Nigerian Army on Monday hosted a special luncheon in honour of wounded-in-action personnel of Operation Hadin Kai as part of activities marking the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2026, reaffirming its commitment to the welfare, recovery and long-term care of soldiers injured while defending the nation. The event, themed...
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Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have rescued six more abducted victims during ongoing search and rescue operations in Borno State, as the military sustains pressure on fleeing terrorists across the North East. The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, re-arraigned one Abubakar Muhammad before Justice Shehu Umaru Adamu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State. The defendant was re-arraigned on a twenty-count amended charge bordering on money laundering and criminal misappropriation to the tune...
Borno State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the full enforcement of the 2022 Child Protection Law, pledging to work closely with security agencies, traditional and religious leaders, the media, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders to safeguard children’s rights across the state. The Director of Child Development in...
Borno State Government has released a video highlighting key achievements recorded in the health sector under Governor Babagana Umara Zulum over the past seven years. The video showcases projects and reforms implemented during the governor’s administration, with a particular focus on the third year of his second term. It...
Seven years after taking office, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum continues to drive massive development across Borno State. In the education sector alone, his administration has delivered hundreds of projects, improved learning infrastructure, and expanded access to quality education. This video below highlights some of the key achievements recorded in...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has emerged as BusinessDay’s 2025 Governor of the Year on Competitiveness and Investment Readiness Awards (SCIRA) under the category of Infrastructure Competitiveness Category Awards. The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at NAF Conference Center & Suites,...
Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), LCC Kirikasama, Maiduguri, on Sunday held a special prayer session for peace, unity, stability and progress in Maiduguri, Borno State and Nigeria as a whole. Speaking during the event, Apostle Joshua Akeredolu, who is also the Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria...
Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 former terrorists, alongside 992 spouses and 2,050 children, under its ongoing deradicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme, describing the exercise as a critical component of efforts to restore lasting peace across the state. The beneficiaries, classified as low-risk and minor clients under Batch 9...
In commemoration of the Islamic New Year, 1st Muharram 1448 AH (Tuesday, June 16, 2026), Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has declared a statewide public holiday. The announcement was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Borno State Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Professor Mohammed Usman Tar,...
In a proactive effort to combat the ongoing cholera outbreak in Borno State, the Rotary Club of Maiduguri, District 9127, has donated a significant consignment of essential medical supplies and drugs to the Borno State Ministry of Health. A statement issued and signed by the President of the Rotary...
Chairman of the Borno State Investment Promotion Agency (Borno-Invest) and Chief Investment Adviser to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, Dr. Sa’id Alkali Kori, has called on residents, entrepreneurs and investors to take advantage of the state’s vast economic opportunities, describing Borno as one of Nigeria’s emerging investment destinations. Kori made...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has assured that he will hand over a more stable, secure, and economically prosperous Borno to the next administration. Governor Zulum gave the assurance on Monday when he received prominent sons and daughters of Gubio Local Government Area, led by elder statesman...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has embarked on an intensive project inspection tour across the state, signalling a decisive push to fast-track the completion of all ongoing developments before his tenure officially ends in May, 2027. The governor, who spent the week assessing multiple project sites in the...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has called on the Federal Government to safeguard the vital assets and heavy equipment on the premises of the Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA). Governor Zulum made the call in a statement issued on Sunday by the Directorate of Information,Ministry of Information...
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 convicted and sentenced one Bukar Ahmed Shuwa to ten years imprisonment. The convict was arraigned on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...
Troops of Nigerian Army’s 7 Division Provost Group have arrested a 25-year-old man suspected of providing logistics and intelligence support to Boko Haram terrorists operating in Borno State. The suspect, identified as Mohammed Bulama, a resident of Mafa Local Government Area, was apprehended during an intelligence-led surveillance operation within...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to completing all ongoing projects before the expiration of his tenure. Zulum gave the assurance on Monday in an interview with newsmen shortly after inspecting some ambitious projects within Maiduguri metropolis that have direct impact on the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has directed the immediate procurement and distribution of drugs, medical consumables, and hygiene materials worth millions of Naira to health facilities to contain cases of acute watery diarrhea in parts of the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Human Services, Dr....
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on political leaders and citizens across the country to approach the 2027 electoral season with maturity, tolerance and a sense of national responsibility, warning against divisive rhetoric and actions capable of undermining peace and stability. He assured Nigerians that both the Federal Government...