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Boko Haram/ISWAP claims attack on Maiduguri during election
Boko Haram’s Islamic State-backed faction on Saturday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, just hours before voting began in the country’s presidential and parliamentary election.
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Boko Haram kills eight in Maiduguri
Boko Haram insurgents killed eight people in Nigeria during an attack on the northeastern city of Maiduguri, a civilian militia leader said on Saturday. “We recovered a total of eight bodies of residents killed in the Boko Haram attack,” late on Friday, Haram Abba Aji-Kalli of the Civilian JTF militia told AFP. The attack came […]
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Boko Haram has adopted strategy to win public sympathy, says troops commander
Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj-Gen. Benson Akinroluyo, has disclosed that Boko Haram has adopted a strategy to win public sympathy. According to him, the insurgents’ new strategy is the ‘unconditional release’ of rustled cattle to rightful owners in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. Spokesman of the command, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in […]
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Nigeria accuses opposition of plotting election violence
Nigeria’s government on Monday warned about an increase in violence before next month’s elections, accusing the main opposition of trying to foment unrest to jeopardise the vote. Information Minister Lai Mohammed said the government had “credible intelligence” that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was orchestrating “widespread violence”. The party was trying to whip up unrest […]
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Buhari’s campaign train arrives Maiduguri
Buhari campaign train arrives Maiduguri By Rabiu SaniThe President Muhammadu Buhari campaign train on Monday arrived Maiduguri in continuation of its re-election campaign activities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari landed at about 10:30am at the Nigerian Air Force wing of the Maiduguri International Airport. He was received by Mr
Amb. Galtimari buried in Maiduguri
NAN The remains of a former Nigerian Ambassador to Chad Republic, Amb. Usman Gaji Galtimari, was buried on Sunday in Maiduguri, amidst hundreds of sympathisers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Galmatari was buried in a cemetery in Maiduguri metropolis at 11:00 a. m. Galtimari, 81, who was also the Chairman of the […]
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Troops kill two Boko Haram insurgents, rescue two aged women in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops killed two Boko Haram insurgents in the ongoing clearance operation at Kajeri community in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation LAFIYA DOLE said in a statement in Maiduguri that the troops also recovered ammunitions and rescued two […]
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Army buries 14 soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush
The Nigerian Army on Friday buried 14 soldiers killed in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists on Dec. 24, 2018. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 14 soldiers who were on escort duty were ambushed on their way back to Kaduna by the terrorists on Damaturu-Maiduguri road. The General Commanding (GOC) 1 […]
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Father begs Boko Haram son to surrender
Mallam Baba Modu, an 80-year-old father to a Boko Haram commander, popularly called ‘Ba-Ana,’ has called on his son to surrender and embrace peace. Modu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, yesterday. Why Boko Haram is invincible in Borno The octogenarian said […]
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