By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt General Umar Farouq Yahaya, has commended the 305 officers and soldiers of 402 Special Forces Brigade for the successes recorded in clearance operations at the Sambisa, Tumbuktu Triangle, Tumbus and Mandara mountains among others. COAS gave the...
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has commended troops of the North East Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) for the successes recorded against remnant of the Boko Haram insurgents in the region. Faruk hailed the gallantry and feat achieved by the military while inspecting...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday, distributed food items, cloth and combined cash of five million, seven hundred thousand to 285 1, messengers and others at the lowest rank, working at the Government House in Maiduguri. Each of them received a bag of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday began the Ramadan fast in his hometown, Mafa, in Borno State, where he spent Friday night and flagged off the spiritual exercise. Mafa is headquarter of Mafa Local Government Area in the central part of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur has felicitated with Muslims Ummah and stressed the need for prayers for peace and stability in the country, as Muslims all over the world over get set to observe Ramadan fast. The deputy governor urged Muslims to redouble...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq has said her ministry would continue to support and cushion the hardship of the people of Borno State particularly the IDPs who have been affected by the 13 years of Boko...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Tuesday addressed multinationals from Lake Chad countries, and development partners from the UK and other countries, during an ongoing conference being hosted by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office.. The conference, tagged “Lake Chad Basin: Key Steps...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Mathias Schmale, has solicited for strong media partnership for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria . Mr. Schmale also noted that media need to help spread factual information about the SDGs...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theater Commander, Joint Task Force, North East, (Operation Hadin Kai), Major General Chris Musa has revealed that no fewer than 50,000 Boko Haram insurgents have surrendered while 20,000 victims of Boko Haram captivity have been rescued by the troops in the North East....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the sum of N50 million grant for the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) to research into the prevalence of kidney diseases in the state. Chief Medical Director (CMD) of UMTH, Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo, disclosed Zulum’s intervention...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon Ali Bukar Dalori has inaugurated the newly elected State Executive Council members of the party ahead of the forthcoming national convention slated for Saturday 26th, 2022 in Abuja. Inaugurating the new excos, the state...
There is nothing, so far, in the race for the national chair of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), that is as significant in form, content and context as the open endorsement of Senator George Akume for the plum party position by the governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, alongside Senator Kashim Shettima, Borno’s First Lady, Dr. Falmata Zulum, and other National Assembly members topped the state’s high profile delegation at the fifth anniversary of the North-East Children’s Trust, (NECT) Learning Centre, initiated by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo....
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State, Hon Dr. Al-Bashir Ibrahim has said the former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima is the most suitable candidate for the position of the Vice President and running mate to whoever may emerge as the APC Presidential flag bearer...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday outrightly rejected the naming of two blocks of hostel in his honour, at the Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri, which is owned by the State Government. Zulum was at the polytechnic to commission the hostels for 1,500 students,...
Troops of The Nigerian Army have rescued dozens of local residents, mostly women, abducted by members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorist groups in Borno State. The troops also neutralised scores of terrorists’ during a series of offensive onslaught in the region....
Borno Government on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of a health worker with the General Hospital Gubio, Mr Bulama Geidam, by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that ISWAP insurgents attacked Gubio on Wednesday at about 2a.m. and looted food items...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A veteran journalist and a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dele Momodu, on Wednesday in Maiduguri, said he is contesting for the 2023 presidential election to deliver what past and current leaders could not do due to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday in Abuja, chaired the inaugural meeting of a technical working group under the main Presidential Committee on Repatriation, Return and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North-East. The broader committee was constituted by President Muhammadu Buhari who...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has banned the use of unapproved uniforms or dress code by officers of The Nigeria Police Force on patrol. “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, FDC, has expressed dismay at the...