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We Are Borrowing To Build World Class Infrastructure – FG

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is taking loans in order to build world class infrastructure that will benefit generations of Nigerians and reverse the massive infrastructure deficit in the country. The Minister stated this in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Thursday at a town hall meeting to…

Borno Governor Holds Impromptu Test For Teachers, Supports Them

The Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday met with school teachers of Baga numbering sixty-five and put them to an impromptu aptitude test to determine their level of qualifications and ability to teach. Professor Babagana Umara Zulum had spent the night in Baga town, a famous fishing area in the shores…

N66m Fraud: Court Closes Wakil, Mama Boko-Haram’s Defence

Justice Aisha Kumaliya of Borno State High Court has closed the defence of Aisha Alkali Wakil popularly known as ‘Mama-Boko Haram’ following her refusal to speak in response to questions and issues raised by the court under the guise that she is severely ill. She had informed the court through gesticulations on the day she…

Zulum Passes Night In Attacked Damasak, Meets Soldiers, Re-Equips Security With 12 APC, Patrol Vehicles

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Damasak, from Thursday to Friday, after the town was attacked on Tuesday, by Boko Haram insurgents, killing 20 persons and injuring 21. Zulum traveled alongside Senator Abubakar Kyari representing Borno north, who hails from Damasak, member of House of Representatives, representing Mobbar, Guzamala, and Abadam,Bukar Gana…

NSCDC Discovers Boko Haram ‘Spiritual Book’

A “spiritual book” suspected to be used by Boko Haram to hypnotize their victims has been discovered by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Borno. The agency disclosed this on Sunday through its Commandant in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. Abdullahi said that…

ALERT: Army, Boko Haram In Gun Duel In Borno

Reports reaching us confirm that Nigerian forces are currently engaging members of the deadly terrorists group, Boko Haram in Borno State. According to the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the gallant soldiers are in a fierce battle with the insurgents in Kareto in Northern Borno. Usman disclosed on Monday morning that,…

Borno Governor Visits NEMA Abuja Office

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in Abuja. Shettima was accompanied to NEMA office by Senators Abubakar Kyari and Baba Kaka Garbai as well as some top state functionaries. He was received by the Director General of NEMA, Muhammed Sani…