By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has distributed food and other palliatives to 2,000 residents of Feezan ward in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC). The distribution which took place on Wednesday at the Mohammed Goni College of Legal and Islamic Studies is part of ongoing...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government in collaboration with Multi sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP), State Ministry for Reconstruction, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (RRR) have trained and graduated 500 women in the production of households products. The trainees also got take off grant of N10 million...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the allocation of N50 million alongside the construction of staff houses and students’ hostels at the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB), which is owned by the Federal Government. The governor announced the interventions on Friday when...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday flagged off the distribution of food palliatives residents of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere Local Government Council with a view to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal by the federal government. The Governor...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The General Manager of Borno State Environmental Protection Agency, BOSEPA, Alhaji Abubakar Sulaiman, along with the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Engr Modu Abadam, have participated in the monthly sanitation exercise on Saturday. The team visited different areas in Maiduguri and its...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno state government will take urgent steps to protect, promote and support optimal infant and young child feeding. including legislative protection, social promotion and health worker and health system support via Baby Friendly Initiatives (BFD) and additional approaches. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed security operatives to crack down a notorious “Marlian” group believed to be terrorizing residents in some parts of Maiduguri and Jere within the metropolis. The “Marlian” group, which is populated by some youths associated with drug abuses...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, embarked on an inspection tour to assess the level and progress of infrastructural works in Maiduguri, the state capital. Governor Zulum was at the first site as early as 6:00 am, a time most...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Former President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Maiduguri, served as the ‘wali’ (groom’s representative) who received wife for Mohammed Babagana Zulum, eldest son of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. The wedding Fatiha took place at the Maiduguri Central Mosque around the palace...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – CP Yusuf Lawan Mohammed has assumed duty as the new Commissioner of Police for Borno State Police Command. The new CP in a press conference on Monday in Maidugiri, expressed his appreciation to the inspector General of Police, IGP Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu, for the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 10, 2023 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Danladi Mohammed before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri to one-year imprisonment. Mohammed was convicted following...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theater Commander, Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Hadin Kai North East, Major General Ibrahim Ali, says over 100,000 Boko Haram insurgents have voluntarily surrendered to the military within the six months of his leadership at the theater command. Maj. Gen. Ali disclosed this...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – World Health Organisation (WHO) has distributed 60 Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) kits components to six partnering Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for the management of malnutrition cases in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states The WHO Emergency Manager in charge of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states,...
Nobel Peace Prize winner and girl-child education activist, Malala Yousafzai, has expressed hope for a more better future for Nigerian girls. Speaking during a courtesy call on Gov. Babagana Zulum on Tuesday in Maiduguri, Malala said she was happy with her second visit to Maiduguri to propagate girl-child education....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has imposed an indefinite ban on metal scavenging activities across the entire 27 local government areas of Borno State. The governor’s ban aims to forestall continued killings of scavengers by Boko Haram insurgents at the outskirts of some...
The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 27 suspects, including six vandals of telecommunication mast. Addressing newsmen in Maiduguri on Friday, the state Commandant, Mr Musa Farouk, said the six vandals were arrested at Shiki village of Chibok Local Government Area where...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Council of Jamiyyatu Ansaarudeen Attijaniyya Nigeria (JAMAAT) in partnership with The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) have sponsored and trained no fewer than 950 registered members of the organisation including women and IDPs on various entrepreneurship skills acquisition. The Chairman, Borno...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Shababul Faida Frist Aid Jamiyyatu Ansaarudeen Attijaniyya Nigeria, has organized a special prayers and Quranic recitation for peace, unity and stability of the country and its leaders. The Director General of Shababul Faida Frist Aid, Sayyadi Tijani Bako, while addressing members on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has reiterated President Tinubu’s determination and commitment to address basic infrastructural facilities issues in the country including Gamboru- Ngala-Dikwa, and Maiduguri -Bama-Banki-Damboa – Biur federal Trunk ‘A’ roads in Borno State. Kashim, who stated this on Wednesday...
For years, Boko Haram insurgents waged a violent war in Borno and other parts of Northeastern part of the country with threats to extend their rage to Abuja, the federal capital. But Nigeria military, particularly under the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, fought gallantly crushing the insurgents and reclaiming...