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Fear of flood grips Maiduguri residents as Alau Dam overflows bank

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By Francesca Hangeior.

Residents along the banks of River Yedzaram in Maiduguri are apprehensive as the river has overflown its banks.

Also disturbing to the residents is the report that Alau Dam, now filled, will be opened to discharge the excess water into the river at any moment.

Already some buildings and farmlands along the river had been submerged in Gwange Ward of Maiduguri, while a stream known as Ngaddabul that also passes through the town has also submerged some buildings and farmlands in Maduganari ward.

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“We are in distress and afraid that more rainfall or release of excess water from the dam can spell more doom for us.

“Already, some places like the customs area, College of Agriculture, and 505 estates are experiencing serious flooding from the rivers,” Mustapha Ali, a resident of Gwange, said.

Abubakar Ibrahim of Bulabulin ward said some residents of the ward had started moving out of the area.

“The flooding from the river is expanding in the Bulabulin area, and people have started moving out,” Ibrahim said.

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Meanwhile, the Secretary to Borno State Government, Alhaji Bukar Tijjani, on Thursday led a team to Alau Dam to assess the situation of the dam for necessary action.

He assured residents of Maiduguri that the state government was working with the Chad Basin Development Authority, handlers of the dam, on safety measures.

The recent heavy downpour recorded across the state has led to cases of serious flooding in Biu, Chibok, Konduga, Bama, Dikwa, and Jere LGAs.

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Bitcoin hits $90,000 for the first time as Trump backs crypto

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Bitcoin reached a record high above $90,000 on Wednesday, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency gained from President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to ease regulation on digital assets.

Bitcoin surged to a peak of $91,000 before settling at $90,670.

The volatile asset has soared since Trump’s US presidential election victory last week, repeatedly setting new records.

Trump had pledged during his campaign to make the United States the “Bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world.”

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His previous term included corporate tax cuts that boosted market liquidity, encouraging cryptocurrency investment.

In September, Trump announced he and his sons, along with entrepreneurs, would launch a digital currency platform called World Liberty Financial. However, its sales launch earlier this month was lacklustre, with only a fraction of tokens sold.

Cryptocurrencies have drawn global attention, marked by extreme volatility and the collapse of major industry players, including the FTX exchange.

In the lead-up to the election, Trump reportedly became the first former president to use Bitcoin in a transaction, buying burgers at a New York restaurant that hailed it as a “historic transaction.”

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NYSC announces date for ‘2024 Batch C’ registration

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The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, announced the date for the online registration of prospective 2024 batch C stream I corps members.

The management said the exercise will commence on Thursday, 14 November, 2024.

This was made known in a post on the official X handle of the NYSC on Wednesday.

“Online Registration for 2024 Batch ‘C’ SC Stream I commences 14th November 2024,” the statement read.

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The orientation course will commence later on a date to be announced by the NYSC management.

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More Nigerians, Others Deported By Libya Govt

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Few months after many Nigerian were deported, the Department for Combating Illegal Migration in Libya has deported seven Nigerians, three Bangladeshis, and three Ghanaians detained at the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre.

The deportees were flown out of Libya via Benina International Airport in Benghazi.

in a statement on their X handle on Tuesday, confirmed that these individuals were deported for violating Libyan law.

The statement read, “DCIM deported 13 migrants (3 Bangladeshis, 3 Ghanaians, and 7 Nigerians) from the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre via Benina International Airport in Benghazi. All individuals, ,,,were deported for violating laws in force in the Libyan state.”

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At the time of filing this report, total number of deported Nigerians still sketchy.

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