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  • Nigerian Military Imposes Curfew On Community As ISWAP Terrorists Again Attack Borno

    . Nigerian Military Imposes Curfew On Community As ISWAP Terrorists Again Attack Borno

    The Nigerian military has imposed a curfew in Askira Uba and its environs in Borno State as troops repelled another attack in the axis.According to PRNigeria, ISWAP fighters on Monday launched an attack on Dille which was swiftly repelled by the combined efforts of Air Taskforce and ground troops.Dille is a village in Lassa under Askira Uba Local
  • Borno Teacher Narrates Encounter At ISWAP Checkpoint

    . Borno Teacher Narrates Encounter At ISWAP Checkpoint

     A teacher based in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State has narrated his ordeal during an encounter with fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). The teacher, who pleaded anonymity, said he ran into the group while on his way to Biu Local Government Area of the state recently. “They were so free and doing things as i
  • ISWAP Fighters Annihilated By Airstrikes Near Borno Fishing Dam

    . ISWAP Fighters Annihilated By Airstrikes Near Borno Fishing Dam

     Nigerian forces annihilated a number of insurgents in massive airstrikes around a fishing dam in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.The bombardment was carried out on Wednesday after Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) members attacked a military formation with a dozen gun trucks.Ground troops fought the terrorists for over an
  • ISWAP Strikes Again, Attacks Borno Deputy Speaker’s Hometown

    . ISWAP Strikes Again, Attacks Borno Deputy Speaker’s Hometown

     Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) members struck again in Borno on Wednesday.The insurgents attacked the hometown of Abddullahi Musa Askira, Deputy Speaker of State House of Assembly.They shot sporadically once they invaded Chan Chan Dana community in Askira Uba.An intelligence officer told PRNigeria that the terrorists first disguise
  • ISWAP Kidnap Three Brothers From Borno Royal Family

    . ISWAP Kidnap Three Brothers From Borno Royal Family

     Three brothers from the royal family of Askira Uba Emirate of Borno State have been abducted by The Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP.According to PRNigeria, Mohammed Askira, 50, was kidnapped alongside his two brothers while travelling to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital after attending a function in Askira Uba town.Sources said the
  • Female Corps Member, Zainab Who Redeployed From Borno To Lagos Died In Ikoyi Collapsed Building

    . Female Corps Member, Zainab Who Redeployed From Borno To Lagos Died In Ikoyi Collapsed Building

     A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), identified as Zainab Sanni Oyindamola, has been confirmed dead in the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos state, on Monday, November 1.The lifeless body of the 26-year-old corp member who was serving with the construction company in charge of the project, Fourscore Homes Limited, w
  • How Army Commander In Borno Demands Bribe For Promotion, Includes Names Of Dead Officers

    . How Army Commander In Borno Demands Bribe For Promotion, Includes Names Of Dead Officers

     According to a report by SaharaReporters, a Nigerian soldier in the 145 Battalion in Damasak, Maiduguri, Borno State has made some fresh revelations. The soldier alleged that the commander of the battalion, Lieutenant Colonel SA Ochalla, has requested that soldiers pay a sum of N40, 000 each before their names can be included on the promotion list
  • Borno Woman, Dije Sale Sentence To 34 Years Imprisonment Over N66m Fraud

    . Borno Woman, Dije Sale Sentence To 34 Years Imprisonment Over N66m Fraud

     A Borno woman, Dije Sale has been sentenced to thirty-four years imprisonment.Justice Umaru Fadawu of the State High Court in Maiduguri found her guilty of forgery, use of false document and obtaining N66million under false pretence.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted the case.The convict forged a “Purchase Order”
  • Many Nigerian Soldiers Killed In Fresh Boko Haram Ambush In Borno

    . Many Nigerian Soldiers Killed In Fresh Boko Haram Ambush In Borno

     According to an exclusive report by SaharaReporters, a yet-to-be confirmed number of soldiers have been killed and several others missing after an ambush by militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād in
  • JUST IN: How ISWAP Leader, Abu Musab Al-Barnawi Killed In Borno

    . JUST IN: How ISWAP Leader, Abu Musab Al-Barnawi Killed In Borno

     Leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abu Musab Al-Barnawi has been killed in Borno State.He was reportedly killed in the last week of August, this year.Al-Barnawi was the son of Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf who was also killed by security forces in 2009 when he launched a war against the Nigerian state.More than one thou
  • Residents In Fear As Terrorists Distribute Fliers In Borno, Threaten Anyone Giving Information To Nigerian Military

    . Residents In Fear As Terrorists Distribute Fliers In Borno, Threaten Anyone Giving Information To Nigerian Military

     The Islamic States West African Province (ISWAP) faction of the Boko Haram has warned some Borno State residents, particularly in communities under its control against giving out information to the Nigerian Army.The terrorists conveyed the warning in fliers distributed by members of the group in what seemed to be a market setting in Borno State, a
  • Boko Haram: Terrorists May Take Borno From Inside After Surrendering - Residents Lament

    . Boko Haram: Terrorists May Take Borno From Inside After Surrendering - Residents Lament

     The 12-year-old battle between the Nigerian security forces and members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which has spread across the Northeast region, resulting in the killings of over 30,000 innocent citizens and the displacement of over three million people from their ancestral homes began in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. This conf
  • Five Children Die In Borno As Grenade Explodes In Their Hands While Playing With It

    . Five Children Die In Borno As Grenade Explodes In Their Hands While Playing With It

     In what will come across as a really horrific development, as many as five children were killed on Thursday while playing with a disused grenade outside Ngala community in Borno State, a town that shares the border with Cameroon.This was confirmed by some militiamen on Friday, AFP reports.Anti-jihadist militiaman Umar Kachalla said, “The five ch
  • Church Members Worship At Site Of Church Building Demolished By Borno Task Force (Photos)

    .. Church Members Worship At Site Of Church Building Demolished By Borno Task Force (Photos)

     The operative attached to the Borno Geographic Information Service (BOGIS) that was on a demolition exercise demolished this church building last week and the church members worshipped in the demolished building today.It was reported that an operative of Borno civilian task force allegedly killed a protester during the demolition of Ekklesiyar Yan
  • EFCC Arraigned Borno Businessman, Abdullahi Kulloma For Alleged N40.5M Fraud

    . EFCC Arraigned Borno Businessman, Abdullahi Kulloma For Alleged N40.5M Fraud

     The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Friday arraigned one Muhammad Abdullahi Kulloma for alleged N40.5m fraud.The EFCC arraigned Kulloma before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri for alleged N40,500,000.00 (Forty Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) fraud.Kulloma’s offence is contrary to Section 1(1) (b) of t
  • Governor, Babagana Zulum Orders Probe As Task Force Demolish Church, Kill 2 In Borno State

    . Governor, Babagana Zulum Orders Probe As Task Force Demolish Church, Kill 2 In Borno State

     Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has ordered the Police Command to investigate the demolition of a church and the death of two worshippers.There was a violent confrontation between a Joint Security Task Force operating with the Borno Geographical Information System (BOGIS) and EYN Church members at Maduganari, in Maiduguri.The Thursday inciden
  • Two Men, Tijjani Haruna & Abdullahi Ahmed Jailed In Borno For Givinig False Information To EFCC

    . Two Men, Tijjani Haruna & Abdullahi Ahmed Jailed In Borno For Givinig False Information To EFCC

     Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri last week separately jailed two people for lying to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC accused Tijjani Haruna and Abdullahi Ahmed of giving false information to its operatives in violation of Section 139 of the Penal Code Laws o
  • Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters, Families Surrender To Troops In Borno State

    . Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters, Families Surrender To Troops In Borno State

     The Nigerian Army said last night that troops of 202 Battalion took into custody, eight Boko Haram insurgents and their families, comprising 10 adult females and 22 children, who surrendered to troops at Ruwaza Village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.Also, the newly appointed Director Defence Information (DDI), Major General Benjamin
  • Abba Kyari Is Building Multi-million Naira Mansion In Borno, Resident Alleges Gives Details

    . Abba Kyari Is Building Multi-million Naira Mansion In Borno, Resident Alleges Gives Details

     According to reports, a resident of Borno state has said the bribery allegation against Nigeria’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari by suspected fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, didn't come to him as a surprise.The resident in a private message to a Nigerian academic and media scholar, Farooq Kperogi claimed Kyari i
  • Borno Governor, Zulum Gives N12 Million To Indigenes Who Join Nigerian Army

    . Borno Governor, Zulum Gives N12 Million To Indigenes Who Join Nigerian Army

     Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has given the sum of N12.8 million to 641 indigenes who qualified for the final screening phase of the recruitment into the Nigerian Army.Zulum announced the assistance on Wednesday in Maiduguri while addressing the candidates preparing to leave for the final screening exercise in Falgore Forest in Kano.The gov
  • Bandits Are Travelling From Zamfara To Borno For Terrorist Training

    . Bandits Are Travelling From Zamfara To Borno For Terrorist Training

     Bandits from Zamfara State have begun travelling to Borno State to receive training from terrorists. This is according to an internal memo by the Nigeria Immigration Service marked, NIS/HQ/CGI/943, which was addressed to comptrollers. The memo obtained by PR Nigeria titled, ‘Movement of Armed Bandits from Zamfara to Borno for Intensive Boko Har
  • JUST IN: Yobe Government Official, Ali Shehu Reportedly Abducted By Boko Haram In Borno

    . JUST IN: Yobe Government Official, Ali Shehu Reportedly Abducted By Boko Haram In Borno

     Yobe State Government Liaison Officer in Maiduguri, Borno State, Ali Shehu Mai Lalle, has been reportedly kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram terrorists along the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway.Mai Lalle was reported to have left for Maiduguri last Saturday from Government House, Damaturu in his official vehicle Toyota Hilux conveying diesel for use in
  • Army Arrests ‘Nigeria Police SWAT Officer’, Ebenezer Odeh With Ammunition, Grenade In Borno

    . Army Arrests ‘Nigeria Police SWAT Officer’, Ebenezer Odeh With Ammunition, Grenade In Borno

     A man claimed to be a police officer has been attested by Troops of the Nigerian army’s operation Hadin Kai bring in possession of illegal ammunition.The individual, who gave his name as Ebenezer Odeh, was intercepted at a checkpoint by troops from 154 task battalion Ngamdu, along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway on Sunday, a military source disclosed
  • PHOTOS: Nigerian Army Welcome Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters & Families Who Surrendered In Borno

    . PHOTOS: Nigerian Army Welcome Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters & Families Who Surrendered In Borno

     The Nigerian Army have Welcome 28 Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters and their Families Who Surrendered In BornoThe terrorists, who were fleeing intense aerial and artillery bombardments, surrendered to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion under 21 Special Brigade in Borno State, after sustained interdiction and were received by the soldiers.The statement s
  • Army Releases 1,009 Ex-Boko Haram/ISWAP Ex-terrorist Fighters To Borno Govt

    . Army Releases 1,009 Ex-Boko Haram/ISWAP Ex-terrorist Fighters To Borno Govt

     At least 1,009 ex-Boko Haram terrorists have been released to the government of Borno state. The ex-terrorists were among those who killed innocent Nigerians. They were released on Wednesday, July 14. The ex-terrorists had been in military custody at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The former terrorists were handed over to the
  • Zulum Approves Land For Herdsmen For Ruga in Borno

    . Zulum Approves Land For Herdsmen For Ruga in Borno

     The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved land to be used for Ruga project in the state.Zulum approved the land under the National Livestock Development Plan, NLDP, in the state.He disclosed that land approved for Ruga was located at the Central part of Borno State.The governor made the announcement in Abuja when he visited the Minist
  • "Over 17,000 Babies Born In 18 Borno IDP Camps Since 2019" – Official

    . "Over 17,000 Babies Born In 18 Borno IDP Camps Since 2019" – Official

     The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said that 17,053 babies were given birth to by Internally Displaced Persons in 18 locations in Borno State alone.The UN agency told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the figure represents information of babies who have been registered between 2019 to May 2021.Frantz Celestine, the IOM chie
  • HUH! Borno Now Has Two Governors As Boko Haram & ISWAP Appoints Abba Kaka As Governor

    .. HUH! Borno Now Has Two Governors As Boko Haram & ISWAP Appoints Abba Kaka As Governor

     Boko Haram that has turned parts of the North East to a slaughter slab, kidnappers’ den and theatre of war will stop at nothing to make sure it is  recognized. It once said it would start collecting taxes. Now, the insurgents are challenging the Constitution of Nigeria and the sovereignty of Governor Babagan Zulum of Borno State.It announce
  • Provost Queried For Suspending Students Who Refused To Welcome Buhari During Borno Visit

    . Provost Queried For Suspending Students Who Refused To Welcome Buhari During Borno Visit

     Juliana Bitrus, Borno State Commissioner of Health has issued a query to the Provost, College of Nursing and Midwifery, Rukaiya Mustapha, for suspending some students who failed to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari.Buhari paid an official visit to Maiduguri on June 17.Bitrus described the provost’s action as mischievous and against Borno State
  • Nursing Student Suspended For Not Welcoming President Buhari During His Visit to Borno

    . Nursing Student Suspended For Not Welcoming President Buhari During His Visit to Borno

     A student of College of Nursing and Midwifery has been allegedly suspended for not welcoming President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit to Borno state last week. The student whose alleged suspension became effective from Monday June 21, was accused of disobeying an executive order to welcome the President on June 17.The 'suspension,' wi

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