The Borno government has announced plans to subsidise fuel at N600 per litre to 5,000 farmers in communities hit by Boko Haram insurgents in the state. Gov. Babagana Zulum announced this during the flag-off of distribution of farm inputs to prospective farmers resettled by his administration in Bama and environs on Friday night. … Read more
The Borno State police command, on Thursday, recovered three projectiles in the state, averting an explosion. The command’s spokesman, Nahum Daso, said the projectiles were recovered in the Dala Kafanti Area of Maiduguri, the capital of the Northeastern state. The statement reads, “The Borno State Police Command under the leadership of CP Yusufu Mohammed Lawal … Read more
Retired primary school teachers in Borno State are smiling to the banks as Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved N8b for the payment of the backlog of liabilities in pensions and gratuities for teachers and other civil servants that have worked with the government. The N8billion will clear liabilities accrued from 2019 to 2021. … Read more
A High Court in Borno State has sentenced Aishal Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, the Chief Executive Officer of the Complete Care and Aid Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO), along with two other officials from her organization, to five years in prison each for involvement in a fraud amounting to over … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the Nigeria Army to compensate families of civilians its personnel allegedly killed in Abasari Community in Borno State. A member of the NHRC Governing Council, Kemi Okonyedo, made the demand on Friday at the presentation of an investigative panel on human rights violations in counter-insurgency operations … Read more