By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced a plan to reactivate the South Chad Irrigation Scheme aimed at providing a livelihood for the resettled communities. The governor made the announcement on Monday in Wulgo, a border community in Ngala Local Government Area of...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday ferried over 20km on Baga side of the Lake Chad Basin. Zulum was in Baga to assess portions of the Lake Chad towards his Government’s plan to enhance agricultural activities along the shores of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed several Boko Haram/Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in air strikes in the Tumbuns on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theatre Commander , Joint Task Force (JTF) North-East Operation Hadin kai (OPHK), Major General Gold Chibuisi has commended the efforts and objective reportage of defense correspondents in Borno covering joint operations of the Nigerian military in the counter insurgency fight against Boko...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday in Abuja, met with the Ag. Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, at the service’s headquarters in Abuja. During the meeting, Zulum sought increased collaboration between Borno State Government and the Nigerian...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has simultaneously decimated several criminal elements in the last few days through airstrikes in various theatres of operation. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday in Abuja....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Kaduna said Nigeria and the neighbouring countries in the Lake Chad region must display courage in reforming their military doctrine and practices. The President noted that the change in tactics had become necessary because the countries in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Gold Chibuisi, has urged troops to remain vigilant and ensure the safety of unarmed civilian populations in their area of responsibility. Chibuisi gave the directive during operational visit to troops in Baga, Cross Kauwa and Bosso...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 200 Boko Haram fighters including women, and children were killed by the Islamic State of the West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a deadly rivalry clash in Gudumbali local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that the ISWAP insurgents targeted...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema has given details of how President Muhammadu Buhari deployed diplomatic engagements to end activities of the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. The minister spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the 22nd edition of the PMB Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023) organised to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed dozens of terrorists and captured more than 40 in recent operations in the Lake Chad Basin. The Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Lt.-Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke, made this known in a statement on Wednesday...
No fewer than 1,773 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have died while fighting Boko Haram and Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the North East Zone. The Chairman of CJTF, Babashehu Abdulganiu, made this known on Saturday in an interview with the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Sector 4 ( Niger Republic ) while on patrol along Kara – Diffa Road have arrested four persons suspected to be Boko Haram/ ISWAP logisticians conveying about 1000 litres of fuel cleverly concealed in plastic bags...
The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, has called for sustained efforts to end the activities of terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin region. MNJTF Spokesman, Lt.-Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke, in a statement on Saturday, said Ibrahim made the call during a ceremony to usher...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum was in Bosso, a border town in Niger Republic on Sunday, to visit citizens of the state, who were displaced by flooding. The citizens were residents of Malam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government in the northern part of Borno...
Two kingpins of the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, Mallam Ali Kwaya and Mallam Bukar Mainoka, have been eliminated, PRNigeria has reported. They were killed in a raid by Nigerian military fighter jets at Lake Chad on Saturday, PRNigeria gathered. Kwaya and Mainoka, who were also key...
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu on Friday said the proposed Inter-Basin Water Transfer from Congo River into the Lake Chad was possible, expensive and would require more consultations. Adamu said this at a Media Forum, with the theme, `Engage, Educate and Empower Nigerians on the Legacy...
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) combating insurgency along the shores of Lake Chad has reiterated its commitment to compliance with the rules of engagement in its operations. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday from Capt. Benn Raphael, the Deputy Chief of Military Public Information Office, MNJTF...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, was at the headquarters of Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in N’Djamena, Chad, to honour over 6,000 gallant soldiers. The soldiers were honoured at a medals parade held by the MNJTF to celebrate over 6,000 troops for their gallantry...
The Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) has honoured 6,000 troops with medals for gallantry in the fight against insurgency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the MNJTF are drawn from Nigeria, Tchad, Cameroon and Niger. NA reports that the medal ceremony was held at the headquarters complex of the...