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An official said the development was to prevent imminent loss of crops to Quelea birds in the region.

The judge notes that INEC was right not to accept the substitute provided by the aggrieved party.

The governor warns residents not to eat the killed birds.

The governor of the state, Mai Mala Buni, has embarked on a post insurgency reconstruction.

The tribunal dismissed the petition of former senator, Bnta Garba

The cleric was reportedly on his way to Takum for a peace meeting with his fellow clergymen.

The agency also said over 800 schools in Borno State are non-functional.

The government also said it will embark on massive recruitment of teachers

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps paraded eight business centre operators for alleged forgery of academic documents

The 276 workers listed to benefit from the approved fund are part of the 36 batches of owed retirees.

The training would be in batches to enable corps members gain experience in skills that would be beneficial and sustainable.

“Our officers are also still assessing the damage caused by the disaster in Yola North, Girei, Ganye and Shelleng local...

The Borno Governor met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday on the Boko Haram attacks.

The insurgents had on Thursday staged coordinated attacks on communities around Maiduguri which led to displacement of residents.

“Fishing is one of the major source of income that boosts the Boko Haram economy,” the official said.

“The farms in those areas were completely ravaged because the incident was high and alarming, nothing was left for farmers".

The returnees are among the over two million Nigerians displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency.

Terrorists also attacked Magumeri, about 50 kilometres from Gubio, setting on fire a local government secretariat, clinics and other valuables.

Some of the affected areas include Polo, Gomari major roads and Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp

The judge gave the order after Ms Zailani told the court that she was no longer interested in the union.

Smugglers were moving the illicit items along the River Benue in Adamawa State

The loan will be used to build houses in seven locations around the state.

The flood is threatening harvests in this cropping season.

Twenty members have also been injured, a commander said.

The election holds in November.