Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a weather advisory predicting thunderstorms, moderate to light rains, and potential flash floods across Nigeria from Monday to Wednesday, urging residents to prepare for adverse conditions. According to the weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, NiMet expects Monday morning to bring thunderstorms...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has allayed the fear over the rising level of water at Alau Dam, noting that there is no cause of alarm. There has been widespread fear of flood and anxiety among residents of Maiduguri following the recent...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, is grappling with yet another devastating flood disaster. The city’s residents were caught off guard on Wednesday when heavy rainfall poured down for over three hours, causing widespread flooding that displaced homes, destroyed properties, and damaged vehicles. This...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a weather advisory forecasting widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, and potential flash flooding across Nigeria from Monday to Wednesday. According to NiMet’s latest outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, northern states including Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, and Katsina are...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that five people lost their lives and 55 others were injured due to flooding in parts of Yola, the capital of Adamawa State. Head of Operations at NEMA’s Yola office, Mr. Ladan Ayuba, confirmed that the injured are receiving medical care at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a swift humanitarian response, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has extended relief support to victims of Boko Haram insurgency attacks in Gwoza, and IDP relocation to Ashigashiya in the LGA and communities affected by flood in Chibok and Damboa LGAs of Borno...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) distributed relief materials to victims of flood and windstorm disasters in Damboa and Chibok Local Government Councils of the state. The affected areas include Gumsuri, Garjang, and Wovi in Damboa, as well as Mboa Whuntaku and Yarchida villages...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the residents of Gumsuri and Wovi in Damboa local government area following a devastating flood disaster that claimed two lives, submerged homes, and displaced numerous families. The governor also conveyed his sympathy...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – A devastating flash flood has hit Gombe State, claiming the lives of four persons in separate incidents. Gombe State Police Command confirmed the incidents in a statement, saying the victims were children and teenagers who drowned in rivers, erosion sites, and unprotected water channels....
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Governor, farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago has continued to host sympathisers on the Mokwa flood disaster. This time, it is the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who led members of the National Working Committee of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Founder of Being Human Foundation for the Less Privileged (BHFLP), Engineer Ambassador Khadija Ibrahim, led a team to Mokwa, Niger State, to provide relief to flood victims. The non-governmental organization distributed essential materials, including food items, clothes, household products, toiletries, and cash, after...
By MARY RONKE, Minna– Niger State Governor , Umaru Bago has revealed that over 700 persons are still missing following the recent flooding in Mokwa Community, with 207 confirmed dead and over 3,000 households displaced. Governor Bago disclosed this on Tuesday when he received a condolence visit from former...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Taraba State Government has extended a helping hand to the victims of the recent flood disaster in Mokwa, Niger State, with a donation of N50 million. A delegation led by Senator Manu Haruna, representing Taraba Central, visited Niger State Governor Muhammad Bago in Minna...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has sympathised with his counterpart in Niger State, Mohammed Bago, over last month’s flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area. During a visit on Tuesday at the Government House in Minna, Zulum announced the donation of N300m to...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has announced a comprehensive intervention package to restore hope and rebuild lives in response to the devastating flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area. The governor disclosed that the state government has donated ₦1 billion and fifty trucks of assorted grains to support victims...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Amidst looming flood fears, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has called on the Federal Government, particularly the Ministry of Water Resources, to speed up the reconstruction of the collapsed Alau Dam in Borno State. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the dam’s failure on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the rehabilitation and expansion of the Alau Dam to avert a repeat of last year’s devastating flood disaster. Maiduguri and surrounding local government areas experienced their worst flooding in...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Former Nigerian Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has commiserated with the people of Mokwa and entire Niger State over the recent flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area. The former Military ruler made the commiseration when he received a State Government delegation...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Nigerian Muslims and the global Muslim Ummah as they celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, urging Nigerians to embody the virtues of sacrifice, devotion, and selflessness exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim (Peace Be Upon Him). In his Eid-el-Kabir message, Tinubu emphasized...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N2 billion for immediate reconstruction of homes of people affected by the recent flood disaster in Mokwa, Niger State. Vice President, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this when he visited the victims in Mokwa town, Mokwa Local Government Area of the state on...