All posts tagged "Borno State"

17 soldiers killed after 3 hour battle with Boko Haram, scores abducted in fresh attack

No fewer than 17 soldiers were killed, while many others were abducted in two confrontations on Friday and Saturday between the military and Boko Haram insurgents...

Soldiers Killed, Scores Missing In Renewed Boko Haram Attack On Military Formations

Many soldiers were feared dead with dozens missing when suspected Boko Haram attacked military formations in the northern part of Borno State between Friday and Saturday...

Boko Haram Kills 38 In Borno, Burnt Tricycles And Motorbike

Boko Haram insurgents also stormed some hamlets close to the food reserve silos around Molai, along the Maiduguri-Damboa road, killing about 28 persons. A civilian JTF...

Love At First flight, Ultimate Frisbee Has A New Club in Maiduguri

Tahir Sherriff   What began as a casual after office hours disc throwing exercise has become a sport that is changing the heart of Nigeria’s most...

Hundreds of Nigerian Soldiers Are Missing, Eight Military Trucks Stolen After Boko Haram Ambush

Hundreds of Nigerian troops are missing after Boko Haram jihadists overran a military base in the remote northeast, security sources said Sunday, in the second major...

Boko Haram Terrorists Strike In Borno, 31 Persons Killed

Shehu of Bama Has Blamed the Federal Government For Allowing Boko Haram Enough Space To Operate

The Shehu of Bama Kingdom of Borno State, Shehu Kyari Ibn Umar El-Kanemi, has blamed the Federal Government of Nigeria for allowing Boko Haram enough space...

80,000 People In Rann, Borno State Stranded After Humanitarian Workers Evacuated From Northern Nigeria

A suspension of humanitarian operations has been extended in a remote town in northeast Nigeria where three aid workers were killed in a Boko Haram attack,...

Despite Losing Her Children During Boko Haram Attack, Self-Taught Midwife Is Keeping Other Women And Their Babies Alive

by Al Jazeera  Outside a zinc-roofed shack on the fringes of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Dada Nguru, a self-taught midwife, hangs a large sugar sack that has...

Boko Haram Stage Massive Attack On Rann In Borno, Leaving Aide Workers, Soldiers, Killed And Others Abducted

Nigerian troops suffered a massive setback in the war against terrorism as Boko Haram terrorists sprung a surprise attack on Rann killing at least a dozen...

Suicide Bombers Hit Borno IDP Camp

Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect struck at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Dalori, Borno state, on Wednesday. A witness told TheCable that...

Suicide Bombers Strike In Borno, Scores Killed, Others Injured

Press Releases Emergency Response Team (ERT) from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Borno State Emergency Management Agency (BOSEMA) and Red Cross have responded to a...