By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The CEO/Country Director of Goal Prime Organization of Nigeria, Dr. Christopher. Chinedumuije has solicited for urgent intervention and support for the victims of fire disaster and host community of Boskoro Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp In Mafa LGA of Borno state. Dr Christopher, during...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Maj.-Gen. Peter Okoye, has assumed duty as the new Commander of Operation Hadin Kai and Multinational Joint Task Force, Sector 3, in border LGA of Mongonu in Borno State. The spokesman of the sector, Capt. Babatunde Zubairu, announced this in a statement issued on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in the middle of the night from their dormitory in Chibok LGA of Borno State, 96 girls remain in captivity, and thousands more children have been subjected to grave violations of their rights. Just recently, 7 April,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Borno Council has condoled with The University of Maidugiri (UNIMAID) over the death of Professor Muhammad Gujbawu of Mass Communication Department, who died on Tuesday 11th April, 2023. This is contained in a statement issued and signed by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Jere and Maiduguri Local Government Areas of Borno. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr. Uwujaren said the suspects, who...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has directed all government agencies involved in the implementation of the work of the Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Returns and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North-East to harmonise items needed and their prices in all procurements to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than two persons have been killed following a fire outbreak that razed over 500 houses in Gajiganna Town in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State. The cause of the fire incident, which occured on Thursday evening remain unknown according to the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a humanitarian services and Non Governmental Organization (NGO) that support government and organizational peace building process has launched its project publications on the evaluation of its general research surveys and transitional justice projects on mobilizing Borno stakeholders to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), a collaborative research programme seeking to tackle complex urban challenges in the continent’s rapidly changing cities, would help in generating robust insights and evidences that will help improve the living conditions and urban services for all city residents. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As part of its efforts to ensure the successful implementation and promotion of Transitional Justice Programme in the North East Nigeria , Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development in collaboration with UKAID have organized a second phase of the North East Transitional Justice Network...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In commemoration of the 2023 World Poetry Day, UNICEF Borno State has organised a poetry competition for children affected by the conflict in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria. The Communication Officer, UNICEF, Borno State Office, Mrs. Folashade Adebayo, disclosed this in a statement made available to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Fire has gutted the Gamboru market around the Custom area in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. This followed another fire outbreak early morning at the Biu Market in Southern Borno. The fire outbreak which occured at about 11am on Saturday morning destroyed goods and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governorship and State Assembly election in Borno state witnessed low turn out of voters, when compared to the last presidential and national assembly election. Our correspondent, who visited some of the polling units in Maidugiri, observed that most residents were unwilling to come out...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development in collaboration with UKaid has organized a town hall forum, which is geared towards strengthening community- level peace, security dialogue and to mobilize stakeholders to develop traditional justice and reconciliation policy recommendations in Borno. The community stakeholders, who...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI, Major General Waidi Shaibu has charged troops of 112 Task Force Battalion to sustain an aggressive and ruthless posture against the remnants of Boko Haram Terrorists and their counterparts, ISWAP...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has paid visit to families of over 30 fishermen killed by Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday at Mukdolo village in Ngala Local Government Area (LGA), some kilometers away from Dikwa. Zulum was in Dikwa town on Friday, where...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations has strongly condemns the reported ambush and brutal killing of more than 30 civilians in Mukdolo village in Ngala Local Government Area in Borno State. Several people were also reportedly injured, and others are still missing following the deadly attack allegedly...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 200 Boko Haram fighters including women, and children were killed by the Islamic State of the West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a deadly rivalry clash in Gudumbali local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that the ISWAP insurgents targeted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – While in Maiduguri to commission an NNPC’s emergency power plant, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday unveiled some of the over 700 capital projects executed by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum. The President opened the new Tashan Bama (market and motor-park which has 475 shops) a...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inspected the ruins of Maiduguri Monday Market, destroyed by fire recently, commiserating with the government and people of Borno on the unfortunate incident. The president was also at the palace of the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar El-Kanemi, to register his profound condolences to...