The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that an officer was killed in an ambush by terrorists in Borno State. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, in a statement on Sunday, said the ambush happened along the Buratai-Buni Gari road in Borno.Mr Buba’s statement confirms a PREMIUM TIMES report of the incident which sources said … Read more
French multidisciplinary artist Prune Nourry, in collaboration with Obafemi Awolowo University, has produced a movie in memory of Chibok girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in Borno State in 2014. The movie, which is titled ‘Statues Also Breathe’, was screened at the Nordic Hotel, Victoria Island on Thursday. Amina Ali, one of the Chibok … Read more
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has called for the revitalisation of two irrigation projects in his state to improve food security in the country. Mr Zulum disclosed this to journalists after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. The projects – South Chad and Yauri irrigations – have been threatened by … Read more
Boko Haram terrorists abducted over 400 people including women and children in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, this week, Amnesty International (AI) said on Friday. President Bola Tinubu on Friday confirmed the abduction but did not specify the number of victims.According to AI, the victims are Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) from Babban Sansani, Zulum and Arabic … Read more
Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, 5 March 2024, arrested 21 trucks loaded with food and non-food items heading towards N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central African Republic and Cameroon. The trucks were intercepted in a sting operation at major exit routes along Kalabiri/Gamboru Ngala and Bama … Read more
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said its air component of Operation Hadin Kai on 10 January eliminated three top commanders of the Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Baba, a major general, said this during the weekly report of the operations of the armed forces … Read more
