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    Politics Shettima - I'm Ready to Die With Borno People, Already Written My Will

    Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state said he’s prepared to die with Borno people in order to end insurgency in the state. In a chat with TVC Big Talk, Shettima said, “I wrote my will six months into my administration, when the issue of Boko Haram was hitting up and I was prepared to...
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    Politics Saraki Sends Delegation To Borno Over Ndume's Suspension

    Senate President Bukola Saraki has raised a five-man committee to brief Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima on Ndume’s fate over his refusal to apologise to the Senate as a precondition for his recall from suspension. Saraki named Senate Deputy Whip Francis Alimikhena as leader of the...
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    Politics Governor Shettima Reacts To Release Of 82 Chibok Girls - People Thought Buhari Was Not Working

    Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima on Sunday issued a statement on the release of abducted Chibok girls by boko haram terrorists. His statement read, ''First of all, I will like to thank Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for securing the lives of our abducted daughters and schoolgirls‎ from...
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    Politics Why I Cannot Reverse Ndume's Suspension - Saraki

    Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that he cannot reverse Ali Ndume's suspension by the Nigerian Senate on the plea of Borno State governor, Ibrahim Shettima. Mr Saraki stated this on Monday, in an interview with State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with President...
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    Politics Shettima Declares December 22 Sambisa Memorial Day

    Beginning from 2017, December 22 of every year is to be marked as Sambisa Memorial Day, which will be public holiday in Borno State for the purpose of remembering victims of Boko Haram insurgents, the victory recorded by the Nigerian military and the remembrance of fallen soldiers and volunteers...
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    Metro Gov. Shettima Involved in Fatal Accident Along Kaduna-Abuja Road, One Dead

    The convoy of Kashim Shettima, governor of Borno state, was involved in a road crash on Friday, leading to the death of his senior special assistant on protocol identified as Farouk Farouk. A driver, who sustained injuries in the accident, has reportedly been taken to an undisclosed...
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    Politics After Buhari, Gov Shettima Should be the Next President of Nigeria- Lawmaker

    Borno House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Danlami Kubo, has nominated Governor Kashim Shettima to be the next President of Nigeria, after Muhammadu Buhari. He spoke during the flag-off of a three day entrepreneurial training for 10,000 selected widows and displaced women, which was organised by...
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    Politics Gov Shettima Blames Jonathan, Modu Sheriff for the Emergence of Boko Haram

    Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has blamed the state's former governor, Ali Modu-Sheriff and ex-President Goodluck Jonathan for the emergence of the Boko Haram sect. According to him, both men didn't do enough to nip the early warning signs in the bud. "I have restrained myself from...
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    Politics How Ali Modu Sheriff Escalated Boko Haram Insurgency – Borno Gov. Shettima

    The governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, has explained his predecessor, Ali Sheriff escalate of Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east. Mr. Shettima, who stated this on Monday at the annual lecture in honour of late Head of State, Murtala Mohammed in Abuja, said he was responding to a...
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    Metro Nigeria: 350 Imams Pray For President Buhari

    Imams in about 350 Jumma’at mosques in Maiduguri, Jere, Biu and other parts of Borno State led thousands of worshipers to offer special prayers for the speedy and full recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari.. New Telegraph gathered that the plan to offer the special prayers was at the request...
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    Politics Arrest My Children If They're Involved in Boko Haram - Gov. Shettima Strong Message to Borno [VIDEO]

    Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has sent a public plea to Nigerians to support the war against Boko haram. Shettima made the plea via a 7 minute video posted on Social network. ''My dear brothers and sisters, the people of Borno State, In recent days and weeks, we have come under...
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    Metro Herdsmen Attacking Nigerians Are From Senegal, Mali - Northern Governors

    The northern governors’ forum (NGF) has blamed foreign herdsmen for the killings in Southern Kaduna. Kashim Shettima, chairman of the forum and governor of Borno state, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the forum’s meeting in Kaduna. He said the herdsmen usually came in from...
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    Metro We've Lost $9.3bn to Boko Haram - Gov Shettima

    Nigeria's Northeast have lost about $9.2 billion to the destruction of properties by the Boko Haram sect, Borno's Governor Kashim Shettima has stated. In Borno alone, Boko Haram has destroyed properties worth $6.7bn, he said, adding that the destruction ranged from municipal buildings to...
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    Politics Nigeria: 19 Northern Governors Meet Over Security Issues

    The 19 northern state governors are meeting on Monday morning in Kaduna state, for the first meeting of the group in 2017 over security issues in the region. The Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, who also doubles as the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, is expected to preside...
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    Metro IDP Camp Bombing Sad But Not A New Thing – Borno Governor

    The Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, said on Wednesday that though sad, the Tuesday accidental bombing of a civilian population in his state is not a new thing. The governor said several wars that shaped the history of mankind were not ended without cases of people dying, not from the...
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    Politics Gov Shettima at University of Maiduguri Bomb Blast Scene [PHOTO]

    Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has paid a visit to the bomb blast scene at the University of Maiduguri.
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    Politics Gov. Shettima Hits UN Agencies - They Build 5 Toilets ,Fly in Helicopters For Commissioning

    Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima is not happy with the conduct of aid agencies in the state. Addressing journalists in Maiduguri on Tuesday, Governor Shettima said, “We have the list of all NGOs operating in this state; apart from the officially functioning NGOs. Some of the United...
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    Politics Maiduguri Blasts: Governor Shettima Calls For Emergency Security Meeting

    Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has summoned officials of all markets, motor parks and other places of public gatherings in Maiduguri, for an emergency security meeting with heads of security agencies and the civilian JTF. The meeting, which is expected to take place on Monday (today) at...
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    Politics Nigeria: Northern Govs are Using Boko Haram to Their Advantage, and It's Bad - Gov Shettima

    Borno state's Governor Kashim Shettima has called out northern governors who are using the Boko Haram insurgency to score pity points from national and international aid organizations. On Friday, the governor alleged that some of his colleagues were making false claims about the situation of...
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    Politics President Buhari Leaves For Germany Tomorrow

    President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from October 13 to 15, 2016 in furtherance discussion of security and humanitarian issues in North east. President Buhari, will meeet with Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and discuss on issues of...
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