Borno State

Joy turns to unimaginable tragedy: Shettima mourns victims of Borno varsity graduation accident

…pledges the government’s support for families Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed deep grief over the tragic road accident in Maiduguri that claimed...

Flooding: Pres. Tinubu creates disaster relief fund

President Bola Tinubu has established a disaster relief fund to address the devastating impact of flooding in the country, particularly in Borno State....

Borno flood diaster: Probe state’s spending of billions of ecological funds

President Bola Tinubu has been urged by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to order the Attorney General of the Federation and...

NPA donates N200m to Borno flood victims

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has donated N200 million to the victims of the recent devastating floods that ravaged some communities in Borno...

Just in: Borno commissioner slumps, dies

Borno State Commissioner for Finance, Ahmed Ali Ahmed, is dead. The Borno State Government confirmed his death on Monday, August 26. It was...

Borno suicide bombing: Cowards who orchestrated such dastardly act will face justice—Pres. Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the victims of the suicide bombing in Borno State, describing the criminals responsible for the bombing on...

Fatalities as woman terrorist with baby strapped to her back bombs Borno wedding

A suicide attack at a wedding in Gwoza, a town in Borno State, by a female with a baby strapped to her back...

Commissioner, side chick die mysteriously in guest house

A Commissioner in Borno State and his lover have been found dead in his guest house located in the 777 Housing Estate in...

UN partners Borno, NEDC to resettle 2.2m IDPs in three Northeast states

The United Nations (UN) has pledged to work with Borno State governor and the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) to resettle and address the...

Insecurity: It is my responsibility to tell President Buhari the truth - Zulum

With two council areas still under terrorists’ control, Gov. Zulum says peaceful election will hold in Borno

With two local government areas in the beleaguered Borno State still under the control of insurgents, Gov. Babagana Zulum has assured voters of...

Chibok girls: Make schools safe, UNICEF urges FG, as 109 girls still in captivity 8 years after

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed to the authorities in Nigeria to make schools safe and provide a secure and conducive...

Insurgency will end in my tenure, says Gov. Zulum 

    Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has said insurgency will end during the life of his administration.   “God willing, insurgency...

Rocket-firing by ISWAP in Borno, mere scaremongering to stop Buhari’s visit — Adesina

    The Muhammadu Buhari administration says those behind insurgency in the country will be taken out and get to the end of...

Mallam Garba Shehu, Snr Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity

Comment on Borno farmers killings misinterpreted, says Buhari’s media aide

  The Presidential aide on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, says his comment that the slain farmers in beleaguered Borno State did not...

UN Security Council condemns June multiple terrorist attacks in Borno

    The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms last week’s multiple terrorist attacks in three communities including a UN...

Buhari vows to overcome threat of terrorism

    Zulum raises alarm of insurgents advancement into Borno President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Thursday to hunt down anyone plotting terrorist attacks...