Tag: Maiduguri
Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria May 30 (Reuters) – Nigerian troops pushed back an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the outskirts of…
Lagos lawmakers, others commend Buhari for relocating military centre to Maiduguri
Two members of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) on Friday commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for laying more emphasis…
Buhari orders military command relocate to Maiduguri
President Muhammdau Buhari signalled a new approach to subduing the Boko Haram insurgency when he directed the central command of…
Curfew in Maiduguri now from 5pm to 8am
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army on Saturday said it had relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Maiduguri from…
Boko Haram attacks outskirts of Maiduguri
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – At least 55 people were killed in two Boko Haram raids this week near Maiduguri, capital…
Calm in Maiduguri after military repels Boko Haram attack
Calm has returned to Maiduguri in Borno, after the military repelled an attack on Wednesday by suspected members of Boko…
Boko Haram attacks Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked Nigeria’s northern city of Maiduguri in Borno state on Wednesday from a…
Fire guts Maiduguri market, destroys goods worth millions
A section of Gamboru market in Maiduguri was on Sunday gutted by fire which destroyed about 50 shops and goods…
Bombs found in displaced people’s camp in Maiduguri
Nigerian soldiers on Saturday detonated two homemade bombs found in a camp housing people displaced by Boko Haram violence in…
Two blasts rock Maiduguri killing many
Twin blasts rocked a market and a nearby commercial street in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, on Tuesday, after attacks blamed on…
APC condemns Maiduguri bombings
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday condemned the dastardly bombings that left many dead and injured in Maiduguri, Borno…
Bomb rips through Maiduguri market killing many
Three bombings rocked separate targets in northeast Nigeria’s largest city of Maiduguri on Saturday, killing at least 33 people, witnesses…
Group decries attacks on PDP campaign offices in Maiduguri
A non-governmental organisation, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Tuesday decried the attacks on the campaign offices of candidates of the…
21 dead in twin Boko Haram attack near Maiduguri
At least 21 people were killed in two separate Boko Haram attacks on villages near the key city of Maiduguri…
Nigerian troops contain Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri
An assault by Boko Haram on Sunday aimed at taking over the key northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has been…