Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) has partnered with the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (ALFOPED) to train 30 women mediators and community advocates on dialogue, peacebuilding, transitional justice and reintegration in Borno State. The one-day capacity-building session, held over the weekend at the Hajja Mangal Memorial Conference...
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Hiive Solutions has officially launched its operation in Maiduguri, Borno State capital to enhance local deliveries and e-Commerce. Flagging off the operation on Monday in Maiduguri, the Commandant of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) , Maiduguri, Air Force Base, Borno State, Group Captain K.O. Nwachukwu, praised the platform as...
A routine patrol around Wajiroko in the Azir–Multe axis of Damboa Local Government Area turned deadly when troops of the 25 Task Force Brigade came under a “sudden and heavy insurgents fire” while returning from operations along the fringes of Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Army has confirmed. The patrol...
In a renewed push to combat violent extremism and rebuild community trust in conflict-torn Borno State, the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (ALFOPED) has brought together 30 women-led peace groups for a one-day dialogue aimed at uncovering and addressing the root causes of violent extremism in the region....
A bill seeking for the creation of Savannah State out of the present Borno has passed its first reading at Wednesday’s plenary session of the 10th House of Representatives. House of Representatives’ Committee on the 1999 Constitution Review, Chairman for the Northeast Zone B, Hon Isa Ali, had earlier...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) under the Joint Task Force North East have scored another significant victory in the fight against terrorism in Borno State. In a statement released on Monday, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, said that on 9 November...
Former Borno State governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has firmly denied ever accusing Vice President Kashim Shettima of founding or supporting the Boko Haram insurgency. In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, titled “A Lie Taken Too Far: Shettima, Ali Modu Sheriff Are Not on War Path,” the...
Halima Ferobe wins Amnesty International secondary school debate in Maiduguri, earns ₦1m scholarship
Halima Ferobe wins Amnesty International secondary school debate in Maiduguri, earns ₦1m scholarship
Amnesty International Nigeria has crowned Halima Isa Ferobe of Abande Memorial School, as the winner of its 2025 Secondary School Debate Competition held on Thursday at the Indimi International Conference Center, University of Maiduguri, Borno State. The annual debate, now in its second edition, is part of Amnesty International’s...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Wahidi Shaibu, paid a courtesy visit to the Shehu of Borno, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr. Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El kanemi, at the Shehu’s palace in Maiduguri on Thursday to seek royal blessing and special prayers over his recent appointment...
Scores of Boko Haram terrorists were neutralized by troops of Joint Task Force North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, with support from Nigerien Air Force when the terrorists attempted to invade Forward Operation Base (FOB) in Kangar, Mallam fatori town, Abbadam local area of Borno state. The incident which took...
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has denied owning several properties reportedly traced to him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in his ongoing trial over alleged failure to declare assets. Kyari, who appeared before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, (BOSHA), Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Abdulkarim Lawan has commended the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German Government and European Union (EU) for their steadfast and commitment to strengthen democratic governance and legislative capacity in Borno State....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State has emerged as the overall best in the implementation of Immunisation Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT), surpassing other participating states across the country. IMPACT is a World Bank-supported community driven project aimed at reducing by half...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a display of sterling leadership style to motivate his troops for optimal performances, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Nigerian Army and Commander, Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Brig. Gen. Ugochukwu Unachukwu, has visited frontline troops of 21 Special Armoured Brigade...
Fresh fighting has erupted between Boko Haram’s Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) faction and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) after the collapse of a fragile peace agreement, reigniting one of the region’s deadliest rivalries. According to reports by security analyst Zagazola Makama, the long-standing feud between...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR , Maiduguri Borno State Police Command has successfully removed and detonated two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by insurgents along the Ngwaom–Mafa Road, averting what could have been a deadly attack. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state command, ASP Nahum Daso, disclosed this...
At least five senior field commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been killed in a major coordinated military operation across Borno and Yobe States, a top military source revealed on Thursday. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity in Maiduguri, told the News Agency...
Borno State Primary Health Care Development Board (BSPHCDB) on Tuesday hosted a one-day training workshop for media professionals, social media influencers, and other communication stakeholders in Maiduguri, as part of preparations for a statewide Measles-Rubella mass mobilization campaign. Held at the BSPHCDB Conference Hall, the workshop brought together journalists,...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in partnership with the World Bank Group and the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA on Monday held a stakeholders Engagement on Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) in Maiduguri the State capital. The event, which is aimed at boosting disaster management capacity in Borno,...
Police authorities in Borno State have opened an investigation into the alleged suicide of a young woman in Gubio, following claims that she was forced to marry her father’s friend. The tragic incident, which reportedly occurred in Gubio Local Government Area, has triggered widespread concern online, prompting the state...