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Resilient Maiduguri flooded again: Assessing hope assured college, By Jibrin Ibrahim

I left Maiduguri Monday evening and I was already worried because so many residents were expressing fears that a serious flood was imminent. It came that same night flooding a significant part of the city but also large parts of the Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. The Borno State governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum announced […]

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