At least six of the terrorists who killed its soldiers along Biu-Buni Yadi road, Borno, have been neutralised. The military high command, while disclosing this on Sunday, disclosed, revealed that the troops reinforced immediately after the incident and levelled the terrorists’ hideouts within the Timbuktu Triangle. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Edward Buba,…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, condemned the abductions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Borno State and Students and teachers in Kaduna State. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, described the abductions as heinous while directing security operatives to rescue those taken away immediately. The statement reads, “I…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Ahmed Tinubu on Monday in Maiduguri, Borno State, launched a fleet of 107 gas and electric-powered buses as well as taxis in the second phase of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s metro transport scheme, aimed to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy withdrawal. The Informant247 gathered that the ceremony took place…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, for the chief of army staff annual conference. The event commenced on December 10 and will end on December 16. It is currently holding at the Major General MSA Aliyu Hall, the command guest house in the state. The Informant247…
A key Boko Haram terrorist leader, Abu Asad and several others have been eliminated by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai in air strikes on their hideout at Tagoshe on the Mandara Mountains in Borno. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Director of the Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), while disclosing this…
No fewer than two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been killed, and over,000 houses were burnt when fire swept through Muna Alamdari IDP camp in Maiduguri. The Informant247 gathered that the fire began at about 6 am and lasted for over an hour before it was brought under control by fire service personnel. Dr Barkindo…
No fewer than nine persons reported to be Zabarmari rice farmers have been allegedly killed during an attack by Boko Haram terrorists on some Borno communities. According to Zagazola Makama, a country-insurgency publication in the Lake Chad region, the incident occurred on Sunday when the farmers were harvesting crops. Zabarmari is a farming community located…
The Borno State Governor Babagana, on Monday, warned that the Boko Haram crisis may consume the nation if it is not contained. Zulum, while speaking when hosting the reconstituted management board of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) at the council chambers of the Borno State Government House in Maiduguri, maintained that the continuous existence of…
Prof. Babagana Zulum, the Borno State Governor has approved the immediate recruitment of 52 medical staff amongst them — two doctors, eight nurses and midwives with 42 other supporting staff. The Informant247 gathered governor Zulum’s approval was disclosed by professor Abubakar Ali Kullima, the Chief Medical Director, Borno State Hospital Management Board, during a visit…
Borno state farmers association have resolved to hold special prayers over the delay in rainfall in the state. It was gathered that farmers in their numbers in the Maiduguri metropolis, Jere, Konduga, Kaga and Mafa LGAs stated that the absence of rainfall was disturbing and needed prayers. The farmers, mostly in northern and central parts…
Babagana Umara Zulum, the Borno State governor, has place an indefinite ban on metal scavenging activities across the 27 local government areas of the state, in order to forestall continued killings of scavengers by Boko Haram insurgents at the outskirts of some local government areas and to stop theft of public and private property. Zulum,…
The operatives of the northern police, Hisbah have forcefully cut off the hair of some youths in Borno State. The operatives claimed that the hairstyles of the affected youths are not in line with community moral standards. The northern Islamic police took to social media to reveal information about its operations during the just concluded…
A Borno House of Assembly member-elect in the March 18 2023 elections, Dr. Nuhu Clark has passed away. The lawmaker-to-be for Chibok State constituency in Borno State House of Assembly has died. Report has it that he gave up the ghost in India on Monday while receiving medical treatment. The death of the lawmaker-to-be was…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, the winner of March 18 governorship election. The results were announced by the returning officer, Jude Rabo. Rabo said Zulum of All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 545, 542 votes to conquer his closest opponent, Mohammed Jajari of People’s Democratic Party…
Fire has consumed the popular Gamboru Market in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Report has it that the fire destroyed goods and property valued at millions of Naira. The incident started around around 2pm on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The operatives of the fire service stormed the affected scene to rescue the situation. This…
54 artisans have been trained by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on customer relations and workshop management in Borno State. This was revealed by the Director General of NDE, Alhaji Abubakar Fikpo, while speaking at the training workshop in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Fikpo, said they were trained on elementary aspects of…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has donated N1billion to victims of Maiduguri Monday market inferno during his visit to the Market on Monday. The Governor promised that the funds would provide urgent support to victims, pending assessment of the incident. The governor’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, in a statement, said Zulum had visited the…
The Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum, has threatened to revoke lands from any bank that refuses to dispense new naira notes for the people of the state. The Governor said the state government would revoke lands from any bank that refuses to release new naira notes to the people of his state. The…
Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanemi, has lost 4 palace staff (Dogarai) to a ghastly motor accident on Maiduguri-Damaturu highway. The palace staff were burnt beyond identification as 3 other persons who escaped the accident sustained severe injuries. The accident happened on Monday in Benishiek area, along Maiduguri- Damaturu Highway. The Borno…
Borno State Government has commenced the recruitment of 3,000 teachers for the state public schools. The Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Ali Musa, while confirming the development, in a statement told candidates who are interested and eligible to apply via the portal link: moeapplication.bornostate.gov.ng Musa said: “This is to inform the public…
