By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a Superintendent of Police (SP) Pius Sunday, who was the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Marte Divisional Headquarters, Marte. SP Sunday was killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists while responding to a distress call on...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – North East Development Commission (NEDC) in collaboration with the federal government is to award contract for the resuscitation of the grounded power house and its accessories for revitalization of irrigation activities in the Chad basin that have been stopped by insecurity and destruction...
The Divisional Police Officer of New Marte in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State has been killed by members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). It was gathered that the DPO, a Superintendent of Police, was killed on Monday night while defending the police...
The Acting General Officer Commanding, 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Abubakar Haruna, has commended the troops for their recent victory in dislodging Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa Forest. Haruna, who is also the Commander Sector 1 of the Nigeria Army, stated this on Sunday during a visit to...
No fewer than 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Nigerian Army troops in Sambisa forest ten years after their abduction. The acting GOC 7 Division, Brig. Gen. AGL Haruna, made this known while speaking to newsmen at the outskirts of Sambisa forest in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The media’s role as a societal watchdog is vital to the success of Operation Lake Sanity II, according to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Spokesman. Operation Lake Sanity II, initiated on April 23rd by MNJTF troops under the command of Major General...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A total of 47 individuals associated with Boko Haram and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to troops of 403 Amphibious Brigade of MNJTF Sector 3, Nigeria. The group includes: 7 men, 9 women, and 31 children, who turned themselves...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has paraded 44 suspects arrested for various crimes ranging from burglary, possession of illicit drugs, handsets snatching, theft, among others. The state Police Commissioner, CP Muhammad Lawan Yahaya at a press briefing held at the Command Headquarters in Maiduguri...
Troops of the Sector II Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) based in Bagasola, Chad have neutralises one Boko Haram terrorist in an ambush in Litri Island, situated on the border between Chad and Nigeria. Chief Public Information Officer of the MNJTF in N’djamena, Chad, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, made...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army (NA) has arrested a soldier in possession of illegal ammunition and explosives during a routine search operation by the Military Police K9 Team in Maiduguri, Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partner, Monclub International are using the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) programme to ensure that no child dies of malnutrition, cholera or water borne diseases in New Marte. “UNICEF has been saving lives and supporting children suffering...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has intensified operations to eradicate remnant of Boko Haram terrorists and ISWAP on the shores of Lake Chad basin. The Chief Military Public Information Officer, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Wednesday....
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Borno State chapter, has said that some retirees in the state were still being paid N4,000 monthly as pension. The NLC Chairman, Mr Yusuf Inuwa, said this in an address to mark the 2024 May Day celebration, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He advocated for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The member representing Askira-Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency, Dr. Midala Usman Balami, has distributed brand new motorcycles to 25 youths across the constituency as empowerment, in addition to training of 40 youths on entrepreneurship, so as to make them economically self-reliant in the society. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 6 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Monguno, Borno, in the last one week. The Chief Military Public Information Officer of MNJTF, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, said in a statement on Monday in...
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Y. D. Ahmed, has tasked corps members to take seriously, the security tips and lectures given to them at the camp. “Taking the security tips seriously will enhance your safety,” Ahmed said on Saturday while addressing corps...
The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) and the Nigerien Air Force on Tuesday eliminated scores of terrorists and destroyed their hideouts in Damasak and Mobbar Local Government Areas of Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information of NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, who made this known in...
Two Boko Haram Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) experts, Abubakar Mohammed and Bana Modu, have surrendered to the troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force ( MNJTF) in Borno. Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Officer – Ndjamena, said this in a statement in Maiduguri on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Community stakeholders from Maiduguri and Jere LGAs of Borno State have called for more advocacy and enlightenment activities by the government and it partners in tackling social vices in the state. The stakeholders made the call on Thursday during a dialogue on social...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with other partners have organized a panel discussion on school safety for students/children to mark the tenth anniversary of the abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Haram insurgency. The symposium, which was jointly organized...