Federal Govt Attributes Maiduguri Flood To Climate Change

NewsNigeriaFederal Govt Attributes Maiduguri Flood To Climate Change

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 15, 2024

… Says Alau Dam Did Not Collapse The Federal Government has attributed the overflow of Alau Dam to climate change and excessive rainfall which resulted in recent flooding in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, and assured that the Alau Dam did not collapse during the disaster. At a press conference in Abuja, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, while extending the government’s condolences to the people of Borno State following the devastating...

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FG Says It’s Working To Return IDPs To Their Homes

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Says It’s Working To Return IDPs To Their Homes

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 14, 2024

The Federal Government says it has put measures in place to ensure residents displaced by insecurity and flood disasters in Niger State return to their homes soon. The Vice President, Senator Kasim Shettima, gave the assurance when he flagged off the distribution of relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons at the IDP camp in Gwada, Shiroro LGA of Niger State on Friday. Vice President Shettima said his visit was on the directive of President Bola...

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Ministry Raises Alarm On Flooding Of Rivers Niger, Benue

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMinistry Raises Alarm On Flooding Of Rivers Niger, Benue

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 14, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has raised another alarm over possible river flooding on Rivers Niger and Benue and the adjoining communities. The Annual Flood Outlook publication of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has already listed Borno, Bauchi, Jigawa, Taraba, Yobe, Benue, Gombe, and many others states among the 31 states listed as high flood-risk areas. Professor, Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, while addressing Journalists on Friday in Abuja...

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Army Kills Notorious Bandit Leader Who Trained Bello Turji

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaArmy Kills Notorious Bandit Leader Who Trained Bello Turji

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 14, 2024

The Nigerian Army says it has killed a notorious bandit leader and arms supplier, Kachalla Halilu Sububu, in a major operation against bandits in northwest Nigeria. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, confirmed Sububu’s death during a visit to Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal. Sububu operated a large mining site in Dan-Kamfani, Anka Local Government Area, owned thousands of cattle in the infamous Sububu Forest and had become a key figure in the...

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State Governments Receive N108bn To Tackle Flood, Erosion

NewsNigeriaPoliticsState Governments Receive N108bn To Tackle Flood, Erosion

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 13, 2024

The Federal Government will release N108 billion to 36 states and FCT to tackle flooding and other natural disaster in their respective states. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this at the State House in Abuja, while receiving the Speaker of the House of Representatives Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, described the situation in Maiduguri as a “national calamity”. “The President has shown his zeal, willingness and commitment to partner with the states towards addressing these issues. “Recently,...

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Maiduguri Flood Claims 30 Lives, Displaces 400,000 Others

NewsNigeriaMaiduguri Flood Claims 30 Lives, Displaces 400,000 Others

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 13, 2024

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the severe flooding in Maiduguri; capital city of Borno state has claimed at least 30 lives and displaced over 400,000 others. It was learnt that the flooding was the worst to hit Maiduguri in 30 years and the city was the epicenter of insurgency for more than decade, and serves as the center for the responses to the humanitarian crisis in the Northeast. NEMA official, Zubaida Umar said...

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Drug Test: 20 Chairmanship Aspirants In Kano State Tested positive

HealthNewsNigeriaDrug Test: 20 Chairmanship Aspirants In Kano State Tested positive

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2024

Ahead of local government elections in Kano State, twenty (20) chairmanship aspirants have tested positive for multiple drugs screening exercise. The Kano State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Abubakar Idris Ahmad, who disclosed this, explained that the aspirants presented by the ruling NNPP in the state tested positive for substances, including opioids, hemp benzodiazepines and nicotine. “While no female aspirant had tested positive so far, the screening process was ongoing and...

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Army Arrest Owner Of Abandon Vehicle With AK-47 Rifle

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaArmy Arrest Owner Of Abandon Vehicle With AK-47 Rifle

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2024

The owner of an abandoned vehicle in which an AK-47 rifle was discovered, Mallam Abubakar Adamu has been arrested by soldiers from the Nigerian Army, 6 Brigade in Jalingo, Taraba State. The soldiers, on September 5, intercepted a suspicious blue Toyota Yaris with registration number: Taraba KLD 652 XA, on Wukari-Jalingo road with AK-47 rifle and other incriminating items hidden inside the vehicle. The deputy spokesman of the brigade, Captain Oni Olubodunde, who disclosed this...

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Flood Displaces Over 200,000 People In Maiduguri, Corpses Litter Streets 

NewsNigeriaFlood Displaces Over 200,000 People In Maiduguri, Corpses Litter Streets 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2024

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that over 200,000 people were displaced by flooding that hit Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, in the wee early hours of Tuesday. According to reports an unspecified number of people, including children are still missing as many children might have drowned. Acting Zonal Coordinator, NEMA, Sirajo Garba, said they have placed Maiduguri on high alert following the magnitude of devastation of the flood in the last 24...

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FG Denies Human Rights Abuse Over Arrest, Release Of NLC President

NewsNigeriaFG Denies Human Rights Abuse Over Arrest, Release Of NLC President

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2024

The presidency has denied any human rights abuse over the arrest of the released Nigeria Labour Congress President Mr Joe Ajaero earlier in the week, insisting that Nigeria is governed by law. The denial is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, accusing the Trade Union in the United Kingdom of false claims on human rights violations in Nigeria over the arrest....

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