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More Chibok girls escape from Boko Haram custody

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2021 0

About seven years after some school girls from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok local government area, Borno State, northeast Nigeria were abducted in their dormitory, more of the missing schoolgirls are said to be returning home. Emmanuel Ogebe, a Nigerian human rights lawyer who

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Boko Haram: Soldiers are under-motivated — Donald Duke

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2020 0

The Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has ascribed the incessant attacks by Boko Haram and the military’s failure to secure the North-East to under-motivation of the soldiers, Daily Times gathered. The former governor, who spoke last night on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme monitored by the Daily Times, also called for

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Police reveals names of officers killed in Borno Govt’s convoy

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2020 0

The Borno state Commissioner of Police, Bello Makwashi on Monday listed the names of the security personnel killed by Boko Haram ambush on Saturday when Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum visited the Command Headquarters in Maiduguri, the state capital. READ ALSO: Boko haram attacks Borno Govt’s convoy, kills at least 5 Security men “During the encounter, […]

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Boko haram attacks Borno Govt’s convoy, kills at least 5 Security men

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2020 0

Boko haram – A convoy conveying officials of the Borno State Government has been attacked near Monguno town, Daily Times Nigeria has learnt. READ ALSO: How Borno State Governor, Zulum, escapes death from Boko Haram According to reports, the officials were ambushed by Boko Haram terrorists on Friday while they were journeying to Baga, where […]

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OPINION: Counter-insurgency in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2020 0

By Bukar Usman A military spokesman has reportedly faulted the claim that the gains of counter-insurgency operations were now being eroded in Borno State. This is a matter both the military and the people of Borno State are equally capable of ascertaining. My emphasis here is on the response of the said military spokesman to […]

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Troops hit terrorists’ meeting venue, kill many in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2020 0

Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force (ATF) of ‘Operation LAFIYA DOLE’ has scored a precise hit on a Boko Haram meeting venue and neutralised several terrorists at Mainyakare on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said the air interdiction […]

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Borno State Governor’s Chief Of Staff is dead

Ihesiulo Grace 2 July 2020 0

The Chief of Staff to Borno Governor, Babagana Wakil, has died. The Governor’s spokesperson, Isa Gusau, announced this in a statement on Wednesday, July 1. According to Gusau, late Wakil died this morning and will be buried today in line with Islamic rites. He, however, did not state the cause of Zulum’s death. The statement […]

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Only qualified teachers will teach in Borno – Zulum

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2020 0

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State says only qualified primary and secondary school teachers will henceforth be allowed to teach in the state. Zulum made this known during a media chat to mark his one year in office on Sunday in Maiduguri. He said that his administration had set up a committee to examine the […]

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Commission to construct 10,000 houses for Borno IDPs

Ihesiulo Grace 27 June 2020 0

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) says it plans to construct 10,000 houses for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno state. NEDC Managing Director, Alhaji Mohammed Alkali, disclosed this at the official ground breaking ceremony of the President Muhammadu Buhari Special Intervention Project in Ngom, Mafa Local Government Area of the state on Friday. Alkali

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Borno rehabilitates 2,000 ex Boko Haram combatants – Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 25 June 2020 0

The Borno State Government has rehabilitated 2,000 ex-Boko Haram combatants. The State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo, made this known on Wednesday in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen on achievements of the ministry for the past one year. Gambo said that many of the ex-combatants, who were trained on various skills, […]

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Borno recommends 300 graduates for employment

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2020 0

The Borno State Government has recommended 300 graduates for employment in public and private sectors within and outside the state. The State’s Commissioner of Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Babagana Mustafa, made this known on Sunday while briefing newsmen on the activities of the 10 months old ministry. Mustafa said the graduates were those that […]

Health

1000 residents benefit from free dialysis, as Borno moves to cut COVID-19 spread

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2020 0

About 1000 patients of renal diseases have acquired free kidney dialysis offered to them by the Borno State government between December 2019 and June 2020. This total is based on an average of 135 dialysis sessions per month, beginning from the 144 in the first month, December 2019. The state Commissioner of Health and Human […]

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Borno to establish 4 community radio stations

Ihesiulo Grace 16 June 2020 0

The Borno state government in collaboration with the North East Regional Initiative (NERI) is to establish four community radio stations in the state. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Alhaji Babakura Abba-Jato, made this known on Monday in Maiduguri, at the flag-off of inter-ministerial press briefing to mark the first anniversary of Gov. Babagana

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Boko Haram: Drivers offer free rides to returning residents of Auno

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2020 0

As residents of Auno Town in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno state troop back home following assurance of adequate security by Gov. Babagana Zulum, commercial drivers plying the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road, are giving them free ride. Residents of Auno which is few kilometres from Maiduguri, deserted the town in February, following an insurgent attack that […]

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NYSC offers free medical treatment to 1,000 IDPs in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2020 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has offered free medical treatment to 1,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), at the NYSC camp in Maiduguri, Borno state. Mr. Nura Umar, the NYSC state coordinator, made the disclosure on Friday, during the inauguration of its free medical care programme at the camp in Maiduguri. Umar said that the […]

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Gov. Zulum pledges to rebuild houses destroyed in Gajiganna attack by terrorists

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2020 0

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has promised to rebuild the houses destroyed by insurgents in Gaganna community of Magumeri Local Government Area of the state. He made the pledge on Friday in Gajiganna, while consoling the people on the recent attack on the village where 17 people were killed and 23 others injured. Zulum who […]

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COVID-19: Zulum grants amnesty to 93 inmates

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2020 0

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has pardoned 93 inmates serving various jail terms in Correctional Centres across the state, as part of measures to decongest the centres due to the COVID-19. The State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Kakashehu Lawan, who is also the Chairman, Borno State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, […]

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COVID-19 is another Boko Haram coming to Borno-Govt warns

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

Borno government has expressed concern over the nonchalant attitude of the indigenes to Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Governor of Borno State, Usman Kadafur stated, who is also the chairman of Borno task force on Covid-19, expressed the concern as a reaction to a viral video where hundreds of sympathizers were seen attending a burial in Maiduguri […]

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COVID-19: Zulum raises c’ttee to probe Borno’s index case

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2020 0

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has inaugurated a committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the index case of COVID-19 in the state. The governor, who performed the inauguration at the Government House, Maiduguri on Thursday, gave the committee two weeks to submit its report. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, who doubles as […]

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Borno records second COVID-19 death

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2020 0

The Borno state government on Wednesday announced a second death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, who is also the chairman of the State High Powered Committee on COVID-19, made this known on Wednesday while giving an update on the pandemic in the state. “The deceased is from Biu Town […]