Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, on Sunday, took a boat ride across a popular lake to visit 28 communities that were displaced after recent attacks by Boko Haram. Agrarian communities around Lake Alau, the second known lake in Borno State, were recently attacked by suspected ISWAP and Boko Haram…

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Sunday, said the Nigerian Army would embed journalists in the front line of the ongoing counterinsurgency operation in northeast Nigeria on the condition that they respect the "national interest.". Mr Buratai, a lieutenant-general, said this at a dinner organised in honour of…

Six passengers travelling in two buses along the Maiduguri - Kano highway were on Saturday hacked to death by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in an ambush on the outskirts of Maiduguri, witnesses said. The news about the attacked travelers filtered around Maiduguri since Sunday but there was no official statement…

Government officials and the business community in Bauchi State on Thursday began donations of money, medical kits, and food to support the state government in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. The deputy governor of the state and chairman of the state action committee on COVID-19, Bala Tela, stated this at a…

The Bauchi State government has announced a total shut down of the state as part of its effort to curtail the spread of the new coronavirus, an official statement said. The state recorded its third index case on Tuesday when an unnamed 55 years old man tested positive to the…

The Bauchi State Government has confirmed a third case of COVID-19 in the state. The victim is a 55 years old man who tested positive for the virus. Addressing journalists at one of the isolation centres in Bauchi, the deputy governor of the state, Bala Tela, said a third case…

A few days after he appeared in a video explaining how he led his troops to repel a major Boko Haram onslaught, Olusegun Adeniyi has been redeployed. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Adeniyi spoke in the video of how Boko Haram fighters attacked his troops with 15 gun trucks and…

The commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Olusegun Adeniyi, has been seen in a rare video admitting that Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram are outgunned by the terrorists. Mr. Adeniyi, a major general, was leading a large troop of soldiers on a special operation when they came under heavy attacks by…

More details are emerging of a recent military operation by Nigerian soldiers battling Boko Haram fighters in the North-east. The Nigerian general leading the operations said the insurgents attacked troops he was leading with "15 gun trucks" from different flanks. "We have been met with very strong resistance from Boko…

The Bauchi State ministry of health on Friday announced that 47 out of the 70 persons whose blood samples were taken for tests for suspected coronavirus infection have tested negative. The commissioner for health in Bauchi, Aliyu Maigoro, who announced this at a press briefing in his office, said 21…

Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has donated N500,000 in cash to the families of each of the 47 soldiers who lost their lives during an attack by Boko Haram on Sunday at Gorgi village in Yobe State. The soldiers lost their lives in a deadly ambush on their convoy.…

The Nigerian Army is to embark on a special operation with a multidimensional approach, which includes enforcing the restriction of movement and compulsorily moving sick people to hospitals. This is as part of the government’s strategy to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease, a document obtained by PREMIUM TIMES has…

The Nigerian military has confirmed the attack on troops that led to the death of many soldiers in Gorgi, a village in Yobe State. The military delayed comment on the attack until PREMIUM TIMES and other newspapers published reports about it. PREMIUM TIMES reported that about 50 soldiers lost their…

At least 50 Nigerians soldiers were killed Monday in a deadly ambush by suspected Boko Haram gunmen near Goneri, a village in Yobe State, multiple security sources have told PREMIUM TIMES. The attack, perhaps the deadliest by the terror group in recent times, wiped out an artillery unit of the…

The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Monday banned all visits to camps for internally displaced persons (IDP) in the state. The ban, which is part of the state government's efforts at preventing the spread of Covid-19 in the state, is expected to last four weeks. Nigeria currently has…

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has commenced self-isolation based on his suspicion he may be infected with COVID-19. Mr Mohammed said he boarded the same flight and shook hands with Muhammed Abubakar, the son of Nigeria's former vice president, who has tested positive to COVID-19. A statement by…

All public and private schools in the Bauchi State have been asked to shut down as the government takes measures in preventing the spread of coronavirus, known as Covid-19 and Lassa Fever in the state. The closing of schools was announced by the state governor, Bala Mohammed, during a press…

The governor of Taraba State, Ishiaku Darius, on Thursday, explained why he was absent from his State for about three months. Mr Darius, who showed up in Jalingo, the state capital, for the first time in 87 days, said his absence was based on health grounds. The governor said he…

The anti-graft agency, EFCC, on Monday closed its case of fraud against Aishat Wakil, aka Mama Boko Haram and two others at a Maiduguri High Court after presenting forensic evidence to buttress its allegations. After presenting the sixth and seventh prosecuting witnesses, the EFCC lead lawyer, Benjamin Manji, told the…

The governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday approved N578 million as cumulative payment of scholarship for 23,894 students pursuing various degrees and postgraduate studies. Mr Zulum, a professor of irrigation engineering, had, during his campaign last year, promised to revamp scholarship in the states as part of his…

The police in Borno State have arrested an inspector, Abubakar Musa, for allegedly raping two minors, aged 10 and 12. The arrest came amidst rising cases of paedophilia and related sex and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the state. Hadiza Saidu, the mother and aunt to the two girls allegedly raped…

Governors of the six states in North-east Nigeria on Thursday held an unusual regional meeting in Gombe State where they discussed the prevailing security and socio-economic challenges facing their zone. The governors asked their attorneys general to meet with security agencies and work out an approach to enhance regional security…

Dozens of lives were lost on Wednesday during an attack by Boko Haram militants in Damboa, a town 85 kilometers away from Maiduguri, Borno state capital, officials said. Governor Babagana Zulum confirmed the attack in a statement he issued in commendation of government troop's gallantry. According to the governor, the…

A gang of gunmen believed to be Boko Haram fighters Wednesday night attacked Dapchi village in Yobe State. Dozens of houses were burnt in the attack, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. Dapchi is a town in Yobe State where schoolgirls were in February 2018 abducted from their dormitory by the Boko Haram.…

The Borno State government and the Bank of Industry on Wednesday signed an agreement aimed at raising N1 billion to enhance small and medium enterprises in seven selected local government areas of the state. The deal was sealed at a meeting between the state governor, Babagana Zulum, and the management…