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Nine people have been killed in an attack on Malamfatori in the Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State.

The attack also left four others injured in the attack on the border community, 272 kilometres from Maiduguri.

In a press statement from the Borno State Government, the Governor, Babagana Zulum, who was represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Sugun Mele, condoled with the families of the victims of the attack, making cash donations to them.

“We are here at the instance of His Excellency, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, who is out of the country on an official assignment to condole with the people of Malam Fatori over the recent unfortunate attack. He assured that the Borno State government and the military will do everything possible to secure the town,” he said.

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See the full statement below:

Zulum Condoles Residents of Malam Fatori over Recent Attack

… Announces Resettlement of an Additional 3,000 families

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commiserated with the people of Malam Fatori, Abadam local government area, over the recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents that claimed nine lives and left four others injured.

Addressing the people of the area, governor Zulum, whose condolence message was delivered by the Commissioner for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Hon. Sugun Mai Mele, assured that government will continue to take adequate measures to ensure their safety and the protection of the town.

“We are here at the instance of His Excellency, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, who is out of the country on an official assignment to condole with the people of Malam Fatori over the recent unfortunate attack. He assured that the Borno State government and the military will do everything possible to secure the town,” Zulum assured.

“Malam Fatori is one local government area that we are committed to ensuring its stability because of its strategic importance, urging the people to be more resilient and prayerful to avert future incidents,” he added.

While commending the military for their commitment and gallantry, the commissioner announced the deployment of excavators to dig trenches around the local government headquarters to fortify the town from further attacks by Boko Haram/ISWAP groups.

“Let me warn against colluding with Boko Haram, as we will seek divine intervention from the Holy Quran; anyone found collaborating with the insurgents to bring harm or attack to the people of Malam Fatori will be cursed. ”

Hon. Mai Mele then presented cash support of N500,000 to each of the bereaved families and N250,000 to each of the four individuals undergoing treatment.

… Announces Resettlement of an Additional 3,000 families

Similarly, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Professor Usman Tar, has announced that the Borno State government would soon resettle an additional 3,000 households in Malam Fatori.

Briefing newsmen shortly after the sympathy visit, the commissioner said this will bring 5,000 the total number of resettled families.

“Already, Borno State government had resettled 2,000 households, and the government is planning to resettle another 3,000 households soon, making it 5,000 households,” Tar announced.

“Let me assure the people that the state government is poised to provide necessary security arrangements, providing the necessary resources and security to consolidate their stay in their homeland. ”

Professor Tar called on the people to be resilient and prayerful, urging them to report any suspicious movements to relevant authorities.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that the International Conference Centre, Abuja, which cost ₦39 billion to refurbish and was renamed Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, has generated ₦700 million in three weeks.

Wike disclosed this at the Thanksgiving service for the completion of projects by the FCT administration on Sunday.

He said before the advent of the President Bola Tinubu administration, the centre was poorly managed, with low revenue accruing to the Federal Government annually.

“The Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, you know, there were people who were running it. They were paying the government ₦50 million every year.

“These are people who want to rescue Nigeria. When we went there, the President said, ‘Look, this is an eyesore,’ that this is not a quality, this is not a Nigeria we should prevent. And we shut the place down. And within six to seven months, we have rehabilitated the international control centre,” he said.

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Wike added, “But do you know the shocking thing? The man who was running it, from Adamawa, was paying the government ₦50 million a year.

“But in the three weeks that we just renovated it, we have made over 700 years. This is paying into the coffers of the government ₦50 million a year, but in three weeks, we have made over ₦700 million.

“The same people who will come and tell you they will rescue Nigeria — ₦700 million in three weeks! ”

The minister further stated that it was ironic that those who had the opportunity to serve but mismanaged the country were criticising Tinubu’s administration and claiming that they wanted to rescue Nigeria.

He added, “People had the opportunity to be in the government for several years — eight years, 20 years. People had an opportunity to bring facilities and infrastructure to their states. They didn’t do it.

“That time, Nigerians were not angry. It’s only now that they are not in office that Nigerians are angry. If I say, ‘Look, we want to rescue Nigeria. ’
What you should ask me is, ‘When you had the opportunity, what happened? ‘”

‘Projects Everywhere’

Wike said Nigerians could attest to the positive changes and developments in the FCT due to Tinubu’s decision to pull the FCT out from the Treasury Single Account.

He explained, “Before now, it was difficult for the FCT to access funds. Mr. President, in his wisdom, believed that we should pull out from the Single Treasury Account that had been debilitating the development of the FCT.

“Today, we can see projects because we are no longer operating under the Single Treasury Account. All this was done because Mr. President believes that we should be on our own, have access to commercial banks, and be able to pay back.

“If we want to do projects today, we will have access to commercial banks and use our revenue as collateral. And so, that is why you are seeing projects left, right, and centre.

The inauguration of the centre by Tinubu on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, was greeted with criticism by opposition leaders, some of whom faulted the amount spent on rehabilitating the facility.

However, Wike described them as people who “don’t have good taste”.

Speaking at the inauguration of the newly constructed Left-Hand Service Carriageway in Abuja, he said, “Nigeria, as the Giant of Africa, must not only show that it is the Giant of Africa; people must see what makes it the Giant of Africa. Nobody who loves this country would criticise the International Conference Centre.

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has dismissed speculation in some sections of the media that he would lead five other governors in defecting to the opposition coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Zulum, in a statement by his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, described the rumour as an unfounded fabrication by unscrupulous elements seeking relevance.

The governor reiterated his loyalty to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The statement quoted the governor as saying, “We have become aware of a fictitious and mischievous social media report circulating in certain quarters, alleging plans by me to decamp from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), alongside five other governors. ”

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“This is entirely false and exists only in the imagination of its sponsors. They are detractors who have made no meaningful contribution to the progress of Borno State or Nigeria. It is a classic example of cheap, politically motivated speculation designed solely to distract us and create unnecessary political tension. ”

“My loyalty to the APC remains firm, and my dedication is solely to the welfare and progress of Borno State. ”

Zulum urged the people of Borno and the general public to disregard the speculation.

According to him, the state government has no time for “cheap politics” as “our hands are full with the noble task of rebuilding and developing our dear state”.

“I call on media outlets and the public to verify information from credible official sources and to ignore the desperate fabrications of those seeking relevance through disinformation.

“We remain resolute in our commitment to serving Borno State under the banner of our great party, the APC,” the statement added.

Following months of talks about a political coalition aimed at unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, a group of opposition leaders adopted the ADC as the platform for the coalition movement.

Among them are a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar; the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai; and his Osun State counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, who emerged as the ADC’s interim national secretary.

The Ogun State Traffic and Emergency Compliance Agency has confirmed the death of ten people in a road crash which occurred on Ome bridge in bound Awa, Ijebu Ode, Obada Expressway, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state

Three other sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving a Mitsubishi bus with Registration number EJ829 LSR

According to the spokesman of the Ogun state Traffic outfit, Babatunde Akinbiyi, the accident was a result of wrong overtaking as the vehicle veered into the bush and plunged into the river.