Boko Haram insurgents sneak into Borno town, steal CJTF vehicle
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have infiltrated Gubio LGA in Borno State, making away with a vehicle belonging to the Civilian…
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NAF airstrike kills ISWAP Commander, 50 others in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has killed a high-ranking Islamic State Wet Africa (ISWAP) commander, Bashir Dauda in Marte Local…
Demanding new aircraft for Shettima insensitive – Peter Obi tackles Borno Speaker
The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday said it’s insensitive for anyone to demand a new…
Shettima’s life is at risk – Borno Speaker demands new aircraft for Nigeria’s VP
The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has claimed that the life of Nigeria’s Vice-President, Kashim…
Borno: Troops kill Boko Haram terrorist, recover ammunition
The troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralized a Boko Haram terrorist in Borno State. The terrorist was killed by…
Police re-arrest escaped convict in Borno
The Police Command in Borno State has re-arrested a convict, Kyari Kur, who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre…
Flood: Swiss Govt donates 1.2m euros to support Borno victims
The Swiss Federation has donated 1.2 million Euros to the Borno State Flood Disaster Relief Fund to provide much-needed support…
Independence Day: Borno govt scales down celebration, calls for prayers
In light of the recent devastating flood disaster that struck Maiduguri metropolis and other surrounding local government areas, the Borno…
Troops foil ISWAP insurgents’ attack in Borno
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Operation Hadin Kai, Sector 3, have foiled an attempted attack by the…
Five month old infant, two children, others die in Borno boat mishap
A five-month-old infant, two children and one adult on Monday lost their lives in a boat accident that occurred along…
Flood: Borno confirms two cholera cases
Borno Government has recorded two cases of cholera in one of the camps harbouring people displaced by flood in Maiduguri.…
Nigerian GenCo gives Borno flood victims N100m as donations rise to N12.5bn
Nigerian electricity generation company Mainstream Energy, operator of the Kainji, Jebba and Zungeru hydropower plants in Nigeria, has donated the…
Kano donates N100m to Borno govt, flood victims
The Kano State Government has donated N100 million to support victims of the recent floods in Borno State. The cheque…
Borno Flood: NAF begins airlift of essential materials to victims
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has commenced airlift missions to transport relief materials to victims of flood disasters in Maiduguri…
Borno flood: Police recover eleven decomposed bodies
The Borno State Police Command has recovered eleven decomposed bodies from various locations in Maiduguri, the state capital, as rescue…
Borno: Nigerian Govt explains cause of Maiduguri flood
The Federal Government on Friday said the flood in Maiduguri, Borno State was caused by overflow of the Ngadda River,…
NANS condole students, other victims of flooding in Borno
The President of the Senate, National Association of Nigerian Students, Afeez Akinteye, has condoled victims of the recent floods that…
Speaker Abbas, VP Shettima brainstorm over flooding in Borno, other states
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas on Wednesday met with the Vice President, Kashim Shettima at the…
Senator Natasha commiserates flood victims in Borno, Bauchi
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, has commiserated with the people and government of Borno and Bauchi…
Bauchi pledges Intervention for flood victims
The Bauchi State Government has pledged to provide urgent relief to communities affected by recent floods in the state. DAILY…
Akpabio commiserates Borno, Bauchi people over devastating flood, death toll
The President of the Senate, Godswill Obot Akpabio has commiserated with the government and people of Borno and Bauchi States…
Troops neutralize Boko Haram commander, others in Borno
Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralized a notorious Boko Haram commander, Abu Rijab, and other terrorists’ fighters in an…
Residents seek quick intervention as bridge linking Adamawa with Borno collapses
Residents of Madagali, a major town in the northern part of Adamawa State which shares borders with Goza in Borno…
Police nab nine protesters for displaying Russian flags in Borno
The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri. The…
Deadly Explosion: 24-hour curfew imposed on Borno amid August protest
The Police in Borno on Thursday imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state in response to the suicide attack in…
Troops kill eight terrorists, raid Boko Haram enclave in Borno
Troops of the Nigerian Army conducting counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations under the aegis of Operation HADIN KAI in North East…
Police reaffirm ban on motorcycle, electric bikes in Borno
The Borno State Police Command has reaffirmed the ban on the use of motorcycles and electric bikes in the state.…
Military hands over rescued Chibok girl, 330 others to Borno govt
The Theatre Commander Joint Task Force (JTF) NE Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Major General Waidi Shaibu, has handed over a…
Focus on ending insurgency in Borno – Group advises Ndume
The Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly, NEYGA, has called on Senator Ali Ndume to channel his energy into addressing the…
263 Boko Haram terrorists surrender in Borno
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fighting insurgency in the Lake Chad region says 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their…
We’ll not relent in fight against insurgency – Borno Deputy governor
The Deputy Governor of Borno State, Umar Kadafur, has said the fight against insurgency and terrorism must continue. Kadafur stated…
Terrorists behind Borno bomb attack will pay heavily – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has vowed that the terrorists behind the bomb attack in Borno State will pay heavily. Tinubu issued…
Boko Haram insurgents abduct High Court judge in Borno
Borno State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of High Court Judge, Justice Haruna Mshelia, his wife, and orderly by…
Post-Insurgency: Yobe, Borno, Adamawa govs embark on study tour to Pakistan
The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, along with his Borno and Adamawa state counterparts, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum and…
NAF airstrikes eliminate 30 terrorists in Katsina, Borno
The Nigeria Air Force, NAF, says the air component of operations Hadarin Daji and Hadin Kai have eliminated 30 terrorists…
Police arrest 25 suspected drug peddlers in Borno
The Borno State Police Command said it arrested 25 suspects for alleged drug peddling and substance abuse in Maiduguri. The…
Army hands over 350 rescued kidnapped victims to Borno State Government
The Joint Task Force North East (NE) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), the Headquarters Theatre Command has handed over 350 rescued…
Minimum wage: Borno workers paid as low as N6,000 to N8,000 – Group
The Labour Veterans and Trade Unionists Assembly has frowned at the meagre wages paid to workers in Borno State. The…
Troops kill 4 terrorists in Borno
In continuation of their massive onslaught on terrorist enclaves in Sambisa Forest, troops have killed four more Boko Haram terrorists…
Abba Kyari loses mum, Borno residents decry his absence at burial
Some residents of Borno State have expressed anger after suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari failed to attend…
Repentant Boko Haram members attack police station, checkpoints in Borno
Some repentant Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a police station in Maiduguri the Borno State capital in an attempt to…
May Day: Some Borno pensioners still earn N4,000 monthly – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Borno State has said that some retirees in the state were still being paid…
85 terrorists killed as Boko Haram, ISWAP clash in Borno
At Least 85 terrorists were killed in another series of clashes between the Islamic State of the West African Province,…
NAF bombs terrorists hideouts in Borno
The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, and the Nigerien Air Force on Tuesday eliminated scores of terrorists and…
Troops neutralize terrorists in Borno, Nasarawa, recover weapons
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops successfully conducted clearance and search operations in Borno and Nasarawa states, resulting…
NAF airstrikes neutralize terrorist leaders, others in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has neutralized top terrorist leaders Ali Dawud, Bakurah Fallujah, Mallam Ari, and other 30 fighters…
ISWAP executes abducted police officer in Borno, frees family members
The Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) has reportedly executed a police officer abducted along the Damboa-Biu Road…
Keep spotlight on 91 missing girls – Chibok parents pen open letter to First Lady
Parents of the 91 missing girls of the 2014 school abduction in Chibok, Borno State, have appealed to the First…
CSOs want Borno exempted from new electricity tariff
Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Borno State have implored the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to exempt Borno State from…
Borno: Traditional rulers beg communities to accept repentant terrorists
Traditional rulers in Borno State are appealing to their subjects to accept repentant insurgents in their communities. The acceptance of…