Tag Archives: Borno

The Borno State Police Command has arrested one Hamisu Dauda, 37, for r@ping a 62-year-old woman in Shani Local Government Area of the state.    The State Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Yusufu, who disclosed this during a briefing with journalists in Maiduguri on Monday, October 9, 2023, said the …

“In Borno, only 6.7 percent of currently married women are using modern contraceptive methods, while the unmet need for contraceptives stands at a significant 17 percent,” Prof. Gana emphasised. The commissioner stressed the urgency of addressing this situation, stating, “This figure shows the need to invest, improve, and promote the …

At least 12 people have been kidnapped by bandits in two separate incidents in Zamfara and Borno States.   In the first incident, the bandits kidnapped four people including the village head of Kwali in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara state, Danjimma Hakimi, on Saturday, August 26, 2023.    …

A lot of nonsense is happening in this country. What informed the payment of any form of allowances to a ” repentant” terrorist? Those they terrorised and destroyed their lives, are living in abject poverty in IDP camps, not sure of what future awaits them. Is the government thinking that …

Five persons have been killed by Boko Haram insurgents who attacked a convoy of vehicles carrying goods and passengers in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.    The insurgents also abducted seven women in the attack which took place on Thursday, August 10, very close to the Nigeria-Cameroon border …

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has narrated how Boko Haram insurgents stopped universities in the state from holding convocations for 5 years.    Zulum disclosed this on Friday, August 11, when top management team of the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB), led by the Vice-Chancellor of the federal institution, …

Troops of Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have successfully carried out an ambush on suspected Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) Crossing Point along Kuka in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.   The Director, Army Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement …

Farmers in Borno state will be holding special prayers over the delay in rainfall in the north-east state.   It was gathered that farmers in Maiduguri metropolis, Jere, Konduga, Kaga and Mafa LGAs said they are disturbed by the delay in rainfall and are now seeking divine intervention.    Borno …

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, was dismayed by the lack of electricity and other situations at the General Hospital in Gwoza town after he paid a surprise visit to the hospital at midnight on Saturday, July 15.   Governor Zulum was on a one-day working visit to Gwoza. He …

The Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist group has reportedly banned all farmers, fishermen and herders within its areas of presence in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.    Sources told Daily Trust that ISWAP vowed to eliminate anyone found within the general areas of  Katikime, …