In Aesop’s Fable, the Greek fabulist tells the story of a dog who, while crossing a bridge with a bone in his mouth, catches his reflection in the water below. Unfamiliar with his own reflection, the dog mistook it for another with a larger bone than his. He snaps...
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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, alongside Rt. Hon. Ahmodu Umoru Fintiri of Adamawa and Hon. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, on Monday, paid a familiarization visit to the new World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Mr. Matthew Verghis, in Abuja. The visit is aimed at reinforcing...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that one of its power towers, Tower T347, located along the Gombe–Damaturu 330kV transmission line, was vandalised on Friday evening, around 5:46 p.m. The disclosure was made by Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, in a statement issued on...
Nigerian Army troops under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) successfully repelled a large-scale assault by Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants on Sept. 18, securing Banki in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State and Bula in Yobe. A senior military source at Army Headquarters told the News...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated more than 25 terrorists across key locations in Yobe and Borno states, bolstering security in Nigeria’s volatile North-East region. The successful operation unfolded on September 18 at Bula in Yobe and the Banki area of Borno. NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information,...
United Nations has strongly denounced a brutal assault by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, Nigeria, where 63 individuals, including five soldiers and 58 civilians, lost their lives in Daral-Jamal, a community along the Bama-Banki Road in the Sambisa Forest. The attackers also set fire to over 20...
In a series of relentless operations from August 23 to August 30, troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) eliminated over 20 terrorists, apprehended multiple collaborators, and seized significant arms caches across North East Nigeria. A military source, speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), revealed that the coordinated...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains a formidable force in Nigerian politics despite recent defections, according to Alhaji Muhammed Buba-Jajere, the House of Representatives member for Fika/Fune Federal Constituency. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Thursday, Buba-Jajere emphasized the party’s deep-rooted presence and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR , Maiduguri – The North East chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed the Tinubu/Kashim ticket for the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was made on Sunday during the North East All Progressives Congress Consultative Meeting in Gombe, the Gombe State capital. Governor...
The Leah Sharibu Foundation has described Leah Sharibu’s endless stay in captivity as a sad development. Dr Gloria Puldu, the President of the Foundation, stated this at a news conference on Wednesday in Jos. Puldu said that Sharibu had spent exactly seven years away from her home since she...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The Nigerian Government and the United Nations (UN), have launched the 2025 Lean Season Response Plan for Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states in north-east Nigeria. The Plan seeks US$159 million for urgent nutrition, food, and health interventions and other life-saving assistance for 2 million people...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum led a delegation of Northeast governors to Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, for the 11th governors’ forum meeting focusing on regional security, boosting agricultural development, and addressing other emerging challenges. The high-level meeting, which is currently ongoing after...
By HARUNA AHMED, Damaturu – Renowned media company Neptune Network Nigeria Limited (NNNL), publishers of Neptune Prime English and Neptune Hausa, will be holding a Zonal Engagement and Training on Citizen Reporting and Dissemination of Information through Social Media in Potiskum, Yobe State, tomorrow, Wednesday, sponsored by Yobe First...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno Coalition for Democracy and Progress (BOCODEP) has organized a two-day capacity-building training workshop to promote women’s participation in anti-corruption government agencies and related bodies. The workshop, held in collaboration with the MacArthur Foundation, aimed to advance women’s participation in anti-corruption and accountability...
. By GRACE AUDU – Governor of Yob State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has approved the employment of 267 health technicians to boost manpower requirements in health facilities in the state. The employment covers 140 Buni Scholars who recently graduated in various fields of Medical sciences in India, according...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Armed terrorists suspected to be members of Boko Haram/ISWAP on Sunday kdinaped a Professor Abubakar Eljuma of the Nigeria Army University Biu (NAUB) and other passengers. The incident took place along the troubled Damaturu -Biu road near Kamuya- village. Sources said Professor Eljuma, a...
By HARUNA AHMED, Damaturu – The Association of Regions (Governor’s Forum) in Morocco has made special request for Yobe state government to participate and showcase its sesame seeds and Gum Arabic in the forthcoming international trade fair in Mekenes, Morocco. Executive Director of the association, Mohammed El Bachiri, said...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum CBT Centre 2 in Yobe State and the CBT Centre, Otukpo, Benue State, for a period of 14 days, effective Tuesday, February 4. The Board said the suspension...
United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) on Friday said no fewer than six million people were displaced in the Lake Chad Basin region’s conflicts from January 2024 to January 2025. Resident Representative for UNFPA Burkina Faso, representing the Regional Director for UNFPA West and Central Africa Region, Mr Alain Akpadji,...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed more than 2 billion dollars in supporting 15.3 million people affected by crises in Lake Chad Basin within a decade. Lead Coordinator for West and Central Africa at AfDB, Dr Riadh Ben Messaoud, shared the bank’s accomplishments at Panel Session in the...