Tag: Borno State
Borno finance commissioner Ahmed Ali found dead
Borno State commissioner of finance Ahmed Ali has died at the age of 44.
Commissioner of information and internal secretary Prof Usman Tar announced this...
Borno: IGP salutes personnel gallantry in fighting insurgency
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has commended the force over its proactive roles in the fight against insurgency.
Adamu made the commendation in...
Borno govt. sets up waste recycling plant
The Borno Government has procured a plastic waste recycling plant to enhance wastes management and environmental sanitation in the state.
Mr Kabir Wanori, the Commissioner...
NSCDC arrests man over alleged N5.9 m fraud
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, says it has arrested one Emmanuel Bulus over alleged N5.9 million fraud.
The Commandant of...
NAF neutralises several insurgents at Bukar Meram in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters at Bukar Meram on the fringes of Lake...
Boko Haram: Army continues onslaught against terrorists in N/East
The Nigerian Army said that its troops had continued to hunt for fleeing Boko Haram insurgents and increased onslaught against them in Borno...
Nigerian soldier commits suicide in Borno
There was serious pandemonium in Gwoza, Borno State, after an Army officer, Adegor Okpako, reportedly shot himself to death on Wednesday.
According to Premium Times, Okpako,...
Boko Haram suspected of killing four in Borno village
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed four people following raids on villages in Borno State, a local official and residents said on Saturday.
The motorcycle-riding...
Many feared killed as Boko Haram attacks army chief’s village
Boko Haram gunmen launched a dawn raid Saturday on the hometown of Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, triggering a fierce gun...
Boko Haram: Lai Mohammed visits Bama, others
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Sunday visited troubled areas in Borno to get firsthand information on the ongoing war against insurgency...