"We are deeply devastated by the flood," Auxiliary Bishop John Bakeni of Maiduguri said in a statement sent to OSV News Sept.

Floods have displaced 300,000 people and damaged thousands of buildings, affecting one million people in Maiduguri.

Flood warnings had been ringing out across Nigeria’s north-east for weeks. Schools in Maiduguri were closed for a fortnight ...

The situation in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, which was hit by the floods on September 10 ...

Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum described the extent of the damage as "beyond human imagination". This is the first time ...

Nigerian authorities say 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the country’s ...

STORY: Several days after floods hit Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, emergency responders are battling to reach ...

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and its humanitarian partners are working around the clock to provide life-saving relief to the ...

Torrential rains have led to disastrous floods across Central and West Africa, affecting over 4 million people. In Maiduguri, ...

When floods swept through Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents ...

Catholic leaders across West and Central Africa are calling for assistance following unprecedented and deadly floods that ...

The aftermath of flooding in Nigeria's northeast is raising alarming humanitarian concerns, with thousands facing ...