Flooding: Tinubu Approves N80bn For Reconstruction Of Borno Dam
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Christmas: Zulum Pays Early Salary, Pension For Borno Workers
Christmas: Zulum Pays Early Salary, Pension For Borno Workers
Tens of thousands flee Nigeria floods
Two major rivers have flooded across central Nigeria displacing tens of thousands of people, the Red Cross told AFP. Rescue workers in Kogi State have been helping residents move away…
Bomb attack in north Nigeria teahouse kills 19
A bomb exploded in a teahouse in a village in northeast Nigeria, killing 19 people and wounding two dozen more in the second major attack in a few weeks, security…
Nigeria weekend suicide bomb attack toll climbs to 32
The death toll from multiple suicide bombings in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza over the weekend has risen to 32, the country’s vice president Kashim Shettima said Monday. Saturday’s…
Gunmen kill four police officers in Nigeria’s northeast Borno
Unidentified gunmen killed four police officers in Nigeria’s northeast Borno province, police said in a statement. Police Commissioner Yusufu Mohammed Lawal “expresses heartfelt condolences to the families of four gallant…
Landmine blasts kill 10 on Borno highway
At least 10 people were killed in explosions targeting motorists on a highway in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state near the border with Cameroon where jihadists are active, anti-jihadist militia and residents…
Nigerian town hit by jihadist violence stages mass wedding
Fifty couples married at a sponsored mass wedding on Friday in a Nigerian town devastated by years of jihadist attacks, organisers told AFP. The ceremony was led by the chief…
FRSC records 37 deaths, 109 road accidents in Borno
The Borno Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 37 lives were lost in 109 road crashes recorded across the state from January to date. The state sector…