Two soldiers have been confirmed dead while repelling a Boko Haram/ISWAP attack in New Marte and Kumshe area of Borno state. A statement released on Tuesday by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command of Operation Hadin Kai, Reuben Kovangiya, said many of the insurgents were also killed. The statement reads, ‘In the early hours of …

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum Umara has announced that the Muna Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Maiduguri, which houses over 11,000 people, would be closed in a week’s time. Established over 10 years ago, the camp is one of the largest camps of the many located in the state at the height of the humanitarian crisis caused by …

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has disclosed that the state has reintegrated no fewer than 300,000 repentant Boko Haram terrorists over the past three years. Governor Zulum made the revelation while receiving the Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar; the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa; and other top military commanders during their visit to Maiduguri. ‘Borno State has, within …

The Christian Rights Agenda (CRA) has said that the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) is controlling about 80 communities in Borno, Benue and Plateau states. The group said yesterday that it is watching events in Borno, Benue, Plateau and other troubled spots in Nigeria in the renewed terror attacks where the lives of Christians and other innocent Nigerians have …

Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday, flagged off his administration’s fourth flyover and the dualisation of the Tashan Kano highway in Maiduguri, estimated to cost N16 billion. Speaking at the groundbreaking event, the governor urged the contractors to ensure the timely completion of the project. Zulum said 50 per cent of the contract sum had already been paid …

Twenty-two soldiers were lost by the Nigerian Army in an ongoing military operation in the Timbuktu triangle, a notorious terrorist stronghold in Borno State. The operation, conducted by the troops of Operation Hadin Kai, started on 16 January. In a statement on Sunday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said that over 70 insurgents were killed …

A frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, Sir Paul Chukwuma has lauded Vice President Kashim Shettima, and Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, for their roles in the appreciable pace of infrastructure development in the state. Chukwuma, who is an age-long friend and political associate of Shettima, was warmly received by the Vice President …

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has strongly condemned Sunday’s deadly attack on farmers and fishermen at Dumba, near Baga in Kukawa Local Government Area, by suspected ISWAP terrorists. The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Usman Tar, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Maiduguri, the state capital. Tar said initial reports indicated that the attackers killed …

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has condemned the recent attack on the Sabongari community in Damboa Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, on Thursday in Maiduguri. The governor described the attack as a desperate attempt to destabilise the state’s ongoing progress and extended …

President Tinubu has expressed his profound sympathy to the military authorities following the loss of six brave soldiers during a dawn terrorist attack on 4 January, 2025, on an army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno State. The President extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers, whose sacrifice in defending our nation will forever be honoured …