Tag: Borno
New El Kanemi coach gets surprise car from Borno government
Newly appointed coach of El Kanemi Warriors, Imama Amapakabor, has received a surprise welcome present from Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima.
Amapakabor, who guided Enugu...
11 dead as troops repel Boko Haram suicide bombers in Borno
Nine suicide bombers and two civilians were killed as Nigerian troops and civilian self-defence fighters repelled an attack by Boko Haram extremists in Maiduguri...
10-year-old girl bomber dies in Borno
A girl thought to be aged just 10 died after the suicide vest she was wearing exploded in northeast Nigeria, a civilian vigilante said...
Borno spends N1billion on hospital equipment destroyed by Boko Haram
The Borno Government on Sunday said it spent about N1 billion to procure hospital equipment for 38 secondary health facilities that were destroyed by...
Osinbajo honours displaced school age children in Aso Rock
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday honoured 18 school age children who are the winners of the maiden Protecting Education Advocacy Challenge (PEACH) competition...
5,000 IDPs infected with HIV/AIDS in Borno – Official
No fewer than 5,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 27 camps in Borno are currently living with HIV/AIDS.
Coordinator on HIV/AIDS in Borno, Hassan Mustapha,...
Car explosion kills 9 in Borno
A car bomb targeting a military checkpoint on a road leading to Maiduguri exploded Tuesday, killing all nine people in the vehicle, police and...
Soldiers missing, 13 injured as Boko Haram attacks troops
An unspecified number of Nigerian soldiers went missing after an attack by the Boko Haram in Gashigar, a northern Borno community that borders Niger...
8 killed in Maiduguri female suicide bomb attack
No fewer than eight people were killed and 15 wounded on Wednesday when a car bomb, believed to be the handiwork of Boko Haram,...
Military helicopters rush polio vaccines to Borno
Emergency military helicopters on Friday rushed polio vaccines to dangerous parts of north-eastern Nigeria, where Boko Haram operates and two paralysed toddlers were recently...