Tag: Maiduguri

The protesters barricaded the major highway which leads out of Maiduguri.

The protesting IDPs took to the Maiduguri-Damaturu road to protest alleged government neglect.

Nigerian military, however, insists Baga is under the full control of Nigerian troops.

Other members of the outlawed armed group escaped with various degree of injuries and the troops were able to recover ...

This is the first major outing of the party’s flag bearer, Babagana Umara, in Maiduguri, Borno State.

“There is an increasing climate of fear across newsrooms in Nigeria."

Witnesses say at least 50 people were injured.

Mr Buhari is on a campaign visit to the state.

A former governor of Borno State, Ali Sheriff, was also at the airport to welcome the president.

During the operation, the gallant troops rescued two women who had been held hostage by the terrorists.

The exercise will hold till February 28.

The bursaries are to be paid to the indigenes of the state in 20 institutions across the country.

The army says it will treat such persons as "terrorists".

Military says it restricted movement to enable clearance and snap checks operations in the general area to clear suspected Boko ...

Ba-Ana, a commander of the Albarnawi faction of the Boko Haram, was conscripted by the insurgents in 2012 at a ...

The journalist was arrested by soldiers on Sunday.

The attack comes a few hours after an earlier one on another village, near Maiduguri.

Newspaper proprietors also demand the unconditional release of the newspaper's detained editor.

Daily Trust's Uthman Abubakar has reportedly been handed over to the SSS for further interrogation.

Sunday's raid has drawn wide condemnation with calls for detained journalists to be immediately released.

Armed soldiers had earlier Sunday raided and sealed two offices of Daily Trust newspaper in Abuja and Maiduguri, Borno State.

The participants will acquire skills on tailoring, fashion design, garmenting, carpentry and welding.

The Borno governor called a security meeting to discuss the Boko Haram crisis.

The Army however said troops as at Thursday engaged the terrorists in a fierce battle to repel them.

The Nigerian army has suffered a string of losses in its nine-year-old war against Boko Haram, amid an upsurge in ...