Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday announced the appointment of Mr Usman Aliyu as the Director-General of the Borno…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Borno Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner in combating child malnutrition in the state.
The Director of Public Health in Borno State Ministry of Health, Dr Goni Imam, says that there is no confirmed case of cholera in the state.
Borno state stakeholders have commenced a consultative meeting on the review of the State Action Plan for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 in the state.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has eliminated several terrorists in an aerial bombardment in their hideouts in Borno state.
At least 32 people were killed in the weekend’s suicide bombings in Gwoza. The attacks, one of the deadliest reported in the terror-stricken state in recent months, left scores injured with injuries ranging from abdominal ruptures to skull and limb fractures.
“It is unfortunate that much of the pushback that had been achieved against the Boko Haram terror sect are being cancelled, owing mainly to the government’s lacklustre posture to hold firmly on the frontline. It is a sad development that the ugly incidents of terrorism are resurfacing and, indeed, metastasising in the Northeast.
Borno State Commissioner of Police (CP), Yusuf Lawal, confirmed the attack saying that the attack was carried out by a female suicide bomber.
Borno state indigenes leaving the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps have called for greater security as they return to farm for this year’s cropping season.
Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N637.5 million for payment of registration fees and monthly allowances of indigent students of the College of Nursing Sciences, Maiduguri.