BORNO State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, presided over the swearing-in newly elected Executive Chairmen of the 27 Local Government Areas, 29 Special Advisers and seven (7) Permanent Secretaries. The oath of office was administered at an event held at the multipurpose hall of the Government House by …
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By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri FOR the fourth time since 2020, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State Government, on Thursday, approved free transportation for 630 families who intend to travel to their various states for the Christmas celebration as a way of cushioning the effect of the current hardship faced …
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GOVERNOR Babagana Umar Zulum of Borno State has announced a 30% salary increment for some selected workers in the state. According to the governor, the state government health workers who have dedicated themselves to serving in rural areas will receive a 30 per cent increase in their current salaries. Newsextra24 reports that this …
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The Borno State Police Command has arrested 10 persons for allegedly killing a police constable in Maiduguri. The suspects have been identified as Usman Audu, male, 20; Hauwa Usman, female, 20; Aisha Musa, female, 19; Abba Bala, male, 20; Sunday Garba, male 21; David Paul, male, 35; Mohammed Abubakar, male, …
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Former Borno State Deputy Gov. Adamu Shettima Yuguda Dibal, who chaired the last governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, on Tuesday testified before Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal. The primary election produced Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the APC Governorship Candidate for the 2023 General Elections. …
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of new Commissioners for Bayelsa and Borno States. The new Commissioners are: CP. Alausa Hakeem Tolani for Bayelsa State and CP. Yusuf Mohammed Lawal for Borno State. The Commission approved the appointments at the continuation of its 21st Plenary Meeting going …
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The House of Representatives has approved refund of about N16.772 billion to Borno State government for projects executed on behalf of the Federal Government. Recall that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had approved a refund of N16.7 billion to the state government for federal road projects it executed. The …
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has resumed an oil drilling campaign at the Wadi-B located in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State. The NNPC resumed drilling after it stopped drilling in Wadi-B in 1995 because back then successes were weak and findings made during the period were not …
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The Police Command in Borno has arrested 110 suspected criminals, including two repentant Boko haram members, for various offences. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, told newsmen on Friday in Maiduguri that the suspects were arrested for rape, kidnapping, robbery, culpable homicide, theft and other crimes. Umar said six …
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Two out of the three humanitarian workers recently abducted by ISWAP terrorists in Gamborun-Ngala, Borno State, have reportedly been rescued by troops of Operation Desert Sanity 2. The rescued aid workers are staff of Family Health International, (FHI360), an international non-governmental organization providing humanitarian support to Internally Displaced Persons, (IDPs) …
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