Tag: Borno State

Borno: NAF airstrikes destroy terrorists’ hideouts 

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NAF Borno airstrikes

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its airstrikes have successfully destroyed terrorist hideouts in the Southern Tumbuns area of Borno state. This is contained in a statement by its Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, yesterday in Abuja. Ejodame said the operation was conducted on Friday at about 1850 hours over Ali Sheriffti, a known terrorist enclave, following credible intelligence on insurgent activities. “The NAF air assets carried out a focused surveillance sweep, during which several insurgents were sighted moving along concealed tracks and were trailed…

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B’Haram’s 72hr deadline: “No ransom for 416 victims”, Ndume vows

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Ndume vows on B'Haram

The lawmaker representing Borno-South senatorial district, Ali Ndume, has vowed that no ransom will be paid to insurgents who abducted residents from the village of Muoshi, Borno State, in early March. The lawmaker’s declaration comes as Boko Haram‘s 72-hour ultimatum on the 416 nears its expiration. In a recent video, Boko Haram insurgents issued a chilling 72-hour ultimatum, warning that the abducted victims could be moved to unknown locations if their demands were not met. The militants threatened, “If our demands are not met, we will move these victims, including…

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“You may never see them again”   – Insurgents give FG 72hr warning over abducted victims

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Insurgents give FG warning

Boko Haram terrorists have released a video warning the Nigerian government not to attempt a forceful rescue of 416 people abducted in Borno State. In a video, the group said that if their demands are not met within 72 hours, the victims will be moved to unknown locations where they may never be found again. In a video released yesterday, the terrorists also said they would welcome any attempt by the government to rescue the victims by force, adding that they are ready for confrontation if that option is chosen.…

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B’Haram terrorists kill Army Colonel, 21 soldiers in Borno attack

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B'Haram kill Army Col.

Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly attacked a military outpost in Monguno, Borno State, killing at least 22 soldiers of the Nigerian Army, according to sources familiar with the incident. The overnight assault is said to have occurred as the military was preparing to launch a renewed offensive against the terrorists, who have recently intensified attacks on security forces in the region. The affected officer, Colonel I.A. Muhammad, along with his troops, was attached to the 242 Battalion in Borno, an area that has remained a major hotspot in the long-running…

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Army kills terrorist kingpin, Jidda, others in Yobe, Borno

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Troops of ‘Operation Haɗin Kai’ (OPHK) have neutralised a notorious ISWAP terrorist commander, Malam Jidda, along with scores of his fighters in a coordinated air and ground operation in Gujba local government area of Yobe State and the Timbuktu Triangle in Borno State. This is contained in a statement issued in Maiduguri yesterday by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command, ‘Operation Haɗin Kai’,  Capt. Reuben Kovangiya. According to the statement, the operation was launched on June 9 in Ngazalgana area of Gujba LGA, with close air…

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Borno residents fear new floods, as Alau Dam remains unfixed

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Borno residents on floods2

With the rainy season making its presence, residents of Borno State fear a repeat of the devastating 2024 floods.  Despite the Federal Government’s ₦80 billion pledge to rehabilitate the Alau Dam, observers say no visible repair work has begun, and key infrastructure like the collapsed Fori Bridge remains in ruins. In Fori, 38-year-old Fatima Musa and her son still rely on a fragile, makeshift bridge made of wooden planks to cross the Ngadda River—a river that claimed lives and property during last year’s floods. The original bridge, a critical link…

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Why Bama is suitable for Agric varsity

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Bama, a seventy-six kilometers from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, which borders Chad and Cameroun Republics, and hitherto was headquarters of the Boko Haram, has faced profound challenges due to fourteen years of insurgency, resulting in a weakened agricultural sector, stunted urban and rural development, a disrupted educational system, and severe socio-economic setbacks. Despite these hardships, Bama, strategically located in the central senatorial zone of the state, bordering the Republics of Cameroon and Chad, holds tremendous potential for growth and development. The region boasts vast expanses of fertile agricultural…

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Maiduguri Flood: NAFDAC shuts down market over contaminated drugs

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NAFDAC shuts down market

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has shut down the Gomboru drug market in Maiduguri, Borno State, where contaminated drugs were washed and sun-dried for resale following the devastating flood that hit the State. The drug agencies made this known on Thursday, in a statement posted via his official X handle, saying it has ordered the closure of the drug market after the recent flooding submerged the market, and the drugs became contaminated. NAFDAC posted: After the recent flooding in Maiduguri that submerged the Gomboru…

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FloodDisaster: ?angote donates N2bntoMaiduguri victims

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Urges Corporate Nigeria to support Borno The Chief Executive Officer of ?angote Industries, Aliko ?angote has announced the donation of N2 billion to assist those affected by the recent devastating flood in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. ?angote explained that while the Presidential Committee on Flood and Disaster, which he chairs, has committed N1 billion, the ?angote Foundation will donate an additional 1 billion naira. We have a Presidential Committee on Flood and Disaster which I chair. They have already committed about 1 billion, and the Aliko Dangote Foundation will…

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Borno flood Disaster: Liberty TV/Radio Chairman commiserates with Borno people

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Ramalan

Chairman of Liberty TV and FM Stations, Alhaji (Dr( Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has commiserated with the People and Government of Borno state over the devastating flood that caused unimaginable havoc in Maiduguri the state capital. In a sympathy Press Statement issued on Wednesday, Ramalan described the incident, which spanned across Borno State, as highly devastating and unprecedented in recent years. It is with sympathetic feeling that critical government institutions such as the Government House Teaching Hospital, Shehu of Bornos Palace, the State secretariat, schools, and business centres were reported to…

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