Chairman of the Northern Christian Association (NCA), Reverend Dr. Joseph Hayab, has commended the Founder of World Assembly Ministries, Reverend Isaac Omolehin, for providing financial support that enabled the construction of emergency tents and toilets for nine heads of households displaced from the Shuwari Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp...
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Ali Tallafi Foundation has launched a humanitarian initiative aimed at connecting vulnerable and less-privileged residents in Maiduguri and other parts of Borno State with individuals and organisations willing to provide assistance. The platform, founded by humanitarian advocate Ali Tallafi, focuses on using social media to bring the plight of...
The Ior Gboko Foundation has applauded Nigerian music legend and Benue indigene, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, for taking meaningful steps to support victims of violent attacks in his home state through humanitarian intervention and youth empowerment initiatives. The Foundation particularly commended Tuface’s recent courtesy visit to the...
It was a Sunday morning, and we were returning from one of the communities designated for resettlement when Governor Babagana Umara Zulum halted his convoy to buy groundnuts from an elderly woman by the roadside at a village market. I was in the convoy of the Governor, as usual,...
Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Organisations (CIMBO) has declared its total support for the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) in rejecting the proposed monthly ₦1 billion contribution by northern governors to the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund (NNSTF), urging governors of Middle Belt states to instead deploy the funds to...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the planned closure of Konduga IDP camp. This follows the successful closure of Bama IDP camp, the largest displacement facility outside the state capital and the planned shutdown of Gwoza camp. Speaking to newsmen, Zulum, however, stressed that the relocation...
Seven years into office, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum continues to push forward with an unwavering commitment to rebuilding Borno State. This video highlights key milestones recorded in the third year of his second term, showcasing remarkable strides in security, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and the resettlement of communities affected by insurgency....
Northern Christian Association (NCA) Chairman, Reverend Joseph Hayab has commended the Founder of the World Assembly Ministries, Reverend Isaac Omolehin for providing funds which was channeled towards repair of the malfunctioned solar powered borehole at the Jerusalem Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, Maiduguri, Borno state. The camp which hosted...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has ordered the immediate closure of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Bama, the largest displacement facility outside the state capital, Maiduguri, while also hinting that the Gwoza camp would follow suit. The Governor announced this on Thursday in Gwoza shortly after an...
Borno State Government has distributed relief materials to 434 indigenes of Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area who were recently rescued by security agencies after spending three months in Boko Haram captivity. Governor Babagana Zulum visited the victims in Pulka on Monday and directed the immediate distribution of...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has extended warm felicitations to the Muslim community in the state and beyond on the occasion of this year’s Eid al-Adha, also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice.” Governor Zulum, who is currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, performing the Hajj...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has assured displaced communities affected by insecurity that the government is working closely with the Nigerian military hierarchy to provide immediate humanitarian and long-term support. Governor Zulum gave the assurance when he visited displaced persons in Monguno town on Sunday, reaffirming his...
There was widespread celebration in Mansur, Alkeleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, as residents returned en masse to reclaim their ancestral homes after months in exile. The community had been deserted since 26 February 2026 when armed terrorists overran the village and forced...
Lawmaker representing Agatu State Constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Godwin Edo, has called on the Federal Government to extend its housing scheme for internally displaced persons (IDPs) to communities affected by persistent attacks in Agatu Local Government Area. In a statement issued by his media aide,...
Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TSEMA) has distributed relief materials to over 50,000 internally displaced persons and flood victims across several local government areas following recent flooding and communal crises in the state, the agency said. The intervention, carried out on March 28, targeted affected communities in Jalingo, Lau,...
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law a bill aimed at strengthening the protection and support framework for internally displaced persons (IDPs) across Nigeria. The legislation domesticates the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa and is now officially known as the...
Tiv Cultural and Social Association (TCSA) has commended Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, and his Benue State counterpart, Hyacinth Alia, for their joint visit to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the border communities of Wukari, Abako and Chanchanji. The association described the visit as a significant gesture of solidarity...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas and Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia on Monday held a high-level security and peace meeting in Wukari, as part of renewed efforts to end persistent violence along the Benue–Taraba border. The meeting, which also featured prominent traditional rulers including the Tor Tiv, James Ayatse,...
Members of the University of Lagos, (UNILAG), Alumni Association, Benue State Branch. on Sunday, 14 December, 2025, visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, located at Makurdi International Market, to donate some items. Branch Chairman of the Association, Prof. John N. Samba, who led the visit, said that the...
By JOHN MKOM, Jalingo Seventeen internally displaced persons who had just returned home to rebuild their lives were killed at dawn on Wednesday when suspected militia stormed Tse Ajogo village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The early morning attack, which also left eight people severely injured...