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 […]
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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 […]
Boko Haram: Outside Maiduguri, Nobody Is Safe In Borno – Prof Dikwa
The Dean, Borno Elders Forum, Professor Khalifa Ali Dikwa, during an interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight on January 4, 2021, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to […]
OBITUARY: Year End Disaster as Boko Haram Landmine Kills 7 Hunters, Injures 19 Others in Borno
Seven hunters were blown apart by landmine about 30 kilometers away from Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, a survivor, Abubakar Gambo, has said. The landmine, […]
Travellers Feared Killed, Kidnapped As Insurgents Mount Checkpoint On Maiduguri-Damaturu Road
Residents of Maiduguri have been thrown into panic following the killing and abduction of several travellers along the Maiduguri-Damaturu expressway in Borno State. The 133-kilometre […]
2,200 Nigerian Christians hacked to death in 2020 •34,400 since 2009 – Report
ONITSHA (Sundiata Post) – Human rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety), says 2,200 Christians have been killed in […]
Govt to elders: Buhari won’t quit over Borno killings
The Federal Government on Thursday told critics that President Muhammadu Buhari won’t resign over Saturday’s killing of some farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State, by Boko […]