By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The wife of Borno State Governor, Dr Falmata Zulum, has advocated for the establishment of a comprehensive support framework comprising breastfeeding-friendly healthcare facilities, supportive communities and accommodating workplaces for breast feeding mothers Dr. Zulum also called for the implementation of six (6) months...
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The Borno Police Command said an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), explosion resulted in the death of one male victim while eleven others sustained various degrees of injuries in another attack in Maiduguri. The Police Commissioner (CP), Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this on Friday while providing a situation report to the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – a Borno State Security Council has reviewed the ongoing curfew imposed to prevent infiltration of Boko Haram/ISWAP elements following credible intelligence sources and an IED attack on Kawuri village Wednesday and parts of Maiduguri on Thursday that claimed several lives and many injured....
The police in Borno on Thursday said nine people were killed while 20 others were injured when Boko Haram detonated an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), in Kawuri in Konduga Local Government Area. The Commissioner Police, Yusuf Lawan who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In Maiduguri, youths and children from the Bulumkutu area joined the nationwide peaceful protests, but were blocked by security agents from the Nigeria Police Force, NSCDC, and Vigilante Groups of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). The security agents were stationed at strategic locations...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state, effective immediately, following a deadly explosion that occurred in the Kawori area of the state. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the explosion, which was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED), resulted in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Concerned North East Youths Coalition, comprising of young leaders from North East Nigeria and influential figures in the social media sphere has disassociated itself and its members from the planned nationwide protests, The Chairman, Concerned North East Youths Coalition, Aliyu Mohammed stated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has made significant progress in rehabilitating repentant Boko Haram insurgents, with over 200,000 surrendering and undergoing various programs aimed at deradicalization, reconciliation, and reintegration. The Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo, stated this on Tuesday at...
The Borno Police Command on Sunday said two lives were lost as its men repelled an attack by Boko Haram terrorists at Jakana Police Barracks in Konduga Local Government Area of the State. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahun Daso, who confirmed the incident in a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has reiterated its ban on motorcycles and electrical bikes in the state, warning that anyone found in possession of these vehicles will be arrested and prosecuted. The Command spokesman, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, who stated this in a statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) in collaboration with the National Commission For Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD) have distributed 188 assistive devices and cash interventions to persons with disabilities in Borno State. Each beneficiary received N50,000 in cash support, disbursed directly into their...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and the Borno State Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement (MRRR) organized a one-day workshop for working journalists in Borno State on the role of the media in social reintegration of repentant Boko Haram terrorists and peacebuilding....
Borno State farmers have lauded the initiative of the State Government in providing free bus rides for those, whose farms are located at the outskirts of Maiduguri town. A cross section of farmers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri said, the gesture was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 7 Division Nigerian Army in Maimamalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Brigadier General AGL Haruna, has emphasized the urgent need for counter improvised explosive device (IED) awareness. He made this assertion while declaring open a one-day seminar on counter...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A non political group, Concerned Northern Forum of Nigeria (CNFN) has threw more weight behind Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume and Chief Whip at the Senate, who appeared last Thursday on Arise TV where he said, there is much hunger in the land under...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, Theater Command, have rescued 277 women and children from Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists’ enclaves. Major General Ken Chigbu, Deputy Theater Commander, disclosed this while handing over the rescued individuals to the Borno State government through the State Ministry...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has successfully facilitated the surrender of 69 Boko Haram terrorists while rescuing others from hideouts between 1 and 6 July 2024. The Chief Military Public Information Officer, MNJTF, Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement...
Terrorists, bandits, and killer herdsmen have since declared war on Nigeria. Coming to terms with this situation is necessary for a better response and more workable strategies. The form of war the country is currently experiencing is asymmetric warfare, which involves deep psychological issues. To begin with, conventional...
Football fans in Borno have continued to celebrate El-Kanemi Warriors FC’s emergence as winner’s of Nigerian Federation Cup and promotion to play in Premier Football League (NPFL) this season. The winning of the federation cup has qualified the team to represent Nigeria in the Confederation of Africa Football...