Millions of Nigerians go hungry as floods compound hardship
Gubio, Nigeria Reuters Unrelenting price rises and a brutal insurgency had already made it hard for Nigerians in north-eastern Borno State to feed their families. When a dam collapsed in September, flooding the state capital and surrounding farmland, many people ran out of options. Now they queue for handouts in camps for those displaced by […]
Nigeria’s Borno state hit by cholera amid flood devastation
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters A cholera outbreak has hit Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state, already reeling from floods that displaced nearly two million people, an official said on Friday. Cholera outbreaks are not uncommon in Borno, the epicentre of a 15-year-old Islamist insurgency that has displaced thousands into camps and strained sanitation facilities and potable water sources. […]
Nigeria’s flood-hit residents lament expensive canoe rides
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters When floods swept through Nigeria’s north-eastern city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents to safety. But residents say they are now being ripped off by the canoe owners charging steep fees to move their belongings. Flood victims stand beside their belongings offloaded from the canoe that helped […]
Nigerian flood victims face long wait for medical help
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters People in Nigeria’s flood-hit north-eastern Borno state are struggling to get medical care as overwhelmed aid agencies warn of an outbreak of waterborne disease following the worst floods to hit the region in three decades. More than 30 people have been killed by the floods, which authorities say affected about one million […]
Nearly 300 prisoners escape Nigerian prison after floods
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Devastating floods collapsed walls at a jail in Maiduguri in north-eastern Nigeria early last week, allowing 281 prisoners to escape, prison authorities said on Sunday. Seven of the escaped inmates have been recaptured in operations by security agencies, Umar Abubakar, spokesperson for the Nigeria Correctional Services said in a statement. File photo: […]
At least three killed in Nigeria at protests over high cost of living
Abuja/Kaduna, Nigeria Reuters At least three protesters were killed in Nigeria’s Kaduna state on Thursday, Reuters reporters and eyewitnesses said, as demonstrators rallied across the West African nation against rising cost of living and governance issues. Kaduna state police spokesperson Mansur Hassan said the police fired tear gas at protesters and not live ammunition. Also […]
Suspected suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured after a series of attacks by suspected female suicide bombers in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state on Saturday, the head of the local state emergency management agency said. People injured in a suicide bombers attack are attended at a hospital in Maiduguri, Borno […]
Nigerians displaced by insurgency fear being forced to return home
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters Hauwa Ahmadu Kukuda rakes straw from the top of the two-room shack she shares with eight children. Goats jostle for it as the children crouch next to tarp-covered walls. Outside, row after dusty row stretches for miles in the Bakassi camp in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state, which houses […]
Some 900 children released by Nigerian militia group
Almost 900 children, including 106 girls, were released by a Nigerian militia group last Friday, according to UNICEF. The UN children’s agency said 894 children were released by the Civilian Joint Task Force in the north-east Nigerian town of Maiduguri. The CJTF is a local militia group that helps Nigerian security forces in fighting the […]
Anglicans build trauma centre in northern Nigeria for Boko Haram victims
World Watch Monitor An Anglican church in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in northern Nigeria, is building a clinic and trauma centre for the victims of Boko Haram attacks. The Bishop of the Maiduguri Diocese, the Most Rev Emmanuel Mani, said the trauma centre will be open to people of all faiths. “What [the […]