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Maiduguri flood: Situation still terrible — SEMA
Mr Barkindo Mohammed, the Director General of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has described the situation in flooded Maiduguri town as “terrible.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports water from Alau Dam, which collapsed early Tuesday morning, has continued to submerge various wards in the town while thousands of displaced residents are scouting for safer places. Mohammed…
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SEMA seeks for support for Jigawa flood victims
Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has appealed to corporate organisations operating in the state to support flood victims . Dr Haruna Mairiga, the Executive Secretary made the appeal in interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Friday. Mairiga said that corporate bodies should see such gesture as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). He…
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Flood destroyed 1,650 houses in 2 towns in Yobe, says SEMA
Flood triggered by days of torrential rain, destroyed 1,650 houses in Jajere and Yunusari towns of Yobe. Dr Mohammed Goje, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Saturday. He said that a total of 413 households in the areas were displaced…
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SEMA confirms 4 killed in Bauchi flood
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed four persons dead in recent flood disaster in the state. The flood also destroyed houses, submerged farmlands and washed away some sections of the Kano-Maiduguri expressway. Mr Masud Aliyu, the Director-General of the agency, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Bauchi. He…
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SEMA engages Kano stakeholders on flood mitigation
The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have worked out flood mitigation strategy to avert the disaster. It will be recalled that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) predicted flooding in many states including Kano this rainy season. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Alhaji Isyaku Kubarachi, said this during a Simulation…
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Plateau Assembly urges SEMA to develop erosion mitigation strategies
The Plateau State House of Assembly, has urged the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), to develop strategies to mitigate erosion in some parts of the state. The house made the proposal during its Tuesday plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Gabriel Dewan. The lawmakers expressed concern over SEMA’s lack of prompt response to the plight of victims. Mr Nanbol Daniel…
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Defence
Suicide Attacks: Borno SEMA distributes relief materials to victims
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has distributed foodstuff to victims and families of those affected by the multiple suicide bombings in Gwoza town of Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 18 persons are confirmed dead with many others seriously injured in the Saturday incidents that occurred separately at a wedding ceremony and funeral prayer. The…
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General News
Flooding: Cross River takes measures to mitigate impact – Commissioner
The Cross River Government says it is already taking measures to mitigate the impact of flooding predicted by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NiMet warned on Tuesday, in its yearly prediction, that 31 states and 184 Local Government Areas will experience flooding that could span from April to…
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Security
Kogi attack: Community leader urges NEMA, SEMA to assist IDPs with relief materials
A community leader has called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Kogi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to assist displaced persons in the Agojeju-Odo and Abejukolo communities in Omala Local Government Area with relief materials. Mr. Thomas Acheneje, the spokesman for the Agojeju-Odo community, made the call while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja…
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Scores of Kogi rainstorm victims miss Eid-el-Fitr activities
Scores of Iyara people, who were hit by a rainstorm in Iyara community, headquarters of the Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi, on Wednesday failed to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr events as the natural disaster rendered them homeless. Already, the National President of the Iyara Development Association (IDA), Alhaji Aliyu Badaki, has cried out to the federal and state governments for…
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Again fire guts Gamboru Market in Borno
Again, fire has gutted the Gamboru market around the customs area in Maiduguri, the Borno capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on March 18, 2023, and Nov. 13, 2023, fire gutted the market, which is the biggest perishable goods market in Maiduguri. Confirming the incident, the Borno Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Alhaji Usman Tar, said the…
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