By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked the 3 Battalion, a military formation in Rann, headquarters of Kalabalge Local Government Area in Borno State. This fresh attack occurred at 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, killing five and injuring six soldiers, inciting fears in nearby residents, according to local...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– The Minister of Education, Hon. Mahmoud Tunde Alausa, has officially flagged off a two-week Train-the-Trainer Workshop for 600 Tsangaya and Islamiyya teachers across the North East region. The workshop, organized by the Nigeria Arabic Language Village (NALV) in collaboration with the North East Development Commission...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In its efforts to enhance security in the state, the Zone 15 Police Command and Borno State Police Command have organized a critical security stakeholders meeting to discuss emerging security challenges and proffer practical solutions to reduced crime in the state The critical stakeholders...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled a coordinated terrorists attack on their location in Izge, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno, neutralising several insurgents and capturing key combat equipment. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command Operation Hadin Kai, Capt....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has inaugurated a 26-man committee to reduce prostitution, political thuggery, illegal structure used for sale of alcohol, jungles and other places of criminal activities in the state. While inaugurating the committee members at the Government House Council Chamber Maiduguri,...
The Emir of Gwoza, HRH Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timta has confirmed the killing of a Captain and a private soldier when some armed terrorists invaded Izge community of Gwoza local government area of Borno State. The incident which took place at about 1am on Wednesday also left three terrorists...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR , Maiduguri – The Network of Civil Society Organizations Borno State (NECSOB) has pledged to collaborate with the Borno State Agency for the Great Green Wall (BSAGW) to combat climate change and promote sustainable development in the state. During a congratulatory visit to Ambassador Usman Aliyu,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur led a government delegation on a condolence visit to Rann, the headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area. It could be recalled that few days ago at the Furunduma area in Kala balge, an IEDs explosion claimed lives...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Deputy Governor of Borno State, Umar Kadafur, on Friday paid a visit to Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri following a heavy explosion that occurred last night due to a fire outbreak at the barracks’ armoury. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Major General A.G.L....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigerian Army has confirmed that an explosion at the Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri on Wednesday was caused by high temperatures and not a terrorist attack. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command, Operation HADIN KAI, Capt. Reuben Kovangiya, clarified this in a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 7 mourners were killed while others sustained gunshots injuries when suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram terrorists invaded Kopl village, Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident is coming barely 7 hours when dozens of motorists and passengers were...
NOA North East Zonal Director lauds agency’s reforms, vows to boost staff welfare, regional programs
NOA North East Zonal Director lauds agency’s reforms, vows to boost staff welfare, regional programs
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Alhaji Ali Audu, the newly appointed Zonal Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) for the North East Zone, has praised the federal government’s reform agenda, particularly the creation of zonal offices nationwide. During a working visit to the Borno State NOA Directorate in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, commemorated World Malaria Day 2025 in Maiduguri, launching a nationwide initiative to provide free malaria treatment at all Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs). The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– No fewer than 12 people were reported killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists along Kirawa road and Bokko Ghide community of Pulka District in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday and Saturday. This is as the Emir of Gwoza, HRH Alhaji Mohammed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has called on the military to launch aggressive offensive operations in the Lake Chad islands, also known as the Tumbus, to eliminate insurgents from their enclaves. Governor Zulum made the appeal on Friday while receiving a high-level...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) following the recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents in Wulgo, a border town with Republic of Cameroon. During a sympathy visit on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, flagged off the second phase of the empowerment programme initiated by the Senator representing Borno Central, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan. The initiative is set to benefit a total of 3,092 constituents across the eight local...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, flagged off the construction of a 7.1 km terminus junction to Molai express road with a 6-span bridge and the state’s fourth flyover along the busy Post Office area in Maiduguri, on Tuesday. The projects, designed to address...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of N850 million for the procurement of pumps, accessories and other components necessary for the rehabilitation and upgrade of boreholes across Maiduguri and surrounding communities. This is part of a decisive move to...
Police Command in Borno State has arrested eight suspects for allegedly killing and secretly burying a new born baby at a private hospital in Kwatam on Baga road, Maiduguri. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nahun Daso, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...