Tag: Borno State
30 dead in Boko Haram attack on three Borno villages
Brutal weekend attacks on three villages by Boko Haram Islamists in the restive northeast of Nigeria have left 30 dead…
Boko Haram: Medical Association donates relief materials to widows in Borno
The Borno chapter of the Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) on Sunday donated relief materials worth millions of Naira…
Over 400 schools in Borno reopen after 18 months
Hundreds of schools in northeast Nigeria have reopened for the first time in a year and a half, though many…
Borno schools shut in 2013 to re-open on Monday – Shettima
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Tuesday said public secondary schools in the state, shut down since March 2013, would…
Military clears 9 more Boko Haram camps in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Friday that it had cleared nine more suspected Boko Haram terrorists camps in its operations…
Borno Central has been displaced by Boko Haram – Sen Garbai
The senator-elect for Borno Central, Alhaji Babakaka Garbai, on Tuesday said his major task at the Senate would be to…
APC wins Borno Central Senatorial bye-election
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Alhaji Babakaka Garbai, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate winner of the bye-election…
IDPs laud UNFPA humanitarian, psycho-social services
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri on have commended the UNFPA for providing humanitarian and psycho-social support services in Borno.…
Bye election: Army restricts movement in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Friday imposed a restriction movement of persons during Saturday’s Borno Central Senatorial bye election in the…
Boko Haram has crippled leather business in Borno
Some stakeholders in Borno have said that the Boko Haram insurgency has virtually crippled the hides and skin business in…
Gov Shettima, Nigerian Army disagree over Boko Haram’s captures of LGAs
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima, has revealed that Boko Haram militants are occupying two local governments in his state, contrary…
Police confirm killing of 5 persons in Borno blast
The Borno Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing of five persons in Saturday’s suspected suicide attack near Maiduguri. The…
Boko Haram: Buhari sends delegation to Adamawa, Borno
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a delegation to two states, Adamawa and Borno states to condole with their governments and…
Boko Haram: Lagos donates N150m to Adamawa, Borno, Yobe
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday made donation of N50 million each to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, worst hit…
20 shot dead by Boko Haram in Borno
AFP – Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in…