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Zulum: Power Must Shift To South In 2023

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has again aligned himself with the calls by the growing list of prominent Nigerians insisting that power must shift to the South in 2023.Read More

Military: Borno Town, Dikwa, Retaken From Boko Haram

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with top military brass
The military yesterday regained control of Dikwa, a rice-cultivating town in Borno State, after a fierce gun battle with Boko Haram insurgents who sacked the town on Monday. The terroristsRead More

Death Toll In Rocket Attack On Maiduguri Rises To 16

Maiduguri rocket attack
The death toll in Tuesday’s attack by Boko Haram fighters on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital has risen to 16, hospital officials said yesterday. Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum,Read More

Buratai: I’m Not Bothered By Opposition To My Nomination As Ambassador

Ex-Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai
The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), has dismissed criticism of his nomination as ambassador-designate, saying he performed creditably well during his tenure. He citedRead More

Zulum Begs For Food For 800,000 Borno IDPs In Critical State

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum is pleading for food for the over 800,000 internally displaced persons in critical need across 11 towns in the troubled state, where rampaging Boko HaramRead More

Again, Troops, ISWAP In Fierce Gunfight In Borno

Nigerian troops
11 local hunters killed by Boko Haram landmines 23 women, children rescued in Katsina Troops yesterday ambushed fighters of the Islamic State for African Province (ISWAP) on two Hilux vansRead More

Hundreds Flee Borno Villages As Troops Battle ISWAP For Hours

Hundreds of villagers in communities in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State have fled their homes following a clash between the military and fighters of the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP).
Terrorists burn worship centres, loot four communities Zulum orders immediate reconstruction of police station, others Hundreds of villagers in communities in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State have fledRead More

Zulum Disappointed In Military, Others’ Failure To Stop Attacks Near Maiduguri

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, yesterday expressed disappointment over the inability of the military and security agencies to secure 20 kilometres from the state capital on the Maiduguri-Damaturu highwayRead More

Zulum: Despite Recent Killings, We’re Better Under Buhari

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has said no one should be blinded by the recent killing of 43 rice farmers to pass judgment on the efforts of President MuhammaduRead More

Again, Sultan Laments Worsening Insecurity, Says Nowhere Is Safe

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III
Govs: We are frustrated, military overwhelmed Tinubu writes Zulum, says more efforts needed to win anti-terror war For the second time in a week, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji MuhammadRead More