Tag: Maiduguri
Maiduguri attack: Crack Police team eliminates 8 Boko Haram fighters
It was a bad outing for Boko Haram terrorists in Maiduguri on Tuesday as they ended up getting more than…
TCN: Boko Haram bombs Maiduguri electricity towers
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirms that Boko Haram terrorists bombed two electricity towers supplying Maiduguri and environs
Boko Haram sabotages Maiduguri power supply, city back in darkness
By Abankula Boko Haram terrorists have sabotaged Maiduguri power supply for the second time this year, after they blew up…
Electricity supply restored in Maiduguri after 2 months
Residents of Maiduguri town jubilated Wednesday following the restoration of electricity, after two months of blackout.
Panic buying cause of queues at Maiduguri filling stations – DPR
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said queues observed in some filling stations in Maiduguri are caused by panic buying…
CDS Irabor leads service chiefs to Maiduguri
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Sunday paid his first operational visit to the Theatre Command in…
Maiduguri suffers total blackout; residents cry out
Some residents of Maiduguri have cried out overpower outage adversely affecting the city and its environs for the past five…
Presidency opens up on booing of Buhari in Maiduguri
Nigeria's presidency has opened up on the booing of President Muhammadu Buhari by residents of Maiduguri, Borno State on Wednesday.
“We don’t want you”: Angry crowd welcomes Buhari to Maiduguri
The songs of welcome have changed in Maiduguri for President Muhammadu Buhari, from being friendly and warm to being undisguisedly…
Buhari hits Maiduguri after Boko Haram’s attack (Video)
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Maiduguri, Borno State on a solidarity visit after Boko Haram terrorists killed 30 people…
Boko Haram: Atiku reacts to massacre of 30 in Borno
Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the massacre of 30 people by Boko Haram terrorists at the…
Boko Haram plunges Maiduguri into darkness
Maiduguri, capital of Borno State has been plunged into darkness since 17 January, after Boko Haram insurgents destroyed its connection…
Army dismisses 3 soldiers, ties them with rope
The Nigerian Army on Sunday says it has dismissed three soldiers arrested among a kidnapping gang in the outskirts of…
70,000 Borno farmers to benefit from CBN’s ABP
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has targeted about 70, 000 farmers and business under its Anchor Borrower…
Nigerian Army dismisses rumour of Boko Haram planned attack on Maiduguri
The Nigerian Army on Thursday urged the public to disregard the alleged planned attacks on Maiduguri city and its environ…
What Defence Minister Magashi told troops in Maiduguri
The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd), has promised that the Federal Government would improve on the welfare of…
Eid-el-Kabir: Maiduguri residents decry hike in ram prices
Some residents of Maiduguri in Borno have decried the hike in prices of ram, as Muslim Faithful prepare to celebrate…
Terror scare: Vehicular movement in Maiduguri restricted on Sallah Day
The Borno Police Command has announced restriction of vehicular movement on Eid-el-Kabir day in Maiduguri metropolis, to ensure a hitch-free…
Maiduguri: NSCDC raises alarm over criminal activities
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has raised an alarm over activities of a gang terrorising Maiduguri and…
Endless killings: Borno NUJ wants a change of security strategy
The Borno State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Tuesday in Maiduguri condemned fresh attacks by Boko…
Updated: Boko Haram gunmen kill 42 villagers chasing them
Rampaging Boko Haram gunmen left on their trail 65 dead villagers, 42 of whom were killed after they chased the…
Boko Haram guns down 23 mourners near Maiduguri
On the 10th anniversary of the outbreak of Boko Haram insurgency, its gunmen have killed 23 mourners in Borno state,…
Panic as sporadic gunshots heard in Maiduguri
There was panic on Sunday as sporadic gunshots rend the air the outskirts of Maiduguri, following indiscriminate shooting by some…
Ramadan: prices of fruits, others soar in Maiduguri
Prices of fruits and other perishable items have gone up in Maiduguri, the Borno capital following their high demands occasioned…
Maiduguri records first rainfall in 2019
Residents of Maiduguri on Wednesday celebrated the first rainfall of the year recorded in the town, expressing relief that the…
Suicide bombers hit Maiduguri, 5 dead, 45 injured
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Sunday said five persons were killed and 45 others injured in a…
13-Year Old Suspected Suicide Bomber Arrested In Maiduguri
A thirteen-year-old girl has been arrested near Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State, with an Improvised Explosive Device strapped to…
Collation of results commence in Maiduguri
Collation of results is in progress in Maiduguri in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.
Hungry IDPs protest in Maiduguri, NEMA moves in
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday dismissed as misleading reports alleging that some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) staged…
Buhari prays for victims of crashed pavilion in Maiduguri
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with those that sustained injuries following the collapse of a pavilion at the massively-attended campaign…