Tag: borno
Troops apprehend high profile Boko Haram terrorist in N/East
The Nigerian troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have arrested a high profile Boko Haram member on wanted list in recent raid operations on...
NYSC urges 898 corps members to shun criminality
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called on the 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream 11 corps members posted to Borno to shun any form...
Borno school reportedly suspends students for refusing to welcome Buhari
Borno State College of Nursing and Midwifery has reportedly suspended 20 students for failing to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit to the...
Mai Deribe: A Man Ahead of His Time
Jubal Kanayo visited the palace of the late Mai Deribe in Maiduguri and narrates his experience.
“Will you follow me to Mai Deribe’s golden palace?...
NAF AIR STRIKE: conflicting reports in Mainok attack
There is still a raging controversy over the circumstances and the number of deaths on the side of the Nigerian Army, after the Nigerian...
Boko Haram reportedly attacks Mainok town
Just 48 hours after Boko Haram attacked Geidam, Yobe State, the terrorists on Sunday invaded another town in Nigeria’s North-East.
The latest town to be...
Gov. Zulum restates faith in one indivisible Nigeria
Gov. Babangana Zulum of Borno says Nigeria will continue to be united in spite of its many challenges.
Zulum said this on Saturday in Ibadan...
Attack on Zulum: Normalcy has returned to Baga – Army
The Nigerian Army says it has restored normalcy to Baga, after the convoy of the governor of the state Babagana Zulum, was attacked on...
Buhari promises repercussions for Boko Haram attack on UN helicopter
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condemned what he called “the dastardly attack on UN aid helicopter in the Northeast on Saturday by the Boko Haram...
Boko Haram attacks UN helicopter, kills child, 2 others
Boko Haram insurgents attacked a United Nations aid helicopter in Nigeria's Northeast region.
The terrorists, according to UN communications, launched the attack on Thursday in...
Again, Nigerian troops hit terrorists’ meeting venue, kills fighters
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has scored a precise hit on Boko Haram terrorists’ meeting venue...
ISWAP kills three soldiers, seizes two military vehicles
Islamic State-affiliated jihadists have killed three Nigerian soldiers and seized two military vehicles in an attack in violence-wracked northeastern Borno state, security sources and...
Dry Season: Lawmaker distributes items to 400 farmers in Borno
A member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ahmadu Jaha, has distributed input and water pumps to 400 farmers to boost dry season activity...
Boko Haram strikes Kayamla village, Borno
The dreaded militant group, Boko Haram, has struck a Borno village, Kayamla, which is close to the state capital of Maiduguri.
A source close...
Boko Haram: Two Al Jazeera journalists under house arrest in Borno
Chadian and Nigerien troops are in charge of security and protection of the border town of Damasak in Borno State, according to dictates of...
PDP calls for prosecution of Borno governor over Chibok girls
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday called for the prosecution the Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, over the abduction of over 200 girls...
Boko Haram: Military dismisses allegiance to IS, launches offensive
Forces from Niger and Chad have launched a ground and air offensive against militant group Boko Haram in north-eastern Nigeria, officials say.
The campaign is...
