Tag: Maiduguri

ABUJA - The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that alarmist report on foreign and online media on Maiduguri ``clearly intended to cause panic in the city and the nation’’. A ...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) today said plans to defend Maiduguri the Borno State capital from raiding Boko Haram insurgents has been perfected. In a series of posts on its twitter ...

Boko Haram militant Islamists have "completely surrounded" Maiduguri, the main city in north-eastern Borno state, traditional elders have warned. The military needed to "fortify" the city, which had a population ...

As the rampaging Boko Haram insurgents continue their deadly attacks in Northern Nigeria, towards Maiduguri, it appearred, yesterday, as if the army has given up, with soldiers deserting and residents ...