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‘I am hoping that in 2020, Borno will regain its place’

Ihesiulo Grace 31 December 2019 0

Maiduguri – Residents of Maiduguri in Borno have expressed optimism to an end to insurgency for peace and prosperity to reign in 2020. Those who spoke on Tuesday also expressed hope that the New Year would usher in an era of peace, stability and prosperity in the state. Obi advises

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Breaking: NAF jets Kill ISWAP, Boko Haram terrorists at meeting venue in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2019 0

The Nigerian Air force has said that the Air Task prosecuting Operation Rattle Snake in the North East, at the weekend killed several ISWAP and Boko Haram terrorists who had gathered at a meeting point in a building at Kollaram, Borno State. READ ALSO: NAF launches Operation Rattle Snake, neutralises insurgents in BornoA statement by […]

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Borno govt. re-introduces monthly environmental sanitation

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

Borno Government  on Thursday, re-introduced monthly environmental sanitationto enhance   cleanliness  and protect the environment. The State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Kabir Wanori, said at a press conference in Maiduguri that government had approved conduct of the exercise on first Saturdays of every month, with effect from November 2. He said that the

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How Maina siphoned N2.7bn pension funds

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

.As Court orders interim forfeiture of ex-Pension Reform task team chairman’s 23 houses .Orders associates with prove to show cause within 14 days Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered an interim forfeiture of 23 landed properties belonging to the Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed […]

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Nigerian Air Force bombs Boko Haram terrorists during a meeting (Video)

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2019 0

The Nigerian Air Force has released a video of an attack on some Boko Haram terrorists (BHTs) in a meeting venue at Ngoske in Borno State by the Air Force (ATF) of operation Lafiya Dole. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Ibikunle Daramola disclosed this in a statement on Friday. READ ALSO: Army arrest […]

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You need to repent Shekau, tells Borno gov Babagana Zulum

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, has said that Islam is not Borno’s religion and that the governor of Boron state should epent; saying that they do not need to repent ‘it is your the governor of Borno that needs to repent and that cannot get paradise with what he is doing now. Abubakar Shekau speaking […]

Crime

Troops overrun Boko Haram terrorists, neutralise 15 in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

The Nigerian Army Troops of 242 Battalion in conjunction with elements of Sector 2 Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and Chadian Defence Forces (CDF) have overran Boko Haram terrorists and killed 15 of them in Borno. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Iliyasu […]

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15 terrorists killed in Borno ambush

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

The Nigerian Army has said that that fifteen members of the Boko Haram terrorists were killed by troops at Jigalta village, 27 kilometres from Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State. A statement by Col. Aminu Iliyasu,Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator on Friday said, many of the terrorists escaped with severe gun shot wounds. Sanwo-Olu […]

Business

CODE tracks N1.2bn budgeted for rural communities projects

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2019

Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja Disturbed by the anomaly where grassroots communities in Nigeria are constantly deprived of access to basic human needs like health care, water, education, Connected Development (CODE), through its homegrown social accountability initiative, ‘Follow The Money’ have tracked an estimate of NGN 1,289,579,737 ($3.6m) budgeted for projects in 69

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Poor turnout mars collection of PVCs in some Adamawa areas – INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2018 0

The National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in charge of Adamawa, Taraba and Borno, retired AVM Tijjani Mu’azu, has decried the poor turnout of eligible voters to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in parts of Adamawa. The commission had displayed names of registered voters for claims and objections and the exercise […]

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Petrol price drops as Borno, Taraba, Bayelsa pay higher -NBS

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2018 0

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday, said that average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) has decreased by -0.09 per cent year-on-year and -0.9 per cent month-on-month to N146.80 in July 2018 from N148.10 in June 2018. States with the highest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Borno […]

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Sen Ndume criticized EFCC for preferential treatment to Ekweremadu

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2018 0

Senator Ali Ndume (APC Borno) has criticized the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over what he described as preferential treatment given to the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, during the latter’s honouring of EFCC invitation. According to Ndume, there is no basis for the EFCC to treat Ekweremadu with what he called ‘kid […]

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Reps probe Maiduguri police protest over unpaid allowances

Ihesiulo Grace 6 July 2018 0

The House of Representatives on Thursday, resolved to investigate Monday’s protest in Maiduguri, Borno state by mobile police men stationed there, over allegations of non- payment of their six months’ special duty allowance. The video of the protesting policemen which has been trending on social media platforms saw the aggrieved policemen, posted to Maiduguri

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Army inaugurates cenotaph in memory of fallen heroes in N/ East

Ihesiulo Grace 2 July 2018 0

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai has inaugurated a cenotaph at Gudumbali, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno in memory of troops, who died in the course of battle. Buratai said that the town was one of the strongholds of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno North during the heat of the insurgency. He […]

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Polio: 6 Govs, Northern monarchs okay partnership with Dangote, Gates

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2018 0

In a bid to get Nigeria certified polio free, six states in the Northern Nigeria and prominent royal fathers from the region have renewed their commitment to delivering life-saving vaccines to their children through routine immunization, as part of their partnerships with the Dangote Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other developmental partners […]

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Kindness to one is kindness to all: Paul Usoro SAN calls for more IDP support in NE Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2018 0

Paul Usoro, SAN has called for more to be done to improve the plight of persons displaced by the ongoing insurgency in the North-East of the country. Speaking in Maiduguri recently, he charged lawyers, stakeholders and the general public to show their support for Internally Displaced Persons. In a statement posted on his social media […]

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Military rescues another Chibok schoolgirl in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2018 0

The Nigerian Army has said that it has rescued a Chibok schoolgirl identified as Salomi Pogu. The Army’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement made available in Abuja on Thursday. Nwachukwu said Pogu alongside a teenager identified as Jamila Adams and a child were rescued at Pulka, a town […]

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Four killed, six injured as Suicide bombers hit Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

The Police in Borno on Tuesday said four female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state,Victor Isuku, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview. Isuku said that the incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. in Tomsu […]

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Suicide bomber kills five in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

At least five people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, a militia member assisting the military against Boko Haram jihadists said. The leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Ajiri Yala, some 15 kilometres (10 miles) north of Maiduguri, said the attack […]

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Northeast farmers urge support for pumpkin

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2017 0

…..Adamawa, Bauchi, Yobe, others attended The Processors and Marketing Association of Nigeria (PUGMAN), Northeast zone, has stated that if the farming of pumpkin is properly harnessed, the commodity also known as Ugu, can contribute greatly to the country’s foreign exchange earnings, create employment as well as serve as solution to Nigeria’s economic