Tag: Babagana Zulum

The soldiers lost their lives in a deadly Boo Haram ambush on their convoy.

Borno is listed as one of the least educated states in Nigeria with the majority of its youth population, not ...

Both parties will contribute N500 million after which the funds will be disbursed as loans to eligible entrepreneurs.

Twenty five ex-Boko Haram members laid down arms and surrendered to the Nigerien government.

The governor said Nigeria needs 100,000 more troops to defeat Boko Haram

19 Nigeriens and four Nigerians reportedly died in the stampede

Mr Buhari's spokesperson, Garba Shehu, announced the president's arrival in Maiduguri in a Tweet on Wednesday afternoon.

The military reacts and President Buhari condemns the “murderous and cowardly attack on innocent passengers".

The insurgents also abducted many travelers mostly women after setting vehicles ablaze.

NAN reports that the 86km road was closed to motorists in 2015 at the peak of Boko Haram activities in ...

Mr Zulum says insurgency persists in the North East region due to trust deficit between military and civil authorities.

Governor Zulum said there is a need to move the phase of intervention from palliative measures to "something sustainable".

Boko Haram and it's ISWAP splinter faction have, in the past weeks, stepped up daily attacks on highways and communities ...

Some of the appointees are Nigerians from other states but residing in Borno.

The army, according to the governor, did not notify the state government or the federal government of the evacuation.

"You are all here collecting N500 and N1000 from poor travellers who don't have national ID card," the Borno governor ...

Maiduguri's population has in the last six years doubled due to the influx of people displaced from their rural settlements ...

The GMD's son, Muhammad and daughter, Sadiya, got married to their spouses today.

Patients normally pay N30,000 for each dialysis session.

The governor was in the local government mainly to distribute food items to the IDPs.

The UN agency says the children were rehabilitated and trained on various trades before formal reintegration and reunification with their ...

The bill consists of N67.54 billion recurrent expenditure and N66.96 billion capital expenditure.

The governor also sacks the head of service.

"It is apparent that where civil-security relations are poorly managed, humanitarian action may inadvertently compound other security problems.”

The agency says both Muslim and Christian members of its staff will participate in the 'special' exercise.