Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded another major operational breakthrough with the surrender of a senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) finance operative, underscoring the sustained impact of ongoing kinetic and intelligence-driven operations across the North East. The development comes amid a growing wave of terrorist...
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Borno State Government has released ₦565.7 million to cover the 2026 external examination fees of 28,789 final-year students in public secondary schools across the state’s 27 local government areas. Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe, disclosed this on Friday during the symbolic presentation of...
Borno State Government has commenced efforts to resolve lingering land disputes in Muna Asheri and Bulabulin Ngarannam communities in Jere Local Government Area through a comprehensive verification and documentation exercise. The intervention, coordinated by the Borno Geographic Information Service (BOGIS), targets the BOSA 11 layout in Muna Asheri and...
Human rights activist and 2027 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested the President of the Borno State Youths Association (BOSYA), Samaila Ibrahim Kaigama, in Abuja. Sowore made the claim in a post shared on his X account on Friday,...
Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has confirmed the elimination of Abu Salim al-Barnawi, a notorious Boko Haram/ISWAP raid commander turned chief photographer and propaganda operative, during the failed terrorist attack on a military location last week. Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Captain...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) to improve healthcare delivery, particularly in resettled communities across the state. Governor Zulum made the pledge while inspecting drugs, medical equipment, and consumables donated to...
Federal Ministry of Education has strongly refuted the false and misleading reports circulating on social media alleging that Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State, was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists. The Ministry in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, described the report...
Troops of Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), acting on credible intelligence, have intercepted a suspected terrorist logistics network and arrested 6 suspects during a well coordinated covert operation aimed at disrupting terrorist supply chains in the North East Theatre. Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North...
Troops of Sector 4 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), while sustaining aggressive counter-terrorism operations across the North East Theatre, have apprehended another foreign terrorist fighter and an alleged illegal immigrant during a security operation in Lassa, Dille General Area of Askira/Uba Local Government Area, Borno State. Acting Military Information Officer,...
A coalition of stakeholders under the aegis of the Southern Borno Concerned Citizens Forum has unanimously endorsed Hon. Ali Abdullahi Isa (AAI) as the preferred running mate to the Borno State governorship candidate, Engr. Mustapha Gubio. The endorsement was announced on Sunday during a press briefing held at the...
Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (ALFOPED), with support from the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has distributed multi-million naira livelihood support packages to 240 beneficiaries in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State under the SD3R project. The beneficiaries, comprising adult men and...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a pregnant woman in Borno State over allegations that she was transporting supplies believed to be intended for Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Falmata Adamu, was apprehended during a routine security operation along the Mandaragirau–Biu Road. Security sources according...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recorded another operational breakthrough in the fight against insurgency after conducting precision airstrikes that destroyed a terrorist enclave at Yaganari in the Gezuwa general area of Borno State. The successful operation, carried out on Thursday, July 10, formed part of ongoing counter-terrorism operations under...
Nigerian military has recorded fresh operational gains in the ongoing counter-insurgency campaign in the North-East, with troops of Operation HADIN KAI repelling an attack by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), rescuing kidnapped victims and dismantling suspected terrorist logistics networks across Borno and Adamawa states. The...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have rescued six more abducted victims during ongoing search and rescue operations in Borno State, as the military sustains pressure on fleeing terrorists across the North East. The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, re-arraigned one Abubakar Muhammad before Justice Shehu Umaru Adamu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State. The defendant was re-arraigned on a twenty-count amended charge bordering on money laundering and criminal misappropriation to the tune...
Borno State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the full enforcement of the 2022 Child Protection Law, pledging to work closely with security agencies, traditional and religious leaders, the media, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders to safeguard children’s rights across the state. The Director of Child Development in...
Borno State Government high-powered delegation to Lassa in Askira Uba Local Government Area continued its engagement on Wednesday with visits to victims, affected families, and community leaders to assess the situation and offer government support. The delegation, led by the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Lawan...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have successfully rescued 10 National Examinations Council (NECO) candidates and teachers abducted during an ISWAP attack on Lassa Community in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, Maiduguri, Captain...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating under the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI, has eliminated at least 11 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during a precision airstrike in the Maisani area of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. Military sources disclosed that the operation was...