Borno Fire Service saves 560 lives, N12.2bn properties
The Borno Fire Service says it saved 560 lives and N12.2 billion properties from 272 fire incidents and 26 rescue missions in 2021. The Operational […]
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Boko Haram: Schools, market at Damasak in Borno reopened after 7 years as Army hosts WASA
There was celebration’s galore for thousands of people of Damasak in northern Borno when the 5 Brigade Nigerian Army hosted the West African Social Activities […]
Wife of Borno Governor presents Xmas gifts to Christian widows, less privileged
The wife of Borno Governor, Hajiya Falmata Umara-Zulum, on Friday donated food items to Christian widows and vulnerable persons in Maiduguri. Distributing the items, Mrs […]
Boko Haram kills 2 MOPOL in Damboa attack
Boko Haram insurgents have killed two mobile policemen in a fresh attack on Damboa town in Borno State. According to sources in the humanitarian community, […]
Medical NGO treats 10,717 Borno children with malaria in 6 months–official
The Paediatric hospital of the international medical NGO, Medicin Sans Frontieres (MSF), in Gwange ward of Maiduguri metropolis, has treated 10,717 children patients of malaria […]
3 INEC officials, four others die in Borno, Ogun accidents
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the death of three of its staff in a road accident in Borno. The INEC National Commissioner […]
Scores feared dead as Boko Haram recaptures Borno LGA headquarters
Suspected members of Boko Haram on Tuesday evening invaded Damasak, the headquarters of Mobbar local government area of troubled Borno state and wreaked havoc without […]
Police, soldiers repel attack on Borno commissioners’ convoy, kill 7 Boko Haram insurgents
•Police Special Force MAIDUGURI – At least seven Boko Haram insurgents were killed when Nigerian troops, comprising soldiers and police operatives repelled a terrorists attack […]
Missing aircraft: Chief of Air Staff visits Borno, calls for calm
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on Thursday visited Borno State after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet went missing in the […]
Soldiers protest poor equipment, unpaid allowances in Borno
Soldiers of an unidentified battalion in Operation Lafiya Dole have protested their posting to a location in the Theatre of Operation. The aggrieved soldiers, according […]
Zulum: North-South power rotation is a covenant
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has said it is the turn of the South to produce the President in 2023. Zulum spoke at the golden […]
Banditry: Security experts want service chiefs to relocate to Borno, Benue, Niger other
Disturbed by the spate of killings and kidnapping, security experts have urged the service chiefs to permanently relocate to Borno, Plateau, Niger and Benue States […]
Troops kill 30 Boko Haram insurgents, rescue 60 elderly women, children
No fewer than 30 Boko Haram insurgents have been killed by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole around Gamboru axis in Borno State in a long […]
Senate asks Fed Govt to return IDPs in Benin Republic
The Senate yesterday advised the Federal Government to bring back the people of Yewa in Ogun State who sought refuge in Republic of Benin following […]
Deradicalised terrorists rejoin Boko Haram after spying on communities, says Zulum
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has said the concept of deradicalisation of Boko Haram terrorists otherwise known as Safe Corridor is not working […]
Boko Haram Insurgents Slaughters 5 IDPs In Borno
Five Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were reportedly slaughtered to death by members of Boko Haram Insurgents in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state. It […]
3-year-old killed, houses destroyed as fire guts IDP camp in Maiduguri
An Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has been gutted by fire. The inferno occurred on Wednesday morning, at the Custom […]
Scores feared dead as Boko Haram attacks two Borno LGAs
Barely two days when armed members of Boko Haram sect invaded Egiri, Zira I & II communities of Biu Local Government Area which led to […]
Troops battle Islamic State to regain seized military base
TROOPS swiftly regained a military base from combined forces of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram at the weekend. The terrorists’ […]
Road accident kills 15 persons on Borno highway
No fewer than 15 persons have died in a fatal road accident on a Borno highway. Sources said the accident occurred near Mainok, a small […]