By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Wahidi Shaibu, has handed over 75 rescued civilians to the Borno State Government. The rescued individuals, consisting of 7 adult males, 34 adult women, and 34 children, were freed during clearance operations against Boko Haram...
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Abubakar Haruna, has said sustained military operations have improved security in the Northeast region. He said this had led to return of economic activities and public gatherings in the region. Haruna said this in an interview with...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved 54 patrol vehicles and motorcycles for military to enhance their operational capabilities in the fight against insurgency in New Marte located in the northern part of the state. Zulum announced the approval on Thursday during a visit...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A deadly Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Boko Haram terrorists struck a vehicle traveling from Harang and Jibhuhwui villages in Borno State to Garkida community in Adamawa State on Tuesday. The blast killed two people and left several others severely injured. The victims...
The Federal Government has repatriated 7,790 Nigerians from the Republic of Chad, where they fled to amidst the conflict of Boko Haram insurgency for almost a decade. The Special Adviser on Media of Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, Mr Dauda Illiya, made this known in a statement on Thursday,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has led a delegation of government officials from Nigeria to kick start the repatriation of refugees that fled the Boko Haram crises to Baga Sola in Tchad Republic. The refugees, most of them indigenes of Borno, were displaced...
By SAIDS ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has donated N30 million to the family of the late Army Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ebisingha Alari, who lost his life in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the Timbuktu Triangle recently. The donation was made...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has advocated proactive livelihood programmes to fast track resettlement of persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad region. Buni stated this during a panel of discussion at the ongoing 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The European Union (EU) has lauded Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s post-conflict recovery efforts, citing the Muna Vocational Training Institute, which trains youth, particularly those affected by the over one-decade-long Boko Haram insurgency. Head of the European Union (EU) mission to Borno, Ambassador Gautier Mignot,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The General Manager of Borno State Environmental Protection Agency (BOSEOA), Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, has commended the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development for its exceptional humanitarian work in supporting survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency. Abubakar praised the foundation for being the only vibrant...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government officials and traditional rulers recently met at a one-day town hall meeting to discuss the demands of survivors and victims of insurgency in the state. The meeting, organized by the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, aimed to address the plight...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) investigative panel has cleared the military of an alleged termination of approximately 10,000 pregnancies in the North-East. Headed by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Abdul Aboki, the seven-man panel, described as false, the allegation that was contained in a special report...
Chad has threatened to withdraw the Central African country from a multinational security force, which he said had failed in its task of tackling insurgent groups in the Lake Chad region. Chad’s interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby made the statement on Sunday during a visit to the region, which...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a non-governmental organization based in Maiduguri, has organized a two-day training workshop for victims, survivors, and relations of Boko Haram insurgency. The workshop, held on October 1-2, 2024, at the Allamin Foundation Maiduguri Office, aimed to educate...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a bid to promote peace and reconciliation in Borno State, the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one-day training workshop for 10 Deradicalization and Rehabilitation Islamic Scholars and Preachers. The training, held on Sunday at the Hajja Mangal Memorial Hall,...
By AHMED UBANDOMA, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In 2009 the Boko Haram sect launched its insurgency in the north-eastern part of the country. The aim, according to its leaders was to stop people from embracing western education and advance what they saw at the true Islam. A 2023...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development hosted a one-day community dialogue in Mafa LGA of Borno State, bringing together residents, community leaders, and repentant insurgents for a historic discussion on peace, tolerance, and coexistence. The event, held at the Hajja Mangal Memorial Hall,...
The Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a non-governmental organization, organized a one-day training on evidence-based advocacy for transitional justice for members of the Northeast Transitional Justice Network (NETJUN) in Maiduguri. The training, held at the Hajja Mangal Memorial Hall, was conducted in collaboration with UKAID. Executive...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Director and Founder of Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, Hajiya Hamsatu Allamin has appealed to Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, to extend the state government’s support to the locally based humanitarian organization to enable it carry out its activities effectively and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a historic move, the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a local humanitarian organization in Maiduguri, brought together community leaders, repentant insurgents, and religious leaders for a one-day dialogue meeting on Monday. This town hall meeting marks a significant step towards peace,...