Nigerian Army has apprehended one of its own, Lance Corporal Saifullahi Garba (14NA/72/15972), for alleged gunrunning in Borno State, while recent operations across the country led to the rescue of eight kidnap victims and the recovery of significant arms caches. A reliable source from Army Headquarters, speaking to the...
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A mentor at 59, Congratulations Your Excellency! On behalf of myself, the Government, and the people of Borno State, I extend heartfelt birthday felicitations to His Excellency Vice President Kashim Shettima as he celebrates his 59th birthday. Mr Vice President, sir, your mentorship has shaped countless leaders across Borno,...
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has decried over the renewed attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in Ngoshe, Gwoza Local Government Area, and Mussa community in Askira/Uba Local Government Area, which claimed the lives of several innocent citizens over the weekend. He recalled that last Saturday...
Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (ALFOPED) on Sunday held a one-day capacity-building workshop for 25 Community Advocates for Transitional Justice (CATJ) at Soye/Shettimari Primary School, Old Bama UBE, in Bama, the headquarters of Bama Local Government Area. The initiative aimed to equip community leaders with skills to promote...
Borno State Deputy Governor, His Excellency Umar Kadafur, represented by Deputy Chief of Staff Alhaji Haruna Tella, attended the investiture and fundraising dinner of the Rotary Club of Maiduguri at Pinnacle Hotel. The event marked the installation of Rotarian AbdulKareem Haruna as the club’s 3rd President. Delivering a speech...
Borno State Police Command, in collaboration with the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Borno State Chapter, hosted a Capacity Building Workshop to bolster community-police ties, advance intelligence-led policing, and enhance public safety across the state. Secretary to the State Government, representing the Governor, inaugurated the event, emphasizing the government’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – National Orientation Agency (NOA) has rolled out a dynamic nationwide sensitization campaign in Borno State, targeting five key areas to enhance citizen awareness, strengthen trust in government, and promote national unity. Launched on Wednesday at Garba Abari Hall, NOA State Directorate Headquarters in Maiduguri,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Force Commander, Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Godwin Mutkut and the Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, have conducted a joint operational assessment visit to Sector 3 of OPHK in Baga, Borno State....
In a series of coordinated strikes, the Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), alongside the Air Component, successfully eliminated nine Boko Haram fighters, including two high-ranking commanders, in Borno State. A reliable military source informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the operations, conducted between...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, represented Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum at the unveiling of a Strategic Plan for partnership and development with the International Organization for Migration (IOM/UN Nigeria) at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja. The initiative aligns with the federal government’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a powerful step toward healing and rebuilding, community stakeholders in Bama, Bama Local Government Area (LGA), gathered on Wednesday at the Bama LGA Secretariat for a capacity-building workshop organized by the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development. The event focused on transitional justice...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Professor Ibrahim Umara of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) has called on the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to strengthen the naira by allowing its free flow in domestic markets and encouraging foreign investors to purchase Nigerian goods and services...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a significant step toward restoring peace and stability, the Borno State Government has pledged its full support to the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (ALFOPED) for a transformative peace-building, reconciliation, and reintegration project in Bama Local Government Area, once a stronghold of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Alhaji Abubakar Ahmad Ma’aji, announced on Thursday that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will commence the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on Monday, August 18, 2025. Speaking at a press conference held at the INEC Conference Hall in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has received formal approval from the Borno State Government to extend its humanitarian, human rights, and peace-building initiatives to Bama Local Government Area, one of the communities most affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. This development was made...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a historic first for Borno State, Bukar Grema, a devoted fan of northern Nigeria’s iconic Hausa musician Dauda Rara, proudly named his newborn son after the legendary singer. The joyous occasion unfolded on Wednesday amid a vibrant crowd gathered at a mosque in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – National President of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) and wife of the Chief of Defence Staff, Barrister Lilian Ogogo Christopher G. Musa, has provided N200,000 cash and grinding machines to 31 widows of fallen heroes who died in active service during...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has approved the appointment of Col. Yahaya Gambo (Rtd) as Coordinator of Borno State Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Bukar Tijani, stated that the appointment of a Coordinator for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a remarkable display of air superiority, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralized 592 terrorists and obliterated 372 enemy assets in Borno over the past eight months, outstripping the operational achievements of the entire 2024 campaign. A statement by the NAF’s spokesperson, Air...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Wife of the Chief of Defence Staff, Mrs. Oghogho Gwabin Musa and the President of Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) is set to unveil ‘ Thank You to Our Troops’ campaign in Maiduguri, Borno state. This campaign according to her, is not...