…admits she bought the poison from the market A 25-year-old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, has been arrested by the Borno State Police Command for allegedly killing her husband, Goni Abbah, with poison. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri, the state capital, said the
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…within the last five months, 13 Chibok girls have been rescued by the military The Nigerian military has disclosed that two more Chibok girls, Yana Pogu and Rejoice Sanki, have been rescued in Borno alongside their children. The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation, Hadin Kai, Major Gen. Christopher Musa, disclosed this in Maiduguri, the state
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Bodies of no fewer than 15 corpses have been recovered from the flooded River Ngadabul in Maiduguri, Borno State. The North East Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Muhammad Usman, confirmed the development on Wednesday, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri. Usman said the cases of drowned people in the flooded
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Fifteen (15 ) soldiers have been reportedly killed in an ambush mounted by Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) fighters near Gudumbali on the fringes of the Lake Chad. But the Nigerian Army has refuted the casualty figure, insisting that no soldier was killed in the ambush. The Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General
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The Federal Ministry of Education says it has begun the relocation of pupils from Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states to other states following the alarming rate of abduction of school children in the country. The Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Ben Goong, disclosed this in an interview with Punch. Goong was
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The Nigerian military has denied reports that some Chibok girls were rescued recently by troops. The Nigerian military has refuted reports that some Chibok girls were recently rescued. The denial was made public by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor. It had been reported that the girls were rescued during clearance operation
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Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly launched an attack on Mafa Local Government Headquarters of Borno State. The terrorists were said to have engaged Nigerian Security Forces in heavy exchange of gunfire. Mafa is the home of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State and is located 40 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the state capital. Vanguard quoted
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The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has equipped local hunters in Hawul Local Government Area of the state to take on Boko Haram insurgents. The insurgents had attacked and looted four communities in Hawul LGA on Boxing Day. The governor, represented by his deputy, Umar Kadafur, handed over eight Toyota Hilux vehicles and other equipments
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The House of Representatives has resolved to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to address members in plenary over the security crises across the country. Earlier, plenary at the House of Representatives turned rowdy on Tuesday as members were sharply divided over a motion seeking to invite Buhari to appear before the lawmakers to explain the rising
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The United Nations on Monday withdrew its earlier claim that 110 farmers were killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Zabarmari community of Borno State. In a statement on Sunday evening, the head of the UN System in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, claimed that least 110 farmers were killed by the jihadists. Kallon added that he
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Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped nine women and killed 11 other people on Sunday night during a raid on the northeast Nigerian village of Takulashi of Chibok in Borno State some residents said. Details of the attack on the remote village further revealed that 11 persons might have been killed in the attack as against
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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has called on the Federal Government to deploy the dissolved Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, personnel to Borno State, to complement the efforts of the Military’s fight against Boko Haram. Zulum made the call in Maiduguri when he was receiving the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregebesola, who led a delegation
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Jihadist fighters linked to the Islamic State group on Friday killed 15 security personnel in an ambush on the convoy of a governor in restive northeast Nigeria, three security said. Sources told AFP that eight policemen, three soldiers, and four members of a government-backed militia were killed in the attack on vehicles carrying Borno governor
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Traditional ruler of Biu in Borno State, Alhaji Mai Umar Mustapha Aliyu, is dead. The cause of the monarch’s death was not stated by the family, who described his demise as a huge loss. He was 79 at the time of his death and ascended the throne in 1989. “We lost our father a pillar
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Boko Haram terrorists have taken over kukawa community in Borno State and hoisted its flag there in a manner reminiscent of the pre-2015 era where the terrorists occupied large expanses of land in the state Well, the latest story emanating from Borno relating to that development is a rather unpleasant and regrettable one. Boko Haram
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