Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, May 4, 2026 convicted and sentenced one Saleh Isa Abdullahi to six month imprisonment. The convict was arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one count...
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Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has commended the Federal Government and troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) for their sustained offensive against insurgents, which has led to the rescue of some of the 416 abducted residents of Ngoshe village in Gwoza...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded another significant operational success with the rescue of six abducted civilians and their subsequent reunion with family members in Ngoshe community, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The rescue operation followed sustained offensive actions,...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Borno State has issued a two-week ultimatum to the state government, demanding the payment of outstanding promotion arrears, pensions, gratuities, and implementation of the minimum wage for local government workers. The union warned that failure to meet these demands within the stipulated period would...
Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Hon. Engr. Abdullahi Musa Askira, has announced his withdrawal from the race for the Borno South Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections, throwing his weight behind the incumbent senator, Mohammed Ali Ndume. Askira made the announcement on Thursday...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have intensified their offensive against terrorist groups in Nigeria’s North-East, recording major battlefield successes in coordinated land and air operations across key insurgent enclaves in Borno State. In a statement issued on April 29, 2026, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer at the...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has thrown his weight behind former Commissioner for Works, Engr. Mustapha Gubio, as his preferred candidate for the 2027 governorship election, a move that is already stirring political activity within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The endorsement was confirmed on Tuesday...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator @SenRemiTinubu Tinubu, has launched the National Community Food Bank Programme for the North East zone, describing it as a strategic and sustainable response to food insecurity in the country. Speaking at the multi-purpose hall of the Government House in Maiduguri, Senator Remi Tinubu said the...
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from across the nine Local Government Areas of Borno South have unanimously endorsed Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume and collectively raised over ₦40 million to purchase his senatorial nomination form ahead of the 2027 elections. Led by Hon. Adamu Yamta, a respected party...
Borno State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending malaria, as the Ministry of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), marked World Malaria Day 2026 in Maiduguri. The event, held at Pinnacle Hotel & Luxury Suites, brought together health officials, development partners and...
Chairman of the Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Joseph John Hayab, has led the distribution of relief materials to 1,000 heads of households displaced by over a decade of Boko Haram insurgency in Maiduguri, Borno State. The beneficiaries, currently residing in camps and host communities, received assorted...
The Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima as the party’s unified choices for the 2027 general elections. The decision was reached at a high-level critical stakeholders’ meeting held on Saturday in Maiduguri, the state...
Lawmaker representing Askira-Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency in Borno State, Hon. Dr. Midala Usman Balami, has expressed deep sympathy to the families of 11 victims, including four vigilantes, killed during a recent Boko Haram attack on Pubagu village in Askira-Uba Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred on Tuesday, April 21,...
Nigerian Air Force, through the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI, has sustained intense pressure on terrorist elements in the North-East, with a precision air strike on 19 April 2026 eliminating several fighters concealed within the Yuwe axis of the Sambisa Forest. Director of Public Relations and Information Air...
Nigerian Army troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised a suspected terrorist during a night ambush operation in Borno State, in what security sources described as a proactive effort to prevent infiltration of military positions. According to security sources, the incident occurred in the early hours of April 13...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday led the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas, several governors, National Assembly members, ministers, and other high-level dignitaries to the wedding of the children of Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, in Maiduguri. The children are Aisha Babagana Zulum, married to...
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has expressed deep concern over the resurgence of attacks by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists following the killing of six soldiers during a fresh assault in Mussa community, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The lawmaker described the continued attacks as worrisome, urging...
In a solemn and emotionally charged ceremony, the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, 15 April 2026, laid to rest Late Brigadier General Omo Braimah, Captain Azubuike Michael Esimai, and other gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price in the line of duty. The burial, held at the Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery...
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the clamour for a leadership change in Borno South Senatorial District has taken a new dimension as All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders throw their weight behind the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Engr. Abdullahi Askira. At a series of...
Federal Government has defended the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) airstrike on the Jilli axis of Gubio Local Government Area in Borno State, describing the operation as a carefully planned, intelligence-driven counter-terrorism mission aimed at dismantling Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgent networks in one of the most volatile corridors in...