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Reps to investigate continuous closure of NYSC camp in Maidugiri

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2021 0

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged refusal of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to reopen its permanent orientation camp in Maiduguri, Borno. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Usman Zannah (APC-Borno) at the plenary on

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Chibok girls: 7 years after, FG ignores BBOG movement, leaves victims’ families to fate

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2021 0

Augustine Aminu Seven years down the line since Boko Haram abducted nearly 300 schoolgirls mostly aged between 12 and 17, from Chibok in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, not much has been done by the Federal Government to ensure the safe return of the girls. The abduction which took place in April 2014, led to an […]

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Borno IDPs vacate camps, ahead of Govt deadline

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2021 0

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, have vacated their camps, ahead of the Nov.30, dateline for the closure of all Displaced Persons camps by the Borno State Government. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited some camps on Wednesday, reports that most of them have been deserted by the displaced persons. NAN gathered […]

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Troops thwart attempted terrorists’ incursion in Damboa, eliminate scores – Army

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2021 0

Troops of Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have dealt decisive blow to Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in a failed attack on Damboa in Borno. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the failed attack took place in the early hours of […]

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Borno reopens Bama-Banki road, nine years after closure over insurgency

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2021 0

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday, reopened the Bama-Banki road which connects Nigeria to some other African countries. The 65km road, which connects Nigeria to countries such as Cameroon, Zaire and Sudan, is said to have been closed for nine years due to Boko Haram operations in the area. Speaking on Wednesday at the […]

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Cleric condemns killings, pleads for govt speedy intervention

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2021 0

A highly revered cleric in Borno state, prophet Elijah Hagin, has berated the senseless killings all over the country, especially the most recent Jos killings. It was reported that some Travellers were coming from a religious event in Bauchi – a North Eastern state in Nigeria – in a convoy of buses when they were […]

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Presidential Visit: Appreciate Buhari when he arrives – Zulum begs Borno residents

Ihesiulo Grace 16 June 2021 0

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has asked locals to express their gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit on Thursday. Zulum stated in his address on Wednesday that the President will assess the security situation in the North-East and commission some of the state government’s projects. Buhari will also lay the foundation stone for […]

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FG commissions Chibok School after seven years of Boko Haram’s Invasion

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2021 0

Dilibe Michael President Muhammadu Buhari Monday officially opened the fully renovated Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state, which had previously been targeted by the dangerous Boko Haram section. The new school is now known as a ‘Government Secondary School,’ because it is coed. The attack which took place on 14th April 2014 had […]

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How security operatives foiled insurgents’ attack on Maiduguri, by Army

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2021 0

The army has revealed how security agents prevented an attack by insurgents on Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. Recall that eight suspected Boko Haram insurgents were killed by security operatives on Tuesday, following an unsuccessful attempt to attack Jiddari Polo area in Maiduguri. The insurgents were said to have entered the area through a cashew […]

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Boko Haram Retakes Borno LGA Headquarters In Bloody Attack

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2021 0

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, suspected Boko Haram members invaded Damasak, the headquarters of the troubled Borno state’s Mobbar local government area, and wreaked havoc without fighting. Armed insurgents destroyed the Divisional Police Command, schools, shops, and residential houses this time while hoisting their flags in strategic locations. Three soldiers were

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Maiduguri thrown into darkness as Boko Haram blow up Power Tower

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2021 0

Boko Haram terrorists have disrupted the power supply in Maiduguri just three days after blowing up a power tower on Saturday, leaving the city in the dark once more. Terrorists hit power plants three times in January to keep the city in the dark. It took almost two months for power officials to repair the […]

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Borno govt enrolls 800 school girls on scholarship

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Zulum, On Thursday, enrolled 800 out-of-school girls whose admission was facilitated into Federal Government Girls College Monguno before approving full scholarship for them. The 800 vulnerable girls were drawn from 16 local government areas of the state, most of which are from high risk communities, where access […]

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Zulum appoints retired General as security adviser

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael Borno state Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has approved the appointment of retired Brigadier General Abdullahi Sabi Ishaq, as a special adviser on the security affairs of the state. Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, announced in a statement released that General Ishaq, retired from the Nigerian Army on January 10, 2021, after 35 […]

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Boko Haram: Terrorists patrol Dikwa town, urge residents not to panic

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2021 0

Report on Tuesday morning revealed that ISWAP militants are patrolling the town of Dikwa in Borno State, northeast Nigeria. DAILY POST learnt that the militants, who took control of the ancient town of Dikwa after displacing security operatives, are currently patrolling the town in a show of force. Residents also said the militants asked them […]

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Zulum at hospitals, confirms 10 deaths, 47 injuries after Boko Haram’s RPG hit in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2021 0

Dilibe Michael Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Wednesday was at two hospitals after Boko Haram fighters fired shots from Rocket Propelled Grenades yesterday, which killed 10 residents and 47 injured in the state capital. The shots, on Tuesday night, came from Kaleri, an outskirt of Maiduguri, it was learned, but grenades traveled to hit […]

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Insecurity: Boko Haram hoist flag in parts of Borno State

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2021 0

According to military reports, insurgents suspected to be members of Boko Haram have hoisted their flag in parts of Marte local government in Borno state. The insurgents targeted the local government twice within a week. The rebels invaded the neighboring Dikwa local government on Friday. They were repelled in a battle that lasted hours by […]

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Blackout: Zulum meets Power Minister over Maiduguri, rural areas

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2021 0

On Thursday in Abuja, the governor of Borno, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, visited the Minister of Power, Engr. Saleh Mamman, to discuss how to quickly monitor the ongoing repair of a transmission line along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road that Boko Haram destroyed. The destruction, carried out using an improvised explosive device, has left Maiduguri in darkness […]

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1 Killed, 2 Injured As 540 IDPs Houses Destroyed In Fire Guts In Maiduguri

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael An Internally Displaced Person Camp in Mafa Local Government Area in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has been gutted by fire. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon, at the Custom IDP camp on the outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis, destroying 540 houses, 2 people injured, and leaving a four years old child dead. […]

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Smallholder farmers in Borno receive free seeds, water pumps, others from FG

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2021 0

The Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Mustapha Baba Shehuri has flagged-off the distribution of some farm inputs to small holder farmers in Borno State. The farm inputs distributed include; certified rice seeds – faro 44(24MT), Maize foundation seed (15MT), Cashew nuts (1,5MT) Groundnut foundation (2.5MT),Cashew seeds (1.5MT), Castor

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Zulum, service chiefs strategise to end terrorism in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2021 0

Dilibe Michael, Maiduguri The new service chiefs on Sunday toured Borno State to assess the war against Boko Haram in the north-east during which they held meetings with Governor Babagana Umara Zulum and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Garbai El-kanemi to seek their support in ending the insurgency. Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Leo Irabor, […]