Tag Archives: Boko Haram

The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Mustapha Shehuri, has summoned the contractor handling Mararaba Mubi-Michika-Madagali road, Rhas Nigeria Limited, for abandoning the project. Shehuri summoned the constructor on Saturday in Yola during an inspection of some Federal Government road projects in Adamawa. He expressed dissatisfaction over the abandonment of the project by the contractor after collecting ...

Boko Haram fighters have told civilians in northeast Nigeria to leave their homes, the army said on Thursday, as tensions mount in the long-running conflict. Army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu said there was “credible information” the jihadists had “infiltrated some villages” near the Borno state capital Maiduguri. “They have clandestinely been going about threatening innocent residents, warning them to vacate their ...

The House of Representatives has invited the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, over the failure by a contractor to reconstruct the Mararaba-Mubi-Michika-Madagali-Gwoza Road, including the three bridges at Kudzum, Delchimi, and Wurogyande destroyed by Boko Haram. The invitation followed the adoption of a motion moved by Mr. Adamu Kamale representing Michika/Madagali Federal Constituency in Borno State. ...

The Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, on Sunday flagged off the building of 500 houses to replace homes destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents in Gajiram, headquarters of Nganzai Local Government Area. Nganzai, an agrarian local government, about 90km from Maiduguri, the state capital, was among the communities that were badly hit by the Boko Haram onslaught. Gajiram, ancestral home of ...

Some members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group were reported to have attacked and destroyed 13 houses in Kaya village, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State. According to the reports we got, the attack occurred at around 9:00 P.M, on Monday. The military and vigilante group were reported to have repelled the attack, killing one member of the ...

The Borno State Government has approved the closure of all boarding secondary schools located outside Maiduguri, the state capital following the recent attack on Dapchi village of Yobe state by Boko Haram gunmen during which about 100 schoolgirls were abducted. The state government said it took this far reaching decision after an expanded Security Council meeting of all security, government ...

The Boko Haram insurgency has continued to take a toll on Borno State as seven major road constructions have had to be suspended. Due to the insurgency which at its peak had 22 of the 27 local governments of the state overran by the terrorist groups, several billions of naira were lost as a result of massive destruction of infrastructure ...

In 2017, the Nigerian economy and investment market was in distress. For most Nigerians, being lost in the surging tides was a whole lot easier than staying afloat. Nigeria as a country managed to survive the storm of 2017. In this piece, we review 2017 as a guide to what lies for the real estate sector and it’s affiliates in ...

Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had embarked on road construction project in Sambisa Forest as part of ongoing clearance operation to dislodge remnants of Boko Haram insurgents. Dozens of recruits undergo training at headquaters, Depot of the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State in north central Nigeria, on October 5, 2017. The Nigerian army train recruits ...

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a Madagali community, killing atleast three persons and abducted few others. Residents said armed insurgents raided Pallam village on Monday night, shooting and looting property. A displaced resident, Adiel Yakubu said the insurgents burnt three persons to death and injured several others before setting a hospital on fire. “We heard gun shots and confusion ...