Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum expresses satisfaction with the conduct of the local government election Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed his satisfaction with the conduct of the local government election held in the state on Saturday. The governor, who expressed his satisfaction while casting his vote at his hometown in Mafa, also … Read more
The United Nations has described the killing of more than 40 farmers in Borno state as “the most violent attack” targeted at civilians in 2020. The farmers were killed in Jere local government area of Borno on Saturday, following an attack by armed men believed to be members of the Boko Haram sect. Edward Kallon, … Read more
Boko Haram Terrorists has allegedly murdered innocent civilians in Borno State. HumAngle reported Saturday night that the terrorists beheaded 43 farmers. The sad incident occurred today in Zabarmari, less than 20 km from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Corpses of the victims have arrived in Zabarmari village, Jere Local Government Area. Residents claim they … Read more
Borno LG elections The Executive Chairman, Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC), Alhaji Abdu Usman has said that only six political parties will be participating in Saturday’s Local Government Elections in the state. Usman, who made this known on Friday in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen identified the parties as African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party, … Read more
Borno to reform ‘Almajiri’ system Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Wednesday inaugurated a 14-Member Committee on reforming the Islamic ‘Tsangaya’ system of education, otherwise known as the ‘Almajiri’ system in the state. Inaugurating the committee in Maiduguri, Zulum said that transforming the ‘Almajiri’ system was part of the state 25-year Development Plan, launched recently. … Read more
Suspected gunmen have abducted 12 assistant-superintendents of police (ASPs). According to BBC, the officers were abducted on their way to Zamfara from Borno state to carry out a special operation. BBC reports that the incident occurred 12 days ago but only came only came to public knowledge on Tuesday. A wife of one of the … Read more
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has unveiled a 25-year development plan through that will transform the state into a world-class society. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony on Saturday, he said the state will evolve “after fully recovering from impact of more than $6 billion worth of destruction caused by Boko Haram”. The event took place … Read more
No fewer than seven soldiers were killed in Doska, Borno state, after they were hoodwinked by Boko Haram insurgent. According to military sources, The troops were on a patrol to the area when they got tricked by the insurgents who appeared in military uniforms and gun trucks. Doska, a village in between Ajigin and Talala … Read more
On Monday, October 19, at about 3:00pm Boko Haram terrorists intercepted more than ten vehicles along Maiduguri-Damaturu road and abducted passengers in the process. The incident saw many families thrown into confusion following difficulty in connecting with their family members that traveled along the route on Monday. Some rushed to Borno Express terminus seeking for … Read more
On Friday, October 16, the Federal Government said it has approved a temporary site for the establishment of a Federal College of Forestry in Jere Local Government Area of Borno state. Dr Mohammad Abubakar, the Minister of Environment, said this after a meeting with Governor Babagana Zulum, at the Government House in Maiduguri. Abubakar said … Read more
The Federal Government on Wednesday began a stakeholders’ engagement to end security challenges in the land. It sought an end to killings by Boko Haram insurgents and other groups undermining the nation’s peace and security. Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola, who kick-started a national summit on security in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, expressed the determination … Read more
Zulum presented each household with N10,000 In spite of the deadly obstacles by way of brutal insurgents attacks on him and his cabinet members, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has implemented his plans of moving 1000 internally displaced persons back to their ancestral home in Baga. EkoHotBlog had reported how the governor became the target … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why Boko Haram ambushed the convoy of Borno governor, Babagana Zulum. EkoHotBlog had reported how security operatives were killed when Boko Haram insurgents ambushed the governor’s convoy and other vehicles conveying government officials to Baga, a town in the state, for the resettlement of IDPs. Reacting to the incident, Buhari … Read more
Governor of Borno state says Boko Haram is relentless in unleashing terror in the state because of their ultimate wish to take over the state. The governor was reacting to the latest attack in Baga. EkoHotBlog had reported how security operatives were killed when insurgents ambushed the governor’s convoy and another set of vehicles conveying … Read more
No fewer than eleven security operatives have lost their lives after Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a convoy of government officials in Borno. According to TheCable the tragic incident occurred at Korochara village, located two kilometres from the headquarters of the multi-national joint task force, Baga, Borno, on Friday. A source said the security operatives were … Read more
Insurgents also carted away ammunitions – source Over ten soldiers were killed The war against insurgency loses momentum and thus suffers setback after after troops ran into an ambush by suspected members of the Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) who attacked Garin Giwa village in Kukawa local government area of Borno state. Military sources … Read more
A nine-year-old boy in Maiduguri, Borno state, met his untimely death on Wednesday after a soldier identified as Bukar Mustapha Limanti of the Operation Lafiya Dole, shot at him. According to report, the victim was killed after Limanti opened fire around the palace of the shehu of Borno in Shehuri north local government area (LGA) … Read more
Boko Haram jihadists on horseback killed two men and seized two others when they attacked farmers outside Maiduguri city in northeast Nigeria, anti-jihadist militia disclosed on Saturday. The insurgents rode into fields in Alau village on Friday, seizing four farmers, hacking two to death and kidnapping the others after inflicting machete cuts on them, the … Read more
Senator representing Borno south, Ali Ndume, says he can no longer visit his hometown in Gwoza local government area of the state because it has now become an unsafe enclave due to atrocious and vicious activities of Boko Haram insurgents. Speaking at a meeting organised by senate committee on special duties and the North East … Read more
A group known as the Katsina Network for Peace and Leadership (KANPAL) has lauded Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, for his courage in calling out the military for its incompetence in tackling the perennial insurgency in the north-east. Zulum is a leading voice when it comes to highlighting the inefficiencies of the military in the fight … Read more