Borno state

May 13, (THEWILL) – Two staff members of the Damboa Local Government Education Authority (LEA) in Borno State have been killed by landmines planted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The victims, identified as Blessing Luka and Bitaleaf Gedion, lost their...

May 13, (THEWILL) – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has condemned the recent wave of deadly attacks carried out by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in parts of the state, including Maiduguri-Damboa Road,...

May 11, (THEWILL) – The North-East Development Commission (NEDC), in partnership with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Borno State chapter, has provided free medical and surgical services to no fewer than 1,000 residents of Mafa Local Government Area...

May 07, (THEWILL) – The Borno State government has banned the sale of liquor, alcoholic contents in the State. The Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, announced the embargo on Tuesday, during the inauguration of a reconstituted committee on “revocation of...

May 07, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government of Nigeria, in partnership with the United Nations, has launched a $159 million emergency response plan to combat rising food insecurity and malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states. The 2025 Lean...

May 05, (THEWILL) – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced the resettlement of 6,000 families displaced by Boko Haram insurgents, the families mostly hailing from Dikwa and Mafa local government areas. Zulum announced the plan on Monday at...

May 01, (THEWILL) – Panic gripped residents of Maiduguri and surrounding areas late Wednesday night as multiple explosions echoed across the city, emanating from the ammunition storage facility at Giwa Barracks. Witnesses said the loud bangs, which began around 11:35...

April 30, (THEWILL) – The United Nations Children's Fund, on Wednesday, said it is supporting the Northeast states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe with a 50 million dollar intervention to advance education programmes in the region. Speaking to newsmen in...

April 29, (THEWILL) – No fewer than 20 people, including women and children, were feared dead on Monday after vehicles travelling from Rann to Gamboru Ngala struck landmines suspected to have been planted by insurgents in Kala-Balge Local Government...

April 28, (THEWILL) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Borno State Government have disclosed plans to vaccinate over three million children against polio and administer Vitamin A supplements across the state. Mamita Bora Thakkar, Officer-in-Charge and UNICEF...