Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday hosted thousands of Kanuri kinsmen from at least 10 countries to celebrate this year’s Kanem-Borno Cultural Summit in Maiduguri. The summit brought together 161 emirs, high-profile government officials and thousands of Kanuri delegates from the Republics of Ghana, Sudan, Gabon, Niger,...
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Vice-Chancellor of Kashim Ibrahim University (KIU), formerly Borno State University (BOSU), Maiduguri, Professor Babagana Gutti, has announced that the institution is set to host its first combined convocation ceremony, marking nine years of academic progress and institutional growth. Professor Gutti made the disclosure on Thursday during a world press...
Joint Task Force North East (JTF NE), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has recorded a significant operational success with the arrest of a suspected suicide bomber and the interception of materials intended for the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Borno State. The arrests followed sustained joint operations and...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday presented a N890,331,686,000.00 budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, with the education sector receiving the highest single-sector allocation of N135 billion. Tagged the “Budget of Sustained Recovery and Growth,” it places the capital expenditure...
United Nations has expressed deep sorrow over the suspected suicide bombing at a mosque in Gamboru, Maiduguri, Borno State, which left five people dead and 35 others injured during evening prayers on Wednesday. Speaking from New York on Friday, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the UN Resident and Humanitarian...
Vice President Kashim Shettima and Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday, paid a visit to victims of Wednesday’s bomb blast at a Mosque in Maiduguri, that are currently receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). The visit was to sympathise with those injured...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has condemned in strong terms the bomb explosion that claimed about five lives and left several others injured at a Mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, Borno State, describing the attack as a despicable assault on innocent citizens and the peace of the nation. The Vice...
Nigerian Army has confirmed a deadly explosion at a mosque inside Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, Borno State, during evening prayers on Tuesday, an attack that left four civilians dead and at least 32 others injured. The incident occurred at about 6:00 p.m. while worshippers were observing Maghrib prayers, according to...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has condemned, in strong terms, a suicide attack at Gomboru market mosque in Maiduguri metropolis on Wednesday evening. A suspected suicide bomber sneaked into the mosque while worshippers were performing the Maghrib prayer, killing five people and injuring 35 others. Governor Zulum,...
Fear and confusion swept through Gamborun Market in Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Wednesday after a bomb explosion tore through a mosque during prayers, leaving several worshippers dead and others injured. The blast occurred while worshippers were gathered inside the mosque, sending shockwaves across the busy market and triggering...
Goni Musa Hameed from Maiduguri , Borno State has emerged the overall winner of the 2025 National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, while Kano State clinched the overall best in the female category. The 2025 edition of the National Annual Qur’anic Recitation Competition, and 40th Anniversary of the competition held in...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has distributed essential food items to widows and vulnerable members of the Christian community in preparation for the upcoming Christmas celebrations. Over 6,000 people will benefit from the gesture, including 1,605 IDPs who have each received a bag of rice, 1 carton...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the 2025 Free Annual Transportation Programme, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to compassion, inclusivity, and people-centred governance. The programme, which commenced on Sunday, 21 December 2025, has continued to provide critical mobility support to thousands of Nigerians since its inception...
Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Operation HADIN KAI have decisively disrupted a major Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist logistics movement, neutralising scores of fighters during a well-executed ambush in Sojiri and Kayamla communities, Borno State. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Col. Uba Sani...
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, was aglow over the weekend as former Governor of the state, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, played host to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the wedding Fatiha of his son, Sadiq Ali Modu Sheriff. President Tinubu arrived in the ancient city to honour the Sheriff...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday commissioned three newly constructed mega schools and a fleet of 620 fully electric vehicles and tricycles delivered by the governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. During the commissioning ceremony, which was performed separately, President Tinubu commended Governor Zulum for his transformative...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched a ₦1 billion Youth Empowerment Scheme in Maiduguri, describing it as a strategic investment in human capital development and sustainable economic growth, today Friday at Sir Kashim Ibrahim College of Education Theater Hall Maiduguri. Speaking at the event, Governor Zulum...
National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has began the distribution of essential and emergency agricultural inputs to 2,000 onion farmers in Borno, Yobe, Sokoto and Kebbi states. The gesture which took place simultaneously was inline with the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu aims to cushion the burden...
Borno State Police Command, under the leadership of the CP Naziru Abdulmajid, has recorded another operational success with the recovery of an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in Maiduguri, thereby averting a potential explosion and threat to public safety. Police Public Relations Officer, Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, announced...
Women’s representation and active participation in Nigeria’s political space continue to face serious challenges, with the country’s democratic process yet to translate into meaningful inclusion for women nearly 25 years after the return to civil rule, Professor Patricia Ori Donli has said. Prof. Donli, a lecturer at the University...