Compassion is an intrinsic value of leadership. Where there is compassion in leadership, there is healing, solidarity, and community. Leadership exists not in a vacuum but in the furtherance of ideals, welfare, and the protection of lives and property. A show of compassion is an affirmation of that critical essence of leadership – to serve the people. An unforgiving flood …

Renowned philanthropist, Mrs. Halimat Tejuosho, has joined the league of exceptional philanthropists, including Aliko Dangote and Aminu Dantata, who have demonstrated extraordinary kindness to flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State. Tejuosho’s latest donation of relief materials and N15 million cash to affected residents is a testament to her compassion and commitment to supporting those in need. Prior to the distribution, …

President Bola Tinubu announced a disaster relief fund on Monday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. He said the relief fund is already expedient as the climate becomes more unpredictable and many places in the country are vulnerable to its vagaries. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who accompanied the Nigerian leader …

The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori has made a significant philanthropic gesture by donating N50 million to support victims of the recent flooding which destroyed houses, business places, warships centres and displaced a huge mumber of people in Maiduguri and its environs. The donation is aimed at alleviating the sufferings of …

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has released names and pictures of inmates missing from the Maiduguri correctional centre after the flood disaster. On Tuesday, several residents of Maiduguri were displaced following severe flooding caused by the collapse of the Alau Dam which had been at full capacity for the past weeks. The incident, which left deadly animals like crocodiles and snakes washed away …

An aspirant for the office of the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Garba Muhammad Project, on Friday expressed his sympathy to the victims of the flood disaster in Borno State, and called on the relevant agencies and government to urgently attend to the needs of the affected families. Muhammad expressed his desire to work with …

Governors from Lagos, Ondo, Adamawa, and Kwara States have pledged their support to Borno State following the devastating flood in Maiduguri, which has displaced thousands and left communities in dire need of assistance in the capital of the North East state. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Thursday that their visit was to show solidarity with Governor Babagana …

Severe flooding in the Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, relief officials said on Wednesday. A day after water from an overflowing dam swept away thousands of homes in the North East city, Head of Media and Public Relations of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ezekiel Manzo told …

The Director-General of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr. Barkindo Mohammed has described the situation in flooded Maiduguri town, the state capital, as “terrible”. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 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 …

Shettima Visits Maiduguri, Sympathises With Flood Victims Vice President Kashim Shettima said in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Tuesday that a comprehensive roadmap aimed at addressing perennial flood head-on has been developed by the Bola Tinubu administration. On an on-the-spot assessment of the ravaging floods that displaced communities in the state, Shettima, who was governor of Borno State between …