Category: News
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Borno Unveils WASH Sector Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
By Abdulkareem Haruna In a significant move towards creating a sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) policy in Borno State, the Ministry of Water Resources unveiled a new document outlining the WASH sector monitoring and evaluation framework. The historic event took place at a one-day M&E Framework dissemination meeting held at the Pinnacle Hotel…
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Butcher Killed in Sokoto Over Alleged Blasphemous Comment Against Prophet Muhammad
By Abdulkareem Haruna SOKOTO, Nigeria (HT) — Usman Buda, a butcher, was killed in Sokoto on Sunday over an alleged blasphemous comment against Islam’s Holy Prophet Muhammad. According to sources, Buda made the remark during an argument with another trader at the Sokoto main abattoir around 8 a.m. But his colwagues and friends denied the…
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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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Shettima’s Apology: Herders Group Commends VP’s Humility, Inclusiveness
By Abdulkareem Haruna Vice President Kashim Shettima recently found himself in hot water over remarks made during an interaction session with elected members of Nigeria’s National AssembliesThe comments, which were seen as offensive by some Muslim brothers in the northern part of the country, prompted Shettima to issue an apology on BBC Hausa radio broadcast.…
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Flood Submerge Borno Schools, Posing Cholera Threat to Students, Pupils
By Abdulkareem Haruna Maiduguri, Nigeria – As the rainy season commences, children’s education in public schools in Maiduguri is under threat. Many public schools in areas without adequate drainage systems have already been flooded, and the Ngomari Gana Primary School is one of the worst affected. After a first major downpour, the entire premises of…
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Titan wreckage found in deep sea, bodies of crew uncertain
Debris from the missing submarine Titan has been found in deep sea, but the fate of its crew remains uncertain. Investigation ongoing.
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UN Allocates $20M to Help 700,000 Children, Others Survive Malnutrition, Famine in Nigeria.
The Northeast of Nigeria is currently facing a severe food security and nutrition crisis, with over 700,000 children at risk of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. In response, the United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million (N13.2 billion) to address the situation. Lamenting malnutrition among children, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator…
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Plan International Constructs Inclusive Latrines at Borno’s Ngomari Gana School
By Abdulkareem Haruna NGOMARI-GANA (tHT): Plan International (PI) has constructed an inclusive latrine at Ngomari Gana Primary School in Borno state, Nigeria, comprising gender-segregated lavatories for boys and girls, and a special one for persons with disabilities. The completed project was handed over to the Borno state government through the State Universal Basic Education Board…
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From the Field to the Top: Meet Nigeria’s New Military Chiefs, CG Musa and Lagbaja
By Abdulkareem Haruna President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has shaken up Nigeria’s security leadership, announcing on Monday the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police. The move, which had been widely anticipated amid growing security challenges and public outcry, also involved the appointment of new officers to lead the country’s defence…
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Plan International Donates Cutting-Edge ICT Hub to School in Northeast Nigera
By Abdulkareem Haruna MUNA KORORE Nigeria (tHT) – On Monday, June 19, Plan International, a leading non-governmental organisation working in Nigeria, handed over a fully-equipped computer and ICT hub to a public secondary school in Muna Korore village, Borno state. The state-of-the-art facility includes 15 internet-connected desktop computers, a projector and screen, computer desks and…
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