Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital, has been severely flooded after the Alau Dam collapsed on Tuesday morning, leaving much of the city underwater. The current flooding is being compared to the ...

The 10th of September 2024 was black Tuesday for residents of Maiduguri Municipal Council (MMC) and Jere Local Government ...

The family, who live south of the city of Maiduguri near the Alau Dam, were asleep when their house began filling with water in the early hours of Tuesday. “I woke up at 1am when I felt water on ...

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has urged the federal government to speed up the reconstruction of the collapsed dyke at Alau Dam, which resulted in Maiduguri Metropolis and its ...

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has urged the federal government to speed up the reconstruction of the collapsed dyke at Alau Dam, which resulted in Maiduguri Metropolis and its ...

President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has arrived in Maiduguri to sympathize with the government and people of the state over the Alau ...

Thousands of homes have been submerged by the rapid rise of waters after the rupture of the Alau dam on the Ngadda River, 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Maiduguri. "The last three days have ...

FOR years, villagers near the Alau Dam in northeastern Nigeria warned government officials that the structure was failing, that the reservoir was overflowing and that a major flood was inevitable.

and Gwoza local government areas of the state and led to the overflow and collapse of the Alau Dam. Officials said the flash floods covered a significant part of the state, with major impacts recorded ...

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has warned of another potential flood disaster if the collapsed Alau Dam is not reconstructed urgently. The governor emphasised the need for immediate action ...

Water levels in the Ngadda River, which flows through the city of Maiduguri, have subsided but the consequences ... turned into a catastrophe on 9 September when the Alau dam broke, releasing ...