Tag: Borno
Boko Haram brutally murders 100 district heads
The massacre was revealed on Thursday at a ceremony in which The Victims Support Fund (VSF), presented starter-packs to 52…
560,000 Borno people missing, 100,000 dead: Zulum
Zulum said over 100,000 people also died due to the deadly activities of the insurgents.
Troops abort kidnap of bus passengers by Boko Haram
The troops of Sector 1 Operation Hadin Kai, deployed at the Forward Operational Base (FOB) along Maiduguri-Damaturu road, have rescued…
Troops capture 2 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno
Troops of 195 Battalion, Sector 1 Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), on July…
Zulum approves N88.5m for staff training
Borno State Government has approved N88.5 million for the training of 1,050 civil servants.
Borno uncovers 21 health workers with fake certificates
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno State has directed disciplinary action after a verification committee uncovered 21 health workers with fake…
APC chieftain, 2 others die in Borno accident
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has died after the car in which he was travelling crashed on…
Military airstrikes destroy terrorists’ hideouts, eliminate scores
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has knocked down more terrorists’ hideouts, killing scores…
Insurgency: Zulum visits affected communities
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Sunday flew from Abuja to Maiduguri and, on arrival, took a military chopper to…
Borno pays N12bn pension arrears
The Borno Government on Tuesday commenced payment of N12 billion outstanding pension arrears of 3,000 retired civil servants in the…
Borno Killings: Tinubu group seeks more intelligence gathering
The Tinubu Support Group (TSG) has called on the nation’s security agencies to step up intelligence gathering to prevent further…
Borno to restore lost glory with 25-year development plan
Borno Government is to launch a 25-year Development Plan aimed at fast-tracking development and restoring the lost glory of the…
Buhari gives Borno youths plaudits for not looting like others
Buhari has applauded the youths in Borno State, for their decorum in the wake of looting and destruction triggered by…
NSCDC arrests 4 Boko Haram suppliers in Borno
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command has arrested four suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers with 34…
Coronavirus anxiety in Borno as Nurse drops dead
The death of a Nurse in Borno, Northeast Nigeria has raised anxiety over a possible case of Coronavirus infection in…
Coronavirus: Borno sets up isolation center
The Borno Government has set up a 100–bed capacity isolation centre as part of measures to prevent the spread of…
NAF wipes out ISWAP hideout in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout and neutralised…
Horror: ISWAP uses 8 year-old boy execute Christian hostage in Borno
A video has been released by ISIS's Amaq 'news agency purportedly showing the execution of a Nigerian Christian by a…
UN reacts to execution, abduction of civilians in Borno
Mr Antonio Canhandula, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator to Nigeria, has condemned the alleged execution and abduction of people on major…
Police beef up security in Borno
The police in Borno on Tuesday says it has deployed 2,500 men to various locations across the state to ensure…
Curfew, ban on fireworks still effective in Borno – Police
The Police in Borno says the curfew and ban imposed on fireworks are in force to ensure a hitch free…
Borno govt speaks on plans to ban tricycle operators
Borno Government has debunked speculations that it planned to ban the operation of tricycles, popularly known as “Keke Napep”, in…
7 terrorists killed, 8 others crippled by own IEDs in Borno
The Nigerian Army has said that seven terrorists died when their vehicle stepped on Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) they planted…
Boko Haram occupying 8 Borno LGAs, as army orders final push
Boko Haram terrorists are occupying eight out of 10 local government areas in the northern part of Borno State, a…
Humanitarian community loses 35 aid workers in Nigeria – Shehu
Group Chairman of the Network of Civil Society Organisation in Borno, Mr. Ahmed Shehu, has revealed that lives of over…
Boko Haram: Dikwa, Bama monarchs ordered to return home
Gov. Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno has directed the monarch of Dikwa, Shehu Masta and that of Bama, Umar Ibn…
Borno governor pledges security for NYSC members
Gov. Umar Zulum of Borno State has promised to provide adequate security for Batch B Stream 1 of the 2019…
Suicide bombings: UNICEF condemns use of teenage girls in Borno
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the use of children as suicide bombers in Maiduguri community…
Official: 30 killed, 42 injured in Borno’s multiple suicide attacks
Borno Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Monday said 30 persons died while 42 others were injured when three suicide bombers…
30 Killed, 42 Injured In Borno Suicide Attacks
Usman Kachala, SEMA Director Search, Rescue and Operations who disclosed this to newsmen when he visited the scene of the…