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Security & Crime / Top Stories

North-east governors urge united front against Boko Haram resurgence

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 - by Sadiq Abubakar and Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu

Yobe state Governor Mai Mala Buni has called for urgent and united action to tackle the resurgence of Boko Haram insurgency. He also emphasised the need for the charting of a …

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Defence ministers, CDS visit North-east, assure of Tinubu’s commitment to end insecurity

April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 - by Benjamin Samson

The Minister of Defence Alhaji Abubakar Badaru, Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabjn Musa Friday, visited front line …

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Nigerian News

Borno receives 230 repentant Boko Haram ‘clients’ for reintegration

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 - by Admin III

The Borno state government has demonstrated its commitment to peace-building and reintegration by honouring the graduation ceremony of Batches 6 and 7 of the 2024 repentant clients. The event took place …

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Borno APC leaders urge Tinubu to retain Shettima as running mate in 2027  

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 - by Blueprint

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno state  Monday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate in the 2027 …

Borno APC leaders urge Tinubu to retain Shettima as running mate in 2027   Read More
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Security & Crime

Group backs information minister Idris over comments on Borno attacks

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 - by Admin III

A group, Arewa Forum for Good Governance, has defended the media statement credited to Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, over the insecurity situation in Borno state after the recent …

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Nigerian News

Terrorists kill Captain, Corporal in Borno attack

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 - by Blueprint

  Suspected Boko Haram insurgents Sunday afternoon launched an attack on  Izge village, Gwoza local government area of Borno state, killing a soldier and an officer. The insurgents however, lost …

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Dangote feeds 40,000 families in Borno

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 - by Benjamin Umuteme

No fewer than 40,000 families may benefit from the Aliko Dangote Food Intervention Programme. Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum said the donation of 40,000 bags of 10kg rice to …

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Opinion

Southern Borno and Zulum’s inclusivity galore

March 26, 2025March 27, 2025 - by Dauda Iliya 

The recent trip by the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, to the Southern Borno Senatorial Zone opened more vistas into his passion for inclusivity in the conduct …

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Nigerian News

Borno Gov applauds NPF for exceptional service, boosts police operational capacity

March 15, 2025March 15, 2025 - by Chizoba Ogbeche

The Governor of Borno state, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commended the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, for his leadership of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). A press statement …

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Features

Borno state and the urgent need for gender-responsive education budgeting

March 2, 2025March 2, 2025 - by Olumide Olugotun

Borno state has consistently allocated a significant portion of its budget to education, averaging 25% over the past three years. However, despite these investments, the gender gap in education remains …

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Features

Why Borno state must adopt GRESP to address barriers to girl-child education

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 - by Olumide Olugotun

The background Fatima Usman, a bright and ambitious girl from Magumeri local government area of Borno state, dreamt of becoming a teacher. Her academic prowess was evident in her primary …

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Nigerian News

Borno: Foundation endorses Dikwa as Zulum’s successor 

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 - by Bode Olagoke

Ahead of 2027 governorship election in Borno state, a group under the aegis of Advocate for African Development Foundation (AADF), has called on all stakeholders in Borno state to ensure …

Borno: Foundation endorses Dikwa as Zulum’s successor  Read More
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Nigerian News

Boko Haram: Zulum donates N30m to family of slain army officer Alari

February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 - by Sàdiq Abubakar

Borno state Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has donated N30 million to the family of the late Army Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ebisingha Alari, who lost his life in the battle …

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Nigerian News

Boko Haram kill 2, raze church in Borno

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 - by Blueprint

Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Bamzir village, under Whuntaku District, in Chibok, Borno State, killing two brothers, Josiah Pogu Pudza, a secondary school student, and Enoch Pogu Pudza. According to …

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IGP orders clampdown on attackers of Borno officers, station

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 - by Chizoba Ogbeche

…Zonal AIG to deploy resources for swift action In response to the recent explosion attack at Nganzai Divisional Police Headquarters, Borno State, on January 9, 2025, the Inspector-General of Police, …

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Nigerian News

Borno community celebrates end-of-year after 13 years

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025 - by Blueprint

After 13 years without an end-of-year celebration due to insecurity, the Lassa community in the Askira Local Government Area of Borno state welcomed the new year with a grand event. …

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Nigerian News

Boko Haram attack military base, kill soldiers in Borno

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 - by Blueprint

Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a Nigerian Army Forward Operating Base in Damboa local government area killing soldiers on Saturday January 4. Sources said the terrorists razed so many buildings …

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Letters

On Zulum’s pragmatic approach to rebuilding Borno

December 27, 2024December 27, 2024 - by Admin III

As a concerned indigene of Borno state as I perused the news of Governor Babagana Zulum’s recent meeting with the World Bank to seek support for Borno’s recovery and flood …

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Nigerian News

Zulum assures support for 2025 Hajj operations

December 14, 2024December 14, 2024 - by Blueprint

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has pledged his administration’s support for the success of the 2025 Hajj operations. He made the commitment when management of the National Hajj Commission …

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Letters

MTN, Airtel should improve services to Maiduguri

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 - by Istifanus Baba,

In recent times, the residents of Maiduguri, a bustling metropolis and the capital of Borno state, have been grappling with significant issues related to mobile network services. For many, reliable …

MTN, Airtel should improve services to Maiduguri Read More
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Nigerian News

Borno: Union leader lauds Zulum on roads, other infrastrucural provisions

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 - by Gambo Isa

The Chairman National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Bama branch, Borno state, Honorable Alhaji Ba Mai Mustapha, has lauded the state governor, professor Baba Gana Umaru Zulum, for road …

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Security & Crime

NAF airstrikes eliminate scores of terrorists in Borno

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Benjamin Samson

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Monday says airstrikes by Air component of Operation Hadin Kai eliminated scores of Boko Haram terrorists at two key locations in Bula Marwa, Borno state. …

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Borno Dam collapse: Coalition heaps blame on Water Resources Minister

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024 - by Admin III

The Coalition of Civil Society Advocacy Groups for Accountability and Probity has accused the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, of negligence resulted in the collapse of …

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Nigerian News

Borno flooding: Prof. Dakum condoles with Zulum, seeks humanitarian aids for victims

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 - by Muhammad Tanko Shittu

Plateau state Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 elections, Professor Patrick Dakum, Tuesday, commiserated with the government and entire people of Borno state over the unfortunate flood that ravaged …

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Nigerian News

Borno flood: Zulum flags off distribution of relief materials to victims

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 - by Sadiq Abubakar

The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to victims of the devastating Maiduguri flooding taking refuge in about 36 camps. The flood …

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The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday called on the authorities and security agencies to combat the scourge of insecurity ...

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Beneficiaries of the Libata-Kwanga Three Crown Scholarship have appealed to the federal government, through the Minister of Mines and Steel ...

Leadership crisis fuelling insecurity, poverty in North-west – Experts 

…Say ‘without purposeful leadership, no sustainable devt can be achieved’ Management experts and policy leaders have warned that persistent leadership ...

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Transforming South-East with strategic federal presence

If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain. This is a time-honoured maxim, ...

The Abuja ‘one chance’ menace

The capital of a nation represents its symbol. A visitor may not necessarily traverse the entire country to form their ...

Tinubu’s airport infrastructure master plan will fix gaps – Air Peace

Nigeria’s leading airline Air Peace Chairman, Dr Allen Onyema has described the country’s aviation sector as one poised for a ...

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It will take a miracle to attempt to straighten a dry fish without reducing it to smithereens. That is the ...

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