By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has donated the sum of N15 million to the Nigerian Legion and widows of the fallen heroes as appealed by Chairman Nigerian Legion Borno State Council. The state government also donated a Hilux vehicle, 100 bags of 50kg rice,...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, flagged off the construction of three (3) road projects worth over N10.9b in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC). The three (3) roads will be dualised in order to decongest and expand development in Maiduguri Metropolis....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A community based and development foundation, Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development on Tuesday in Maiduguri organized a one day intensive training workshop for community advocates on Transitional Justice in Borno State. The community stakeholders were drawn from Jere, Konduga, Mafa,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Tinubu has said he will continue to work assiduously and provide the military with the necessary support to keep the troublers of the nation at bay. Speaking at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference 2023 in Maiduguri, Borno State,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday in Maiduguri commissioned a fleet of 107 gas and electric-powered buses as well as taxis in the second phase of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s metro transport scheme. The scheme aims to cushion effects of fuel subsidy...
President Bola Tinubu has again, expressed grief over loss of lives in the recent and sad bombing mishap in Tudun Biri, Kaduna State. He said that most of the victims tragically lost their lives while reciting the Shadada as they observed maulud, a central statement of faith for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development Maiduguri has organized a one day training workshop on transitional justice, reconciliation and reintegration for Mafa Community stakeholders on Thursday at Hajja Manga Memorial Hall Giwa Barrack Area Maiduguri. The facilitator of the training, Dr....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Wednesday forwarded a list of commissioner-nominees to the State House of Assembly. The Permanent Secretary, Government House, Barrister Mustapha Ali Busuguma, in a statement made available to newsmen said, “Earlier today, on the instruction of His...
The Defence Headquarters said troops of 29 Task Force Brigade foiled the attack by terrorists on the convoy of Yobe Governor along Maiduguri-Damaturu road on Saturday. A statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday in Abuja, said the troops also recovered the two...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the conversion of Mustapha Umar Elkanemi Arabic (Teachers) College in Maiduguri to a specialised institute for teaching of Arabic and Islamic education that will aim to counter the ideology of Boko Haram. The governor...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said there is no community in the state still under the control of Boko Haram. Zulum made the declaration on Tuesday in Maiduguri when he received visiting Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. “I am pleased to inform the general public...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has reaffirmed his government’s continuous support to all security agencies in a bid to securing the lives and property of the citizenry in the state. The Borno State Commissioner of Information and Internal Security,, Prof. Mohammed Usman...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said that with three professors now in charge of Borno’s health sector, it is either the sector is repositioned now or never. Governor Zulum stated this on Friday when he received the Health Minister, Prof. Mohammed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Vice President Kashim Shettima was in Maiduguri Monday evening to attend the Funeral (Jannaiza prayer) proceeding of late Sheikh Khadi Kaka-Imam, the father of Alhabi Mohammed Imam at his residence in Maiduguri. Late Alkali Imam died at the age of 100yrs after a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Director, Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, Hamsatu Allamin has called on the media to focus their reportage on humanitarian issues in the society , especially, transitional justice, peace building and reconciliation for victims of insurgency rather than celebrating individuals in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has reiterated his commitment to providing adequate security for all residents of Borno State, including the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members. Governor Zulum also assured of improved welfare for all corps members, as they set...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – To cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday presented a cheque of two billion naira to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Borno State for disbursement of interest-free loans to eligible workers with repayment period of 24...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The University of Ibadan (UI) has appointed and decorated Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, as the University’s ambassador ahead of its forthcoming 75th anniversary, tagged “UI@75.” The university which was established in 1948 will be 75 this year, 2023, and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arraigned one Mohammad Idris before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on one count charge of obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N1,000,000.00...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday hosted the United Nation’s Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, alongside Malala Yousafzai, a girl-child education activist and UN peace ambassador in Maiduguri. During the visit, Zulum said his administration have enrolled thousands of out-of-school girls in an...