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Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has sacked the State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Salihu Kwayabura. The reason for his sack was unknown, though it had become a source of speculation among those in government. Some of those in government, that spoke to our correspondent anonymously, said that it was long overdue as the former commissioner’s allegiance to his principal was in doubt. Kwayabura, before his sack, was the Secretary of the high-powered committee on Covid-19, chaired by the Deputy Governor. According to the statement announcing his sack, the erstwhile commissioner is to b...

By Michael Olugbode Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has indicated the state government plan to establish diploma-awarding Islamic college in each of the 27 local government areas of the state. The governor disclosed the plan yesterday during the opening of a three-day public hearing on the complete reformation of the Almajiri traditional Islamic education system. The meeting, held at the multipurpose hall of the state Government House, brought together a collation of stakeholders which inputs would be used in drafting an action plan for the proposed Almajiri traditional Islamic ed...

By Michael Olugbode The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Air Vice Marshal Muhammadu Muhammed (rtd), has said the federal government is committed to ensuring that internally displaced persons (IDPs) have their food rations. He said the federal government is also committed to drying off tears from their faces by providing them with some level of comfort and healthy living at the various camps they are being housed. Speaking during the monthly distribution of food items at IDP camps in Borno State on Monday, the Director General, who was represented by Head, Borno S...

Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri The Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.Gen. Lucky Irabor, yesterday led other service chiefs to pay their first operational visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the epicentre of insurgency in the country. He was accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao; and the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo. Irabor and his team were received by the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Farouq Yahaya; the General Officer Commanding, 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen....

John Shiklam in Kaduna and Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri Gunmen yesterday abducted about 26 people along the Kaduna-Kachia road and Kugo village, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. While 21 of the victims were, reportedly, kidnaped along the Kaduna-Kachia road, five women were abducted at Kugo village, near Godani Railway Station, Chikun Local Government Area, on their way to the farm. Both incidents occurred Friday. However, in Borno State, about 246 suspected Boko Haram members, reportedly, laid down their arms and surrendered as part of the current efforts at ceasefire. The c...