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WEBLatest news on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria. It is also the largest city in the state. The city is located on the eastern edge of the Borno Plain, near the Mandara Mountains. Maiduguri has a population of 1,144,000 (2016 estimate).
Nigeria Alau Dam collapse in Maiduguri: Survivors desperate as
WEBSep 12, 2024 · BBC News, Maiduguri. Fatima Yakubu cannot believe that she and her six children are still alive after a dam collapsed following torrential rains in north-eastern Nigeria. The family, who live...
Nigeria Alau Dam collapse in Maiduguri: Survivors desperate as
WEBSep 12, 2024 · BBC News, Maiduguri. Fatima Yakubu cannot believe that she and her six children are still alive after a dam collapsed following torrential rains in north-eastern Nigeria. The family, who live...
Nigeria floods kill 30, displace 400,000 in Maiduguri — News — …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · 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...
BREAKING: Heavy Flooding in Maiduguri as Alau Dam Breaks …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Maiduguri residents are on high alert as severe flooding has submerged homes following the overflow of the Alau Dam, which has been at full capacity for a week.
Maiduguri Flood: Emergency agency says situation still terrible as ...
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The Director-General of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Barkindo Mohammed, has said the situation in flooded Maiduguri town is “terrible” as President Bola Tinubu on ...
Female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria | AP News
WEBJun 30, 2024 · MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday.
Nigeria Maiduguri floods: Prisoners flee after water damages jail …
WEB5 days ago · The Nigerian authorities say more than 270 inmates are now known to be missing after escaping from custody when severe flooding damaged a prison in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri. So far,...
Maiduguri Flood: NEMA, Military intensify rescue operations as …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · 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...
Hundreds flee in northwest Nigeria after attacks, official, residents ...
WEBMAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people have fled their villages in a rural community in northwestern Nigeria after weekend attacks by armed groups left 10 dead and at least 160...