Tag: Borno
Top Boko Haram commander, Abu Usamah, ‘killed’ in Borno
A top commander of Boko Haram, Abu Usamah, has been killed by troops in Gorgi, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, the military...
Boko Haram burns 30 passengers to death, abducts others in Borno
At least 30 people were killed in Borno State after suspected Boko Haram terrorists set ablaze several trucks carrying passengers, according to multiple eyewitness...
ISWAP releases five kidnapped aid workers in Borno
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has released
five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State.
The aid workers were seized along with...
Buhari, United Nations condemn killing of aid workers in Borno
President Muhammadu Buhari and the United Nations
(UN) have condemned the execution of four aid workers by the Islamic State West
Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno...
DJ Cuppy auctions artwork detailing first trip to Borno
Celebrity disk jockey, DJ Cuppy, says she is auctioning a handmade artwork that tells the story of her first trip to Borno State.
In a...
Maiduguri market fire: Zulum orders investigation
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has directed for an investigation into the Thursday night fire at the Maiduguri GSM Market.
r Isa Gusau, the Special...
Boko Haram executes kidnapped aid worker in Borno
Charity group, Action Against Hunger, has confirmed that a section of Boko Haram jihadists loyal to the Islamic State, has executed one of six...
Army shuts down Action Against Hunger office in Borno
The Nigerian army has shut down the office of aid group
Action Against Hunger in Borno State, accusing it of "aiding and abetting
terrorists" in a...
DJ Cuppy visits Maiduguri for first time
Celebrity disk jockey and singer, DJ Cuppy, has revealed that she has travelled to Maiduguri, Borno, for the first time.
DJ Cuppy, 26, disclosed...
Over 1,000 Nigerian soldiers secretly buried in Maiduguri – Report
More than 1,000
soldiers killed on the battlefront in the fight against insurgency were
secretly buried in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, a report by The Wall...