The Borno Police Command on Wednesday says it has recaptured a 24 year old Auwalu Aminu, also known as “Auwalu Kirkir.” Aminu is an escaped convict who had been serving a jail term for criminal conspiracy and theft. According to…
Cholera: UNICEF donates N113m medical supplies to Borno
Following the recent outbreak of cholera in Borno State, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund on Tuesday donated response kits valued at N113m to the state Ministry of Health. Presenting the items at the Central Medical Store in Maiduguri,…
Yoruba community in Borno seeks support as flood wreaks havoc on livelihood
The Yoruba community in Borno State has been thrown into turmoil following devastating floods that have left hundreds of families displaced and struggling for survival. President of the Yoruba Community in Borno, Saka Ganiyu Abiodun, made this known in Maiduguri…
Tinubu, US condemn ‘horrific’ Borno blasts, mourn victims
President Bola Tinubu has condemned Saturday’s suicide bomb blast in Borno State, describing it as a desperate act of terror. Eighteen people were killed when four suicide bombers set off improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Gwoza, in the north-eastern state.…
Shehu of Borno tasks Tinubu on ending terrorists’ hold on LGAs
Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Umar-Ibn Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, has called on President Bola Tinubu and the military authorities to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists still occupying Guzamala local government headquarters, and other communities in Kukawa, Abadam council…
Borno residents beg FG to release DCP Kyari
Some residents of Borno State have pleaded with the Federal Government to release DCP Abba Kyari, following the death of his mother. Kyari has been in detention for over one year for alleged corruption. An indigene, Baba Gana Kyari, in…
Some Borno pensioners still earn N4k monthly – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Borno State chapter, has said that some retirees in the state were still being paid N4,000 monthly as pension. The NLC Chairman, Mr Yusuf Inuwa, said this in an address to mark the 2024 May…
Zulum inaugurates 23-man Borno’s Hajj committee
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno State has inaugurated a 23-member Amirul Hajj Committee for the 2024 Hajj exercise. The committee has Sen. Kaka Shehu-Lawan as Chairman while Mohammed Dawule-Mainok would serve as Secretary. Zulum stated this during the inauguration of…
Teenagers planting IEDs for Boko Haram surrender to military
The Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says two persons planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) for Boko Haram, 19-year-old Abubakar Mohammed (alias Garba) and 13-year-old Bana Modu, have surrendered. According to the Chief Military Public Information-Ndjamena, Lieutenant…
‘21 Chibok girls return with 34 kids; 48 parents die of trauma’
Ten years after the abduction of 276 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, a report at the weekend revealed among others that 21 of the released girls came back with 34 children. This, according to the…