Hajia (Dr.) Maryam Sani Abacha, wife of the late Nigerian President, General Sani Abacha, has extended her heartfelt sympathy to the people of Maiduguri following the devastating floods that recently hit the…
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Maiduguri’s Floodgate: Exposing the Systemic Failures Behind the Disaster
Maiduguri’s once-bustling streets have been transformed into channels of despair following unprecedented flooding that struck the city in late August 2024. This disaster has claimed over 30 lives, displaced more than 400,000…
Humanitarian Affairs: Borno residents reject call for Edu’s reinstatement amidst ravaging flood disasters
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Borno residents and a coalition of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno state have debunked the call seeking for the reinstatement of former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and…
GMP Commensurate with Families, Victims of Borno Flood Disaster, Promises to Reposition NUJ
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, National Presidential Aspirant, Garba Muhammad Project (GMP), Friday expressed his sympathy to the victims of the flood disaster in Borno and called on…
FLOOD DEVASTATION: ECWA President Calls for Urgent Action
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has issued a heartfelt appeal for support and assistance to communities ravaged by the recent floods in Nigeria. In a press statement…
Floods in Borno, Others, A National Calamity – Buhari
Former President Muhammadu Buhari sends commiserations to the government and people of Borno and other affected States, following severe floods caused by incessant downpour. Describing it as a national calamity, the former…
NECSOB Seeks Assistance For Maiduguri Flood Victims
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Maiduguri A devastating flood has struck Maiduguri, leaving thousands of residents homeless and in desperate need of basic necessities such as food, water, and shelter. The situation is…
Flooding: Houses Collapse, Kill 20, Displace 3,000 in Gashua, Yobe
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu In the past two weeks, 20 people have been confirmed dead in Gashua, the headquarters of Bade Local Government Area in Yobe State, due to house collapses…
Zamfara Flood: Gov. Dauda allocates lands, 10,000 bags of assorted grains, N100m to victims
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has allocated lands and the donation of N100 million, 10,000 bags of assorted grains to the flood-ravaged victims of Gummi local government…
HEDA Resource Center Raises Flood, Risk Management Awareness Among Adamawa Farmers
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), a non-governmental organization, has called on farmers and residents in flood-prone areas to heed warnings from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET)…
Adamawa: Flood Claims 6 Lives, Destroys 1,711 Houses as Deputy Governor Seeks Federal Government Support for Victims
From Umar Dankano, Yola Heavy downpour which resulted to flood in the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, claimed 6 lives and destroyed 1,711 houses in the council. The flood was…
Flood And Failure of Governance, By Y. Z Ya’u
There is something claustrophobic about Kano. It is not just the feel of concrete all over you that seems to suffocate you. It not just the population that makes each of us…
Reps C’tte on ecological funds visits Jigawa flood victims, assures mitigation of erosion
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau As part of the fulfillment of their statutory functions, members of the House of Representatives committee on ecological funds have paid an oversight visit/inspection to the flood victims…
Zamfara Dep. Governor pledges support for Gummi flood victims
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Malam Mani Mumuni has pledged most needed support from the state government for the victims who have been devasted by the last Friday flood…
Flood Disaster: Jigawa Govt Confirms Death of 16, Displacement of 3,936
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State government, through the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed the death of 16 people due to recent flooding, which has also displaced 3,986 residents…
In the Trail of the Pains of Flooded People
By Y. Z. Yau, CITAD, Kano My childhood had been largely defined by a proximity to water. Whether in the marshland of Nguru or in the flood plains of the Jamaare valley,…
Katsina: Ex-Senatorial Aspirant Calls on Gov. Radda to Aid Flood-Hit Mazoji Community
By Abdullahi Muhammad Sheka A recent flood disaster in Mazoji Town, Katsina State, has displaced many households and washed away several farmlands, prompting Hon. Zaharaddeen Babba Mazoji, a former senatorial aspirant under…
Buni Urges Acresal to Join Forces Against Anticipated Floods
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has urged the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (Acresal), a World Bank program, to support the state government’s efforts in…
Flood: FG urged to complete abandoned Dasin-Hausa Dam in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Federal government has been urged to as a matter of utmost importance and urgency construct the abondaned Dasin Hausa Dam situated in Fufore local government areas of…
Flood claims one, 14 others injured in Yobe
Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has announced that one person has tragically lost his life, while 14 others have been left injured in the wake of severe flooding that struck Damaturu,…
2022 Flood Disaster: Yobe gov’t, NEMA targets over 9,000 beneficiaries
From Hamisu Ado Nguru In 2022, Yobe State witnessed one of the worst flood disasters, with about 39,000 households affected. At least 74 people died with 91 others injured. Similarly, It was…
FG distributes relief materials to 22,658 flood victims in Kano
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced the commencement of the distribution of relief materials to assist 22,658 households affected by devastating floods last year (2022) in Kano. The initiative is part of…
Yobe Govt taking steps to mitigate impact of flooding- Buni
The Yobe Government has initiated measures to mitigate the potential impact of flooding in areas identified by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). Gov. Mala Buni gave the assurance in a statement signed…