Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has urged the electorate to give him a chance to create a new Nigeria where people will have equal opportunities. Speaking at a rally in Maiduguri on Saturday, Obi said that other parties had failed, making it necessary for Nigerians to...
Borno state
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Education Fund (UNICEF) in conjunction with the Restoration of Hope Initiative (ROHI) have organized a grand finale of a spelling bee competition in commemoration of the International Day of Education. The spelling bee competition was organized on Tuesday, held at Pinnacle...
The Borno chapter of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of destroying its campaign billboards in Maiduguri. Mr Mohammmed Mustapha, the state NNPP Chairman, said this in a statement in Maiduguri. “The campaign billboards of our presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and that...
No fewer than 1,773 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have died while fighting Boko Haram and Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the North East Zone. The Chairman of CJTF, Babashehu Abdulganiu, made this known on Saturday in an interview with the...
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration spent over $1 billion on equipment needed to recover territories in the North-East taken by Boko Haram. “When I assumed power in 2015, Boko Haram held about two thirds of Borno State, half of Yobe State, and a couple of Local Government Areas...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Following the two High Court judgments delivered this week in Maiduguri and Abuja on the candidature of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Borno Central Senatorial election, the Legal Team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the opposition party in the state...
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has given assurance that the state is 90 percent secure and safe, before, during and after the general elections. Governor Zulum gave the assurance on Friday after a private visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in his office. Speaking to State House Correspondents, the...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor says 613 rehabilitated low-risk repentant terrorists will be transferred to their state governments for reintegration into the society. Irabor made the disclosure during the fifth Stakeholders’ Meeting of Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), on Thursday in Abuja. Represented by the Chief...
After evading several onslaughts of the Nigerian military, a notorious Boko Haram warlord, Abou Hurairah, has met his waterloo in Marte LGA of Borno State. PRNigeria gathered that Abou Hurairah, was eliminated alongside some other Boko Haram Commanders. It was during an aggressive bombardment’s operation by the Air Task...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Women Wing Sub Committee has condemned in strongest terms all behavioural attitudes that are threats to’ the relative peace that is being enjoyed in the state. The committee also called for maturity, responsibility patriotism and peaceful co-existence among...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has neutralised over 100 terrorists including some of their leaders in an airstrike on Dec. 20, in Borno. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Director Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet....
Resident non-Borno indigenes have commended Gov. Babagana Zulum for providing free transportation to enable them to travel to their various destinations to celebrate Christmas and New Year festivals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that more than 645 persons from 10 non-indigene groups have benefitted from the gesture....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Kingdom (UK) partnering Palladium in facilitating the first of its kind, ‘ Lafiya Project in Nigeria’, has engaged media practitioners to create awareness and sensitization on on ethical health financing for health and social service initiatives. The Borno State Focal Person of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has raised alarm over the rising cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and over 700 cases of sexual violations recorded between January and December 2022 in Borno State. The Chairperson, Communique Drafting Committee, Mrs. Fatima Zanna Mustapha stated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A pregnant woman, Mrs Mary Barka has been killed when some kidnappers suspected to be bandits armed with locally made guns invaded Pelachiroma village in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State. The suspects, who have since been arrested by the Chairman of Hunters,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has commended the recruitment of 3,000 teachers for the public schools in the state. The Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Ali Musa, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, encouraged all interested and eligible candidates to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has promised to deliver more than 99% votes in Borno for APC in the upcoming 2023 general election Governor Zulum made this promise on Saturday when he received the APC women Presidential Campaign Council on a courtesy visit at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Borno State, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim, has said no fewer than 2 million voters are expected to cast their votes in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. He said the elections would hold in all the 5072...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq has commended The North East Development Commission (NEDC) for executing its intervention mandate of resettlement, rehabilitation and reconstruction of the north east which has been devastated by Boko Haram insurgency....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Labour Party (LP), has inaugurated Obedient Support groups and assured that the presidential candidate of the party, Mr Peter Obi is the candidate to beat, as the party provide alternative to the depressed Nigerians in 2023. The Borno State Chairman of...