Tag: Maiduguri
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…
Boko Haram begins fresh attack on Maiduguri
Boko Haram fighters on Sunday launched a fresh attempt to take over the strategically crucial northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri,…
Nigerian troops kill more Boko Haram fighters
Coordinated ground and air mop up activities by military personnel in the aftermath of diversionary terrorists attacks on Maiduguri and…
Shettima sad after Boko Haram attacks on Maiduguri, Monguno
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Monday expressed sadness over Sunday’s attempted attack on Maiduguri by suspected insurgents. Shettima said…
Maiduguri residents told to stay and fight, as army lifts curfew
A curfew imposed in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri after a weekend Boko Haram attack was lifted on Monday,…
Many civilians at grave risk after Maiduguri attacks – Amnesty
A failure to protect hundreds of thousands of civilians could lead to a disastrous humanitarian crisis said Amnesty International with…
Update: Curfew slammed on Maiduguri, says Defence headquarters
Nigerian troops appeared to have repelled Sunday morning assault on Maiduguri by Boko Haram fighters as the Defence Headquarters in…
Update: Maiduguri, Monguno under Boko Haram attacks
Nigerian troops are repelling Boko Haram fighters in fierce battles in two towns in Borno state, the capital city of…
Breaking: 20 killed by girl-suicide bomber in Maiduguri
A suicide bomb attack by a young girl thought to be as young as 10 in the northeast Nigerian city…
Army restricts vehicular movement in Maiduguri
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, on Wednesday announced a two-day restriction of vehicular movements in Maiduguri and…
UPDATE: Maiduguri market blasts by female bombers kill 10 – Police
More than 10 people were killed when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a crowded market in the…
Two explosions rip through Maiduguri market
Two explosions ripped through a market in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, witnesses said, nearly a week after…
Civilian vigilantes foil bomb attempt in Maiduguri
Civilian vigilantes working with the Nigerian military against Boko Haram on Friday said they had foiled a roadside bomb attack…
Over 45 dead in Maiduguri market bombings
More than 45 people died Tuesday in twin bombings in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a local health worker…
Boko Haram attack market near Maiduguri
Boko Haram insurgents attacked a market outside the key northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, local people who witnessed the incident…
Nigeria’s military claims victory over Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military on Friday claimed to have routed Boko Haram militants near the Borno state capital Maiduguri, as residents in…
Alarmist report on Maiduguri intended to cause panic – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that alarmist report on foreign and online media on Maiduguri is “clearly intended to…