Tag: Borno
Suicide bomber kills self, vigilante in Borno
A suicide bomber and a local vigilante were killed during an attempt on a Maiduguri mosque on Monday morning, a…
SEMA reunites 64 women, children after 9 months
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it has reunited 64 women and children rescued from Boko Haram after…
Boko Haram: Fighter jet misfires, shoots civilians in Borno
The Army said a fighter jet had misfired and shot some humanitarian aid workers of the International Committee of Red…
Army kills 10 terrorists in reprisal attack
The Military says it has successfully repelled attack by the Boko Haram terrorists at Kangarwa in Kukawa Local Government Area…
NSCDC uncovers new factional Shi’ite group in Borno
The Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a new factional sect of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN),…
Breaking: Soldiers go on the rampage in Borno, turn against officers
Nigerian soldiers of the 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army deployed to rout Boko Haram from the dreaded Sambisa Forest…
NIMC registers 60,000 persons for national ID
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it registered 60,000 persons for the national identity cards in Borno in 2016.…
Borno to close IDP camps –Shettima
The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, says all Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps in the state would be closed…
UN to deliver food aid to 1.8m people in Borno, Yobe
The UN says its agencies, the World Food Programme and UNICEF are increasing food and nutrition services to urgently reach…
EFCC recovers N196m in Borno
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it recovered more than N196 million on financial crimes during various operations…
US declares Borno, Adamawa, Rivers, Edo unsafe for citizens
The United States Government has asked its citizens living in Nigeria to stay away from twenty of the country’s 36…
Police to recover mobile police training school at Gwoza
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris on Saturday reiterated the readiness of the Nigeria Police Force to recover…
Borno doctors opt out of nationwide strike
The Borno chapter of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) said its members would not participate in…
Boko Haram kingpin nabbed in Borno
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday said it had arrested a 56-year-old Boko Haram kingpin in…
Troops kill 10 Boko Haram fighters, capture 2 in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Saturday confirmed the killing of 10 suspected Boko Haram fighters after a clearance operation in Gamboru-Ngala,…
French Embassy spends N300m on food-aid projects in Borno, Yobe
The French Embassy in Nigeria says it is supporting two food-aid projects in Borno and Yobe with 850,000 Euro (about…
Japanese largesse for IDPS in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa
Japan has extended a grant of $1.5 million to support food distribution and provision of agricultural inputs to most vulnerable…
Scores dead in Boko Haram attack on Dalori, Borno
The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed the killing of scores of people after suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched a night…
Terrorists plan to use beggars for attacks — Military
The Theater Command of Operation Lafiya Dole of the Nigerian Army on Friday alerted Borno residents on a planned attack…
410 births, 187 marriages recorded at IDP camps
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Over 410 births were recorded between August and September and 187 marriages were conducted at Internally Displaced Persons…
Army establish Task Force Brigade in Borno to fight Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday said that the new 29 Task Force Brigade in…
Troops rescue more women, children from Boko Haram camps
The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that scores of women and children held captive by Boko Haram insurgents have been…
2 soldiers killed as military liberates Gudumbali
As part of its continued offensive operations against the Boko Haram terrorists, the Nigerian Military has liberated Gudumbali town in…
Attempt by a suicide bomber to attack market Borno market foiled
An attempt by a suicide bomber to attack and wreak havoc at Rumirgo Market in Askira Uba Local Government Area…
Ambode: death of Borno Dep. Gov tragic loss
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said the death of the Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji…
Police Bust Plan To Bomb High School
The police have uncovered a plot to bomb a secondary school in the restive northeastern city of Gombe by defusing…
I did not disrespect Patience Jonathan – Borno Gov’s wife
Hajiya Nana Shettima, the wife of Borno Governor, said on Monday that her inability to attend Sunday’s meeting with the…
Lawyers, APC want search for kidnapped school girls intensified
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to rescue the female…
INEC clarifies stance on polls in Borno, Adamawa
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday that it would conduct elections in states under emergency rule, if…
Nigerian senators extend state of emergency
Nigerian Senators on Thursday approved a request by President Goodluck Jonathan to prolong emergency rule in the restive northeast by…