Tag:maiduguri

Education

Insurgency Destroyed 5,000 Schools, Shut 2.2m Children Out of Class — Zulum

More than 5,000 school structures were destroyed and about 2.2 million children forced out of school at the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency...

Olajumoke Sanusi - September 14, 2026

Politics

Zulum Approves ₦565.7m for 28,789 Students’ Exam Fees

MAIDUGURI — Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of ₦565.7 million to cover the 2026 external examination fees of 28,789...

Udehi Alambo - July 25, 2026

Education

Zulum Delivers Mega CBT Centre, Hands JAMB 500-Seat Facility

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned and handed over a multi-million naira office complex and a 500-capacity Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre...

Benedict Mercy - July 23, 2026

Defence

Troops Intercept Drug Courier Supplying Terrorists

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have intercepted a suspected foreign drug courier and recovered a large cache of illicit substances allegedly...

Akeem Adebayo - July 10, 2026

Politics

Tinubu Secures 414,988 Votes, Wins APC Presidential Primary in Borno – Zulum

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election in Borno State after securing 414,988 votes...

Toyin Adebayo - May 24, 2026

Crime

Suspected Boko Haram Militants Raze Church in Chibok Village Attack, Injure Two Amid U.S. Warnings on Religious Violence

Maiduguri, Nigeria — November 11, 2025 Suspected Boko Haram fighters launched a brazen late-night raid on a remote Christian village in Nigeria’s restive northeast, torching...

Akeem Adebayo - November 11, 2025