Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Wadi Shaibu, has urged troops of Operation Hadin Kai to intensify their efforts to guarantee a peaceful and secure environment ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Army Chief gave the charge on Saturday in Maiduguri, Borno State, during an operational visit...
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has arrived Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on an operational tour to boost the morale of frontline soldiers and interact with the unit , battalion, task force, GOC and Theater Commandsers. Gen. Shaibu arrived on Saturday morning and...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Borno State and former Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Hon. Inuwa Bwala, have engaged in a fresh political exchange over claims on whether opposition parties enjoy enough space to operate in the state. The controversy started after Bwala published a political analysis...
The spokesman for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has called on Vice President Kashim Shettima to address questions surrounding the 2012 arrest of convicted Boko Haram member Kabiru Sokoto at the Borno State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. In a post on his X account on Thursday, Ibe...
The two-day Borno State Durable Solutions to Internal Displacement Private Sector Roundtable in Lagos concluded with nine signed letters of commitment, approvals for land allocation, and pledges to support investment, education, and sustainable livelihoods for internally displaced persons and returnees. The roundtable, held on 8th and 9th October, 2026,...
Federal Government, state governments and international development partners have begun moves to strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural sector through the implementation of a new 10-year framework aimed at transforming Africa’s food systems. The stakeholders met in Maiduguri, Borno State, during the Annual Community of Practice (CoP) Meeting on the domestication and...
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Borno State Chapter, has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue 78 schoolchildren abducted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of the state. The association also expressed concern over the worsening economic hardship and...
The Nigerian Youth Parliament (NYP), in partnership with the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has started consultations with media stakeholders in Borno State as part of efforts to develop a five-year Media Action Plan aimed at improving information management and promoting peace. The initiative, known as the...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, wanted over an alleged case of receiving stolen property. The anti-graft agency announced the development in a wanted notice shared on its official X handle on Wednesday, urging Nigerians...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the strategic redeployment of senior officers to key command, operational and staff appointments across the Nigerian Army (NA), as part of ongoing efforts to enhance operational effectiveness, strengthen leadership and align the Service’s command structure with Nigeria’s...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that troops deployed across different theatres of operation rescued 36 abducted victims and neutralised several terrorists, including two notorious kingpins, during coordinated military operations carried out nationwide. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed the development in a statement issued on...
Two suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State, in what security officials described as another breakthrough in the ongoing counter-insurgency campaign in the North-East. The suspects, identified as Jidda Modu,...
North East Coalition for Truth, Justice and Responsible Leadership (NECTJRL) has condemned what it described as a politically motivated campaign aimed at discrediting former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. The coalition alleged that the campaign was designed to tarnish the reputation of...
Federal Government has issued a fresh flood alert, warning that 33 states are at high risk of riverine flooding over the next seven days as rising water levels threaten communities across the country. The warning, contained in the latest seven-day flood outlook released by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have foiled a coordinated attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a military position in Borno State, killing several insurgents and recovering a cache of weapons and other combat equipment. The attack occurred in...
Minister of Regional Development, Alhaji Abubakar Momoh, on Thursday inspected more than 10,000 electric vehicles being assembled locally in Maiduguri under the North East Development Commission (NEDC), describing the initiative as a major milestone in job creation and sustainable transportation across the North-East. The fleet, which includes electric luxury...
Borno State Government has received national recognition for its sustained humanitarian interventions and commitment to improving the welfare of vulnerable women, children and families across the state. The recognition was presented to Borno State at the 26th Regular National Council on Women Affairs, Child Advancement and Social Development, held...
Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested one Nuhu Dahiru for impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N3,000,000.00 (Three Million Naira). The suspect was arrested in Tashan Bama, along Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State, following credible...
Sustained offensive operations by troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have continued to exert significant pressure on terrorist elements operating across the North East theatre, resulting in the voluntary surrender of 17 family members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) in separate incidents in Borno State. Acting Military...
Troops of Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have recorded another significant breakthrough in ongoing intelligence-led operations aimed at dismantling terrorist support networks with the arrest of four suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP collaborators in separate operations conducted in Yobe and Borno States. Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters...