POLICE authorities in Borno State have recovered three projectile missiles in Borno State, averting a very big explosion. The spokesman of the Borno Police Command Nahum Daso said the projectiles were recovered in the Dala Kafanti Area of Maiduguri, the capital of the state. “On 2nd January 2025, at about 0925HRS, following a report received from one Asabe James of Dala Kafanti Area Maiduguri – Borno State reported to the command that she sighted a suspicious sack containing unidentified items behind her house, on receipt of the information, the Command EOD-CBRN Base 13 Maiduguri, swiftly moved to the scene, cordoned…
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BORNO State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has received the final report from the flood relief disbursement committee with about N18.08 billion distributed to over 101,330 families. Providing details on the fund’s disbursement to the Governor at the council chamber of the Government House in Maiduguri on Monday, the Chairman of the committee, Engr Baba Bukar Gujibawu, revealed that ₦18.08 billion was distributed in cash to the displaced households alongside food and non-food items. Contributions totalling ₦4.3 billion from UNHCR, WFP, FAO, UNDP and other partners were instrumental in addressing immediate needs. Gujibawu emphasised that over one million people were affected by…
THE Federal Government has spent about N1.4bn for the rehabilitation of repentant terrorists and the establishment of centres for terrorism trials in the last one year and six months. The Federal Government established the National Counter-Terrorism Centre following former President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill on May 12, 2022. In December 2022, the government announced its decision to establish two disarmament, deradicalisation, rehabilitation, and reintegration centres for repentant members of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the country. The Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Rear Admiral Yem Musa (retd.), disclosed to the…
TWO students of the Borno State University were on Wednesday killed in an accident involving a school bus and a trailer. Three other students were critically injured while fifteen others are receiving medical attention. The Borno State University school bus was carrying thirty students when a travelling trailer ramped into the bus instantly killing the two students, leaving three others critically injured while ten of them were unhurt. A statement by the university’s spokesman Umar Garkuwa stated that the students were rushed to Umaru Shehu Hospital and the UMTH where they are currently receiving treatment. Garkuwa said that the University’s…
THE Aliko Dangote-led Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation (PCFRR) has delivered emergency relief materials valued at N1Billion to the Government of Borno State for onward distribution to persons affected by the 2024 flood in the State. During the handover ceremony held yesterday in Maiduguri, the Secretary of the Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation, Mrs. Hajara Modu, said the committee was committed to supporting flood-affected communities. Representing the co-chairmen, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, the Secretary said that the distribution of food and non-food items fulfills the pledge made by the committee at the height…
TWO persons have been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in a two-hundred housing estate under construction in Dalwa, Borno State. Available information indicated that the explosion happened around 1pm on Wednesday about the time the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum; and his Yobe counterpart, Mai Mala Buni, were commissioning housing estates in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital. A source told News Point Nigeria that a similar incident occurred on Tuesday but there are no details for the Tuesday explosion. Dalwa is 175 kilometres from Maiduguri and is one of the many communities destroyed and displaced by the…
BORNO State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, and over 100 passengers narrowly escaped a tragic incident when a Max Air aircraft experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Maiduguri International Airport. The incident occurred around 7pm on Wednesday when the aircraft, en route to Abuja, suffered engine failure caused by a bird strike about 10 minutes into the flight. The pilot and crew managed to execute an emergency landing back at Maiduguri Airport, averting disaster. Apart from the deputy governor, there were other government dignitaries on the flight including a commissioner, special advisers, and senior special assistants, among…
BORNO State Governor, Babagana Zulum, is set to construct an intra-city rail network to connect Maiduguri and its environs. This is the first such project by any of Nigeria’s 19 northern state governments. The first phase of the project will commence with 12 designated terminals within Maiduguri, to connect major markets, schools, other public places and economically viable locations. The project, which could be expanded to cover local government areas in the future, will facilitate the seamless movement of passengers and goods, and open up economic activities and corridors across the state. Inspecting the proposed take-off rail terminals and routes…
BORNO State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has made clarification on his Tax Reform Bills statement, saying he only called for broader consultation on the proposed bill. The governor also added that he is not against President Bola Tinubu’s tax policies. Recall Zulum had alleged that only Lagos and Rivers states stand the chance of benefitting from Tinubu’s tax reform bills when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, adding that the position was based on research and calculations by northern governors. He also explained why the northern governors advised President Tinubu to hold on before pushing the…
BORNO State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday said the Federal Government and security forces have succeeded in containing 90 per cent of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. Nigeria has been battling insurgency for over a decade with several people killed and many others kidnapped in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. Zulum, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics monitored by News Point Nigeria, admitted that there were still some pockets of insurgents operating in his state. “As of now, insurgency has been reduced to over 90 per cent in Borno State but this did not happen in a day.,”…
A POLICE officer has been injured in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a police station in Borno State. The facility – Jakana Divisional Police Headquarters – was attacked on November 28 in the wee hours of the day. Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirming the attack in a statement on Sunday, saying police operatives attached to the Borno State Command repelled the attack, “The group of unknown armed individuals attacked the Jakana Divisional Police Headquarters, Borno State, at about 01:00 AM. “Fortunately, the group was met with strong resistance from gallant operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, who successfully repelled…
BORNO State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has voiced strong concerns over the proposed tax reform bill, warning that it could have devastating consequences for the Northern region and other parts of the country. In an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday, Zulum criticised the speed with which the bill is progressing through the legislative process, drawing comparisons to the Petroleum Industry Bill, which took nearly two decades to pass. “Why the rush? The Petroleum Industry Bill took almost 20 years before it was finally passed. But this tax reform bill is being transmitted and receiving legislative attention within a week. It…
THE Nigeria Police Force says its Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit has recovered unexploded military ordnances in Maiduguri, Borno State. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi says following reports from vigilant residents, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) team of the Force was deployed to secure the affected areas, and all ordnances were safely evacuated without any loss of life, injury, or property damage. The statement added that in the Dala Kacchallah area, the operatives recovered six unexploded projectiles and one mortar bomb near an uncompleted building which were washed ashore by…
A MILITARY camp was subjected to a major attack by Islamic State fighters in northern Nigeria, resulting in deaths and significant material losses. Military sources told this newspaper that Islamic State fighters attacked the Nigerian Army camp in the town of Kareto in Borno State on Saturday with various weapons. Although there is no official confirmation of the casualty figures, sources said about 20 soldiers were killed. The sources added that the violent clashes erupted between the fighters and army forces, including a suicide bombing with a car bomb. They explained that the attack led to the destruction of a…
AT least, 23 communities in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State have been reportedly sacked by bandits. The affected communities were said to be within the military training ground in Kontagora LGA. The member representing Kontagora II in the State House of Assembly, Abdullahi Isah, made this known in a motion of urgent public importance he presented on the floor of the house during the plenary on Tuesday. He said the ground extends from Kontagora LGA to part of Mariga LGA, saying that the affected communities had been deserted due to frequent attacks by bandits. “Bandits have established at…
SPEAKER of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, has said the life of Vice-President Kashim Shettima is at risk as a result of the “faulty” presidential aircraft he uses to represent President Bola Tinubu in official engagements across the globe. He said this after Nigeria’s number two citizen cancelled his trip to the Commonwealth Summit in Samoa over an incident at an airport in New York, United States. According to the presidency, Shettima could not proceed to Samoa because a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York. Bayo Onanuga,…
THE Yobe State Police Command says it has apprehended one Hamsatu Modu, 54, of Morami Village in Jakana Konduga LGA of Borno State with 350 rounds of ammunition. This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim. He said the suspect was arrested by the police operatives ‘A’ Divisional Police Headquarters, Damaturu, the state capital. According to him, the police command received credible intelligence regarding a suspected gunrunner en route to Damaturu. “Swift action led to the interception of a Golf 3 saloon car, and a thorough search revealed 350 rounds…
THE Borno Police Command on Wednesday says it has recaptured a 24 year old Auwalu Aminu, also known as “Auwalu Kirkir.” Aminu is an escaped convict who had been serving a jail term for criminal conspiracy and theft. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, Aminu was one of the inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodian Center in Maiduguri following a jailbreak caused by the collapse of the prison’s fence during the devastating floods in September this year. Daso said that the police received a credible tip-off that Aminu had been sighted in Banki town,…
AT least five persons including soldiers and a village head were reportedly killed when Boko Haram ambushed a military convoy in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday. It was gathered that the ambush occurred near new Marte on Monday night, with an unspecified number of people wounded in the attack. According to a security source, the overall chairman of a civilian taskforce in Marte was among the victims. “Five people, including Mai musinema (the village head), Mai Babashehu Mai Musinema, two soldiers, the overall chairman of CJTF in Marte LGA, and two others lost their lives to…
GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum has requested the Borno State House of Assembly for an additional N61b to the initial N358.7b total budget size which was signed into law on January 10, 2024. The governor’s request was read on the floor of the State Assembly by the Speaker of the House Abdulkarim Lawan seeking to amend the 2024 Appropriation Act. The additional funding would specifically target key infrastructures that were severely damaged by the September 10 flood which affected nearly two million people and completely submerged parts of Maiduguri and surrounding LGAs. In addition to the reconstruction of key infrastructure, the supplementary…