Goje’s N52 Billion Diversion Trial, Defence Counsel Begins Cross Examination
By Ibrahim Imam, Kaduna.
The trial of a former Governor of Gombe State, Mr. Danjuma Goje, continued today before Justice B.O Quadri of the Federal...
Bindow Condoles With Governor Aregbesola Over Mother’s Death
YOLA/By Tom Garba - Adamawa state governor, Muhammadu Jibrilla Bindow has condoled with his Osun state counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola over the death of his...
IGP Orders Probe Into Isp. Bamidele’s Alleged Love Overture Turned-Assault By Superior Officer
News Investigators/ The police high command has stepped into the case of alleged assault of a female police officer in Osun by...
Atiku Griefs Over Death Of Youth Leader, Muhammad Dakat
News Investigators/ Presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the last general elections, Atiku Abubakar has expressed condolences to party...
COVID-19: FCT Discharges 7 Patients, 39 Others To Follow
News Investigators/ The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has discharged seven patients earlier screened of COVID-19 and managed at the...
Ndigbo United Declares Support For Defected Lagos Lawmaker
LAGOS/By Dipo Awojobi - Ndigbo United and other Igbo groups in Lagos have thrown their weight behind the defected Lagos lawmaker, Hon. Jude Idimogu...
COVID-19: Ex-speaker, Dogara Donates Food Items To Constituents
BAUCHI/News Investigators/ Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has distributed foodstuffs to the poor and vulnerable members of his...
Hunters Kill 3 Boko Haram Terrorists In Adamawa
YOLA/By Tom Garba - Hunters in Adamawa State, north-east Nigeria have killed three members of the rampaging Boko Haram terrorists in their hideout on...
Cattle Sellers Threaten To Join ASUU Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is getting support from an unusual quarters as Fulani herdsmen in Nasarawa State have threatened to stop the...
Yahaya, Emir of Gombe, Others Observe Eid Prayers At Gombe Juma’at Mosque
Governor Inuwa Yahaya at the eid prayer ground (photo: Abdul no shaking)
News Investigators/...
Cooperate With Other PDP Chairmanship Aspirants, Ogun PDP Chair Advises Secondus
By Nuel Suji - The newly sworn-in National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus has been advised to be magnanimous in...
We Will Do Things Differently Now In Edo State -Obaseki
By Dipo Awojobi - The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that there would be no free money under his administration.
He said that...
How We Murdered Prof. Ilemobade -Suspects
By Alaba Ajibade, Akure.
Yemi Bamitale and Daniel Ita, suspected killers of former Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure, Monday gave a gory...
Benin Republic Not Contesting Ownership Of Oil-Rich Tongeji Island With Nigeria -Abiodun
…says administration working hard to make Ogun oil-producing stateNews Investigators/ The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, assured that Tongeji...
Abiodun Donates 25 Patrol Vehicles To Police, Calls For Use Of Technology To Tackle...
News Investigators/ Ogun State Government on Thursday, donated 25 patrol vehicles to the state police command just as it acquired surveillance drones...
Ondo APC Guber Primary Fallout: Olusola Oke Defects to AD
ONDO/By Dipo Awojobi - As a fallout of the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, one of the aspirants...
Gov. Wike’s Loses Media Aide
News Investigators/ The Special Assistant (Electronic Media) to the governor of River State, Simeon Nwakaudu, is dead.
Mr. Nwakaudu’s...
Kofi Bartels: APC Accuses Rivers Govt Of Intimidation, Harassment Of Journalists
By Nuel Suji -The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused the Rivers State Government declaring a total war on local journalists...
Lagos Govt Battles Examination Malpractices In WASSCE
By Dipo Awojobi - As part of efforts to curb examination malpractices in public and private secondary schools in the on-going West African Senior School...
Supreme Court Sacks Acting Taraba Governor
...Orders Reinstatement Of Suntai’s Former Deputy, Abubakar DanladiThe Supreme Court has ordered the removal of the acting governor of Taraba State Mr. Garba Umar,...
How We Outsmarted Martins Elechi, Egwu’s Wife Was Our Consultant, Says Gov. Umahi
By Nuel Suji - Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and former Governor Sam Egwu has revealed how they both outwitted the immediate past...
Dapo Abiodun Wins Double: As Sun Governor Of The Year, Silverbird Man Of The...
News Investigators/ The governor of Ogun State Dapo Abiodun has won the 2023 Governor of the Year Award by the Sun Newspapers...
LASU College Of Medicine (LASUCOM) ‘ll Soon Become Best -Lawmaker
LAGOS/By Dipo Awojobi - The Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) has all the potentials to become the best in West Africa and...
YOLA/BREAKING: John Manassa, Former SSG In Adamawa Is Dead
By Tom Garba, Yola - Former Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, John Eddie Manassah, is dead.
Manassah was a SSG under two civilian Administrations of Boni...
Cross Over to APC, Udenwa Tells Aggrieved PDP Governors
Former governor of Imo state, Mr. Achike Udenwa, has challenged the seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aggrieved governors to return to the ruling party...
‘Those Behind Benue Killings Have A Hidden Agenda’ – Gemade
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and Benue Senator, Mr. Barnabas Gemade has described the last weekend attack...
APC Commends Rehabilitation Of Calabar-Itu Road By NDDC
Declares Semenitari Heroine of Niger Delta
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the rehabilitation of the Calabar – Itu...
22 Corps Members To Repeat Service In Kano
The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kano, Alhaji Ladan Baba says no fewer than 22 out of the 2018 Batch B Stream ll Corps members that served in the state are to repeat their service year.
Gombe Governor Mourns Ex-PDP Chairman, Nuhu Poloma
News Investigators/ Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has expressed sadness over the death of former state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic...
Abiodun Appoints Kehinde Onasanya As New Head Of Service
News Investigators/ The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the appointment of Kehinde Olufemi Onasanya as the new Head of...
Amotekun Arrests 42 Cows Over Alleged Destruction Of Farmlands In Ondo
News Investigators/ The Ondo State Command of the regional Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested 42 cows over alleged destruction...
Governor Yahaya Dissolves Board, Management Of Bubayero Micro Finance Bank, Suspends CEO
News Investigators/ The governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has approved the dissolution of the Board of Directors of Bubayero Micro...
Edo Poll: Wike, Okowa Assure Ize-Iyamu Of Support
By Dipo Awojobi - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors in the South-South geo-political zone have assured the Edo State governorship candidate of the party,...
Mimiko Emerges Chairman PDP Governors’ Forum
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja.
The governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has been elected Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum.
Mimiko...
Gov. Yahaya Signs N130.8bn Gombe Budget For 2020
( News Investigators) Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State on Friday signed the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N130.82 billion into law.
Nasarawa Gov. Thumbs Up Abiodun On Infrastructural Drive In Ogun
News Investigators/ The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has been commended for his giant strides in road construction and infrastructural development...
Let Justice To Take Its Course, EFCC Tells Protesters
PORTHARCOURT/By Jackson Udeani - The South-South Zonal Head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ishaq Salihu has urged protesters to allow justice...
VVF: Early Marriage Remains Source Of Concern As Thousands Of Girls Live With Fistula
News Investigators/ Amina Bala, the Community and Mobilisation Officer of Engender Health, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) funded by the U.S. Agency for...
Rivers APC Criticises Gov. Wike Over Public Holiday
By Jackson Udeani - The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers has criticised the decision of Governor Nyesom Wike declaring today Friday, 5th February,...
Rivers APC Lauds Appointment Of Semenitari As Acting MD, NDDC
By Nuel Suji - The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari, over the appointment of Mrs Ibim...
Ogun To Conduct Multidimensional Human Development Index Survey
News Investigators/ The Ogun State Government is to conduct household surveys to develop a framework that will assist in planning, management, and...
Gombe PDP Crisis Deepens As Women Leaders, Groups Protest At Party Secretariat
News Investigators/ The crisis rocking the Gombe State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new twist Tuesday with women...
Ogun Not Recruiting, P.S Debunks Online Advert
News Investigators/ The Ogun State Government on Thursday debunked an online recruitment advert purported to have emanated from the state Civil Service...
Boko Haram Invades Borno Community, Steals 200 Cattle, 300 Sheep, Goats -NEMA
(News Investigators) /The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says Boko Haram terrorists invaded Bale Shuwa Village in Jere Local Government area of Borno State...
Drug War: NDLEA Confiscates 981Kg Of Cannabis
YOLA/By Tom Garba - In its efforts to rid the state of illicit drugs and other substance harmful to health, the Adamawa state command...
Ogun Exco Approves Abule Egba-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogijo Road, Five Other Major Projects For Execution
…to carry out palliative work at Iyana Ilogbo bus stop
News Investigators/ The Ogun State Executive Council, presided over...
FG Has 2.25 Million Hectares Of Grazing Reserves In 21 States Since 2013 -Expert
YOLA/By Tom Garba - The Federal Government has a total of 2.25 million hectares of grazing reserves in 21 states since 2013, a retired...
800,000 IDPs In Need Of Food Borneo, Zulum Writes NEMA
News Investigators/ Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has appealed for urgent intervention by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on the...
Eid-el-Fitr: Police Warn Clerics To Shun Inciting, Seditious Messages
News Investigators/ The Police Command in Sokoto State has warned Islamic clerics in the state to shun inciting and seditious preaching during...
Kongol Silver Tongue Inducts Journalists, Others In Adamawa
YOLA/By Tom Garba - Konngol Silvertongue: Media & Language Training Institute, a media and language training Institute in Northern Nigeria, on weekend commenced its...
Youth Council Pledges Support To Tackle Insecurity
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Worried by the increasing security challenges in the country, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Anambra Chapter, on Friday...
Chaos On Expressway As LASU Students Protest Increased Tiution Fee
(Lagos)Angry students of the Lagos State University, LASU, on Tuesday went on rampage paralysing traffic on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway as they protested the hike...
Governor Inuwa Returns To A Rousing Welcome, Says Gombe, North To Benefit From Engagements...
News Investigators/ The governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has returned to Gombe State after participating at the 78th United Nations...
Call Your “Most Ignorant” Spokesman To Order Now, Ondo Govt Tells Akeredolu
AKURE/By Alaba Ajibade - The Ondo state government has described as “most ignorant” the claims by the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state...
Abiodun Advocates More Access To Tertiary Education
News Investigators/ The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun said Nigeria needs more universities to tackle the problem of access to tertiary...
Abiodun Mourns Passing Of Former Speaker, Ghali Na’Abba
News Investigators/ Governor Dapo Abiodun has described the death of a former speaker of the House of Representatives,...
Police Eliminate 104 Armed Bandits, Recover 500 Cattle In Zamfara Forest
(News Investigators) /The Police Joint Operation Team says it has repelled ambush attacks from armed bandits at Mahanga Forest in Birnin Mogaji LGA of...
Lockdown: Enugu CP Closes Motor Park For Abetting Illegal Boundary Crossing
ENUGU/News Investigators/ The Commissioner of Police in Enugu state, Ahmad Abdurrahman, has closed Ugwuoba Garki Modern Motor Park close to the Ugwuoba/Amansi...
23 Widows, Girls Abducted In Zamfara
News Investigators/ About 23 persons, including widows and young girls, have been abducted by armed bandits in Damaga village in Maradun local...
Police Confirm Sunday’s Kidnap Of Wife Of ExxonMobil Staff
UYO/(News Investigators)/ The police command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the kidnap of one Adanma Kennedy, the...
Ogun Set To Sign MoU With OPS On Olokola Deep Seaport
News Investigators/ The Ogun State Government and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have concluded plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Lagos Lawmakers Mourn Ex-Mushin LG Chairman, Tunde Adepitan
By Dipo Awojobi - Lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly have described the death of the immediate past chairman of Mushin Local Government,...
Lawmaker Condemns Total Neglect of Lagos Model Colleges
By Dipo Awojobi - The Chairman of the Committee on Education in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Olanrewaju Ogunyemi has condemned in...
Group Hails Emergence Of Deaf As Traditional Ruler
News Investigators/ The Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) in Abia has expressed joy over the emergence of their member...
FG Has Empowered 150 Women In Adamawa –Minister
By Tom Garba, Yola - The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has trained and empowered 150 women under its small scale...
Private Schools Proprietors Storm Lagos Assembly Over Multiple Taxation
By Dipo Awojobi - Proprietors of private schools, under the aegis of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) have complained of multiple...
Governor Ajimobi Appoints 15 Special Advisers
Oyo state Governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi has announced the appointment of 15 Special Advisers to join the newly-appointed 12 commissioners as members of the State Executive Council.
In...
Rivers’ PDP Guber Aspirant, Soalabo West, Says It’s Turn Of Riverine Communities
(News Investigators) /A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Soalabo West, has announced his intention to contest the governorship position, saying...
Adamawa Partners UNICEF To Ensure Enrollment Of All Children In School
By Tom Garba, Yola - In an effort to boost girl child education in Adamawa state, the state government in collaboration with UNICEF has...
Vigilante Members Killed Three Female Suicide Bombers In Adamawa
ADAMAWA/By Tom Garba, Yola - Hunters working as vigilante group Wednesday foiled what could have been another bomb blast in Gulak headquarters of Madagali,...
BEDC Set To Roll Out 90,870 Meters In 4 States
News Investigators/ The Management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) says it has concluded plans to roll out no fewer than 90,870...
Rescuing Chibok Girls Is At The Heart Of Airforce, CAS, Sadique Abubakar Tells BBOG
By Tom Garba, YOLA - Nigeria's Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has told the Bring Back Our Girls delegation that rescuing...
Hajj: Governor Yahaya Approves ₦500,000 Subsidy For Gombe State Intending Pilgrims
News Investigators/ The governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has approved N500,000 subsidy for each of the 1273 State's intending Muslim...
NEMA Recovers Corpse From Lagos Boat Mishap
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it has recovered the corpse of one person who died in the Sunday boat explosion at the...
Delta Accesses ₦30 Billion From ₦150 Billion Bridging Finance
(News investigators) Delta Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, said his administration has accessed N30...
Edo Deputy Gov, Others Hail Appeal Court Judgement
BENIN CITY/By Nuel Suji - Edo state Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has described the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Godwin...
Northern Youths Ultimatum: Mubi Emirate Council Assures Of Safe For Igbo, Yoruba, Others
By Tom Garba, Yola - Following the three months quit notice ultimatum issued by some Northern Youths to the Igbo community in the north,...
Let Me Nominate Ekiti Minister, Fayose Begs Buhari
By Nuel Suji
Embattled governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to give him the privilege of nominating an Ekiti...
Peterside Condemns “Wike’s Attempt To Re-write History”
The Greater Together Campaign Organisation, GTCO, the campaign outfit of Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has condemned what it called attempts by Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom...
Orton’s Wife, Cooks, Others Test Positive To Covid-19
News Investigators/ The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Saturday announced names of some top government officials that have tested positive to...
Caution Your Against Joining Terror Groups -Adamawa Gov Tells Parents
By Tom Garba, Yola - The Governor of Adamawa state, Senator Muhammadu Jibrilla Bindow has cautioned the entire citizens of the state especially parents, urging...
Iba Monarch: Four Persons Remanded In Prison Custody For Alleged Murder
LAGOS/By Dipo Awojobi - A High Court of Lagos State, Igbosere, Monday remanded in prison custody four men accused of kidnapping the traditional ruler of...
House Of Reps C’ttee On Army Visit To Rivers Sponsored By Gov. Wike, Rivers...
By Sadiq Umar - The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that the recent visit of the Committee of House...
FG Approves Lagos’ Ownership Of 4 Oil Wells
By Dipo Awojobi - The Federal Government on Wednesday says four of the five oil wells discovered in Lagos truly belongs to the state...
Kano Immortalizes Maitama Sule, Renames University After Him
KADUNA/By Ibrahim Imam - Kano State government has renamed the Northwest University, Kano after the late elder statesman, Yusuf Maitama Sule who died last...
Oxfam, EU, Adamawa Govt Distribute Farming Inputs To 625 Farmers
By Tom Garba, Yola - Oxfam, a global movement of people working to end global poverty, has distributed farming inputs to 625 dry season...
Tribunal: David Mark’s Witnesses Fail To Show Up In Court
By Nuel Suji
Three of eight witnesses called by Senator David Mark in defence of the petition against him by Daniel Onjeh of the All...
Chinese man, Dep. Gov Aide kidnap in Abia
By Victor Udoh, Port Harcourt
A Chinese national, identified as Tang Kalu,his wife and one Achilefu, an aide to the former deputy governor of Abia...
Monarchs’ Death: Police Arrest Five Suspected Kidnappers In Ekiti Forest
News Investigators/ No fewer than five suspected kidnappers have been arrested in Ekiti State, the police command has announced.
Tinubu, Akinyelure To Attend Idanre Day
News Investigators/ President Bola Tinubu and and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Board chairman, Pius Akinyelure are among the dignitaries...
Suswam Calls For Cancellation Of Benue Senatorial Election
…Says It Was Laden With Irregularities
By Omololu Adebayo, Abuja.
Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has called for the cancellation of the senatorial election results, alleging...
COVID-19: Lagos Discharges 48 More Patients
News Investigators/ The Lagos State Government said that 48 coronavirus patients were discharged from four isolation facilities on Thursday, after testing negative...
Mubi Polytechnic Quits ASUP
By Tom Garba, Yola - The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) Mubi Chapter has withdrawn its activities from its national body.
Mr Martins Bunu,...
Kaduna Violence: Govt Relaxes Curfew, Maintains Dusk To Dawn In Parts Of State
By Ibrahim Imam - The Kaduna State Government has announced a partial suspension of the 24-hour curfew Kaduna metropolis, even as it maintained full...
‘We Owe You No Apology,’ Senate Tells Rochas Okorocha
The Senate on Tuesday again slammed the Imo State Governor, Mr. Rochas Okorocha, saying it owes him no apology over condemnation of his government's...
Numan Killings: Muslim Council Demands Judicial Panel Of inquiry
By Tom Garba/Yola -The Muslim Council of Adamawa Thursday called on the state government to as matter of urgency set up a judicial panel...
US, France Earmark N11bn For Women And Children Hospital In Abuja
The American Hospital Limited, Abuja, General Electric (GE) Health-care (USA) and Edifice Capital of France have earmarked a sum of $73 million (N11 billion)...
Fresh Bomb Explosion Hits Mubi
YOLA/By Tom Garba - No fewer than three people are feared dead as a result of a bomb blast that occurred around noon time...
Adamawa LG Election: It’s Daylight Robbery, Says SDP Candidate
ADAMAWA/By Tom Garba Yola - Mr Vandi Zira, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) chairmanship candidate for Michika Local Government election held on Monday has...
Inuwa Splashes N10 Million Rewards On Winners Of Dan Majen Football Competition
News Investigators/ The governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has announced a total donation of N10 million cash reward for Dan...
Court Halts Prosecution Of Suspended Adamawa REC
News Investigators/ A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from prosecuting the suspended Adamawa Resident...
Blasphemy: Court Sentences Man To Death By Hanging In Kano
News Investigators/ An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Monday, sentenced a 30-year-old man, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, to death by hanging after...
Abeokuta Bank Teller Bags 18 Months Imprisonment For Stealing N2.8M
News Investigators/ An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 41-year-old bank teller, Philips Ogorome to 18 months imprisonment for stealing N2.8...
Emir Of Gusau Dies At 91
The Emir of Gusau, Kabir Danbaba, is dead.
The traditional ruler died on Thursday at the age of 91, in Gusau Zamfara State capital, North...
Enugu Council Poll: ENSIEC Disqualifies All APC Candidates
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu
The Enugu state chapter of All Progressive Congress APC has vowed to stop the November 2nd local government election in the area...
I Will Expose Sycophants Around Buhari, Says Oba Akiolu
By Alaba Ajibade
The Oba of Lagos, HRH Rilwan Akiolu has raised an alarm over those he called "sycophants around the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari,...
Ogun Labour Party Chairman, Secretary Allege Threat To Lives
The crisis within the Labour Party in Ogun State assumed a new twist as Chairman of the party in the state, Mr.Simon Olabode and...
Court Voids New Kano Emirates, Orders Status Quo
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje
By Imam Ibrahim
- A Kano High court presided over by Justice Nasiru Saminu...
Edo Assembly Speaker Impeached
By Dipo Awojobi - The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Edoro, has been impeached by 16 of the 24 members of the...
BREAKING: APC’s Godwin Obaseki Declared Winner Of Edo Governorship Election, As PDP Kicks
EDO/By Dipo Awojobi - The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Edo State governorship election, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has been declared winner...
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News Investigators/ Ogun State Government on Thursday, donated 25 patrol vehicles to the state police command just as it acquired surveillance drones...
Running From Law ‘Only Exacerbates’ Your Problem, AGF Tells Yahaya Bello
News Investigators/ The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has asked the immediate past Governor of Kogi...
Troops Capture Terrorists Stronghold In Sambisa Forest
News Investigators/ Nigerian Army troops have captured a Boko Haram/Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) stronghold in Borno State.