Borno

Japan has donated $600,000 towards eradication of malnutrition in Borno and Yobe states, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. UNICEF, while revealing that the fund would cater for a year, lamented that at…

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has unearthed 650 ghost households during a surprised midnight visit to an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri. The governor, had around midnight on Sunday showed up…

No fewer than thirteen persons have been confirmed dead, while over 40 others sustained varying  degrees of injuries in rocket attack on Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram. As at the time of filing the report Tuesday night,…

Parts of troubled Maiduguri was thrown into panic as a strange rocket fell, killing four persons and causing injuries to several others. A large explosion which shook part of the town and caused many to flee was heard at about…

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has boosted public transportation in the state with the delivery of 90 mass transit buses to the state owned, Borno Express Corporation. The buses, which were delivered on Friday, at a…

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has indicated the state government’s plan to establish diploma awarding Islamic college in each of the 27 local government areas of the state. The governor disclosed the plan on Monday…

The United Nations Under Secretary-General for Safety and Security, Mr. Gilles Michaud was in Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Tuesday, for on the spot humanitarian needs assessment, and to meet the State Governor, Prof. Babagana…

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum on Monday laid the foundation stone for the construction of the first privately owned university in the state. The university, Al-Ansar University, also on completion becomes the…

By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri Borno State Government has equipped local hunters and vigilante groups to take on menacing Boko Haram in the state. The government on Tuesday donated eight Toyota Hilux vehicles to local hunters and…

By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri Suspected Boko Haram members have looted and destroyed four communities in troubled Borno State. Three persons, two local hunters and a civilian were killed during the attack on the four communities:…