Tag: Maiduguri

"The people of Borno love Buhari. Maybe their expectations were over-exaggerated."

At about 7 p.m., residents of Jiddari Polo, on the outskirts of Maiduguri, began to flee into the city centre.

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State blamed the military for the attack

The lawmakers also asked the president to declare a state of emergency on security following the Auno killings.

"Buhari, we don't like you. We don't want you anymore," the protesters chanted in Hausa.

Boko Haram fighters killed 30 stranded travellers on Sunday in Auno, a village 24 kilometres from Maiduguri

The insurgents also abducted many travelers mostly women after setting vehicles ablaze.

The move is to check the high prevalence of renal failure in Borno State.

A Daily Trust reporter was handcuffed and forced into a van before being taken away.

ISWAP fighters driving in a seized police antiriot truck opened fire on soldiers at a military base

Two soldiers are still missing in action following the attack on a military patrol team in Borno.

The attack occurred along Maiduguri--Damaturu highway.

According to an official of the Civilian JTF, the insurgents stormed the village last night at about 7.30 p.m.

Biu is the headquarters of the local government area of the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, and the Commander, ...

The insurgents carried out the attack along the Maiduguri-Monguno road.

The accident involved 103 people: 55 female, 40 male, eight children, five adults.

Mrs Wakil, a lawyer, was arraigned alongside an associate, Tahiru Daura.

The governor also sacks the head of service.

Mr Mato said some of the shut factories did not meet the minimum requirements to operate.

The traditional ruler said that his emirate would not condone illicit activities and other forms of criminality allegedly perpetrated by ...

"It is apparent that where civil-security relations are poorly managed, humanitarian action may inadvertently compound other security problems.”

The Nigerian military had planned a nationwide operation to demand identity cards from citizens moving across the country.

The official says the affected fillings stations would be re-open after satisfying specifications guiding their operations and payment of N100,000 ...

It further predicted moderate rains accompanied by thunder over some parts of Sokoto, Maiduguri, Yobe and Kano states.