Fellow citizens of Borno State, In the past few days, we have witnessed devastating floods in a way that many of us have never experienced before. Streets, homes, offices and businesses have been submerged, and unquantifiable property have been lost. Countless lives have now been turned upside down. The...
Maiduguri
Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday. “The death toll is 30,” National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesman Ezekiel Manzo told AFP a day after water from an overflowing dam swept...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the military and other organisations have intensified rescue operations as many residents remained trapped or are missing, two days after the flood in Maiduguri. The North East Acting Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Sirajo Garba, made this known in an interview with the...
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...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has personally visited camps where victims of Monday’s devastating flood in Maiduguri were camped. In all the places he visited on Tuesday, Zulum sympathized with the victims and assured them of proper care until the water receded and people...
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...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North-East Development Commission (NEDC)has begun an on the spot assessment of the level of destruction caused by flood that ravaged parts of Borno. The Managing Director of the commission, Mr Mohammed Alkali, this known on Wednesday in a statement signed by his Media...
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 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...
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...
Borno State High Court Judge, Hon. Justice Haruna Mshelia has been released by his abductors. However, the Judge’s wife, Magistrate Binta Mshelia, his driver, and police orderly are still being held captive. This was confirmed by a reliable source in Maiduguri. “Alhamdulillah(We give thanks to God), we have just...