Zaymah College graduates students, holds Quranic recitation in Maiduguri
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Zaymah International Model College Bulumkutu Tsalle Maiduguri has held its first Quranic recitation and prize giving day at the college […]
Borno state
FAAN dismisses report on explosion at Maiduguri Airport
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has dismissed reports that an explosion rocked the Maiduguri airport in Borno State. […]
Houses destroyed as ISWAP terrorists attack Maiduguri City with multiple explosives
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Maiduguri city, the capital of Borno State was early morning woke up by multiple heavy explosions that destroyed property worth […]
Nigerian troops lose 7, kill 24 ISWAP terrorists at military base in Borno
Nigerian military troops in the North-East yesterday eliminated no fewer than 24 terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) extremist sect. The […]
Zulum: I don’t derive pleasure in firing officials, but…
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has explained that his occasional firing and suspension of erring government officials do not […]
Zulum commissions Rep. Abuna’s mega empowerment package for Konduga Constituency
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday launched a mega-size empowerment package for thousands of constituents in Konduga town. […]
There is alarming rate of child sexual abuse in Borno – Speaker
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly (BOSHA), Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan has lamented over the increasing rate of child […]
Police rescue soldier, 15 others abducted by insurgents
A team of policemen patrolling Maiduguri-Damaturu road, on Monday prevented the abduction of a soldier and 15 travellers by insurgents. The soldier, a Lance Corporal, […]
Food security: Zulum distributes farming tools to 1,750 farmers in Borno
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On his fourth day in Southern Borno, Governor Babagana Zulum in Shani has distributed farming tools to 1,750 farmers from […]
Zulum commissions skills acquisition center, school in Kwaya Kusar LGA
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On his second day of commissioning tour in Southern Borno, Governor Babagana Zulum on Thursday commissioned a skill acquisition centre […]
Borno IDPs vacate camps, ahead of Govt. deadline
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, have vacated their camps, ahead of the Nov.30, dateline for the closure of all Displaced Persons camps by the […]
Insurgency: Gov. Zulum, Borno Senators meet Defence Chief in Abuja
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has led the state’s senators to meet Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor […]
Departing IDPs get N500m as Zulum visits Bakassi Camp unannounced
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – More than five thousand Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who indicated interest to return to safe and rebuilt communities have received […]
Zulum sets December 15 deadline for completion of Borno’s first flyover, 3 other projects
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has set a dateline of December 15, less than a month from now, […]
Troops repel attempt by ISWAP terrorists to attack military base in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Friday repelled an attack by the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno. […]
66,577 people gained access to safe sanitation facilities in Borno – Official
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In an effort towards ending open defecation in Borno State, the General Manager, Rural Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Agency […]
PROFOH, Borno Govt partner on health, environment
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A humanitarian organization, Professionals for Humanity (PROFOH) is to partner with Borno State Government to address challenges in healthcare service […]
In Gen. Zirkisu’s honour, Zulum postpones southern Borno projects’ commissioning, to visit bereaved family
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum has postponed his scheduled commissioning of projects across LGAs in southern Borno, to honour the Commander, 28 […]
2021 scholarship: Zulum disburses N476m for 15,374 Borno students
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has approved and released the sum of N476, 640 million for payment of 2020/2021 […]
Borno Govt. distributes food items, cash to resettled households
The Borno Committee on the Resettlement of Displaced Persons to their ancestral homes has distributed food items and cash to 8,640 households in Kukawa Local […]