An Islamic cleric was shot dead in Maiduguri over the weekend by gunmen suspected to be of Boko Haram sect, even as an early morning bomb blast targeted against the Joint Task Force (JTF) men rocked the city yesterday. Some gunmen were said to have stormed the residence of the Islamic cleric, Ali Gana at […]
A member of the Borno state house of assembly, Hon Modu Bintube has been shot dead by a gun man in the presence of his aides and supporters. Reports say the lawmaker was shot when he was about to enter his vehicle at about 7:30 pm on Sunday after greeting his supporters. The deceased is […]
The Supreme Court has fixed October 31, 2011 to deliver judgement in the consolidated appeals bordering on the Borno State Governorship Election Petition where the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the April 26, 2011 polls, Alhaji Mohammed Goni is challenging the victory of Governor Kashim Shettima of the All Nigeria Peoples Party […]
Inspector dies, vehicles burnt in police barracks blast Soldier, vigilance group leader killed Army chief claims mass arrest of Boko Haram members CARCASSES of burnt vehicles and roofing sheets littered the area. The charred remains of a victim, who was identified as a police officer welcomes visitors to the facility. The entire vicinity was in […]
Dare-devil robbers yesterday morning attacked a convoy of vehicles converying the September salary of Kaga Local Government workers in Borno, killed the council cashier and snatched undisclosed amount of money. Daily Sun gathered that an official of the local government had approached the Kaga Divisional Police station in Benisheik to release some of its men […]
The General Overseer of Christ Great Miracle Ministry International Inc, Pastor Emmanuel Pius, on Saturday in Abuja differed with Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, over the recent trip by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to Jos, Plateau State and Maiduguri, Borno State. The cleric spoke at a press briefing to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the […]
Less than three days after former President Olusegun Obasanjo left Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Alhaji Babakura Alhaji Fugu, the eldest son of in-law to the late Boko Haram leader, Mallam Mohammed Yussuf, was shot dead on Saturday. Obasanjo had gone to condole with the family of the late leader of Boko Haram sect, Yusuf, who […]
ABUJA—The All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) has denounced calls for the imposition of emergency rule in some parts of the country particularly Borno and Plateau states over the high level of insecurity in the areas, saying such calls are out of tune with rule of law. National Chairman of the party, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu who […]
Aliyu denies bomb-making factory in Niger IT was still reign of violence as two bombs simultaneously exploded on Tuesday night on Baga road at 8.20 p.m. and Kaleri ward at 9.25 p.m. in Maiduguri, Borno State with no casualty recorded. And in Lagos, it was panic and apprehension yesterday as an object suspected to be […]
A man believed to be the supplier of chemicals used in making explosives has been arrested by the Borno State Police Command, following investigations by detectives. Mr. Simeon Midenda, Commissioner of Police in-charge of Borno Command on Friday disclosed this while addressing the press on the efforts of his command to unravel the identity of the suspected […]
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