By Rauf Oyewole, Gombe The WASH Specialist, The UNICEF WASH Specialist in Nigeria, Jonathan Ekhator, has disclosed that over 997,000 residents of two selected local councils in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states have been provided with safe drinking water. He…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, supervised the distribution of food aid to over 52,500 families in seven local government areas of Southern Borno to alleviate the hardship caused by inflation and the current economic problems bedeviling the country. The…
Federal Government on Saturday condemned Monday’s abduction of Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Wurge Community in Borno and Thursday’s kidnap of school children at Kuriga community in Kaduna State and vowed to free the victims. Government also vowed to bring the…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has unveiled a unified curriculum for Islamic schools aimed at countering violent extremist ideologies and helping avert young people from being radicalised by terrorist groups. At the event held at the council chamber of…
A senior consultant and public affairs analyst, Abdulsalam Suleman, has lamented the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in some parts of Borno and Adamawa, which is affecting the food shortage in Nigeria. He said farmers in parts of Borno…
Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, presided over the swearing-in of 29 special advisers, 27 local government chairpersons, and seven permanent secretaries to the Borno State Civil Service. The oath of office was administered at an event held at the Multipurpose…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it is engaging all necessary stakeholders to ensure a hitch-free state assembly by-election in Chibok constituency of Borno. The Public Affairs Officer of INEC in Borno, Mr Abba Liberty, made this known…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno, has won all the 27 Chairmanship and 312 councillor positions in Saturday’s council polls in Borno state. The Executive Chairman of the Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC), Alhaji Lawan Maina, made this…
The Borno Government on Sunday reaffirmed its ban on illegal mining and warned defaulters of the dire consequences. Prof. Usman Tar, information and internal security commissioner, in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri, enjoined the public to adhere strictly to…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says efforts by air and ground components of Operation Hadin Kai to clear the Northeast of remnants of terrorists within the Northeast region, have continued to record series of successes. The Director of Public Relations…
