In an attempt to frustrate the advancing of ground troops, terrorists of the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, have devised a new method of planting Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, on highways and operational routes in the North East. While the troops succeeded in diffusing some of the...
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The Air Components of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have rained multiple missiles at the abodes of ISWAP Commanders and their training camps in the Lake Chad axis A military intelligence source told PRNigeria that the coordinated attacks spearheaded by the Nigerien air taskforce were conducted on Thursday,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has supervised the disbursement of N275,000,000 alongside the distribution of bags of grains, and textiles to 90,000 internally displaced households in Monguno. This kind of intervention, which Zulum has sustained in the last three years, is part of multi-faced...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Worried by problems of water shortage in some areas, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has visited some communities in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere LGA, during which he ordered the State Ministry of Water Resources to ensure quick restoration of water supply to...
Borno State Governkr, Babagana Zulum has urged presidential aspirants for the 2023 election to always consider the unity and peace of Nigeria as the paramount in their aspirations. Zulum made the call on Monday in Maiduguri when he received the presidential aspirant of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Gov. Nyesome...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – River State Governor, Nyesom Wike has pledged to tackle the rising insecurity and poverty bedeviling the country, if elected as president of Nigeria in 2023. Governor Wike gave the pledge on Monday while addressing the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) delegates on Monday in Maiduguri,...
Says Borno to get 30 megawatts solar power supply By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived Maiduguri , the Borno State capital on Thursday on a day state working visit . Osinbajo, who landed at Maiduguri Air Force base airspace at 11.20 am was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt General Umar Farouq Yahaya, has commended the 305 officers and soldiers of 402 Special Forces Brigade for the successes recorded in clearance operations at the Sambisa, Tumbuktu Triangle, Tumbus and Mandara mountains among others. COAS gave the...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has commended troops of the North East Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) for the successes recorded against remnant of the Boko Haram insurgents in the region. Faruk hailed the gallantry and feat achieved by the military while inspecting...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday, distributed food items, cloth and combined cash of five million, seven hundred thousand to 285 1, messengers and others at the lowest rank, working at the Government House in Maiduguri. Each of them received a bag of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday began the Ramadan fast in his hometown, Mafa, in Borno State, where he spent Friday night and flagged off the spiritual exercise. Mafa is headquarter of Mafa Local Government Area in the central part of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur has felicitated with Muslims Ummah and stressed the need for prayers for peace and stability in the country, as Muslims all over the world over get set to observe Ramadan fast. The deputy governor urged Muslims to redouble...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq has said her ministry would continue to support and cushion the hardship of the people of Borno State particularly the IDPs who have been affected by the 13 years of Boko...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Tuesday addressed multinationals from Lake Chad countries, and development partners from the UK and other countries, during an ongoing conference being hosted by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office.. The conference, tagged “Lake Chad Basin: Key Steps...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Mathias Schmale, has solicited for strong media partnership for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria . Mr. Schmale also noted that media need to help spread factual information about the SDGs...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theater Commander, Joint Task Force, North East, (Operation Hadin Kai), Major General Chris Musa has revealed that no fewer than 50,000 Boko Haram insurgents have surrendered while 20,000 victims of Boko Haram captivity have been rescued by the troops in the North East....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the sum of N50 million grant for the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) to research into the prevalence of kidney diseases in the state. Chief Medical Director (CMD) of UMTH, Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo, disclosed Zulum’s intervention...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon Ali Bukar Dalori has inaugurated the newly elected State Executive Council members of the party ahead of the forthcoming national convention slated for Saturday 26th, 2022 in Abuja. Inaugurating the new excos, the state...
There is nothing, so far, in the race for the national chair of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), that is as significant in form, content and context as the open endorsement of Senator George Akume for the plum party position by the governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, alongside Senator Kashim Shettima, Borno’s First Lady, Dr. Falmata Zulum, and other National Assembly members topped the state’s high profile delegation at the fifth anniversary of the North-East Children’s Trust, (NECT) Learning Centre, initiated by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo....