Critical Youths Stakeholders Forum (CYSF) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Borno State has taken a fiery stand, declaring that the party is done entertaining what it described as “political jobbers” attempting to infiltrate the party ahead of the 2027 elections. At a press conference held at the...
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Rotary Club of Maiduguri, District 9127, has successfully executed a comprehensive education initiative targeting both early childhood development and adult mass literacy in Borno State. Led by Club President Rotarian Abdulkarim Haruna, the club visited Jajel Public School, where they distributed exercise books and writing materials to over 600...
Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Professor Mohammed Laminu Mele, has opened up on the institution’s biggest obstacles over the decades, declaring that chronic underfunding remains “the greatest challenge” confronting UNIMAID since its establishment. Speaking on Monday during a press conference ahead of the university’s Golden Jubilee...
A fresh wave of anxiety has gripped communities in Borno State after suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters stormed a farmland in Askira/Uba Local Government Area and abducted 14 girls—an attack that further deepens Nigeria’s unsettling rise in mass kidnappings. The incident, which occurred on November 22 around 3:30 p.m., adds...
Following the reported Boko Haram/ISWAP ambush which led to the death of two Civilian Joint Task Force members, with some troops of the North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ missing in action last week, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South), has urged the Federal Government and security agencies to quickly...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have thwarted a coordinated attack by ISWAP/JAS terrorists on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Miyanti, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, restoring full control of the facility after an intense early-morning gunfight. A senior security source at Army Headquarters confirmed to the...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have dealt another blow to Boko Haram elements after storming suspected terrorist hideouts in the Bula Daloye cluster of Borno State, killing several fighters and recovering a cache of weapons and explosives. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the raid was launched around...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called for a stronger alliance with civil society groups and the media, insisting that the fight against corruption cannot be won by the Commission alone. Speaking during a one-day capacity-building workshop for CSOs and journalists in Maiduguri on Thursday, the Acting Zonal...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) to sustain vigilance, avoid complacency, and maintain aggressive posture in ongoing operations against terrorists in the North East. General Shaibu gave the charge during an operational assessment visit to Headquarters Joint Task...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the directive of the Chief of the Air Staff, has achieved another major breakthrough in the ongoing counterterrorism operations with a precision Air Interdiction (AI) mission conducted on 19 November 2025 at ARRA, a notorious terrorist hideout within the Sambisa general area. Director of...
Nigerian Army has dismissed four soldiers deployed in the North-East for counterinsurgency operations, after they were accused of flouting an unspecified military standing order. The affected personnel — Mukaila Mutari (22NA/88/10253), Isah Emmanuel (22NA/83/7262), Kolomo Alex (24NA/86/5151), and Ibrahim Musa (24NA/86/0885) — were serving in ongoing operations against Boko...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the constitution of a 16 member government delegation for the 2025 Christian pilgrimage. In a statement his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, states that the delegation will be under the leadership of the Chairman Christain Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop John Bakeni,...
A senior military officer, Brigadier General Samaila Uba, the Brigade Commander of Damboa, has been confirmed killed by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), according to accounts from a security analyst and counter-insurgency expert. The late commander was initially reported missing after an encounter with terrorists...
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...
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...