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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, yesterday announced names of chairmen and deputy chairmen of the 134 standing committees in the Green

A few days to the presidential election, slated for February 25, the Labour Party is facing a major crack as states chairmen of the party have alleged that members of the party in the North are being neglected by the presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the running of campaign and mobilisation activities of the party.

The swearing-in of new commissioners and other appointees by Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, has added to the number of academics in the administration. Daily Trust on Sunday spotlights these professors. No fewer than seven professors and three PhD holders were appointed into key positions, including  commissioners and chairmen of some […]

Nigerian troops repelled an incursion by Boko Haram jihadists into the northeastern city of Maiduguri late on Tuesday. The latest attack happened as Muslim residents observing Ramadan were about to break their fast around 17:00. Militants in several trucks fitted with machine guns and on motorcycles stormed Jiddari Polo, firing indiscriminately and forcing residents to flee the area. Nigerian troops repelled an incursion by Boko Haram jihadists into the northeastern city of Maiduguri late on Tuesday, killing five insurgents, military sources and residents told AFP. The attack, which happened ...

Borno raises the bar Mon Dec 28 2020 When two professors took the oath of office as local government chairmen in Borno State last week, they became immediate celebrities, as it is unusual to find persons of their calibre stooping to stand for elections at that lower level. Though Professors Adamu Alooma and Ibrahim Bukar won the contest unopposed in Damboa and Gwoza Local Government Councils, respectively, it did not draw away an inch from the uniqueness of their political foray. It is the first time in Borno and probably in the entire North, thus raising the bar henceforth, far up, for quali...