By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has distance itself from the sealing up of a residential building that was alleged to have been illegally converted to a Secretariat by the acclaimed leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Heavily armed police operatives from the Borno State Command on Thursday sealed off the state secretariat office of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) located along Abbaganaram Customs Road, Maiduguri. In the course of the raid, the police also arrested the NNPP senatorial candidate...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Cameroonian Government and the Borno State Government will jointly repatriate thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge in some parts of Minawawo refugee camp in Cameroon Republic The Governor of Far -North Region of Cameroon, Mr Midjiyawa Bakari, who is also the sitting...
Scores of ISWAP terrorists have been killed by Nigerian Air Force, NAF, military jets at the enclave of Fiya Ba Yuram, in Sambisa Forest, over the weekend. PRNigeria gathered that Fiya Ba Yuram, a notorious terrorist, is the current Leader of ISWAP at Sambisa forest. He took over the...
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale, has renewed the commitment of humanitarian community to supporting Borno and others hit by humanitarian crisis. Schmale made this known in Maiduguri on Thursday to mark 2022 World Humanitarian Day, graced by President Muhammadu Buhari. “Allow me to recall that...
More than 7,264 persons are to benefit from Federal Government’s Grant for Vulnerable Groups (GVG) programme in Borno. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, announced this on Wednesday while inaugurating the programme in Maiduguri. Farouq said the programme started in 2020 as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Muhammadu Buhari is set to visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Thursday, August 18, 2022. The visit is the third working visit by the president to Maiduguri in one year after that of June 17 and December 23 in 2021. In...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has inaugurated Transitional Justice Panels and Community Reconciliation Committees to facilitate transitional justice and reconciliation in North East. In his speech at the occasion, the Executive Secretary of NHRC, Chief Tony Ojukwu, said the transitional justice project was being implemented in partnership with...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur has congratulated the prominent business mogul, Alh. Dr. Muhammadu Indimi OFR on the occasion of his conferment with Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters, by the prestigious University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). Hon. Kadufur said the conferment of Honorary...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, a.k.a Mama Boko Haram, alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyede on a three count charge of conspiracy and stealing of public funds to the tune...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The National President of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs. Salamatu Yahaya has commissioned a primary school and secretariat complexes at the 7 Division, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, in Borno state. The projects were built in other to provide working and teaching environments...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government commenced the training of 200 middle administrative Cadre Officers (GL08 to 13) to enhance productivity and efficiency in the state civil service The training is organized by the office of the State Head of Service in collaboration with the Association...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) in Borno State, on Tuesday in Maiduguri, commended Governor Babagana Zulum for the release of N705 million to clear outstanding leave grant owed workers. Governor Zulum had on Tuesday, 2nd August,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commissioned the parameter fencing of Divisional police station and barracks in Askira LGA. The governor, who was represented by the Commissioner from the Ministry of Reconstruction Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Engr Mustapha Gubio, said the commissioning was inline...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday toured about 10 farmlands in the outskirts of 4 LGAs of the state which include – Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC), Jere, Mafa and Dikwa LGCs to monitor farming activities. During the separate unscheduled visits, Governor Zulum, who...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF in collaboration with development partners have referred more than 92,000 women and mothers with breastfeeding difficulties have been referred for maternal, infant and young child nutrition counselling. The UNICEF Chief of Maiduguri Field Office Officer-in-Charge, Mr. Samuel B. Sesay, stated this on Tuesday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government through the office of the Head of Service, Barrister Simon Malgwi on Tuesday embarked on a 2-Day training for top civil servants comprising of the ministerial secretaries and directors to acquire new skills on how to improve their productivity for effective...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Farmers in Borno state have cried out for government intervention over the non availability of fertilizers in the state for the raining farming season. They also expressed their fears over the state government’s inability to flag off sales and distribution of fertilizers at a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved Monday, 1st of August, 2022 as public holiday to mark the new Islamic Year (1st Muharram 1444) AH. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Head of Service (HoS), Barrister Simon Malgwi which was...
The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force “Operation Hadin kai”, Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa, says 14,609 out of the 70,593 insurgents who surrendered to troops are combatants. Musa said this on Friday in Maiduguri when he spoke with newsmen on recent successes recorded by the command under “Operation Desert Sanity”...