Tag: Borno
Police foil another kidnap attempt of APC Chairman’s son
Police Command in Borno on Tuesday said it had foiled another attempted kidnap of Ibrahim Ahmed, an eight years-old son…
I have no regrets kidnapping APC Chairman’s Son – Suspect
A female kidnap suspect, Fatima Muhammed, says she has no regrets kidnapping the four-year-old son of Bukar Dalori, the Borno…
Sen. Ndume renews call for power rotation in Borno
Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has renewed his call for Borno South Senatorial District to be allowed to produce the…
Boko Haram insurgents burn 3 villages, kill 7 people
Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday night burnt down three villages in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno, in an attack…
Direct primaries not practicable in Borno – Gov. Shettima
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, says it will be difficult to conduct direct primaries in the state because of its…
Air Force destroys Boko Haram facilities
The Operation Lafia Dole of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has destroyed some facilities of the Boko Haram terrorists, at…
Cholera: UN Agency seeks urgent intervention, records 680 cases in Borno
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) has called for urgent and strengthened interventions following…
Boko Haram Attack: Survivors recount near-death experience
Survivors of Saturday’s attack by Boko Haram in Gudumbale, Guzamala Local Government Area in Borno, have recounted their near death…
Nigerian Army kills Boko-Haram insurgents, recovers 147 stolen livestock
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it killed many ‘Boko-Haram’ insurgents and recovered 147 livestock in two separate operations in…
Nigerian Army kills 3 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had killed three Boko Haram insurgents when it dislodged an ambush staged by…
Diarrhea: Borno records 1,068 cases
Borno Government says it records 1,068 cases of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) in 10 local government areas of the state.
NSCDC deploys 150 additional operatives in Borno
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Monday deployed 150 additional operatives to protect Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
Nigerian Army kills 3 Boko Haram terrorists, recovers weapons
The Nigerian Army says its troops have killed three Boko Haram insurgents while on fighting patrol in Kukawa in Baga…
Borno tops birth registrations chart
Borno is leading other states of the federation in the number of birth registrations conducted nationwide in the last five…
Nigerian Army kills 5 bandits, arrests notorious kidnapper
Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, have killed five suspected bandits in a gun battle along Funtua-Birnin Gwari road, the…
Troops repel Boko-Haram attack on Borno town
The Nigerian Army and Police on Thursday repelled an attack by Boko-Haram insurgents who attempted to invade Jakana town in…
22 Boko Haram insurgents arrested in Borno
The Police in Borno have arrested 22 suspected Boko Haram members including those who participated in the abduction of Chibok…
President Buhari arrives Borno for Army Day Celebration
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived in Maiduguri, Borno, for a one-day state visit.
Army kills 5 Boko Haram insurgents
The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops killed five Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operation at Anadawa village…
Army neutralises 6 Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 33
Troops on clearance operations have neutralised six Boko Haram terrorists in Damboa and Bama Local Government Areas of Borno.
Borno: WHO begins campaign to eliminate yellow fever
World Health Organisation (WHO) says it commenced campaign to eliminate Yellow fever in the country in February and has vaccinated…
NSCDC arrests 32-year old suspected fraudster in Borno
The Borno command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday said it had arrested a 32…
Troops kill 15 Boko Haram, rescue 49 in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it killed 15 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 49 persons in separate encounters between…
IGP Idris assigns 4 mobile police personnel to schools in Borno
The Inspector- General of Police(I-G) Mr Ibrahim Idris has assured all schools in the North-Eastern parts of the country currently…
Boko Haram: Police to set up Explosive Ordinance training school in Borno – IGP
The Nigeria Police would set up an Explosive Ordinance (EOD) training school in Borno to check indiscriminate Improvised Explosive Device…
Borno Govt resuscitates poultry, fisheries, livestock production
The Borno Government says it has resuscitated the dormant poultry unit in the state and improved both livestock and fisheries…
Makarfi Condoles With Borno Govt Over Latest Attacks
Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, former Chairman, National Caretaker Committee, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condoled with Borno Government and people over…
Boko Haram: EU describes attack on UN aid workers in Borno as senseless violence
The European Union on Friday condemned the attack on the humanitarian aid workers in Borno, describing it as a senseless…
UN condemns killing of aid workers in Borno
Mr Edward Kallon, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, on Friday, condemned the murder of three UN aid workers in…
Boko Haram: 4 UN aid workers killed, 1 abducted in Borno
No fewer than four UN aid workers were killed in a Thursday night attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents at…