News Nigeria Borno: ‘70% of Borno’s budget spent on security, humanitarian affairs in seven years’
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said that security and humanitarian-related interventions consumed about 70% of the State’s...
News Nigeria Borno: CATAI, partners aim to break barriers, rally funding for young Borno entrepreneurs
The Centre for Advocacy, Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI) and its partners have reiterated their readiness to create...
News Nigeria Borno: Suicide bomb blasts in Nigeria's Borno state kill 18, seriously injure dozens
July 1 (UPI) --At least 18 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a series of seemingly targeted suicide bomb blasts in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, officials said. The first bomb ...
News Nigeria Borno: A timeline of attacks in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state
At least 23 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in suspected suicide bombings Monday night that targeted Maiduguri city in northeastern Nigeria, police said Tuesday.
News Nigeria Borno: Untold story: How Zulum is changing the face education sector in Borno
Under the Governor Babagana Zulum, who is a professor himself, the sector is witnessing what could be described as a tsunami of...
News Nigeria Borno: Borno Begins Direct Payment Of LG Allocations As Zulum Implements Financial Autonomy
Borno Governor Zulum Implements direct monthly allocations to local councils to boost grassroots governance and accountability.
News Nigeria Borno: Nigeria’s Top Business Leaders join UN to visit Borno State in Support of Conflict-Affected People in the North-East
Some of Nigeria’s most influential and powerful business leaders travelled to Maiduguri on Tuesday in a first-ever collective visit to camps for internally displaced people where aid agencies have ...
News Nigeria Borno: Repentant Boko Haram ex-insurgents’ sincerity not in doubt – Gov Zulum
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday expressed confidence that repentant Boko Haram insurgents would not return to crimes. The Nigerian military launched Operation Safe Corridor in a ...
News Nigeria Borno: 4 Borno NUJ Officials Resign Over N12m Land Scandal
Borno State chapter have tendered a joint resignation letter to their respective chapels over a case of corruption. The affected exco members are Babagana Bukar (vice chairman), Mrs Hauwa Bata ...
News Nigeria Borno: UN Urges NHRC to Probe 27,858 Torture Cases in Nigeria
The United Nations Committee against Torture has urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), to investigate 27,858 complaints of torture in Nigeria. Noting that the Commission “has a ...
News Nigeria Borno: ISWAP insurgents reportedly attack community in Biu, Borno
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) reportedly attacked the Mainahari community in Biu local government area of Borno State on Saturday. The insurgents ...
