North-East

The governors of the North-East region, including Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe states, have agreed to collaborate with the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSCE) by providing…
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North-East Governors Forum says poor road network is fueling insecurity, stalling development, and making life more difficult for the people in the region. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the ninth meeting of the…
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The Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Zulum has raised an alarm that the Boko Haram insurgency is threatening to consume the nation if the humanitarian crisis in the North-East is not contained. Professor Zulum says the continuous…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC)  has suspended Mustapha Salihu, north-east vice-chairman, for six months over alleged “anti-party activities”. Salihu is said to be associating with Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa and a member of…
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has begun a two-day training for smallholder sugarcane farmers in North-East, North-West on seed cane production. Declaring the training open on Tuesday in Kano, the Minister,…
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By Musa Ilallah It is worth beginning this piece by looking at the evolution of Boko Haram, (Westernization Is Sacrilege) founded in 2002 by Muhammed Yusuf in Maiduguri, North-Eastern Nigeria. Since 2009 when Muhammad Yusuf was killed,…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured that security will be restored to the North-East and the nation at large, following the recent adoption of new strategies, and the acquisition of modern military equipment. The president gave the…
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The Nigerian Army (NA) has vowed to investigate, apprehend and sanction its personnel who are involved in professional misconduct such as extrajudicial killings and torture of suspects. The Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col.…
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The Nigerian Army has again accused some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), operating in the North East of breaching security and sabotaging ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the zone. Army Spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, on…
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The North East zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Gombe said it received 81 petitions in the first quarter of 2019 (January to March). Head of Operations in the zone, Mr Michael Wetkas, disclosed this…
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