Tag: Borno State
Boko Haram Kills Two PDP Leaders
Two prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, have been shot dead by gunmen…
Multiple bomb explosions as APC govs meet in Maiduguri
Nine Nigerian Governors of the All Progressive Congress met in Maiduguri, Borno state, today, same day the city recorded three…
Boko Haram commander killed
Nigerian troops claimed they killed a suspected commander of the Boko Haram and three of his lieutenants during an operation…
Boko Haram bombs Maiduguri again, kills 2
A bomb explosion targeting soldiers killed at least two people on Friday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri while…
Dodgy Peace Offer
There are doubts over the genuineness of ceasefire declared by a Boko Haram chieftain in Borno State In the past…
Oil exploration to start in Borno, says VP Sambo
Nigeria’s Vice President Namadi Sambo said Saturday that prospects for the improvement of the welfare of Nigerians living in Borno…
Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram militants
Nigeria’s special military task force, fighting Boko Haram terrorism has reported yet another success in its campaign, with the destruction…
Boko Haram declares ceasefire
A self-proclaimed commander of the Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Borno has announced a…
Boko Haram assassins slaughter 8 persons
Boko Haram attackers have killed eight people in a village in north eastern Nigerian state of Borno , with at…
18 massacred inside Nigerian market
Gunmen believed to be from Islamist extremist group Boko Haram have opened fire at a market in Damboa, Borno state…
7 die in another day of Boko Haram terror
Nigerian soldiers said they have killed five gunmen believed to belong to the Islamist group Boko Haram while losing a…
15 Christians killed in fresh Nigerian massacre
In another deadly move portraying Nigeria’s Borno state as a killing field for Nigerian Christians, attackers have stormed a church…
12 killed in Nigeria’s most dangerous state
Twelve persons were killed by gunmen across the Nigerian north east state of Borno—all in a day, further cementing its…
Borno sacks Chief medical director
Nigeria’s Borno Government, tormented often by Boko Haram violence, on Thursday announced that it has relieved the Chief Medical Director…
Nigeria records fastest TKO at sports festival
Adebobola Alawode Nigerian Yahaya Raheem of Borno State Monday evening at the NIS Sports Hall of the National Stadium in…
Boko Haram strikes terror at night, kill 10
Like a thief in the night, suspected Boko Haram fighters went on the rampage in northeast Nigeria overnight, killing 10…
Nigeria: Boko Haram militants burn churches, border posts
It was not going to be another violence free Sunday in Nigeria as suspected members of the Islamist extremist group…
Robbers Kill Chinese, Shoot Wife In The Head
Gunmen shot and killed a Chinese businessman at Ogudu area of Lagos on Wednesday night, Nigerian Police spokesperson said. Two…
Boko Haram: The Dialogue Option
By Ben Nanaghan On 1 November, 2012 the dreaded Islamic fundamentalist organization known as boko haram offered the olive branch…
Bloodletting continues in Nigeria’s troubled state
Gunmen, believed to be from Boko Haram sect, have killed three persons including a fire service chief in Damboa local…
Boko Haram plots to strike on Sallah day, says JTF
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday said it had uncovered a plot by Boko Haram militants to carry out “massive attacks” during…
Boko Haram begged to embrace dialogue now
The leading traditional leader in the Boko Haram beleaguered Borno state in Northern Nigeria, Abubakar Ibn Garbai, the Shehu of…
Nigerian army denies killing rampage
Nigeria’s army on Tuesday denied killing civilians and burning homes and shops after a bomb attack in the city of…
Chinese cook shot dead in Northern Nigeria
Gunmen have shot dead a Chinese who was working as a chef for a construction company in Nigeria’s troubled Borno…
Boko Haram Kills Justice Commissioner
Suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect have killed in Bama the Attorney General of Borno State, northeast Nigeria…
Peace elusive as banker shot dead in Maiduguri
Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s Borno state continues to cement its status as the killing capital of Nigeria, with the gruesome…
26 Boko Haram members arrested, 2 killed in raid
Nigerian soldiers have arrested 26 alleged members of Islamist group Boko Haram and killed two others in a raid after…
Bandits kill 2 soldiers in an ambush
Two Nigerian soldiers have been shot dead by suspected armed robbers while escorting workers salary of Guzamala Local Government Council in Borno…
Nigeria plans biggest exporter of gum arabic
Nigeria’s Borno Government said on Sunday that it planned to make the state the world’s largest exporter of gum Arabic…
Boko Haram cancels Nigeria’s council polls
The Borno Government has ruled out the possibility of conducting local government polls in the state soon because of security…