Tag: Borno State

Army kills terrorist kingpin, Jidda, others in Yobe, Borno

Aminu Imam

Troops of ‘Operation HaÉ—in Kai’ (OPHK) have neutralised a notorious ISWAP terrorist commander, Malam Jidda, along with scores of his fighters in a coordinated air and ground operation in Gujba local government area of Yobe State and the Timbuktu Triangle in Borno State. This is contained in a statement issued in Maiduguri yesterday by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command, ‘Operation HaÉ—in Kai’,  Capt. Reuben Kovangiya. According to the statement, the operation was launched on June 9 in Ngazalgana area of Gujba LGA, with close air…

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Borno residents fear new floods, as Alau Dam remains unfixed

Aminu Imam
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With the rainy season making its presence, residents of Borno State fear a repeat of the devastating 2024 floods.  Despite the Federal Government’s ₦80 billion pledge to rehabilitate the Alau Dam, observers say no visible repair work has begun, and key infrastructure like the collapsed Fori Bridge remains in ruins. In Fori, 38-year-old Fatima Musa and her son still rely on a fragile, makeshift bridge made of wooden planks to cross the Ngadda River—a river that claimed lives and property during last year’s floods. The original bridge, a critical link…

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Why Bama is suitable for Agric varsity

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Bama, a seventy-six kilometers from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, which borders Chad and Cameroun Republics, and hitherto was headquarters of the Boko Haram, has faced profound challenges due to fourteen years of insurgency, resulting in a weakened agricultural sector, stunted urban and rural development, a disrupted educational system, and severe socio-economic setbacks. Despite these hardships, Bama, strategically located in the central senatorial zone of the state, bordering the Republics of Cameroon and Chad, holds tremendous potential for growth and development. The region boasts vast expanses of fertile agricultural…

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Maiduguri Flood: NAFDAC shuts down market over contaminated drugs

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NAFDAC shuts down market

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has shut down the Gomboru drug market in Maiduguri, Borno State, where contaminated drugs were washed and sun-dried for resale following the devastating flood that hit the State. The drug agencies made this known on Thursday, in a statement posted via his official X handle, saying it has ordered the closure of the drug market after the recent flooding submerged the market, and the drugs became contaminated. NAFDAC posted: “After the recent flooding in Maiduguri that submerged the Gomboru…

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Flood Disaster: ?angote donates N2bn to Maiduguri victims

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…Urges Corporate Nigeria to support Borno The Chief Executive Officer of ?angote Industries, Aliko ?angote has announced the donation of N2 billion to assist those affected by the recent devastating flood in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. ?angote explained that while the Presidential Committee on Flood and Disaster, which he chairs, has committed N1 billion, the ?angote Foundation will donate an additional 1 billion naira. “We have a Presidential Committee on Flood and Disaster which I chair. They have already committed about 1 billion, and the Aliko Dangote Foundation will…

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Borno flood Disaster: Liberty TV/Radio Chairman commiserates with Borno people

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Chairman of Liberty TV and FM Stations, Alhaji (Dr( Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has commiserated with the People and Government of Borno state over the devastating flood that caused unimaginable havoc in Maiduguri the state capital. In a sympathy Press Statement issued on Wednesday, Ramalan described the incident, which spanned across Borno State, as highly devastating and unprecedented in recent years. “It is with sympathetic feeling that critical government institutions such as the Government House Teaching Hospital, Shehu of Borno’s Palace, the State secretariat, schools, and business centres were reported to…

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Borno: Boko Haram terrorists kills 12, abduct one

Aminu Imam

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists in military uniform have killed 12 persons and abducted one, in Gatamarwa and Tsiha communities, situated in Chibok local government area of Borno State. The latest attack came barely two weeks after the insurgents perpetrated a similar attack in Chibok, where they killed two persons and looted food stuff in some houses before settling them ablaze. The Police Public Relations officer, Borno State command, ASP Nahum Daso Kenneth, confirmed the attack saying 12 corpses were recovered. According to him, “The gunmen shot sporadically at the people in…

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Tinubu grieves over Kaduna bomb victims

Aminu Imam

…Inaugurates first electric taxis in Borno President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, once again expressed his condolences to the families of Nigerians who lost their lives in the recent Kaduna bombing mishap in Tudun-Biri, after commissioning a fleet of 107 gas, electric-powered buses as well as taxis in the second phase of Governor Babagana Zulum’s metro transport scheme in Maiduguri, Borno State, yesterday. Speaking at the palace of the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn-Umar Garbai Al-Amin el-Kanemi, the President, who was in Maiduguri for this year’s ‘Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference’,…

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Borno: Soldiers storm Sambisa enclave, kill 6 Boko Haram terrorists

Aminu Imam

In a recent operation carried out by the Nigerian troops of ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ in the North-East, six Boko Haram terrorists were eliminated during a raid on their camp in the outskirts of Sambisa Forest in Borno State. The successful mission was conducted in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and Hybrid forces on September 7, 2023, at Garin Ba’aba in Ba local government area. Bama, situated approximately 70 kilometres from Maiduguri, is a crucial location within the heart of the Sambisa Forest. The operation was prompted by…

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Borno: Boko Haram kills six in roadside bomb attack

Aminu Imam

No fewer than six persons have been killed in a bomb explosion in Konduga local government area of Borno State. The incident occurred on a countryside road between Bama to Kawuri, in Konduga where civilians regularly travel through to other parts of the State. The explosion happened after a transport vehicle drove over a hidden explosive planted by Boko Haram terrorists It’s gathered that one of the vehicles, a Toyota starlet returning from Adamawa State drive directly over the bomb, killing five passengers on board. The driver who was severely injured,…

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