Borno State
An unspecified number of students writing the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examination Council have been abducted by armed bandits who stormed the Government Day Secondary School in Lassa town, Askira/Uba LGA, Borno State, on Monday, leaving one teacher dead. Borno State Police Command Spokesperson Nahum Daso has confirmed the […]
The government of Borno State has defended the Nigerian military strike by Operation Hadin Kai in the Jilli area of Gubio Local Government Area on Saturday, April 11, 2026, as residents are warned against harboring or providing logistical support to Boko Haram insurgents. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, in a statement by his Special Adviser […]
Twenty-three persons have been confirmed dead while 108 sustained varying degrees of injuries following bomb explosions that simultaneously rocked three locations in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Monday. The spokesman for the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, who confirmed the death toll in a statement on Tuesday, said the investigation was still ongoing […]
Passengers boarding a Max Air aircraft around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, heading to Abuja, held their hearts in their hands after one engine of the aircraft caught fire due to a bird strike immediately after takeoff. The aircraft, carrying 100 passengers, including the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, was grateful […]
Following the devastating flood in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state,many residents have fled their homes The Alau Dam, which has been at full capacity for the past week, reportedly collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday. The areas most affected include Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin. Several videos on social media show flood sweeping […]
A young lady residing in Mubi in Adamawa State has been arrested by the Adamawa police command for selling her kid brother for the sum of N410,000. The 24-year-old identified as Blessing Okonkwo took her 3-year-old brother from their mother Hauwa Lawan, who resides in Rimirgo in the Askira Uba Local Government Area […]
48 women abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in Maiwa and Shuwarin villages in Mafa LGA, Borno State have been released after a ransom of NN2.5 million A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, made this known on Thursday in X that the women were kidnapped on Tuesday, August 22 […]
After four Boko Haram members were caught in a failed attempt to attack the resident of Atiku Abubakar in Yola, the Peoples Democratic Party is calling for an investigation into the incident. The attack was confirmed by Police Spokesperson in Adamawa, Yahaya Suleiman on Monday that the suspected Boko Haram members were planning […]
Troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade have destroyed a Boko Haram market in Bama Local Council of Borno State. The troop also invaded and destroyed another market, known as ‘Daula’, and killed six terrorists manning it. Counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, stated, yesterday, in Maiduguri: “Troops, in collaboration with […]
Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo has resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressive Congress citing abnormalities in the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the party’s presidential candidates. On Sunday, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, and the APC Presidential candidate chose the former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima as his running […]
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