Tag: Borno State
Troops kill notorious Boko Haram commander, Others
BORNO- Troops of 144 Battalion, in collaboration with hybrid forces, have killed a top Boko Haram commander, Ari Ghana, and five of his bodyguards...
300 private schools in Borno risk closure– Commissioner
MAIDUGURI- More than 300 private schools in Borno risk being shut for failure to participate in government’s mandatory accreditation.
Commissioner for Education, Engr. Lawan Wakilbe,...
Seven die in building collapse at Borno IDP camp
BORNO- Seven people were killed and two others injured when a building collapsed in a camp for people displaced by jihadist violence in northeast...
APC NWC appoints Dalori as deputy national chairman(North)
ABUJA- The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ali Dalori, the former Borno chairman...
Urban violence has reduced significantly in Borno, says Commissioner
MAIDUGURI- Urban violence which engulfed Maiduguri and environs has reduced drastically, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar has said.
Tar made...
He acts like a kid: We’ll take action against him –...
BORNO- Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume has said the actions and utterances of Senate President Godswill Akpabio are unbecoming of an elder.
Ndume is reacting...
Zulum to appointees: We will not tolerate absenteeism, lateness to work
MAIDUGURI- Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has warned the newly sworn-in commissioner that his administration will not tolerate absenteeism and lateness to work.
Zulum gave...
2,000 displaced persons to benefit from NNPC/SNEPCo resettlement support in Borno
MAIDUGURI- The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) says no fewer than 2000 displaced persons in Borno are to benefit from its...
Subsidy removal: Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, subsidise transportation for workers, students
MAIDUGURI- The governments of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe have started taking steps to contain the hike in transportation caused by removal of fuel subsidy...
Hunger affecting 4.3m people in Northeast Nigeria – UN official
NEW YORK- The UN’s top humanitarian official in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale, has said that severe hunger is affecting 4.3 million people in Nigeria’s Borno, Adamawa...
Ex-Borno SSG falls ill at Buhari Airport, dies at UMTH
MAIDUGURI - Alhaji Usman Jidda-Shuwa, the immediate past Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Borno State, is dead.
Shuwa, who was Governor Babagana Zulum’s...
Reps Speaker: Aspirant Betara greets Buhari, Tinubu at Eid-el-Fitri
ABUJA- Rep. Aliyu Betara (APC-Bornu) , an aspirant for the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly, has...
10th NASS: Rep Betara takes consultation to Saudi Arabia, meets members-elect
ABUJA- Rep. Aliyu Betara (APC-Borno), one of the aspirants for the 10th House of Representatives Speaker, has met some new and old members-elect currently...
Borno governorship: NNPP asks tribunal to order fresh election in Borno
MAIDUGURI- The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has the Borno Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to order fresh election in the state.
The NNPP, is challenging the reelection of...
Borno assembly member-elect from Chibok is dead
MAIDUGURI- Mr Nuhu Clark, a member-elect for Chibok constituency in the Borno House of Assembly, is dead.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
Time to relocate Maiduguri Monday Market, By Hassan Gimba
Maiduguri, the capital and the largest city of Borno State, was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British colonial authority. It...
Nigeria: Divided in flesh, united in spirit; By Hassan Gimba
This was first published on 20/08/2018 but it is still relevant, more so now that the presidential election held on 25/02/2023 has exposed our...
Police thank Gov. Zulum for 9 APCs
By YAKUBU UBA
MAIDUGURI- Police in Borno confirmed on Tuesday in Maiduguri that they have received nine Amoured Personnel Carriers (APC) from the state government.
Commissioner...
Peter Obi: My visit to Borno South, what the military told...
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) - Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has narrated how security agencies warned him against going to Borno South during...
Mutinational commander commends troops’ resilience in offensive against insurgents
By YAKUBU UBA
MAIDUGURI- The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Commander Sector III, Monguno in Borno, Maj.-Gen. A.E Abubakar has praised troops for their resistance and...