Tag: Maiduguri
Boko Haram planning attacks on Maiduguri – US official
By Simon Ateba Boko Haram is planning to launch attacks on Maiduguri following the fall of Bama, Borno state second…
Army reviews curfew in Maiduguri
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri said on Monday that it had “reviewed upward” the curfew imposed…
Nigerian soldiers revolt over lack of weapons
Dozens of Nigerian soldiers have refused to deploy for an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists until they receive better weapons,…
18 Soldiers Face Trial Over Maiduguri Mutiny
Eighteen soldiers have been court–martialed by the Nigerian Army for attempted murder and mutiny in Maimalari cantonment, Maiduguri. An online…
Huge truck explosion rocks Maiduguri
A truck exploded in a huge fireball in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Tuesday when explosives concealed among…
45 killed by ‘fake preachers’ near Boko Haram stronghold
Forty-five people were killed by suspected Boko Haram gunmen pretending to be preachers in a village near the group’s spiritual…
Soldiers Attack Commander Again In Maiduguri
Soldiers have again attacked the newly posted General Officer Commanding the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army located at Maimalari…
Maiduguri is not boiling – Defence HQ
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday said that the rumour making the rounds that Maiduguri was boiling as a result of…
Nigerian troops angry after Boko Haram killed 4 in ambush
Nigerian Soldiers fired shots in the air at Maiduguri barracks on Wednesday because they were angry with their commanders about…
Nigeria should pursue prisoner-for-hostage swap – AFP Analysis
Conditions set out by Boko Haram’s leader for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists may…
Number of girls taken in latest Borno kidnap rises to 11
The number of Nigerian girls taken in the latest kidnapping by Boko Haram Islamists has risen to 11, a local…
Nigerian army arrests foreigners, others, over Abuja terror attacks
Nigeria military authority said on Saturday that it has arrested eight persons over the recent bombing attacks in the Federal…
Boko Haram will not defeat us – Gov. Shettima
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state said on Tuesday 22 April that the Boko Haram insurgents would not emerge victorious…
Borno residents witness first rain in 2014
Residents of Maiduguri, Borno state capital, have witnessed their first rain in 2014, recording light showers lasting about 45 minutes.…
FG to build renewable energy plant in Borno
The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, has said the Federal Government would partner with the Borno government…
Suicide attack kills 15 civilians in Maiduguri
Fifteen civilians have been killed and 17 others injured after a suicide attack in Maiduguri, Borno state by suspected Boko…
4 Boko Haram suicide bombers killed in failed attack
Four would-be suicide bombers planning to blow up a petrol station in Maiduguri, Borno state have been killed by soldiers…
5 cops, 3 civilians killed in troubled Maiduguri
Suspected Boko Haram militants on Tuesday hurled explosives in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing five police officers, while…
Update: Boko Haram militants attack Maiduguri barracks
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists armed with explosives attacked a residential neighbourhood and a military barracks in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern city…
Reports: Heavy gunfire, explosions in Maiduguri
Reuters has reported heavy gunfire in Maiduguri, capital of the embattled north east state of Borno. The news agency said…
35 die in double bomb blasts in Maiduguri
Two explosions on Saturday rocked the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a stronghold of the radical Islamist Boko Haram group,…
Breaking news: 17 dead in Nigeria market bomb attack
No fewer than 17 people were killed when a bomb ripped through a busy market in Maiduguri, capital of the…
Hello Maiduguri…phone lines buzzing again
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday restored the mobile phone service in the embattled city of Maiduguri, a day after a major…
Official: 24 Boko Haram militants killed, 2 soldiers wounded
The Nigerian army said 24 Boko Haram militants were killed in the early Monday attack by the group against military…
Six returnee pilgrims with Boko Haram ties arrested
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of six pilgrims, who returned from…
Mortuary records reveal heavy Boko Haram human losses
Just a few days after Amnesty International published a report accusing Nigeria’s military of killing close to 1000 Boko Haram…
14 Boko Haram insurgents killed, curfew bites hard
Nigerian army’s offensive against Boko Haram militants the north of the country has left 14 insurgents and three soldiers dead,…
Boko Haram: 10 killed, 65 arrested in Maiduguri
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters said on Saturday in Abuja that 10 suspected terrorists were killed as troops clashed with insurgent groups…
24-hour curfew slammed on Maiduguri
Nigeria’s military on Saturday imposed a round-the-clock curfew in parts of Maiduguri, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists, as…
Monguno released after N50million ransom paid
Octogenarian and former Nigerian oil minister, Shettima Ali Monguno, who was kidnapped last Friday by gunmen in the northeastern city…