cater for thousands of people displaced by flood in Maiduguri following Alau Dam overflow. The Director-General of the agency, Mr Barkindo Mohammed, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Tuesday. He said...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) is working tirelessly to mitigate the devastating impact of recent flooding on its facilities in Maiduguri, Borno, particularly the Medium Security Custodial Centre. Abubakar Umar, Assistant Controller of Corrections and Service Public Relations Officer, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Umar...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep concern about the flooding in parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the worst flood in recent decades has displaced thousands of residents and affected facilities such as the Post office and the Maiduguri...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A recent flood disaster has wreaked havoc on the Borno State Museum Pack (Zoo), resulting in the loss of over 80% of the animals. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the devastating incident has also led to the escape of deadly animals, including crocodiles and snakes,...
The Director General of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Barkindo Mohammed, has described the situation in flooded Maiduguri town as “terrible.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports water from Alau Dam, which collapsed early Tuesday morning, has continued to submerge various wards in the town...
Many residents of Maiduguri in Borno have been displaced by flood following the collapse of water channels at the Alau Dam, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The flood submerged residential quarters, roads and bridges, making many areas in the metropolis inaccessible. A NAN correspondent, who went round...
A pregnant woman has been trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, police said on Tuesday. The woman, identified as Karsini, was trying to protect her family’s rubber plantation from the elephants in Muara Lakitan district in South Sumatra when they charged at...
The Borno government says there is no presence of elephants in the Sambisa forest. Mr Ayuba Peter, Director, Forestry and Wildlife in the Ministry of Environment, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), that the last survey made by government regarding the presence of elephants in the forest, showed that...
The Forestry and Wild Life in Borno Ministry of Environment says a herd of elephants that allegedly strayed from the neighbouring Cameroon has invaded and destroyed some community farmlands in the state. A Director in the ministry, Mr Ayuba Peter, confirmed the ugly incident in an interview with the...
Residents of Maiduguri in Borno are on high alert as flood has submerged many homes following the alleged breakdown of Alau Dam that has been filled to capacity for the past one week. A statement in the early hours of Tuesday by Prof. Usman Tar, the Commissioner for Information...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and Governor Babagana Zulum’s passion to improve access to quality Education, Rt. Hon. Engr. Satomi Ahmed, Member representing Jere Federal Constituency of Borno State, has disbursed N20 million grants to 1000 students who are...
Residents along the banks of River Yedzaram in Maiduguri, are apprehensive as the river has overflown its banks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that also disturbing to the residents is the report that Alau Dam now filled to capacity will be opened to discharge the excess water...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A delegation from the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Borno State Council, led by the Council Chairman, Comrade Dauda Iliya, and accompanied by the Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel, paid a condolence visit today to the family of Senator Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai. The...