Thursday, July 9, 2026
FB X LI YT
Breaking
The Sharia Invasion – A Northern Agenda Poses an Existential Threat to Yoruba Land 🌍 IDERA Environmental Sanitation Corps Invites Volunteers For Community Sanitation Exercise Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen paid a visit to his root, Olusosun Primary School in Lagos, the school he attended as a child. 🎓 🎉 Habeeb Gbolahan Adeyemo, son of renowned Fuji musician Alhaji Sulaimon Ademola Adeyemo (Commy Jackson), has bagged a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Management from the National Research University – Higher School of Business, Moscow, Russia. 🇷🇺 BREAKING 🚨💔 : A Yoruba tricycle engineer was reportedly stabbed to death overnight in Ojo, Ibadan. Eyewitnesses alleged that attackers, described as Hausa scrap collectors, chased a group of people after pulling a gun from a sack of collected junk before fatally stabbing the victim. Witnesses also claim that many Northerners in the area have gone into hiding as angry Yoruba youths demand that those responsible be identified and brought to justice. Tinubu Reveals How He Sacrificed His Senate Ambition for Fashola’s Victory – “I Told Ganiyu to Fill the Form, He Was Shocked” South East Supremacist Project Rewarded by Dr Taiwo After Alex Onyia Dropped Yoruba Champion – A Betrayal of Merit? BREAKING: Tinubu Declares State Police Now Inevitable, Inaugurates Gbajabiamila-Led Power Team to Enforce New Policing Order
NEWS

Borno Floods: UN assesses damage, outlines support measures for displaced residents

September 15, 2024 • 2 min read

September 15, 2024

By Samuel Ogunsona

The United Nations, UN, has pledged urgent support to thousands of people displaced by devastating floods in Maiduguri, Borno State.

A recent press release from the UN Information Centre confirmed the organization’s commitment to providing immediate assistance to those affected.

The floods, triggered by the collapse of the Alau Dam on September 9, 2024, have left countless residents homeless, further exacerbating the dire humanitarian crisis in Borno State.

A high-level delegation led by UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, visited Maiduguri on Saturday, September 14, 2024.

The team, comprising representatives from UN agencies, NGOs, and the Nigerian Red Cross Society, met with affected residents, government officials, and Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Zulum.

“The flood-affected people are facing a crisis within a crisis, as the floods occurred during a severe food insecurity and malnutrition crisis.

“I witnessed firsthand the devastation and hardship caused by the flooding, including the destruction of homes, businesses, and infrastructure. I also saw the suffering of the affected communities,” Fall stated.

The UN stated that the situation in Borno has worsen with the recent floods disaster having been displaced multiple times by conflict and insecurity, and are now even more vulnerable.

Responding to the UN humanitarian gesture, the State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, expressed his gratitude for the international support

He said, “We are especially thankful for the use of the UN helicopters to deliver life-saving assistance, including food and non-food items, to communities cut off by the flood. I also thank the UN for camp coordination and camp management support.

“Our priority is to rebuild the lives of affected people and to ensure that the displaced population does not stay for more than two weeks in the temporary shelters provided for them,” he said.

UN delegation aimed to assess the damage and outline immediate support measures to alleviate the suffering of the flood victims.