His Excellency, Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi, Labour Party caretaker leader, Senator Nenadi Usman,Datti-Babba Ahmed and other LP members paid visit to flood ravaged Borno state. He wrote below : “Today, I, along with the Labour party Caretaker Chairman, Distinguished Senator Nenadi Usman; Vice Presidential Candidate, Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed; Dr. Yinusa Tanko, the National Coordinator of the Obidients Movement,
Malnutrition Hits Borno; Parents, Hospitals Cry Out
Residents and health workers in Borno state have expressed concern over the alarming rise in child malnutrition, as families and breastfeeding mothers grapple with severe hunger. It was gathered that people in several local government areas in northern Borno, including Marte, Kukawa, Abadam, Guzamala, Kaga, Mobbar, and Gubio, now rely on humanitarian intervention. Speaking to Daily Trust, residents
Borno Bombing Death Toll increasing
Vice President Kashim Shettima says death toll from the suicide bomb attack in Gwoza area of Borno State on Saturday is now 31. He said that 42 persons were brought to the specialist hospital but 14 have been discharged after receiving treatment. He said that 26 are still receiving treatment. The Vice President, who made a
Female S.u.i.c.i.d.e bomber detonates EID in a wedding hall, kills scores
The number of dead persons is yet to be ascertained as a female suicide bomber detonates an IED at a wedding venue in Gwoza town, Borno state, killing several wedding guests and injuring many others. According to a survivor, the female bomber was carrying a baby on her back when she stormed the venue and detonated the
The Dark Side of Boko Haram insurgency in the North
Have you ever for once asked, how come Boko Haram insurgency and most crimes ongoing in the North for over a decade still haven’t been abated? There’s a popular Igbo adage, “Ana adịghị mma bụ uru ndị Nze”, ( choas in the land is to the advantage of the warrant chiefs). For the Nigerian government
#ObidattiInBorno : Peter Obi engages Borno Youths & women to a Townhall meeting (video)
His Excellency, Peter Gregory Obi and Yusuf Datti-Babba Ahmed are currently in Borno state where they are busy interacting with Nigerians and the good people of Borno state about the New Nigeria to be birthed. Peter Obi and his vice took time to explain to the Borno women on how to vote LP on the
Security Operatives Seal Off NNPP Headquarters In Borno State
Security operatives on Thursday sealed off the headquarters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Maiduguri, Borno state. The incident, which was confirmed by the party’s presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso’s media office, also saw the security operatives chasing out some staff of the party. This morning a combined team of security operatives led by MOPOLS of the
Peter Obi makes episcopal visit to Borno state
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election’s, Mr Peter Obi made a surprise visit to Maiduguri on Thursday. Obi was sighted among congregation at St Patrick Catholic Church during the episcopal ordination of the Maiduguri auxiliary bishop. Obi however declined to comment, saying he came only to attend the ordination of
More than 300 school boys Abducted by Boko haram freed- Governor
Most of the kidnapped boys have been “recovered” – but not all, according to the state’s governor. More than 300 schoolboys who were kidnapped purportedly by militant group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria have been freed, according to the governor of Katsina state. Aminu Bello Masari said that a total of 344 students held
Not 43? UN says at least 110 were killed in Borno, demands release of kidnapped victims
The United Nations has said that the gruesome attack against civilians carried out by Boko Haram insurgents in villages near Maiduguri, the Borno State capital has left at least 110 civilians ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded. Recall that it was reported earlier that about 43 farmers were killed on Saturday morning around Marrabati