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Two Chibok Girls Who Escaped From Boko Haram 7 Years Ago Graduate From US University (Video)

Edna Wande May 10, 2021 0

Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu, former students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state, who escaped from Boko Haram in 2014, have graduated from Southeastern University in the United States. While Bishara graduated with…

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Boko Haram Reportedly Attacks Military Base In Borno, Kill 30 Soldiers

Edna Wande Apr 26, 2021 0

Boko Haram fighters on Sunday attacked a Nigerian Army location at 156 Battalion in Mainok area, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno state, killing over 30 soldiers, it has emerged. According to Gazette, military sources expressed that…

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18 Killed, 21 Injured In Boko Haram Attack – Borno Gov, Zulum (Photos)

Sylvia LANO Apr 16, 2021 0

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, says 18 people died while 21 were injured in Boko Haram attack in Damasak, Mobbar LGA. The insurgents attacked Damasak with three gun trucks on Tuesday, resulting in the displacement of residents.…

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Chibok Abduction: Release Of Schoolgirls Is Work In Progress, Says Presidency

Amirah Kuale Apr 15, 2021 0

Presidency on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to securing the release of the missing students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State, saying rescue efforts is a work in progress. A statement issued by the Senior…

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UN Confirms Boko Haram Attack On Its Facilities In Damasak, Borno

Sylvia LANO Apr 12, 2021 0

United Nations Office for coordination of humanitarian affairs has on Sunday confirmed an attack on its facility in Damasak, Borno state. Three women, a man and two soldiers lost their lives in the Saturday night, April 10 attack. Locals…

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More Chibok Girls Escape From Boko Haram Captivity

Edna Wande Jan 28, 2021 0

Some Chibok girls who were abducted and held by Boko Haram insurgents since 2014 have reportedly escaped. According to Daily Trust, a parent stated that some of them were contacted by officials handling the girls disappearance and…

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Soldier Sentenced To Death By Firing Squad For Killing Senior Officer

Edna Wande Jan 12, 2021 0

A soldier identified as Azunna Maduabuchi has been sentenced to death by firing squad for killing a senior officer in his unit, Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. The officer was shot dead by the soldier in Bama local government area of Borno…

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Gov Zulum Fulfils N20m Pledge, Presents Cheque To Widow Of Army Commander Killed By Boko Haram

Edna Wande Sep 23, 2020 0

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has fulfilled his N20 million pledge to the family of Late Col. Dahiru Bako who was slain by Boko Haram in an ambush. The Governor during the burial ceremony of the soldier on Tuesday, September…

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Borno: WAEC Conducts Exams In Chibok 6 Years After Abduction Of Schoolgirls (photos)

Edna Wande Sep 11, 2020 0

West African Examination Council (WAEC) has for the first time in six years conducted Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), in Chibok Local Government, Borno State. The 2020 examination is the first of its kind since the…

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Boko Haram Killed 75 Borno Elders In One Night – Senator Ndume

Tunde Serano Aug 27, 2020 0

Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has narrated how Boko Haram insurgents killed 75 members of his community in Gwoza local government in one night. Ndume made this disclosure on Wednesday in an emotion-laden presentation…

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Boko Haram Attacked Governor Zulum’s Convoy Not Soldiers – Army Insists

Edna Wande Aug 6, 2020 1

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has insisted that Governor Babagana Zulum’s convoy that was attacked last week was not perpetuated by soldiers as claimed but by Boko Haram. The attack happened in the company of security personnel,…

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Insecurity: ‘We Are No Longer Safe’ – Shehu Of Borno Cries Out

Edna Wande Aug 1, 2020 0

His Eminence, the Shehu of Borno state, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanemi, has on Friday decried the high rate of insecurity in the state. The paramount ruler made the remark on the heels of gun attack on Borno State governor’s…

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Maiduguri Attack Death Toll Rises To Six

Edna Wande Jul 31, 2020 0

Borno State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu has said the death toll from Thursday’s attack in Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram has risen to six. Gunmen suspected to be insurgents had on Thursday, fired four mortars in the city…

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One Dead, 16 Injured As Multiple Explosions Rock Maiduguri

Edna Wande Jul 30, 2020 0

Borno State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, has on Thursday confirmed the death of one person with 16 others injured following three explosions in Maiduguri metropolis. Aliyu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the…

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Coronavirus: Borno State Records New Death Case, Delta Two New Cases

Edna Wande Apr 22, 2020 0

Borno State Government has on Wednesday announced a new death case from coronavirus outbreak. The Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, who is also the Chairman of the State High Powered Committee on COVID-19, made this known while…

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