Tag: Borno
Borno in need of additional 4,000 health personnel
The Borno chapter of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) says additional 4,000 health personnel were required for…
Insurgency: Borno Gov. Umara Zulum warns saboteur INGOs
Gov. Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno has vowed to send out of the state any International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) undermining…
Borno in need of 6,000 teachers for improved education – NUT
The Borno Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) says about 6,000 additional teachers are required to improve the…
Sallah: Police, NSCDC deploy 9,882 personnel in Borno
The Police and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) said 9,882 officers had been deployed to provide effective…
Eid-el-Fitr: Movement restricted in Borno
The Police Command in Borno has imposed a restriction of vehicular movement in the territory from 7 a.m. to 12.…
Intended Boko Haram attack on worshippers in Borno foiled
Nigerian security forces on Saturday repelled attack by ‘Boko Haram’ insurgents in Sajeri community of Maiduguri metropolis in Borno. The…
Shettima bucks the trend, hands over to successor Zulum
Former governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima bucked the trend of bad behaviour by Nigerian politicians by staying till today to…
Nigerian Army denies killing of 25 soldiers in Borno
The Nigerian Army has denied media reports that 25 soldiers were killed in an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents…
Fake drugs: NAFDAC seals 20 medicine stores in Borno
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Sunday, said it sealed 20 shops and confiscated drugs…
Ramadan: 500 armed personnel deployed to Borno worship centers
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno has deployed 500 armed personnel to various worship centres in…
Boko Haram’s attempt at attacking military base in Borno foiled
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops successfully foiled a coordinated attack by Boko Haram insurgents at a military…
Suicide bombers kill 11 in Borno
Eleven persons have died in an early morning suicide attack on Muslim worshippers in Maiduguri, Borno State.
2.3m voters registered in Borno – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said that 2, 315, 956 eligible voters were registered for the 2019…
Another terrorists’ hideout destroyed in Borno by NAF
The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE , has destroyed another terrorists’ hideout…
Terrorists’ hideout destroyed by NAF Alpha jets in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has destroyed a terrorists’ hideout and…
Photos: Despite Boko Haram, Borno pays obeisance to Buhari
Despite the threat of Boko Haram terrorists, unprecedented crowd throng President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign in Borno State on Monday.
Air strikes: NAF destroys insurgents gun trucks near Damasak, Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed some Islamic State…
2019 Budget: Borno earmarks N24bn to education
The Borno Government has earmarked over N24 billion for education in the proposed 2019 budget.
Nigerian troops neutralise another invading set of terrorists in Borno, 1 soldier killed
The Army said one soldier was killed on Sunday when troops neutralised four Boko Haram terrorists, who came to attack…
Air strikes: NAF neutralises Boko Haram in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has neutralised several Boko Haram Terrorists…
Boko Haram: 8 killed, 2,940 others displaced in Borno
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Thursday confirmed the death of eight persons in a coordinated attack by Boko…
Boko Haram attacks 2 Borno villages, kills 13 people
Boko Haram insurgents have killed 13 people and sacked two villages overnight in the restive town of Konduga in Borno.
Boko Haram: FAO distributes 11,000 fuel-efficient stoves to displaced families
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it has distributed 11, 000 fuel-efficient stoves to families displaced by the Boko…
29 suspected drug peddlers arrested in Borno
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Borno, on Friday said it has arrested 29 suspected drug…
Primaries: Borno APC constitutes reconciliation committee
The Borno chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has constituted an 11-man committee, to reconcile aggrieved members of the…
Air Force destroys Boko Haram hideout
The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has decimated a Boko Haram Terrorist…
Commission distributes radio sets, phones to informal learners
The National Mass Education Commission has distributed radio receivers and mobile phones to 400 informal learners in Bauchi and Borno…
Nigerian Army assures farmers of security
The Nigerian Army has pledged to guarantee the safety of farmers in Borno, to enhance the production of paddy rice…
Civil Defence discovers $144,000 counterfeit currencies in Borno
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Maiduguri Command, says it discovered counterfeit currencies, amounting to 144,000 US dollars…
Gov. Shettima of Borno dissolves Cabinet
Borno Governor, Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday ordered the immediate dissolution of the State Executive Council.