By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theatre Commander, North East Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa has said that about 79,000 repentant Boko Haram insurgents have so far surrendered to the Nigerian military in recent time Maj. Gen. Musa made this known in Maiduguri while...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday night showed up unannounced at the General Hospital Bama for on-the-spot monitoring of healthcare services’ delivery to the public. Zulum surprised visit to the hospital by 10pm shortly after his arrival in Bama town by road from...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Environmental Protection Agency (BOSEPA) in collaboration with Ministry of Environment have commenced the supervision of environmental sanitation exercise in the state. The agency also unveiled a designated dumping site in Jajirir Community of Bolori II Ward of Maiduguri metropolis which was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has called on the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) and humanitarian and development stakeholders to start shifting their focus from short term to medium and long term capital projects that can hugely impact on addressing the root causes of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Tuesday ordered for fresh elections to be conducted for the election of candidate for House of Representatives for Askira- Uba/ Hawul Federal Constituency of Borno State. The Presiding Judge, Justice Jude Dagat, in her judgement ordered...
No fewer than 200 patients benefit from Borno’s free kidney dialyses monthly. Dr Garga Adama, Head of Department, Internal Medicine, at the State Specialist Hospital where the dialyses take place, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Monday. He said Gov. Babagana Zulum...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Commissioner, CP Abdu Umar has paraded 59 suspects for various offences ranging from human trafficking, kidnapping, raping, vandalism, burglary, theft, amongst others. The suspects were paraded on Thursday at the Command Headquarters in Maiduguri. Briefing newsmen during the parade at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Friday directed the state Urban Development Board and the Borno State Police Command to unsealed the Borno State NNPP Secretariat in Maiduguri, describing the board’s decision as “wrong timing”. Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, confirmed in a statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has distance itself from the sealing up of a residential building that was alleged to have been illegally converted to a Secretariat by the acclaimed leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Govenor Babagana Umara Zilum has flagged off a two day sensitisation workshop at the International Conference Hall in Maiduguri, themed:” promoting peace and national development through equitable distribution of socio-economic amenities and infrastructural facilities nationwide.” The governor, who commended the efforts of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Heavily armed police operatives from the Borno State Command on Thursday sealed off the state secretariat office of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) located along Abbaganaram Customs Road, Maiduguri. In the course of the raid, the police also arrested the NNPP senatorial candidate...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Cameroonian Government and the Borno State Government will jointly repatriate thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge in some parts of Minawawo refugee camp in Cameroon Republic The Governor of Far -North Region of Cameroon, Mr Midjiyawa Bakari, who is also the sitting...
President Buhari directs Humanitarian Ministry to address menace of explosive remnants in North-East
President Buhari directs Humanitarian Ministry to address menace of explosive remnants in North-East
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and its agencies to address urgent threats posed by explosive remnants in the North East region of the country. Buhari gave the directive on Thursday while delivering his address...
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale, has renewed the commitment of humanitarian community to supporting Borno and others hit by humanitarian crisis. Schmale made this known in Maiduguri on Thursday to mark 2022 World Humanitarian Day, graced by President Muhammadu Buhari. “Allow me to recall that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri directed the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and its agencies to come up with specific programmes to address urgent threats posed by explosive remnants in the North East region. The President, who...
More than 7,264 persons are to benefit from Federal Government’s Grant for Vulnerable Groups (GVG) programme in Borno. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, announced this on Wednesday while inaugurating the programme in Maiduguri. Farouq said the programme started in 2020 as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the payment of N30,000 minimum wage for qualified primary school teachers in the state. Governor Zulum gave the approval on Wednesday when he received the leaders of the organized labour, who were on a courtesy visit at...
Some repentant Boko-Haram members were on Saturday engaged in sanitation of maiduguri as part of measures preparing them for reintegration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise was organised by Centre for Democracy Development (CDD), in collaboration with the Borno Government. Speaking on the exercise, Prof....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur has congratulated the prominent business mogul, Alh. Dr. Muhammadu Indimi OFR on the occasion of his conferment with Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters, by the prestigious University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). Hon. Kadufur said the conferment of Honorary...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, a.k.a Mama Boko Haram, alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyede on a three count charge of conspiracy and stealing of public funds to the tune...