Buhari to inaugurate 50 megawatts Maiduguri gas plant on Thursday

 President Muhammadu Buhari is expected in Maiduguri on Thursday to inaugurate the new 50 megawatts Maiduguri gas power plant.

Gov. Babagana Zulum made this known on Wednesday...

Maiduguri market fire: Police arrest 50 suspects for alleged looting

The Police Command in Borno has arrested 50 suspects for alleged looting during the Maiduguri Monday market inferno.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kamilu Shatambaya...

Fire razes 80 shops in Kano

The Kano State Fire Service says fire has razed 80 shops at the Kasuwar Kurmi Market in Kano Municipal.

A statement on Wednesday in Kano by the service Spokesman, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, said the fire started...

Army, Ministry, ONSA hold seminar on managing repentant terrorists

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has called on Nigerians to play active role in tackling insurgency in the country.

Yahaya made the call during a 3-Day...

Maiduguri Market: Reconstruction starts this week, Zulum says 

.. Kashim Imam donates N100m for victims

Reconstruction of Maiduguri Monday market which was razed on Sunday by an early morning fire disaster is to begin this week, Borno State...

MAIDUGURI MONDAY MARKET FIRE: GOC COMMISERATES WITH SHOP OWNERS AS TROOPS INTENSIFY CONFIDENCE-BUILDING PATROLS TO REASSURE LOCAL

The General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Waidi...

Maiduguri Fire: Zulum hosts victims, presents N1b cheque

… Appoints disbursement committee chair

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday in Maiduguri hosted hundreds of victims, most of them traders at the Monday Market whose shops and goods worth...

Maiduguri Market Fire: Buhari calls for strict vigil

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the destruction caused by the early morning fire at the popular Maiduguri Monday Market, on Sunday.
In a statement by his Spokesman...

BORNO FIRE: UMAR FAROUQ SYMPATHIZES WITH MONDAY MARKET TRADERS

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has expressed sadness over the fire incident which gutted the Monday Market in...

Fire razes hundreds of shops in Maiduguri Monday Market

Fire fighters have continued to struggle to contain the fire that engulfed Maiduguri Monday Market, which started at about 1a.m on Sunday.

 As at 11:00 a.m, only three fire trucks were...

We sympathize with victims of Gwoza attack  – INEC  

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has expressed sympathy with victims of Gwoza attack, which several people injured and some hospitalized earlier today...

Boko Haram attack voters in Gwoza injured 5

By: Zagazola Makama

Atleast five persons were injured when Boko Haram terrorists fired several shots targetting at voters from the Mandara Mountains in Gwoza, Borno State.

Gwoza...

Police confirm attack on INEC ad hoc staff in Gombe

 The police in Gombe State on Saturday confirmed an attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s ad hoc staff camped at the Tudunwada Primary School, in Gombe...

EU Observation Mission condemns violence hours to elections

 The European Union Observation Mission (EU EOM) to the 2023 General Elections have condemned the recent act of violence in the country.

In a statement in Abuja on Friday, the EU EOM...

UN warns against hate speech during election season

The UN has advised Nigerians to eschew hate speeches during the forthcoming election season to guard against electoral violence and related crimes.

Ms Alice Nderitu, UN Under-Secretary-General...

In Aggressive Raid, Nigerian Military Kills 133 ISWAP Fighters in N/East

Zagazola Makama 

1. The troops activities and operational successes being recorded in the various operational theaters within the 6 geo-political zones...

MNJTF present cheques to 40 families of deceased military, CJTF personnel

The Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has presented cheques worth N23 million to 40 families of deceased soldiers and members of Civilian Joint Task Force in the North...

More than 10,000 small arms recovered from non-state actors –  NCCSALW

The National Centre for Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), says more than 10,000 small arms and light weapons have so far been recovered from...

“We are investigating incitement by governors over naira scarcity” – IGP

Police are investigating some governors and individuals whose utterances are considered to have incited riots over the naira redesign policy of the CBN.

Inspector-General of...

Election: Police deploys 13,639 personnel in Borno

The Police Command in Borno says it will deploy 13,939 to ensure the successful conduct of the general election in the state.
The Commisioner of Police in the state, Mr Abdu Umar stated...