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...
Borno state
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...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP) project is a giant step towards achieving its gas and power mandate to add 50MW into the national grid generation. Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPCL, made this known on Thursday during...
A 12 year-old boy, Kamal Ibrahim, passed away on Wednesday calling for help when a midnight inferno engulfed their room in Biu town of Borno State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tragic incident also claimed the lives of another 13 year-old boy, Aliyu Usman, and...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday inaugurated 1.250 million litres water project at Mboa village in Chibok Local Government Area of the state. Zulum said the facility designed with a storage capacity of 750,000-litre surface tank, 500,000-litre overhead tank and 20 motorised boreholes would supply portable water to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a Non Governmental Organization has organized a 2-day training for 30 selected members of Jire Dole Network Borno state, in a bid to build their resilience, mental health and offer psycho-social supports for the victims of Boko Haram...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Christians in Borno have commended the State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum for sponsoring 101 faithful to Israel for the 2023 Christian pilgrimage. The pilgrims who were led by the Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria Borno State Chapter, Most Rev. Dr. John Bogna Bakeni...