Tag: Borno State
Hajj: Borno awarded best behaved state in Saudi Arabia
Borno state pilgrims has emerged the best behaved Nigerian state in terms of pilgrims behaviour and sanitary condition during this…
Borno spends N500m on Hajj
The Borno government said Saturday that it spent about N500 million toward the successful conduct of this year’s Hajj in…
Borno donates 40 vehicles to police
The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Suleiman Abba, said on Wednesday that the Borno Government had donated 40 operation vehicles to…
Boko Haram beheads 7 in fresh attack
Boko Haram militants killed seven people early on Monday in the remote northeast of Nigeria, residents and an official said,…
Army extends travel ban on Borno State
Nigeria’s army on Sunday extended by 24 hours a travel ban imposed on Borno, the restive northeastern state worst hit…
Eid El-Kabir: Borno, Yobe halt travel over holiday threats
Nigeria’s embattled northeast Yobe and Borno states on Friday imposed a travel ban through the Muslim holiday weekend to guard…
Borno orders private schools to re-open
The Borno Government on Thursday directed operators of private schools to re-open for the new session in compliance with the…
CAN tasks leaders on good conduct
The Borno chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday advised political and religious leaders in the country…
Independence Anniversary: Borno govt pardons 22 prisoners
The Borno Government said on Wednesday that it had granted pardon to 22 prison inmates in Maiduguri as part of…
Three Borno pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Alhaji Adamu Timta, Secretary of the Borno Amirul Hajj committee on Wednesday’ confirmed the death of three pilgrims from Borno…
Parents of Chibok girls ponder over funerals
The parents of girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria are considering whether to hold funerals to mourn their loss,…
No rift between Gov. Shettima, SSG – Borno Govt
The Borno Government on said there was no disagreement between Governor Kashim Shettima and the Secretary to the State Government…
Boko Haram: 10 suspected terrorists surrender in Borno
Another suspected10 Boko Haram terrorists surrendered to troops at Kawuri in Borno on Sunday, security update posted on Defence Headquarters’…
Boko Haram militants surrender to Nigeria troops
Five Boko Haram militants have surrendered to Nigeria troops in Konduga the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on its Twitter page…
Boko Haram: FG to restore power supply in Borno soon
The Federal Government said on Sunday that it was doing everything possible to restore power supply in Borno, following an…
Boko Haram ‘kill several’ as they loot Borno market
Boko Haram gunmen stormed a crowded market in Nigeria’s restive northeastern state of Borno, killing several people and carting away…
Boko Haram Controls 25 Towns —Bishop
Boko Haram militants are in charge of at least 25 towns and villages in northeast Nigeria, the region’s Roman Catholic…
Nigerian troops capture Boko Haram commander in Konduga
The Defence Headquarters said troops had captured one of the Boko Haram high ranking commanders at Konduga in Borno after…
Boko Haram’s Effrontery
In the wake of Boko Haram’s recent territorial conquest, the insurgents have taken another step to rub Nigeria’s face in…
Troops crush insurgents after 12 hours of battle – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says troops on Wednesday morning successfully crushed another attempt by terrorists on a revenge mission to Konduga,…
Nigeria’s military claims victory over Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military on Friday claimed to have routed Boko Haram militants near the Borno state capital Maiduguri, as residents in…
Nigerian troops battle Boko Haram near Maiduguri
Nigerian government forces were fighting Islamist insurgents 35 km (20 miles) outside Borno state capital Maiduguri on Friday to try…
The Infantryman And The War Against Terrorism
By Akido Agenro The situation in the north eastern part of Nigeria is steadily deteriorating into a major internal conflict…
Boko Haram Camps Bombed
Nigerian ground forces backed by warplanes on Tuesday battled Islamist Boko Haram militants in a second day of heavy fighting…
Jonathan Slammed For Travelling To Chad With Modu Sherif
Harrison Iyoha President Goodluck Jonathan has been criticised for travelling to Chad with the former Governor of Borno State, Senator…
Borno to distribute 500 buses to NURTW members
The Borno government said on Monday that it planned to distribute 500 buses to members of the National Union of…
Boko Haram has taken over most parts of Borno – SSG
Ambassador Baba Ahmed Jidda, Secretary to Borno State Government, has claimed that Islamist sect, Boko Haram, taken over a considerable…
Terrorism: Borno sets up health task force for victims
The Borno state government said on Sunday that it had established a mobile task force on health to provide medical…
Christians fear persecution from Boko Haram rampage
Christians in northeast Nigeria are paying a heavy price at the hands of Boko Haram, even if they are not…
DSS investigates alleged Boko Haram sponsor
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it is investigating former governor of Borno, Modu Sheriff, over allegation that he…