Borno

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Local News

Troops reportedly neutralize Boko Haram commander, others in Borno

Akanji Philip August 19, 2024 0 Comment

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralized a notorious Boko Haram commander, Abu Rijab, and other terrorists’ fighters in an offensive operation. This is contained in a post on the Nigerian Army official...

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Local News

JUST IN: ‘Repentant Boko Haram terrorists’ allegedly burn down NDLEA, NCS checkpoints in Borno

Akanji Philip May 3, 2024 0 Comment

Suspected repentant Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly set ablaze the checkpoints of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Borno. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused...

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Featured

Borno, Adamawa, others risk severe food crisis – World Bank Reports

Akanji Philip February 9, 2024 0 Comment

The World Bank has said seven states across the North-west and North-east regions of the country may suffer food crises due to high levels of insecurity and armed conflicts that has reduced the standards...

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Featured

Borno: Gov Zulum vows to sustain palliative distribution during his tenure

Akanji Philip November 24, 2023 0 Comment

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, supervised the distribution of N275 million in cash, food items, and wrappers to 95,000 residents in Monguno town of Monguno Local Government Area in the northern part of...

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Local News

BREAKING: ICPC begins tracking N7.3bn projects in Borno

Akanji Philip October 17, 2023 0 Comment

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has initiated the monitoring of more than 70 executive and constituency projects valued at N7.3 billion within Borno State. “This project tracking is...

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Local News

Borno: Army trains security guards on arms handling to protect IDPs

Akanji Philip November 21, 2022 0 Comment

The Nigerian Army has trained no fewer than 40 security guards in an effort to improve security in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps within Maiduguri, Borno’s capital. Shauib Waidi, general officer commanding (GOC)...

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Crime

Disaster as Soldier murders colleague, humanitarian worker in Borno

Agency1 November 18, 2022 0 Comment

A Nigerian Army soldier on Thursday, November 17, shot and killed his colleague and a humanitarian worker at a military base in Borno state. In a statement signed by Major General Samson Zhakom, the...

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Local News

Sheep Detained For Eating Fried Fish Regains Freedom in Borno

Akanji Philip November 8, 2022 0 Comment

The Police in Borno have released a sheep detained for feasting on fried fish in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council of the state capital. The fried fish belonged to one Malam Yusuf Ibrahim, a fish...

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Local News

Ali Modu Sheriff— Borno, Zamfara have similar terrorist problems

Akanji Philip February 9, 2022 0 Comment

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, a former Governor of Borno State, has lamented that Borno and Zamfara states share similar problems of terrorist attacks, saying that the measures being put in place by Governor Babagana...

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Local News

Borno: Suspected Terrorists Kill Over 20 People

Olorungbotemi December 20, 2021 0 Comment

Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have killed over 20 people with several others sustaining gunshot injuries after invading Kilangar village in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno state. It was...