I have never been so depressed like the last two weeks following torrents of obituaries of several friends and acquaintances in Nigeria and the United States of America. This feeling was worsened by the increasing cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria. Of all these obituaries, one that shocked me to the bone marrow was that of the 11th Shehu of Bama, Read More
The Deputy Governor of Borno state had blame the attitude of people towards social distancing and observing some preventive measures as lack of belief that the virus exist. But in a place like Borno which is highly religious, any strict measures taken which will affect elites and big marabouts will likely bring a problem. The first sign of problem was Read More
Alhaji Umar Ibn Kyari Al Amin El-Kanemi, the eldest son of late Shehu of Bama, Alhaji Kyari Ibn Umar Al Amin Ibn Ibrahim El Kanemi, has been appointed the new Emir of Bama. The delegation of Borno state government led by Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, Secretary to State Government alongside the Commissioner for Local Govt and Emirate Affairs, the Director Emirate Read More
The Borno state Commissioner for Health, Salihu Kwaya-Bura, has said seven health workers tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Mr Kwaya-Bura, who is also the Secretary of the Borno High Powered Response Team on Convid-19, made this known on Friday in Maiduguri while giving an update on the COVID-19 in pandemic in the state. He said the Read More
A group, Coalition of Civil Societies and Media Executives for Good Governance in Nigeria (COCMEGG), has raised the alarm over alleged plan by some aggrieved chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno state to unleash a “devilish campaign” against a former governor of Borno state, Sen. Kashim Shettima. Its president, Comrade Omoba Kenneth Aigbegbele, said the chieftains who Read More
The Chairman Borno State Response Team for the control and prevention of COVID-19 who is also the Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur has expressed dismay at the level of compliance with restriction order on vehicular movements in and out of Maiduguri town . He stated this when he visited Njimtilo village check point at the outskirts of Maiduguri to monitor Read More
A Vice Chancellor and Registrar have just been for newly established University of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi state by President Muhammadu Buhari. They are Prof Musa Ahmed and Yusuf Bazata. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Musa Ahmed as the Vice Chancellor of the newly-established University of Agriculture, Zuru in Kebbi State. Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture Read More
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has disbursed N100 million to 10,000 households displaced by flood in Rann, Kala Balge Local government area of the state. Mr Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy to the governor, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday in Maiduguri, said the governor had on Tuesday inaugurated the disbursement exercise in Rann, a Read More
Korongilum, a community in Chibok local government area of Borno state is currently being attacked by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. A resident told Blueprint on phone, Tuesday night, that the attackers came into the community around 6pm, shooting sporadically and setting many houses on fire. A military source said troops from the Nigerian Army 28 task force brigade and 117 Read More
Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 30 people and abducted many women and children in a raid in Borno state, a regional government spokesman said on Monday. The attack Sunday evening targeted the village of Auno on a key highway linking to regional capital Maiduguri. The jihadists stormed in on trucks mounted with heavy weapons, killing, burning and looting before kidnapping Read More
The wive of Kebbi State Governor, Dr.Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, has expressed optimism that the collaboration between the British High Commission and Northern Governor’s Wives Forum would yield positive results in addressing Gender Based Violence (GBV) especially in northern Nigeria. A press statement from Yahya Sarki, special adviser on media to Kebbi state governor revealed that Dr. Bagudu who is also Read More
The most commendable eight months of smooth governance in Borno state has sharply defined the seed of political wisdom planted by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, a reason people believe that another Sardauna of the North is in the making. Even before Zulum takes oath of office as governor, optimism was on the rise in the state, this must have been Read More
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state has inaugurated the newly constituted board members of Borno state Geographic Information System Board (GISB) for proper land administration and management. Inaugurating the board members at the council chamber of the Government House, Maiduguri, Monday, Zulum said : “It is my solemn pledge to transform the Ministry of Land and Survey into a Read More
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has accused personnel of Nigerian military and police of collecting bribes of N1000 from travellers who do not have national identity cards. The governor made the accusation Monday afternoon when he visited the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway where thousands of travellers were stranded because security officials manning the highway locked it down. The highway is relatively Read More
As part of his ongoing humanitarian and developmental activities in the southern part of Borno state, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, was in Damboa Friday where he distributed food items to citizens. He was also in Biu where he commissioned three projects. In Damboa, 20,000 displaced and vulnerable persons received varieties of food items, clothing and cash. The food he distributed Read More
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) logistics facility at Gujeri in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. This, according to NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, was achieved in night-time air strikes executed on 31 December 2019 “pursuant to series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions that identified Read More
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram group, Tuesday evening, attacked Kwaranglum village few meters to Chibok town, Headquarters of Chibok Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, killing six people. They also abducted two women, and injured three others. The state commission for poverty alleviation, Mr. Nuhu Clark, an indigene of the area, told newsmen that the Boko Haram insurgents invaded Read More
The Shehu of Bama, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ibrahim Kyari Ibn Umar El-Kanemi, has appealed to his subjects to intensify prayers in order to end Boko Haram insurgency in the area and state at large. He stated this Monday during special prayers to mark this year’s Maulud Nabiyi celebration. He commended the efforts of the state and federal governments for Read More
Borno state government Sunday held its first State Executive Council (SEC) retreat in Damasak town, headquarters of Mobbar LGC and former stronghold of the Boko Haram terrorists, with a view to acquainting the people of the area with the reality of post- insurgency challenges of reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement. Speaking at the retreat which was held at the conference hall Read More
The Borno State University will in the next one year have a befitting teaching hospital to pave way for the commencement of courses in medicine, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, has declared. Zulum, who is Visitor to the university, spoke on Thursday at the historic inauguration of the university’s first Senate, which held at the campus in Maiduguri. The governor said Read More
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state has Sunday held meetings with the various component of the Multi Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP) a day after his return from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he offered prayers for peace in Borno. The governor also held meeting with the World Bank officials on intervention issues relating to the displaced communities Read More
Anybody who finds himself/herself at the helm of affairs of any organisation or institution will like to do good things that he/she will be remembered forever in the history of that particular organisation of the institution. Though, there are some that do not care about what they will leave as their legacies after leaving office, but we can say that Read More
In an ample demonstration of his government’s desire to nip in the bud the rampant cases of theft of food and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs), the Governor of Borno state, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, last week, went spiritual, using the Holy Qur’an against culprits. This is a welcome development in the fight against crime and criminality Read More
On Tuesday, the Governor of Borno state, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, while hosting a delegation of the House of Representatives led by its Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Council Chamber of the Government House, Maiduguri, raised an alarm that the counter-insurgency operations against the Boko Haram in the state and the Lake Chad Basin axis might not end soon Read More
Former secretary of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Borno state, and special Adviser on political affairs to former Governor Kashim Shettima, Hon. Yusuf Adamu has commended governor of the state, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum over the choice of commissioner nominees. He said, bringing these set of people into the new cabinet will go a long way in Read More
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