Tag: Borno State
Gov. Shettima appoints honourary, special advisers
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Tuesday, appointed two former Deputy Governors of the State as honourary special advisers. NAN…
Boko Haram captures Monguno, military base – Security Sources
Boko Haram Islamists on Sunday captured the northeastern town of Monguno, including a military base, after a fierce battle with…
Jonathan has proved his love for Borno – Minister
Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, the Minister of State for Power, on Saturday said that President Goodluck Jonathan has demonstrated true love…
It is illogical to link Jonathan with Boko Haram – Turaki
Minister for Special Duties, Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, said on Saturday that it was illogical to link the activities of the…
Boko Haram kills village leader, 14 others near Maiduguri
Boko Haram gunmen killed 15 people including a village leader near Maiduguri, the heartland of the Islamist group blamed for…
Hundreds flee Borno villages ‘after Boko Haram warning’
Hundreds of people from four villages near the devastated Nigerian town of Baga have been forced to flee after a…
Jonathan’s visit to Borno, morale booster to military, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Thursday’s visit by President Goodluck Jonathan to Maidiguri, Borno, was a morale…
Your condition will not be permanent, Jonathan tells IDPs
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday assured internally displaced persons that the situation they found themselves due to insurgency would be…
Police present N460, 000, cooking oil to families of slain policemen
The police command in Borno on Wednesday presented N400,000 cash to families of two policemen who died in active service…
Nigerian troops ‘repel Boko Haram attack’
Nigeria’s military on Wednesday said that soldiers had repelled a new Boko Haram attack after a two-hour gun battle in…
150 killed in Baga attack, says DHQ
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, said about 150 people died in Baga, Borno, during the recent…
Boko Haram: NEMA distributes food to 32,000 families in Borno
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said on Monday that it had targeted 32, 000 families for its `Food…
Breaking: 20 killed by girl-suicide bomber in Maiduguri
A suicide bomb attack by a young girl thought to be as young as 10 in the northeast Nigerian city…
Boko Haram destroys at least 16 towns, villages in Borno
Boko Haram razed at least 16 towns and villages in a renewed assault after capturing a key military base in…
Boko Haram responsible for Borno blackout – FG
The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, on Sunday blamed the prolonged power outage in Borno on sabotage…