The Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has, in seven months of operations, killed 438 Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists. Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, the Theatre Commander, OPHK, North-east Sector 1, who made this known on Saturday at the Christmas Luncheon in Maiduguri said the operations were coordinated between May and December. Abubakar […]
My dear good people of the Northeast, as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement – Northeast, it is both my duty and privilege to address you at this crucial juncture. I wish to convey our heartfelt acknowledgment of the difficulties you are enduring. We understand that the Northeast region of Nigeria […]
Abuja -The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Slyva, said that about one billion Barrels of Crude oil have been discovered in Northeastern part of Nigeria. Sylva made the disclosure at a news Conference to end the 2020 Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS), in Abuja on Wednesday. “The figure we are getting, the […]
‘The situation in the Northeast, particularly Borno State is terrible. I can tell you that the situation is getting worse. There is a resurgence of the insurgency in the northeast’ the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume has said. Ndume speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, decried the […]
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state has lauded the military in tackling the activities of insurgents headlong for peace and tranquility in the Northeast. Fintiri during his visit to 144 Battalion of the Nigeria Army base, Madagali said the military has rekindled consistent hopes of the people of the area. He assured that government would […]
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has tasked officers and personnel to be committed and maintain combat-readiness to end insurgency and restore peace in the Northeast. Abubakar made the call on Wednesday at a feast organised to mark the Christmas celebration at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), 105 Composite Command, Maiduguri, […]
It is normal for political jobbers in Nigeria, interested in the country’s Presidency in 2019 to spend precious time debating what President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership has achieved with his first mandate to warrant his reelection. But patriotic Nigerians home and abroad, who have keenly followed the Buhari Presidency knows exactly the bliss that Nigeria is […]
Christian worshippers in Taraba State, Northeast Nigeria have been admonished to imbibe the passion to pray for the land of Taraba and Nigeria as a Nation. The Taraba State Overseer, Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor Samuel Omajali gave the admonition during a Special Prayer Programme tagged, “Gembu People’s Revival Conference” held at Deeper Life Camp […]
The Presidential Committee on Northeast Initiative (PCNI) said it adopted proactive measures to speed up safe and successful resettlement of persons displaced by Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast region. The PCNI Vice Chairman, Alhaji Tijjani Tumsa, told journalists on Thursday in Maiduguri, that the committee had organised a stakeholders’ forum to develop a rough […]
Following the final decapitation of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists and the complete return of peace to the Northeast, the Peace Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Initiative PRRI has resettled over 1000 displaced persons into their communities. The Boko Haram insurgency which began an armed rebellion against the Nigerian state in 2012 with the aide of international […]
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. William Stuart Symington, Thursday, announced an additional donation of $102m in humanitarian assistance to help address shelter, health and food security needs of Nigerians still struggling with the effects of the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast region of the country. Symington announced the donation at the National Conversation […]
Nigerian Army is committed to the protection and advancement of human rights, protecting women and children in the course of its counter terrorism operations in the Northeast. Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, made the pledge when he paid a curtessy call on the Shehu […]
Bad news spreads like wildfire. A growing body of evidence illustrates the human tendency to prioritize negative over positive news content. But why is this? “Humans may neurologically or physiologically predispose towards focusing on negative information because the potential costs of negative information far outweigh the potential benefits of positive information.” Professor Stuart Soroka The […]
By Edward Nnachi Borno State in North- East Nigeria has a high number of people who have never had any formal modern education at all. This large number of uneducated people was manageable many years ago when such people were still able to practise their traditional farming, fishing and animal husbandry. But as Lake Chad’s […]
…..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 woes. Speaking during […]
The commission will ensure that funds allocated and those received from donors for the reconstruction of the northeast and resettlement of victims of insurgency are well utilised The president has signed into law the Northeast Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2017. The commission birthed by the Act will receive and manage funds allocated by the Federal […]
Militants ambushed a group of about 30 civilians in northeastern Congo and killed many of them before fighting a fierce battle with the army, politicians said on Sunday. According to agency report, the attack took place near the city of Beni and, if the deaths are confirmed, would be the first mass-killing this year in […]
The Security Council Visiting Mission to the Lake Chad Basin Region will arrive in Nigeria on Sunday with a visit to Maiduguri, Borno and proceed to Abuja to meet with the acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday. The delegation will meet Northeast stakeholders in Maiduguri on Sunday before proceeding to Abuja where members will meet […]
There is an ugly development that should give all truly patriotic Nigerians concerns. It has to do with the turn of events in the North East of the country, which has been the hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgency. What is at stake here is the seeming indifference – if not active undermining – to […]
After a rigorous essay writing sessions and validation of submitted entries, 18 finalists have emerged as winners of the Essay Writing Competition in the recently announced Federal Government’s education advocacy programme for displaced children in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. The Grand Finale holds Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State where the finalists will present their […]