Olatunji Omirin

2 days ago | businessday.ng | Olatunji Omirin

…terrorists abduct retired immigration officer, 2 other in YobeAt least two people were confirmed dead after a car carrying passengers was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Boko Haram insurgents along the Maiduguri-Damboa road in Borno State. The explosion occurred on Monday. Two passengers were confirmed killed while two others sustained various degrees of injuries and were taken to a hospital for medical treatment.

2 days ago | businessday.ng | Olatunji Omirin

The North-East Development Commission (NEDC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Borno State Branch, has rendered free medical and surgical services to at least 1,000 residents in the Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. Speaking during the flagging-off event at the Kaleric community in Mafa LGA of the state, Muhammad Aminu Guluze, the Head of Service, Borno State, said the initiative is aimed at improving the well-being of underserved populations.

3 days ago | businessday.ng | Olatunji Omirin

The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) in collaboration with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Borno State Branch, has rendered free medical and surgical services to at least 1,000 residents in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. Speaking during the flag-off at Kaleri Community in Mafa LGA of the State, Muhammad Aminu Guluze, the Head of Service, Borno State, said initiative was aimed at improving the well-being of underserved populations.

4 days ago | businessday.ng | Olatunji Omirin

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has announced a plan to upgrade the vocational and skill acquisition centre at Maiduguri Maximum Security Correctional Facility to enhance rehabilitation and reduce the tendency for inmates to relapse into criminal activities. The governor, who visited the facility in Maiduguri, emphasised that the essence of prison sentences was to transform lives, not just to confine individuals.

1 week ago | businessday.ng | Olatunji Omirin

The Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) fighters have killed at least two soldiers including an army captain when the invaders made attempts to overrun a community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. It was reliably gathered that the terrorists stormed the remote village of Izge in Gwoza council area of the state in the early hours of Wednesday shooting their way through.