By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A member of Borno State House of Assembly, representing Nganzai constituency, Hon. Mohammed Ali Gajiram has distanced himself from a purported and re-edited video portraying him to have threatened members of his constituency to cast their votes to candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC)...
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….Rescues two abducted Chibok girls By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian military has opened a new camp at Gongolon outskirts town of Miaduguri metropolis for camping of voluntarily surrendered Boko Haram terrorists, following the increasing number of the surrendered insurgents and their families. The Theater Commander , Joint...
Two more Chibok girls have been rescued by the military in Borno, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, the Theatre Commander, North East of Joint Operation Hadin Kai, disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri. Musa, who also announced the opening of a new camp for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday undertook a supervisory and interactive visit to the Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri, where he approved the permanent recruitment of 20 children of staff, with priority to those whose parents died working at the school. The Governor...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Chairman of All Progressives Congress, (APC), Hon Ali Bukar Dalori has debunked social media reports alleging that there is fracas among APC stakeholders in Borno, which may truncate the success of the ruling party in the forthcoming general elections. Hon. Dalori...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A Non Governmental Organization, Save the Children has hosted members of the Borno State Children’s Parliament and presented computers, printer, laptop bags and other tools to the Parliament to mark The International Day of the Girl Child in Maiduguri. The event which is being...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has allocated the 24 furnished houses his administration built and was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari to mark 2022 World Humanitarian Day recently in Maiduguri located at Bulumkutu Abuja area of Maiduguri metropolis. It will be recalled that the...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba-Alkali, has urged political parties and politicians to allow the police to regulate their campaigns for 2023 general elections. Baba-Alkali made the call on Sunday in Maiduguri while speaking to newsmen. According to him, the measure was to contain any possible breakdown of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has pledged to promote eastern education through the establishment of higher Islamic schools across the 27 Local Government Areas of state. Governor Zulum made the pledge on Saturday during the Eid Maulud festival which mark the birth of Prophet...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday travelled to Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, located along the shores of Lake Chad in the northern part of the state. During the visit, Zulum paid a surprise visit to Malam-Fatori Central Primary School...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has approved an extension of teachers retirement age from 60 to 65 years in the state. The governor announced the upward review on Wednesday in Maiduguri, to commemorate the 2022 edition of World Teachers Day. Borno State Commissioner for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theater Commander, Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Chris G. Musa has decorated officers and soldiers of the theater command who have distinguished themselves in their assigned responsibilities in the forefront of counter insurgency in the north east operations. Maj....
The Police Command in Borno has confirmed the escape of the six security personnel abducted by ISWAP terrorists in Benishek on Monday. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Abdu Umar disclosed this during a conference with Devisional Police Officers on Wednesday in Maiduguri. “The terrorists abducted the...
By Dr. KELECHI ONYEMAOBI Internally displaced persons camps in various parts of Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria, bubbled with livelihood activities just before they shut down in August 2022 – as the men and women perfected new skills that would help them to feed their families when they returned...
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said that no fewer than 18,406 persons have been displaced by flood in 14 local government areas of the state. The Director-General of the Agency, Yabawa Kolo disclosed this in an interview with the News Agendy of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has congratulated newly elected executives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Borno State. The executives were elected on Saturday at the council’s triennial delegates conference, which took place at the Musa Usman Secretariat in Maiduguri. Zulum’s congratulatory...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists’ (NUJ) has elected new executive council members that run the affairs of the council in the next three years under the observation of the National President of the NUJ, Comrade Chris Isiguzo during the union 2022...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has announced scholarships for 100 members of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ (NUJ) for the study of International Institute of Journalists’ (IIJ) certificate course in collaboration with the Department of Mass Communication, University of Maiduguri....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) at the end of a two day training workshop for North-East women participants in Maiduguri on Friday, presented certificates and Energy Efficient Stove packs each to all the women participants. While presenting the certificates and Energy Efficient Stove...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Worried by the destructions caused by floods in some communities across Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum has assigned his Deputy, Umar Usman Kadafur to lead an assessment team to a tour of all affected LGAs for the purpose of ascertaining extent of damages, and...