Borno state

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...

April 27, (THEWILL) – It was a visibly relieved Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State who welcomed a high-level Federal Government delegation to the Council Chamber of Government House in Maiduguri on Friday. Comprising the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru...

April 26, (THEWILL) – The governments of Borno and Yobe states have received over 3.5 million doses of polio vaccines from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other global health partners as part of efforts to protect children...

April 22, (THEWILL) – On Tuesday, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, flagged off the construction of a 7.1 km terminus junction to Molai express road with a 6-span bridge and the state’s fourth flyover along the busy Post...