Borno State Government has intensified efforts to preserve the state’s rich cultural heritage by training women and young girls in the preparation of traditional Kanuri dishes, as part of a broader initiative to revive indigenous culinary practices. The two-day training programme, organised by the Office of the Senior Special...
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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...
A renowned traditional medicine practitioner in Maiduguri, Borno State, Garba Maidawa, has called for greater recognition and acceptance of traditional medicine, arguing that herbal healers have continued to play a vital role in treating various ailments despite what he described as widespread misconceptions about the practice. Maidawa, popularly known...
The Air Component of Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in a carefully planned and intelligence-driven operation, has successfully conducted a precision air strike on a known terrorist enclave and logistics hub located near the abandoned village of Jilli in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno...
Headquarters Theatre Command, Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has taken decisive action following the incident involving the unauthorised discharge of firearms in Borno State, which tragically resulted in the loss of an innocent live. In the Ngomari general area, troops of Operation HADIN KAI, in...
Famzal Academy held its 4th speech, prize giving, and graduation ceremony in Moronti, Maiduguri, the Borno State‘s capital. His Royal Majesty, the Mai Yorubawa of Borno, Alhaji Hassan Alao, who chaired the occasion, appreciated guests and commended the school’s founder for establishing a gigantic educational outfit doing wonderfully well....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the immediate activation of all relevant government resources and machinery ahead of any possible overflow of water due to the unprecedented high volume of rainfall this year, to avert any flood disaster in Maiduguri, it’s environs and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The World Health Organization (WHO) has supported the Borno State government in reaching over 1.6 million vulnerable individuals, including children aged 0-59 months, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and adolescent girls, with critical interventions. WHO State Coordinator for Borno State, Dr. Ibrahim Salisu Umar,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday flagged off the construction of Maiduguri’s 113-kilometre ring road project linking the east, west, and southern parts of the city. The project is part of Governor Zulum’s urban renewal drive, which aims to solve city congestion...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 6 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Monguno, Borno, in the last one week. The Chief Military Public Information Officer of MNJTF, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, said in a statement on Monday in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the sale of two government-owned estates in Maiduguri on an owner-occupier basis. The two estates are Mustapha Umar Legacy Estate along Maiduguri – Damaturu road and the former CBN quarters, which was procured by the state...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the employment of 15 people with disability who have undergone formal educational system and obtained bachelor’s degree certificates, NCEs, diplomas and vocational training certificates. The governor gave the approval in Maiduguri on Friday night at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Qatari government on Thursday disclosed that over 1,000 orphans resulting from the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State will be supported while laying the foundation stone for constructing a new primary school. Making the announcement in Maiduguri during a meeting with the...
Former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Malam Ali Chiroma, who died on Tuesday, was buried in Maiduguri on Wednesday. Chiroma died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), after a brief illness. He was aged 91. The former labour union leader, who was a member...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has unveiled a unified curriculum for Islamic schools aimed at countering violent extremist ideologies and helping avert young people from being radicalised by terrorist groups. At the event held at the council chamber of the Government House on...
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Top dignitaries have continued to pay condolence visit to Vice President Kashim Shettima following the death of his step mother, Hauwa Kormi. Recall that the late Kormi died on Thursday in a hospital in Abuja after a protracted illness. She was buried same Thursday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Presidential delegation led by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari, Governor Babagana Zulum, Senator MT Monguno, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, members of House of Representatives from Borno state and Borno State Assembly members, among other...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar ibn Umar Garbai El kanemi has appealed to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State to help the people of Maiduguri metropolis by allocating land for a second cemetery within the state capital so as to decongest the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has affirmed that education is a global resource for learning and the acquisition of relevant skills for opportunities in today’s world, adding that it promotes wellbeing while serving as a “catalyst for peace.” The UNICEF Chief...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier for allegedly killing a truck driver at a checkpoint along Maiduguri – Dikwa- Gamboru road. The incident occured following a misunderstanding between the soldier and the truck driver at the checkpoint....