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Borno, Presidency, State News
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume is the immediate-past Leader of the Senate. He represents Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly. He is a core supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid. In this interview with FRED ITUA, he slammed the presidency and the executive for failing to lobby and reach out to aggrieved members of […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Borno, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
Eight soldiers are missing, while three others were injured when Boko Haram members ambushed troops on the Damboa-Sabon Gari Road in Borno State on Monday. Military sources told SaharaReporters that one Army gun truck was also taken away by the sect’s members. According to sources, the injured soldiers have been moved to a medical facility […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Borno, State News
Thursday, February 22nd, 2018
Soldier shoots superior in Borno — 22nd February 2018 There was confusion at Banki Junction in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, last Sunday, as a Corporal with the Nigerian Army, identified as Peter Omobuwa, reportedly opened fire on one IF Ibiama, a captain. It was gathered that the officer, who suffered bullet wounds […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Friday, November 3rd, 2017
Football tournament holds in Sambisa forest Olaleye Aluko, Abuja Youths in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State have been organised by the Nigerian Army into 16 teams in a football competition in the Sambisa Forest area. Our correspondent learnt the 8 Task Force Division put the competition together to prevent the radicalisation and recruitment […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Borno, Headlines, State News
Saturday, August 12th, 2017
The Nigerian Army on Friday said it had conducted cordon and search operation at a building housing the United Nations (UN) staff in Maiduguri following alert on high profile Boko Haram members. Lt. Col. Samuel Kingsley, the spokesperson, 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, said in a statement released in Maiduguri that the army had […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, General Politics, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, June 11th, 2017
Osinbajo Visits Maiduguri Hours After Boko Haram Attacks That Killed 18, Injured 24 Less than 24 hours after the deadly attacks by the Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, defied the presumed security threat posed by the insurgents, and paid a one-day working visit to […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Friday, May 5th, 2017
Seven persons were killed on Thursday during a suicide attack in Konduga, a town in Borno, the police said on Friday. A statement by the Assistant Public Relations Officer in charge of Borno Police Command, Murtala Ibrahim, said that two of the dead were suicide bombers while the other five were innocent citizens. The statement […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
Three suicide bombings rocked the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Wednesday, killing one civilian militia member and injuring several others, security personnel told AFP. The bombings came two days after multiple suicide attacks near the strategic city that killed four members of the civilian joint taskforce (JTF) and injured two others. “There have been […]
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Borno, Legislature, Senate, State News
Saturday, April 15th, 2017
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Emir of Shani, in Borno State, Alhaji Mohammed Sanusi Mailafiya, has urged Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and other senators of the National Assembly to reverse the suspension of Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume. Ndume was suspended last month for his allegations of Corruption against the senate leadership. The traditional ruler insisted […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 25th, 2017
BY NDAHI MARAMA, Maiduguri A Director of Planning in one of the juicy ministries in Borno State, (names withheld) has been arrested by the state Police Command for allegedly inserting electric heater into the anus of his 10-year old son over the allegation of engaging in homosexual activities. The top civil servant was said to have […]
