Tag: Borno
Troops wipe out 140 terrorists in massive air strikes, arrest 57 others in Borno
The troops, recovered cache of weapons including 796 rounds of ammunition, one PKM machine gun, five AK-47 Rifles, two motorcycles,…
Ramadan: Borno directs schools to close at 12 pm
“Additionally, we kindly request all primary and secondary schools to ensure completion of academic activities, including examinations, for the second…
Buhari kept his words – Borno govt
Zulum also said that Buhari’s humanitarian policies, programmes and non-kinetic counter-insurgency measures had seriously undermined Boko Haram’s recruitment efforts and…
NAF airstrikes knock out terrorists’ enclaves, illegal refining sites
Several air strikes were also carried out in Bille, a rural community in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers,…
Gov. Zulum presents N10m relief package to wounded soldiers
By Yakubu Uba Governor Babagana Zulum has presented a N10 million relief package to soldiers wounded in the ongoing fight…
32 die in latest ISWAP/Boko Haram attacks in Borno
Suspected Islamic State-affiliated jihadists killed 32 people in two attacks in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, including 25 herders, an anti-jihadist…
Borno declares public holiday to mark Islamic New Year
By Yakubu Uba Borno has declared Wednesday as public holiday to mark the beginning of the new Islamic Calendar, Muharram…
Borno NNPP challenges Zulum’s re-election
In a petition, the NNPP argued that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) omitted the name of Umar Alkali, its governorship…
Borno declares Monday public holiday
Borno has declared Monday, Aug. 1 as a public holiday to commemorate the beginning of a new Islamic Year, 1444…
NNPP registers 2m members in Borno
According to Mustafa the party is very popular in Borno and is now set to upset other political parties in…
Gov. Zulum distributes palliatives to 3,000 households
A beneficiary, Hajiya Yagabana Bukar, lauded the governor for the support noting that it would go a long way in…
Borno civil servants pass vote of no confidence in Zulum, labour unions
According to the aggrieved civil servants, the donation for the purchase of expression of interest and nomination forms was impossible…
ISWAP abducts health worker in Borno
At about 2 a.m on Wednesday, ISWAP insurgents attacked Gubio and looted food items and fuel from a humanitarian truck.
Borno task force disengages 2,203 child soldiers
According to the CJTF commander in Borno, the task force has ensured that no child is recruited or used.
ISWAP attack repelled, no policeman abducted at Borno college
Police commissioner Umar said that the report claiming that an unspecified number of policemen were abducted at the school was…