Tag: Borno
Soldiers shut down Daily Trust Borno office, arrest editor, reporter
Armed soldiers have invaded the Daily Trust regional office in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Regional editor, Uthman Abubakar, and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab, were arrested on...
Ezekwesili condemns killing of soldiers, wants independent verification
Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of
Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili, has expressed concern over reports that 700
Nigerian soldiers were killed in Baga, Borno...
Why not flag-off your campaign in Yobe, Borno or Zamfara? Fayose...
Former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose has wondered
why President Muhammadu Buhari planned to flag-off his 2019 presidential
campaign in Akwa Ibom State, instead of Zamfara,...
UN chief deplores terrorist attacks on Nigerian soldiers
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has condemned the attacks in Nigeria by terrorists and other extremist groups that have taken a toll on security forces...
Senate ‘shut down’ in honour of slain soldiers
The Senate on Thursday suspended legislative duties and adjourned sitting until Tuesday in honour of 44 soldiers killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno...
Residents flee as Boko Haram raids Borno villages
Hundreds of villagers fled their homes in Borno State late Saturday after an attack by the deadly Islamist militant sect, Boko Haram.
According to a...
Boko Haram kills 13 in fresh Borno attack
Boko Haram insurgents have killed 13 people and sacked two villages overnight in the restive town of Konduga in Borno, the News Agency of...
Boko Haram kills two Borno farmers
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said two persons were killed by Boko Haram insurgents at Kuwa-Yangewa village on Maiduguri-Damboa Road in Borno.
Acting General Officer...
Police foil another kidnap attempt of APC Chairman’s son in Borno
Police Command in Borno on Tuesday said it had foiled another attempted kidnap of Ibrahim Ahmed, an eight-years-old son of APC Chairman of Askira Uba...
Red Cross confirms killing of aid worker by Boko Haram
The International Committee of the Red Cross, Monday, confirmed the death of an aid worker abducted earlier this year during a Boko Haram attack...