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Press Review 11-18 January 2024
Regional News Stop illegal payment of ransom to kidnappers – Badaru (premiumtimesng.com) Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has urged Nigerians to stop the illegal payment of ransom to kidnappers and […]
Insurgents abduct nine firewood loggers, kill six people and wound four others in two separate attacks in Borno State
Relatives of the abducted men say they do not have money to pay a ransom and have reached out to the community and the Borno State government for help to […]
Military coup in Niger worsens humanitarian crisis of at least 300,000 Nigerian refugees
Governor’s promise a sham as at least 300,000 refugees in Niger are still waiting to be repatriated to their ancestral hometowns in Borno State. At least 300,000 Nigerian refugees in […]
A low-cost and low-key Christmas for most cash-strapped Christians in Borno State
Horror attacks in Plateau State where at least 145 mostly Christians were murdered – and the death toll is expected to rise because many people remain unaccounted for. There was […]
Exclusive Interview: Shehu of Borno urges government to revive Lake Chad Basin and to ensure peace and security in the region
His Royal Highness gives listeners of Ndarason FM 88.5 Maiduguri a brief history of Borno and speaks about key issues ranging from insecurity to unemployment, poverty and the revitalisation of […]
Thieves, insects and other pests force farmers to harvest crops early – or lose their hard-earned produce
Farmers say they realise that the people stealing their produce are doing so only because they are starving and it’s the only way they can feed their families. Starving thieves, […]
Eleven farmers killed and two seriously wounded in clashes between armed herdsmen and farmers
Borno State government urgently needs to address herder-farmer attacks by implementing conflict resolution mechanisms and establishing grazing reserves, says analyst
Prohibition on metal scavenging leaves thousands in Borno State without jobs
Thousands of residents – mainly youths – have lost their jobs because of the indefinite prohibition on metal scavenging activities imposed by Borno State governor Babagana Zulum on Monday, July 10, across all 27 local government areas.
A boost for agriculture as farmers in Borno State get a free ride to their lands
From now until the end of the rainy season, the best time to plant crops, farmers in the Maiduguri environs of Borno State will have free transport to get to and from their lands – and security will be on hand to help prevent attacks by insurgents
Farmer killed in clash with cattle herders in Magumeri
A farmer was killed in a clash with herders who have settled in the Magumeri Local Government Area and whose animals are destroying crops by eating or trampling on what’s […]
