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Corps Members Urged To Sustain Courage Of Serving In Borno
Corps Members Urged To Sustain Courage Of Serving In Borno
By: Melvin Ibe
The corps members serving their mandatory one-year national youth service in Borno have been urged to sustain their courage in carrying out their service in the state.
It could be recalled that for over 13 years following the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in Borno, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp was shut down, but with the emerging peace in the state, the Orientation Camp was recently reopened.
Speaking during their visit to the NYSC temporary orientation camp in Maiduguri, the Coordinator of Internal Diaspora Borno State Chapter, Chief Emmanuel Ugochukwu Egwudike (Go-Easy) , who led the leadership of the various non-indigenous tribes in the state to the camp, said their visit is part of their continuous effort and support to the state government, most importantly towards restoration of peace, hope, dignity, stability, and to boost the confidence of the newly arrived corps members.
Chief Egwudike assured the corps members that his members will do everything to give them maximum support and ensure that the service to their fatherland in the state ends remarkably well.
The Coordinator informed the corps members that the state government, under the leadership of Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, holds non-indigenes in the state in high esteem; hence, every December 25th, the Governor provides free transport to everyone who wishes to travel home to celebrate Christmas and the new year with loved ones.
We are here to welcome you as our brothers and sisters. Most of us have spent over 30 years in the state, and the majority of our successes and breakthroughs in life came from here. Our assurance to you is that you will never regret your decision to serve here.
The Governor has already given you a warm reception with gifts, and he has demonstrated that he is a detribalized Nigerian by assuring you of engagement in the services of the state. We are assuring you that many good things will come your way in the course of your stay in the state,” Egwudike said.
Further encouraging the corps members, the General Secretary of Internal Diasporans, Mr. Olusegun Asiwaju Alabi, who is from Oyo State, urged the corps members to see their postings to the state as a divine call destined by God.
He assured that the leadership of the association will, from time to time, visit the corps members to ensure their wellbeing and good condition of service.
The President of the Imo State Welfare Association, Chief Francis Meke, assured the corps members that none of them would regret their service in the state, noting that Borno, which is known as the home of peace, has raised many prominent Nigerians from other parts of the country.
In a similar vein, Chief Abraham Kanti, the President General of the TIV community in Borno State and an entrepreneur, urged the corps members to key into entrepreneurship, where opportunity abounds in the state, while Chief John Azimeye, the President General of the Niger-Delta community in the state, urged the corps members to take fear out of their minds and embrace the service.
Responding, Obani Prince Azubuike, the Ezendigbo of the Orientation Camp and a graduate of transport management technology at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), said before coming to the state, he heard different negative stories, but on arrival at the camp, the reverse was the case.
He commended the state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, for his benevolence to the corps members and the warm reception he gave them, and he promised to finish his service in the state.
Corps Members Urged To Sustain Courage Of Serving In Borno
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BREAKING NEWS: 3 killed And 3,000 displaced as Devastating Fire Sweeps Through Kalari Settlement in Konduga, Borno State
BREAKING NEWS: 3 killed And 3,000 displaced as Devastating Fire Sweeps Through Kalari Settlement in Konduga, Borno State
By: Zagazola Makama
A catastrophic fire has torn through the Kalari settlement in Konduga Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, claiming three lives and displacing over 3,000 people. The blaze, which erupted at approximately 1:00 PM, engulfed three villages, reducing more than 1,500 thatched houses to ashes.
Zagazola Makama gathered that In response to the disaster, the military, along with the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF), mobilized swiftly to provide emergency assistance. Personnel from the 222 Battalion rendered first aid to the wounded and transported the injured to Maiduguri Specialist Hospital via Army ambulances.
The timely intervention of key local officials, including the Chairman of Konduga LGA, a Member of the House of Assembly, and the Commissioner for Environment, ensured immediate relief efforts for the affected families.
This incident comes on the heels of severe flooding that devastated Konduga LGA in September 2024, following the collapse of the Alau Dam. The flash floods from the dam’s collapse also affected Maiduguri and Jere LGAs, displacing an estimated 240,000 people. Many residents are still recovering from that catastrophe, and the latest fire disaster has further intensified the region’s humanitarian crisis.
An Official of SEMA, said the Borno State Government has made an urgent appeal for humanitarian aid to support the thousands affected by both the recent fire and previous flood disasters. Efforts are underway to provide shelter, food, and medical care to those impacted by these successive calamities.
BREAKING NEWS: 3 killed And 3,000 displaced as Devastating Fire Sweeps Through Kalari Settlement in Konduga, Borno State
Six Die in Taraba Boat Mishap, Nine Rescued
By: Zagazola Makama
A boat accident on the Jole River in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State has claimed six lives, while nine other passengers were rescued alive, the Taraba State Police Command has confirmed.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
According to police sources, the boat was conveying 15 people when it capsized midstream. Rescue efforts led to the recovery of nine survivors, while the bodies of six passengers were later pulled from the river.
The deceased have been identified as Dadi Mallam Dotti (30), Mubarak Abdu (21), Bappa Mallam Dotti (20), Adamu Yayagardi (30), and one Madugu (22), all from Badabdi, Funakaye LGA of Gombe State, of the Terawa ethnic group. The sixth victim was Umar Gambo (34), of Zaura Ward, Damban LGA, Bauchi State, of the Karakare ethnic group.
The boat driver is currently at large, and efforts are ongoing to locate him.
The police sources said that search and recovery operations were conducted in collaboration with local divers and community volunteers.
Six Die in Taraba Boat Mishap, Nine Rescued
Teenager Dies After Ritual Experiment by Native Doctor in Edo
By: Zagazola Makama
The Edo State Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the death of a 14-year-old boy, Okonkwo Obina Emmanuel, following a failed ritual performance in Iyamon Village, Illushi, Ubiaja.
Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident was reported on April 2, 2025, by the deceased’s elder brother, Okonkwo Onyenbushi. According to the report, a self-acclaimed native doctor, Amechi Edozunor, in collaboration with one Kelvin Ugru, allegedly performed a charm ritual on the victim to make him “invulnerable to bottles.”
During the ritual, the suspects reportedly struck the boy’s head with a bottle in an attempt to prove the charm’s effectiveness, leading to a fatal head injury.
The victim was rushed to Wisdom Hospital and later referred to Ogbeide Hospital, where he died on April 5, 2025.
The sources said his remains have been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy, while both suspects are currently in police custody pending further investigation.
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