Thirty people were killed late on Sunday in a triple suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria, emergency services reported. Three bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38km from the Borno state capital Maiduguri, where football fans were watching…
NSCDC arrests suspected Boko Haram’s bomb material supplier in Borno (Punch)
Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Borno State on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of one Aliyu Muhammed, 24, suspected to be Boko Haram’s Improvised Explosive Device logistics supplier in Maiduguri. The Commandant of the corps, Ibrahim…
Troops rescue 29 women, 25 children in Borno (Guardian)
The Army has rescued 54 Boko Haram kidnapped persons in Borno, including 29 women and 25 children. In a statement on Monday, Col. Sagir Musa, the Acting Director Army Public Relations said the victims were freed after troops cleared Ma’allasuwa…
Buhari wan waka again! Heads to the UK on private visit
President Muhammadu Buhari will be embarking on a trip to the United Kingdom on a private visit, the Presidency has said. A statement by the President’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, says that further to the official visit by President Muhammadu Buhari…
NAF helicopter blade kills personnel in Borno (Punch)
An aircraft man, Umaru Abdul-Ganimu, has been killed by the blade of the Nigerian Air Force helicopter in the Bama area of Borno State. The personnel, who was said to be actively involved in the counter-insurgency Operation Lafiya Dole, was…
Don’t aid Boko Haram insurgents, Borno govt warns fishermen (Punch)
The Borno State Government has warned fishermen and fish merchants against aiding Boko Haram insurgents so as to fast track successful implementation of the counterinsurgency campaign. The state Governor, Kashim Shettima, gave the warning during the handover of seven trucks…
Troops arrest two female suicide bombers in Borno (Nation)
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have apprehended two female suicide bombers at Mushemiri village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno. The army said in a Twitter post that a suspected suicide bomber and her accomplice were arrested on Wednesday…
Maiduguri residents decry outrageous electricity billings (Nation)
Some electricity consumers in Maiduguri have decried the outrageous electricity billings by the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) Some of the residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday, described the development as worrisome, adding that it…
Soldier dies as troops kill four terrorists in Borno (Nation)
The Army said one soldier was killed on Sunday when troops neutralised four Boko Haram terrorists, who came to attack Maibukarti village on Maiduguri-Damboa road. Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the Director of Army Public Relations confirmed this in a statement on…
Police foil suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri (Guardian)
The Police in Borno successfully foiled a lone suicide bomb attack on Wednesday night in Maiduguri, the Police Commissioner, Mr Damian Chukwu, has said. Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by telephone that the incident occurred at about…