The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Monday explained that Boko Haram insurgents have cut off Maiduguri, Borno state capital, from the national electricity grid. TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, said the insurgents damaged the electricity equipment serving the state capital and its environs but that the agency is making efforts to restore electricity supply in […]
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Some persons believed to be Boko Haram members on Tuesday evening staged an attack on a convoy of travellers near Molai, a village at the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Bala Ibrahim, a resident told newsmen that the insurgents invaded the town using cows as shields. He said immediately they got into the […]
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The Nigerian military has repelled Boko Haram attackers who made an attempt to infiltrate Maiduguri, the Borno capital today. Multiple bomb explosions and gun shots were heard between 5am and 6am. But calm has now been restored, according to tweets by some Nigerians in Maiduguri. The army has not issued a statement yet about the […]
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Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect struck inside a mosque in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Saturday, killing 11 persons. Damian Chukwu, commissioner of police in the state, confirmed the incident, saying it happened around 5:40am. He said two suicide bombers, accompanied by a gunman, infiltrated the mosque located in Kushari village behind […]
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Hundreds of residents have been forced out of their homes as Boko Haram insurgents have attacked Judumri community in Jere local government area (LGA) of Borno. According to witnesses, sounds of gunshot rent the air on Saturday evening while the Muslim faithful were praying. The insurgents were said to have attempted to infiltrate Maiduguri but […]
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Mobile policemen on Monday in Maiduguri staged a protest over non-payment of their allowances. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesting policemen barricaded the command headquarters located on Maiduguri-Kano expressway. The protest disrupted traffic on the road. One of protesting policemen who pleaded anonymity, said they were angry over non-payment of their […]
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Four suicide bombers struck Mairanti, a village near Maiduguri in Nigeria’s Borno state on Thursday night. News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reported that the incident occurred around 10pm when most residents were indoors, but no casualties were recorded except the bombers. Bashir Garga, the northeast coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved that negotiation should be carried out for $15 billion loan for the completion of work on the Port Harcourt – Maiduguri rail project. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Ameachi, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the […]
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The Borno state command of the Nigeria Police Force, has given hint that Boko Haram is planning to attack Maiduguri, capital of the state, with vehicles primed with improvised explosive device (IED). Ahmed Bello, an assistant commissioner of police, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Bello said the attack was beng coordinated by dislodged Boko […]
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Some persons suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents attacked Alikaramchi village, close to Giwa barracks in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Wednesday night. The incident happened hours after President Muhammadu Buhari left Maiduguri for Yobe state. Buhari had visited Yobe state government house and Government Girls Science and Technical School, Dapchi, where he met […]
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