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    Suicide blasts kill at least three in NE Nigeria – News24

    Two female suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram jihadists killed at least three people in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said Monday. The bombers detonated their explosives inside a house and near a mosque in the Mashamari area of Konduga, 35km southeast of the Borno State capital...
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    Nigerian Army kills two female bombers in failed attempt to infiltrate troops base – TODAY.NG

    The Nigerian Army says it killed two female suicide bombers, who attempted to infiltrate troops in Kawuri, in Konduga Local Government Area in Borno on Friday. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement released...
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    APC congress kicks-off under tight security in Borno – The Sun News

    The All Progressive Congress (APC) Congress, in Borno State, has commenced in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, under tight security. The congress initially scheduled to hold at a popular hotel was moved to the El-Kanemi Sports Complex at the heart … Read more via The Sun News –...
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    Sheriff’s Return To APC Unsettles Aspirants In Borno – Leadership Newspaper

    Since the departure of Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff from the ruling All progressive Congress (APC) to the opposition Party, the People’s Democratic party (PDP) where he was made Chairman of the Party, the political atmosphere in Borno, especially with regards to the ruling APC in the state … Read...
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    Shoe polish donation: Shettima queries commissioner for ’embarrassing’ government – Premium Times

    Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has queried his Commissioner for Higher Education and aspirant for the house of representatives in 2019, Usman Jaha (Babawo) for distributing shoe polish and other items to youth in Gwoza as part of his welfare programme. Photos of the donation … Read...
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    Suicide Bombings: Boko Haram adopts new tactics – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Nigerian military says the Tuesday attack that claimed the lives of at least three operatives of the Civillian-JTF in Konduga town of Borno State was possible because Boko Haram used an aged man who disguised as a weak and feeble traveller. The spokesman of … Read more via Premium...
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    Army rescues over 1,000 Boko Haram captives – Vanguard News

    The Nigerian Army, yesterday, said it has rescued over 1,000 hostages from Boko Haram terrorists’ enclaves in different parts of Borno State. The Army said its troops of 22 Brigade deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole rescued the hostages after operations were conducted with allies of...
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    Metro Sambisa forest to become tourist attraction soon – Buratai – PM NEWS Nigeria

    Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says Nigerian Army will work with National Park Service and Borno Government to revive Sambisa forest to attract tourists into the country. Buratai said this....... Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2qXDYlb Get More Nigeria...
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    Metro 3 Dead, 693 Diagnosed Of Cholera In Borno – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    The Borno State government has confirmed three persons dead following fresh outbreak of cholera in villages around the Lake Chad axis of the State. Leadership Recalls that Cholera epidemic first hit Borno in August, last year, on the outskirts of Maiduguri, and quickly spread through several...
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    Metro Soldiers kill five, capture Boko Haram commander in Borno – OluFamous.Com

    Troops in Borno killed five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a top commander of the group in the ongoing operation in Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad basin. Col. Onyeama Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of Operation Lafiya Dole, in a statement in Maiduguri, said troops also...
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    Metro Over 382,000 People Are Living With HIV In Benue, Ondo, Borno

    There are more than 382,000 people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Benue, Ondo and Borno states. The Acting Country Programme Manager, AIDS Healthcare Foundation Nigeria, Dr. Greg Abiaziem, Benue State ranks first in the HIV/AIDS prevalence rating in Nigeria according to the...
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    Politics Buhari's Health: Good Manners and Religion Clouding The Truth

    It will appear that Gov. Shettima of Borno state has the most honest face in Nigerian politics. He was unable to hide his true feeling on the state of Buhari's health. To be fare, the Gov has been dealing with many issues over the years that has made him unable to play along with the current...
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    Metro Borno Officials Issues Warning on Boko Haram's New Method

    Borno state officials have warned residents to be vigilant as Boko Haram now uses female suicide bombers carrying babies to avoid detection in their attacks. BBC reports that female attackers have been seen before, but officials said the use of babies could signal a "dangerous" trend. An...
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    Metro What Borno Governor, Kashim Shettima Said About Fall of Sambisa Forest

    Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno, has declared 2016 as his best year ever since he was sworn into power. He described the fall of Sambisa Forest which served as the headquarters of ‘Boko Haram’ insurgents as Christmas and New Year gift to the people of the State from President Muhammadu...
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    Metro Borno Uncovers 10,000 Ghost Workers

    Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno said the state government had uncovered more than10,000 ghost workers out of the 25,000 civil servants in the state’s work force. The governor said in a radio and television broadcast in Maiduguri on Wednesday that the workers were uncovered after a verification...
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    Metro NSCDC Uncovers 40 Fake NGOs Exploiting IDPs in Borno

    The Borno State commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ibrahim Abdullahi, says the agency has uncovered at least 40 fake non-governmental organisations, NGOs, that are exploiting internally displaced persons, IDPs, in Borno State. In an interview with NAN over the...
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    Metro Borno IDP: Man Rapes 13-year-old Chibok Girl For 2 Days

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Borno on Thursday said that it had arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly raping an Internally Displaced Person. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri that the 13-year-old...
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    Metro Yobe Emirates Council Suspends 2 Village Heads For Diverting IDPs Food

    Two Village Heads and one Sarkin Fulani have been suspended by the Emirate council in Yobe state over the diversion of food meant for Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, in Buni-Yadi in the state. Gujba Emirate Council of Yobe State cited nonchalant attitude, indiscipline and breach of trust...
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    Metro Return To Work Immediately, Borno Govt Orders Workers In Liberated Communities

    The Borno Government has directed all civil servants in the 10 local government areas of the state liberated by the military from Boko Haram to return to work with immediate effect. Alhaji Usman Zannah, the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, gave the directive...
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    Politics Nigeria: 6 States Donated to Borno Since Boko Haram Insurgency – Gov. Shettima

    Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State said yesterday that his government got only N345 million from donor agencies in five years. Refuting claims that his government mismanaged huge funds from international donor organisations and humanitarian agencies, Governor Shettima 6 states donated...
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