Category: Corruption & Accountability
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NECSOB’s Comrade Abiso Concludes Tenure with Call for Greater Collaboration, Receives Praise for Exceptional Leadership
By Abdulkareem Haruna MAIDUGURI – Comrade Bulama Abiso, the Executive Director of the Network of Civil Society Organizations in Borno State, marked the conclusion of his constitutionally allowed two-year tenure with a call for enhanced collaboration among civil society organizations (CSOs) while receiving accolades from members who hailed him as an exceptional leader. During a…
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Tension, Protest in Maiduguri As NRC Orders Relocation of Dormant Railway Coaches To Jos
By Abdulkareem Haruna A protest broke out in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Sunday, as hundreds of locals gathered to decry the planned removal of railway coaches from the terminus of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to Jos, Plateau state. The residents, carrying placards, thronged the roads leading to the terminus to express…
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Borno State Governor Demands Truth From UN on Security Progress or Threatens Withdrawal from Engagements
By Abdulkareem Haruna In a dramatic development, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has challenged the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) to provide accurate information on the improving security situation in Borno state and the Lake Chad region or face the state’s withdrawal from future engagements. Zulum voiced his concerns during…
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Group in Borno Unite to Stamp Out Institutional Corruption in Post-Insurgency Rebuilding Efforts
By Abdulkareem Haruna MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – On a sunny Saturday afternoon, 24th June 2023, Zubair Abdurrauf Idris, the Executive Director of Wadata Media and Advocacy Centre (WAMAC), looked out over a crowded room at Amada International Hotel, Old GRA Maiduguri. He saw a diverse group of individuals gathered from Borno State, all united by a…
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