At least eight buildings have collapsed, a public graveyard has been submerged, and numerous residents have been displaced following a torrential three-hour rainfall that pounded Maiduguri and its environs on Wednesday. The downpour caused severe flooding across several communities, including Bulumkutu, Damboa, and Moduganari. In the Jajeri area of Jere Local Government Area, a public…
Some part of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno on Wednesday submerged after a heavy downpour that lasted for more than three hours, leaving many families homeless. The situation has already crippled vehicular movement in many areas due to floodings. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who went round the metropolis reports that worst…
Two staff members of the Damboa Local Education Authority (LEA) were killed on Monday in a bomb blast along the Damboa–Maiduguri highway. Sources according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, said that the victims, identified as Blessing Luka and Gideon Bitterleaf, were travelling from Damboa to Maiduguri when the incident occurred. According to eyewitnesses, the…
Gov Babagana Zulum has announced plans to upgrade the vocational and skill acquisition centre at the Maiduguri Maximum Security Correctional Facility. Zulum made the announcement during a visit to the facility on Monday, as part of efforts to enhance inmates’ rehabilitation and reduce the risk of repeat offence. ”I am here to examine the living…
Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday launched the construction of a N16-billion express road and flyover project in Maiduguri, as part of his administration’s ongoing urban renewal programme. The project comprises a 7.1-kilometre dual carriageway linking the Borno Express Terminus to Molai along Tashan Kano, a six-span bridge over the Ngada-Bul River and a…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed a report of bomb blast at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre (MaSCC) in Maiduguri. This is contained in a statement issued by the NCoS Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC) Abubakar Umar, on Monday in Abuja. According to him, there has been no reported explosion…
The police command in Yobe says 10 persons have died, while three others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred on Damaturu-Maiduguri road. SP Dungus Abdulkarim, Spokesman of the command, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Tuesday. He said that the incident occurred at a security…
