Killer herdsmen: IDPs protest killing of 7, say we’ll resort to arms to defend ourselves if the FG does not intervene
April 27, 2021 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Abagana camp have blocked the Markurdi-Lafia Federal Highway protesting the recent killings by herdsmen and laying the corpses of the victims…
IDPs worried over 50% depletion in food supply to camp in Adamawa
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Fufore International Transit Camp in Adamawa, have complained of depletion in food supplied to the camp. The Fufore International Transit Camp was established in…
Fake IDPs: Gov. Zulum discovers 650 ‘ghost households’ in camp in midnight headcount
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum showed up at Mohammed Goni College of Islamic Legal Studies, MOGOCOLIS, in Maiduguri, in the early hours of Sunday, where internally displaced persons from…
UN Deputy SG visits IDP camps in Borno border town to assess govt’s responses to humanitarian crisis in the N/E
The United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General and ex-Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed has visited Banki, a border town in Borno State. She arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on…
Borno Attack: Gov. Zulum ignored intelligence – Ex-DSS Boss
A former Deputy Director of the Department of State Service (DSS), Dennis Amakiri has reacted to the recent attack on Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum. Speaking during a special programme…
Insurgency: Police confirms death of 8 officers, others in Borno attack
The police authorities in Borno State have confirmed the death of eight officers following an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Baga area of the state. In a statement…
FG declares Sept. 16 as National Identity Day
The Federal Government has declared Sept. 16 as National Identity Day and has supported the enrolment of Nigerians for Digital Identity (ID) across the country. Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of…
Malaria: WHO inaugurates SMC programme in Borno, targets 2.1m childrenÂ
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says it has targeted 2.1 million children for the 2020 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign in Borno. SMC is designed to prevent and protect children…
Northern Governors describe attack on Zulum’s convoy as callous, reprehensible
The Northern Governors Forum has condemned Wednesday’s attack on the convoy of Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, describing the act as callous and reprehensible. The Chairman of the forum and…
Borno fire kills 14 IDPs, razes 1,250 shelters, Buhari mourns
No fewer than 14 persons were burnt to death with 1,250 shelters destroyed in a fire outbreak in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno…