Nigeria's Diocese of Maiduguri appeals for aid as floods strike …
WEB1 day ago · "We are deeply devastated by the flood," Auxiliary Bishop John Bakeni of Maiduguri said in a statement sent to OSV News Sept. 18. "Our hearts go out to the families who have tragically lost their ...
Borno Flood: Reps seek urgent intervention for Teaching Hospital
WEB23 hours ago · The lawmaker explained that the aim of his visit was to assess firsthand the damage to the hospital’s equipment and infrastructure caused by the recent flood in Maiduguri and to learn how the ...
Nigeria Alau Dam collapse in Maiduguri: Survivors desperate as
WEBSep 12, 2024 · BBC News, Maiduguri. Published. 12 September 2024. Fatima Yakubu cannot believe that she and her six children are still alive after a dam collapsed following torrential rains in north-eastern Nigeria.
Nigeria Maiduguri floods: Prisoners flee after water damages jail …
WEB5 days ago · BBC News, Maiduguri & London. 3 hours 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 ...
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...
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...
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.
Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village ...
WEBSep 4, 2024 · MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people’s homes, residents said Wednesday, the latest killings in Africa’s longest struggle with militancy.
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...
Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children ... - Associated Press News
WEBMay 21, 2024 · MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of hostages, mostly children and women, who were held captive for months or years by Boko Haram extremists in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to authorities, the army said.