North East
Yobe governor speaks on fatal attack on Potiskum emir
“The attack has caused the death of four of the emir’s staff, including a driver and three courtiers.”
UN speaks on released abductees, says only 3 are aid workers
A total of twelve aid workers lost their lives in 2019.
Kidnapped NPC officials freed
An official said the NPC “went into an intensive negotiation with the kidnappers for their safety and prompt release”.
Journalist hacked to death in Adamawa
Locals said some female farmers found the victim tied, with his mouth sealed and cuts on his body.
Yobe sponsors state’s law school students
The 69 beneficiaries were given a cumulative package of N38.4 million.
Two health workers killed as bandits attack Zamfara community
The bandits shot dead the health workers after a disagreement, witnesses said
UPDATED: Five aid workers abducted by Boko Haram freed
The release was reportedly facilitated by the SSS
I’m not hospitalised in London, Bauchi governor says
The governor had on Monday sent a message from London that he was in the United Kingdom to seek medical care for an undisclosed condition.
Police shoot student in Yola
In an attempt to disperse the crowd, one of the officers fired gunshots and a stray bullet hit the victim, who was not among the protesters.
Yobe selects 228 students for Indian scholarship
The process of selecting the 228 students has been criticized by some residents of the state.
Supreme Court Verdict: Sick Bauchi Governor writes from London hospital
The governor also said he would be returning home “to fight those plotting his defeat from within his government”.
Yobe Govt. constitutes committee on minimum wage
The 11-member committee is headed by the acting Head of Service.
Boko Haram: Borno governor gives army, police, others 70 vans
Boko Haram and it’s ISWAP splinter faction have, in the past weeks, stepped up daily attacks on highways and communities in the state.
Boko Haram abducts 7 travellers near Maiduguri
The source, who witnessed the incident, said the attackers were all armed and some were dressed in military uniforms.
Borno governor appoints 27 additional advisers
Some of the appointees are Nigerians from other states but residing in Borno.
Mother, three daughters perish in Yobe fire
An official of Damaturu Fire Station says the three victims died because there was no back door in the house to serve as an emergency exit.
Nigerian troops repel another Boko Haram attack in Monguno
Sources from Monguno said soldiers battled for several hours to repel the attack.
Adamawa communities protest upsurge in kidnapping, alleged police collusion
The protesters accuse the police of releasing kidnapping suspects; the police deny this.
Boko Haram: Borno governor stops soldiers from evacuating two communities
The army, according to the governor, did not notify the state government or the federal government of the evacuation.
Bank Verification: Bauchi uncovers 596 ghost workers on payroll
The names of the ghost workers are to be removed from the payroll in line with the recommendation of a committee.
Furious Borno governor accuses soldiers of extortion
“You are all here collecting N500 and N1000 from poor travellers who don’t have national ID card,” the Borno governor said.
Borno begins construction of North-east’s first flyover bridge
Maiduguri’s population has in the last six years doubled due to the influx of people displaced from their rural settlements by the Boko Haram conflict.
Doctor kidnapped in Adamawa
The leadership of the NMA and Association of Resident Doctors visited the victim’s family.
Many killed as soldiers engage Boko Haram in fierce battle
According to an official of the Civilian JTF, the insurgents stormed the village last night at about 7.30 p.m.
Nigerian Air Force ‘neutralises’ Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa Forest
The air force says its surveillance aircraft spotted a BHT gun truck under a tree along with scores of BHT fighters converged around the tree on the outskirts of the settlement.