Adeniyi Somade and his wife, Gbemisola, live in Ado-Ekiti, South-west Nigeria. He currently works as an auxiliary staff at the office of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), while his wife teaches ICT at Christ School, Ado-Ekiti, one of the foremost secondary schools in Ekiti State. In April, the couple welcomed…

Suspected members of Boko Haram on Monday attacked Gajiram town in Borno State. According to the police, the terrorists arrived in 11 gun trucks but were repelled by a combined team of security forces. "Terrorists in 11 Gun Trucks Attack Gajiram Town On Monday’s evening at about 1740hrs, heavily armed…

At least 31 persons were killed and about 48 others injured after suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers on Saturday attacked Abachari village in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, residents and witnesses have said. The suicide bombers, said to be six by the army, reportedly targeted people returning home after a Sallah fair in Damboa.…

The police have confirmed the death of 20 people in an explosion that rocked a village in Borno State. The explosion occurred at Abachari town, in Damboa Local Government Area, on Saturday evening. The Borno police commissioner, Damian Chukwu confirmed the casualty to Channels Television. “At about quarter to nine,…

The North East Regional Initiative (NERI), a non-governmental organization (NGO) has handed over two renovated training halls at the police college, Maiduguri, to the Nigeria police force. The police college is the second largest federal government owned tertiary institution in Borno State after the University of Maiduguri. It was among…

“…I must say that I am morally outraged by the facts of this case; the people of Taraba State had elected the defendant, a clergyman, on three different occasions; their expectations must have been very high.  “How would he begin to explain to the people of Taraba State his actions?…

The Nigerian Army on Thursday said five soldiers died along the Pridang-Bita road in Borno after their vehicle stepped on Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The army spokesman, Texas Chukwu, said in a statement that the incident, which occurred in Gworza Local Government Area, happened when troops of 271 Task Force…

The Borno State Government has explained why it marked at least 47 hotels and what it called “illegal alcohol joints” for demolition within Maiduguri, the state capital. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kaka Shehu, mentioned threat to security and promotion of immoral conduct among teenagers as some of…

Two non-government organisations have engaged 200 mostly women returnee internally displaced persons (IDPs) to clean up Dikwa, one of the towns liberated from Boko Haram. The North-East Regional Initiative (NERI), a humanitarian organisation funded by the USAID, is partnering with another civic group, Cohort for Existential Emergency Relief (CEER), in…

The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, has explained why he has been unable to commission most of the projects his administration embarked upon since he assumed office seven years ago. The governor, who came into power on May 29, 2011 said though he inherited a state that was enmeshed…

The Borno State government on Saturday, inducted a total of 2,900 youth volunteer force as members of a newly created Neighbourhood Watch, whose role includes sniffing out drug abusers and perpetrators of other related crimes. The Neighbourhood Watch (N-Watch) is a replica of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) that…

The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a youth vigilante group has told Amnesty international to provide evidence on its recent claims that security operatives in Borno State raped several females in camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). This comes days after AI released a damning report that indicted soldiers and…

The Nigerian military says the Tuesday attack that claimed the lives of at least three operatives of the Civillian-JTF in Konduga town of Borno State was possible because Boko Haram used an aged man who disguised as a weak and feeble traveller. The spokesman of the military operation in the…

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it killed 15 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 49 persons in separate encounters between Boko Haram and troops in the Southern Lake Chad Basin. Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesperson of the army's operation in the North-east, Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement. He…

The Governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam, on Tuesday, approved the full implementation of the salary structure for all nurses, pharmacist and related medical personnel under the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS). The new salary structure now places the salaries of medical workers in Yobe at par with that of…

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State on Saturday unanimously returned almost all of their existing party executives in the 27 local government areas without using the ballot box. Majority of the 729 party executives from the 27 local government areas of Borno State were returned via…

The Kano State government has announced the renaming of a paediatric hospital after late billionaire, Isyaku Rabi'u, who passed on Tuesday. Mr Rabi'u, who died at 93, was a foremost Kano businessman and Islamic cleric. He died in London after a brief illness. He was buried Friday in Kano after…

Hamsatu Mustapha, a 36 years old widow, said she has no option than to forget about her home after Boko Haram attacked her village, Konduga, and forced her family to flee to Maiduguri, Borno State capital, about three years ago. She is among the few internally displaced persons (IDPs) that…

The Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has conducted a hitch-free ward congress that produced 8,424 grassroots party leaders without any form of conflict. The Organising Secretary of the chapter, Auwal Hamza, told PREMIUM TIMES in an interview on phone that despite the challenges of…

Maiduguri, the Borno state capital was on Friday, agog with activities as politicians of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) turned out en mass to welcome the defecting former national chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Sheriff. Mr. Sheriff was a founding member of the APC before he…

The Victims Support Fund (VSF) on Thursday flagged-off a N1.6 billion reconstruction project in three communities destroyed by Boko Haram in Borno State. The three communities are in Gwoza, Mobba and Ngala local governments. Officials of the Borno State Government, led by Governor Kashim Shettima, were in the war wrecked…

Police in Borno say there was no loss of life in Wednesday night attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on Auno village, near Maiduguri. The attack came barely a week after the insurgents carried out a daring invasion of Maiduguri, the Borno capital, killing at least six persons and injuring…

Suspected Boko Haram militants have launched an attack on Auno, a village some 24 km east of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, residents and security sources say. The attack, which started at about 8 p.m. Wednesday, was still on as at the time of filing this report. Sources near Auno…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to see ongoing attacks by suspected herdsmen as not a sectional issue but a tragedy that befalls every body in the country. The group made this remark in reaction to last week's call by the president…

Lucky Irabor, the Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Ndjamena, Chad, said he recently lost about 22 soldiers in the course of prosecuting the war against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region. About 75 soldiers were also wounded in the series of operations that were resisted…