Tag: Borno
Boko Haram: Farmers commend Nigerian Govt’s Agriculture Support Programme
Women farmers in Zabarmari community in Jere Local Government Area of Borno have commended the Federal Government’s Agriculture Support Programme…
Boko Haram: Borno reconstructs 50,000 houses, schools, clinics
The Borno Government says it has reconstructed over 50, 000 houses; clinics, classrooms, water points, police stations and other public…
Yellow Fever: WHO to immunise 1.2 million people in Borno
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it targets to immunise 1.2 million people against yellow fever in Borno.
WHO to commence yellow fever vaccination in Borno
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will commence vaccination against yellow fever in Borno as part of effort toward…
NDE trains 2,000 youths in Borno
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Tuesday said it had trained 2,000 youths in Borno.
Boko Haram: Borno prohibits vehicular movement on 3 highways
The Borno Government has banned vehicular movement on three major roads in the state due to the ongoing military clearance…
Immunisation takes place in all parts of Borno after many years of insurgency
For the first time in many years, child immunisation is taking place in all the local government areas of Borno.
Troops avert suicide bomb attack in Gamboru
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole foiled an attempt by three female suicide bombers to attack Gamboru town in Ngala Local…
Borno Govt. reviews curfew in Maiduguri
The Borno Government has reviewed the curfew in Maiduguri metropolis from 8:00PM to 6:00AM as against the existing 10:00PM to…
Male suicide bomber kills 4 in Borno, injures 13
No fewer than four persons were killed in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday at Amarwa community of Konduga Local…
1.6m children vaccinated against measles in Borno
The Borno Government says it has inoculated 1.6 million children against measles in the past three weeks.
Boko Haram: Army kills 14 terrorists, rescues 30 civilians in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it’s troops had killed 14 Boko Haram insurgents in clearance operations in Bama Local…
Cholera: Borno Records 23 Deaths, 530 Suspected Cases
Cholera has claimed no fewer than 23 deaths and 530 suspected cases in Borno, the UN Office for the Coordination…
7 Die, 200 Treated Of Cholera In Borno
Humanitarian organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), on Sunday, said no fewer than seven persons died of cholera outbreak in Maiduguri…
NEMA Donates Relief Materials To Benue Flood Victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday donated 27 different items as relief materials to flood victims in Benue…
16 dead, 82 wounded in suicide bomb attack in Konduga
The Police in Borno said 16 persons were killed and 82 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Konduga…
Borno Govt Unveils Plans To Boost Girl-Child Education
The Borno Government on Wednesday said it would initiate a Conditional Cash Transfer scheme to encourage girl child enrolment in…
Blind man employed by Borno Govt. unpaid for 5 months
Mr Mohammed Mustapha, a 32 year-old blind university graduate in Borno offered automatic teaching appointment by Gov. Kashim Shettima on…
Borno Multiple Explosions: Hospital Discharges 23 Victims
Dr Laraba Bello, Chief Medical Director of Borno Specialist’s Hospital, said on Saturday that 23 of the 34 victims of…
3 Female Bombers Killed Near Maiduguri
The Police in Borno on Wednesday confirmed the killing of three suspected female suicide bombers after a failed attack near…
3 female bombers killed in Borno, attack on military base foiled
Three suspected female suicide bombers were killed while attempting to attack a military outpost near Muna garage at the outskirt…
Boko Haram slaughters 8 people in Borno
Eight persons were slaughtered by suspected Boko Haram in a village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital…
Lafiya Dole: Troops capture 14 terrorists, recover arms
Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole captured 14 terrorists and neutralised several others during clearance operations at Chikum Gudu in…
Lassa Fever Resurfaces In Borno
The Borno Government on Wednesday said it had recorded a new case of Lassa Fever after a 32-year-old woman tested…
Boko Haram member kills 10 year old boy
Policemen attached to the Inspector- General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris’ Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT), have arrested suspected Boko…
Skill centres to be set up in Borno
Borno Government is to set up skills acquisition centres in six Local Government Areas (LGA) liberated from the Boko Haram…
Gov Shettima donates 2-bedroom
Gov Kashim Shettima of Borno on Friday donated a two-bedroom flat to a nursing Internally Displaced Person (IDP), Halima Algoni.…
Muslim clerics commence fasting for Buhari
Some Muslims clerics in Maiduguri,Borno, on Friday said on Friday they had commenced 10-day prayer and fasting for the health…
Borno sacks 27 LG Caretaker Committees
The Borno Government on Saturday announced the dissolution of the state’s 27 Local Government Caretaker Committees. Alhaji Usman Zannah, the…
Borno residents decry homosexuals abusing children
Some residents of Maiduguri have decried the increasing cases of child abuses by unscrupulous homosexual persons. The residents said in…