Tag: Maiduguri

20Sep By BobbyNo Comments

News

ISWAP has embarked on massive recruitment – Nigerian Army

Spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu has raised an alarm of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) embarking on a massive recruitment of members. Nwachukwu disclosed this during a tour of the Hadin Kai theatre command in Maiduguri, Borno state on Sunday September 19. Urging the media to block the recruitment, Nwachukwu also appealed to all Nigerians to be vigilant.   He said;   “I will like to mention that the ISWAP, very recently, haven been depleted by the surrendering of their member, as well as and conflict between them. “They have embarked on what I will call a massive recruitment drive and I consider it very important to engage the media to block this recruitment. “The Boko Haram insurgents have been surrendering. People have ...

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16Jun By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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President Buhari Storms Borno On Thursday For Official Visit

Governor Babagana Zulum has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday visit Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, for a one-day working visit. Naija News reports that the Borno governor disclosed this on Tuesday evening at the Government House in the state capital. During his visit, Zulum said that the President would be appraising the security situation in the northeast. According to him, the president would also inaugurate 4,000 houses which were part of the Federal Government’s housing project, as well as some local projects executed by the state government. “The President would commission the first phase of the 10,000 houses which he graciously approved and funded for the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees.” According to the Go...

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19Apr By dthataNo Comments

News

ISWAP Attacks Dikwa Town In Borno

Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) insurgents are currently attacking Dikwa town about 90 km east of Maiduguri, Borno State capital, Northeast Nigeria. HumAngle learned that ISWAP fighters have taken control of major access roads into Dikwa. The security situation in the garrison town is fluid and developing. This is at least the fourth attack by ISWAP targeting Dikwa town since January 2021. During the previous attack in March, insurgents dislodged troops, overran the town and destroyed parts of the United Nations humanitarian hub after a siege that trapped aid workers in a bunker. On Saturday, the UN announced the suspension of humanitarian operations in Dikwa and Damasak.

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13Apr By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Criminals Planning Attacks On Airports, FG Alerts Security Agents

The Federal Government has alerted airport security chiefs across the country of impending attacks by suspected criminals. To this end, the government through the Ministry of Aviation has alerted the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to beef up security across the airports. FAAN’s Deputy General Manager in charge of Administration and Logistics, S.M. Mamman, issued a memo to airport chiefs of security to review security measures to stave off the attacks. The airports listed included Kaduna, Maiduguri, Sokoto, Kano, Abuja, and Lagos. The memo read: “I am directed to convey an alert from the Ministry of Aviation regarding security threats by criminal elements against Airports in Nigeria and to request for the immediate enumeration of necessary countermeasures for t...

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10Apr By dthataNo Comments

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NNPC To Construct Africa’s Largest Gas-Powered Plant In Maiduguri – Mele Kyari

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it will build a gas-powered plant in Maiduguri, Borno State to address challenges in electricity supply to the area caused by incessant Boko Haram attacks NNPC Group Managing Director (GMD), Mr. Mele Kyari disclosed this on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Borno governor at the Maiduguri Government House. Mele who led other officials of the corporation, said such project was in line with the president’s cardinal principle to deepen gas consumption in the country. “Mr. President has declared this year a decade of gas. This means for the next 10 years, there will be significant gas entry into the north..So as a result of the challenges of power supply, in the state we saw the opportunity of supporting Borno State,”...

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1Apr By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Missing Jet: Chief Of Air Staff, Air Marshal Amao Lands In Maiduguri

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has arrived Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to supervise the search for the missing fighter plane that disappeared from radar last night. He has been briefed and all search and rescue tools have been activated in the North-east theatre of operations in order to ascertain the whereabouts of the fighter plane. The CAS, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, @CAS_IOAmao, arrived Maiduguri this morning and was briefed on ongoing search and rescue efforts in connection with the missing Alpha Jet aircraft. He also urged pilots, engineers & technicians to remain undeterred & resolute in their commitment to ensuring that peace returns to the North East. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Public Relations Director NAF It was earlier reporte...

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29Mar By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Extend Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Line To Chad, President Deby Tells Buhari

President Idris Deby of Chad on Saturday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri eastern corridor railway line to Chad to enhance trade between Nigeria and his country. President Buhari performed the groundbreaking of the $3 billion Port Harcourt-Maiduguri project earlier this month. Addressing correspondents at the presidential villa, Abuja at end of his one-day visit when he had bilateral talks with Buhari, the Chadian leader said such rail and road transportation link with Nigeria would enable goods to be moved to his landlocked country. If Buhari agrees to the request, it will be second of such project his administration will embark upon after the Kano-Maradi, Niger Republic rail line. Deby said he discussed a number of important iss...

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27Mar By dthataNo Comments

News

Boko Haram Throws Maiduguri Into Darkness Again, Blows Up Power Tower

Barely 72 hours after electric power was restored in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday blew up another transmission tower in the city. Sources said the insurgents planted explosives on each leg of the tower, which they detonated at about 6 a.m. On Wednesday, jubilant residents of Maiduguri were seen in a video that trended on social media as they celebrated the return of electricity after nearly two months of blackout. It took officials of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) that long to repair the transmission tower brought down by the insurgents at a location about 50km from Maiduguri. While reconnecting the installation, three TCN officials were severely injured by a landmine planted by the insurgents. Another official was said to ha...

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23Mar By dthataNo Comments

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Gov. Zulum Uncovers Fresh Batch Of Fake IDPs In Maiduguri Camp

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has discovered 528 illegal occupants of an internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Maiduguri, officials of the state government have said. The Governor paid a midnight visit to the camp on Tuesday, where he carried out a headcount. The camp holds IDPs from Bama, Konduga and Damboa LGAs of Borno. TheCable gathered that Zulum sealed the entrance immediately after his arrival and presided over the counting of the IDPs. The count revealed that out of the 1316 households in the records of humanitarian officials, 528 were found to be fake. Only 788 households were discovered to hold real IDPs. The governor said the headcount is an attempt to curb the practice of residents benefitting from resources meant for IDPs. Borno state offici...

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24Feb By dthataNo Comments

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FG To Begin Trial Of 5,000 Boko Haram Suspects

The Federal Government says it will soon begin the trial of 5,000 suspected Boko Haram members who are in various detention facilities across the country. The Director General of Legal Aid Council, Aliyu Abubakar, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Borno Governor Babagana Zulum at the Government House, Maiduguri. Abubakar identified Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri, Kainji Correctional facilities, among the locations were the suspects are being detained over their alleged involvement in the activities of the Boko Haram sect. He said the trial would be conducted by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Office of the National Security Advisers in collaboration with the Theartre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, while the Legal Aid Council has been mandated to provide...

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24Feb By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Gov. Zulum Visits Hospitals, Confirms 10 Deaths, 47 Injuries After Boko Haram Attack

The Governor of Borno state, prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has on Wednesday, visited two hospitals after Boko Haram fighters fired shots from Rocket Propelled Grenades, on which killed 10 residents and 47 injured in Maiduguri. The shots, on Tuesday night, came from Kaleri, an outskirts of Maiduguri, it was learnt, but grenades traveled to hit Gwange and Adam kolo communities, both densely populated areas in the inner city. Most of the deaths occurred in Gwange. One of the RPG shots, hit a children's play ground in Gwange, it was also gathered. Governor Zulum confirmed the attacks during his empathy visits to the State Specialist Hospital, and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, both in Maiduguri. The governor was told that some of the victims had sustained various degrees...

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24Feb By dthataNo Comments

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Maiduguri Explosion: How Rockets Crushed 9 Boys On Football Field

Many people have been killed and scores injured on Tuesday when Boko Haram fighters launched multiple attacks on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Nine boys were killed while playing football at Gwange, near the house of the late General Mamman Shuwa, when rockets landed in the area, witnesses said. “Four people have been confirmed dead in our area, known as Adam Kolo,” said a Maiduguri based journalists, Ali Chiroma. “The explosive fell a few metres from our house. All the people that sustained injuries have been rushed to the UMTH for treatment,” he said. Adults including men and women as well as children were among the fatalities, with sources saying some of the victims have lost their limbs. The areas worst affected are Kalere, behind the University of Maiduguri Te...

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1Feb By MosesianNo Comments

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Boko Haram Kills 2 Policemen and 1 CJTF Member as Service Chiefs Visit Maiduguri

A military base and a police check-point in Borno State were reportedly attacked by Boko Haram insurgents on Sunday January 31, same day the newly appointed service chiefs arrived Maiduguri on an operational visit. Daily Trust reported that two policemen and one member of Civilian Joint Task Force were killed during the attack which occurred at the checkpoint along Maiduguri / Gubio highway by 12:30pm on Sunday. A security source said the insurgents burnt one utility vehicle and made away with another after they displaced the security personnel stationed at the joint checkpoint. The source said; “The incident occurred at outskirts of Magumeri and Chabol, we have reported that two police officers and a member of cjtf have lost their lives in the ambushed." Top CJTF member, Ba...

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31Jan By dthataNo Comments

Politics

New Service Chiefs Arrive Maiduguri To Tackle Insurgency

The new service chiefs have arrived Maiduguri, the Borno State capital to meet with critical stakeholders to brainstorm on how to tackle insurgency in the theatre of war. The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Leo Irabor led the delegation to arrive at the headquarters of Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri on Sunday afternoon at about 1330 hours. Daily Trust correspondent in Maiduguri witnessed the arrival of an aircraft carrying the service chiefs. They include the Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. General Leo Irabor; Chief of Army Staff, Maj. General Ibrahim Attahiru; Chief of Naval Staff, AVM Awwal Gambo and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao. A top security source said the visit is expected to brainstorming on how to re-strategise appro...

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13Jan By dthataNo Comments

Crime

Court Sentence Nigerian Soldier To Death By Firing Squad For Killing His Colleague

The court-martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad. Maduabuchi was sentenced for killing the adjutant of his unit, one Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. Trooper Maduabuchi was arraigned for murder after shooting Lieutenant Ngorgi in July 2020 at close range in Bama Local Government of Borno State for refusing to grant him a welfare pass. He was on Tuesday sentenced to death by firing squad after he was found guilty at the court session held at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri. Four other soldiers arraigned for manslaughter were sentenced to various years of imprisonment. Sergeant Sani Ishaya was sentenced to four years, Bidemi Fabiyi sentenced to two years while Private Musa Bala and Private Abdulraheed Ad...

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4Dec By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Governor Zulum Receives Cameroonian Military Commander (Photos)

Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday received a Cameroonian military delegation led by the 4th region joint military commander, General Saly Mohammadou at the Government House, Maiduguri. He was accompanied by General Bouba Dobekreo, Commander Sector 1 Multinational Joint Task Force; Brigadier General Essoh Jules-Cesar, Commander Fourth Gendarmerie, GOC 7 Div Bridgdier Gen. AK Ibrahim among others General Saly appreciated the political support rendered by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in the fight against insurgency in the Lake Chad region. He said the support had facilitated the smooth execution of non-kinetic operations, creating conducive environment for the return of internally displaced persons and refugees to their ancestral towns to pick up the pieces of their li...

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25Nov By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Governor Zulum Stopped His Convoy To Collect Credentials Of Youths In Maiduguri

Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum stopped and collected the CVs - credentials of some youths who stopped his motorcade while passing in Maiduguri https://youtu.be/4jVuaZlQr0w

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25Nov By dthataNo Comments

News

Principal Dies After She Slumped During Speech Delivery In Maiduguri (video)

Hajjiya Bisola Rahama Zakariyya, the female principal of Elkanemi College Of Islamic Theology in Maiduguri, has died after she slumped during speech delivery. The sad incident occurred in Maiduguri on Saturday, November 21. The principal, who was wearing a hijab and had her face mask on was speaking at a function before she appeared to lose control of herself with quick-thinking guests immediately rushing to her aid. She was reportedly rushed to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a yet to be identified hospital. Unfortunately, she reportedly passed away on Monday, November 23rd. Sardaunan Alanjirori, a lecturer at Yobe State University took to Twitter on Monday night to mourn the death of the principal, saying "it's a great loss not only to Elkanemi family but to Borno State ...

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12Jun By BobbyNo Comments

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Boko Haram’s Supplier Arrested in Borno

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a top Boko Haram logistics supplier in Borno state. Borno NSCDC commandant, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi who paraded 35-year-old Bakura Ibrahim, before newsmen on Thursday June 11, said he was arrested on June 6 in Maiduguri with “24 Jerry cans of petrol, seven cartons of traditional medicine,10 bags of fishing hooks and nets, and sex enhancement drugs”. Abdullahi said the arrest was made possible with the collaboration of other security agencies. He said; “We have since move forward from sharing intelligence to arresting culprits and handing them to relevant departments for prosecution”.

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6May By dthataNo Comments

News

Kakah Hajja, Mother Of Nigeria’s Chief Of Army Staff Dies In Borno

Tukur Buratai, Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, on Tuesday lost his mother, Kakah Hajja. A family source told SaharaReporters that the late Hajja died after a brief illness at her home in Maiduguri, Borno State. “Yes I can confirm to you that she’s dead. "She passed away this evening and will be buried tomorrow morning by 8am. May her soul rest in peace.”

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7Apr By dthataNo Comments

Health

Kano, Kaduna, Jos, Maiduguri Testing Centres To Be Ready This Week – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says By the end of this week, there will be four new molecular diagnostic laboratories for testing the COVID-19 in Kano, Kaduna, Jos and Maiduguri. The Director-General of the NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this on Monday in Abuja at the sixth joint national briefing of the Presidential Taskforce Force (PTF) on COVID-19. He said: “We are working to activate two labs in Kano and Kaduna at the same time from tomorrow (Tuesday), and two labs in Jos and Maiduguri from Thursday. By the end of this week, we will have four new laboratories in Kano, Kaduna, Jos and Maiduguri fully active. We are solely assessing every state in the country, but we are starting with states that we already know have a baseline capacity to build on. “The five key targets ...

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27Feb By dthataNo Comments

News

‘Repentant’ Boko Haram Members Arrive Maiduguri From Niger In Military Aircraft

Former Boko Haram members and their wives who recently surrendered to troops in Niger Republic have arrived Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The former terrorists arrived at Maiduguri airport in a military aircraft in the company of soldiers led by Bamidele Shafa, a major general who is the coordinator of the Federal Government Safe Corridor programme. Mr Shafa said, “We have just delivered 25 persons, comprising men, women, and children,” he said. He said the ex-Boko Haram members laid down arms and surrendered to the Nigerian government, who contacted the Nigerian government to take them home. “So we have brought them home safely and handed them to the Borno State government for onward rehabilitation as part of the Operation Safe Corridor de-radicalization programme,” ...

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13Feb By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Goodluck Jonathan Justified – Omokri Reacts As Borno Residents Boo Buhari

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to trending video of Borno residents booing President Muhammadu Buhari. In the viral video, it was reported that hundreds of Borno residents booed Buhari and his entourage on arrival in the state on a “sympathy visit”. The resident shouted “Ba ma so, ba ma yi” in Hausa language which means “We don’t want, we are not interested” in English. They booed Buhari’s convoy as they passed. The President arrived Maiduguri following the killing of 30 persons in Auno by Boko Haram insurgents. The terrorists stormed the village at about 9:50 pm on Sunday and abducted some persons. Omokri, sharing the video on his Twitter page inferred that the actions of Borno residents had vindicated Goodluck Jonathan. Acc...

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12Feb By BobbyNo Comments

Politics

PDP Reacts as Maiduguri Residents Boo Buhari Over killings

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to viral videos in which Maiduguri residents were seen booing President Buhari after he arrived the state for a sympathy visit over recent Boko Haram attacks. PDP in its statement said that the booing President Buhari got today shows loss of confidence in his administration. The party also stated that it is a clear message to the Nigerian leader that citizens of the country hold him responsible for the escalated insecurity in the country. The statement reads in full; The@OfficialPDPNig charges President @MBuhari  to go beyond his sympathy visit to Borno state and take decisive steps to end the killings in that state and other parts of the country. The booing of President@MBuhari in Borno state is a clear message to him that...

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10Feb By dthataNo Comments

Crime

Boko Haram Kills 30 In Maiduguri, Kidnaps Dozens

Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 30 people and abducted many women and children in a raid in Borno State, a regional government spokesman said on Monday. The attack Sunday evening targeted the village of Auno on a key highway linking to regional capital Maiduguri. The jihadists stormed in on trucks mounted with heavy weapons, killing, burning and looting before kidnapping women and children, state government spokesman Ahmad Abdurrahman Bundi said. They aimed at travellers who had stopped for the night and torched vehicles. The attackers “killed not less than 30 people who are mostly motorists and destroyed 18 vehicles,” Bundi said in a statement after visiting the scene. The attack, some 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Maiduguri, occurred in an area where fighters ...

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30Jan By dthataNo Comments

News

”We Must Build Port Harcourt – Maiduguri High Speed Railway Line” – FG

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said efforts are underway to construct the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri rail line. Amaechi spoke during the Deloitte in dialogue: Nigeria Economic Outlook 2020, held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Tuesday, on the topic, “Railway Infrastructure: Progress and Plan.” He said the total reconstruction of the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri rail line will include new designs that will have an industrial park. Amaechi who is a former Rivers State Governor also said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the construction of two new seaports in the Niger-Delta; one in Bonny, Rivers State and the other in Warri, Delta State. He said, “We will provide railway for Port Harcourt to Maiduguri. The President has assured me. We are discussing...

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16Jan By dthataNo Comments

Celebs

Rita Daniels Unveiled As Nigeria Defence Military Ambassador

Actress Rita Daniels, a renowned Nigerian Actress, movie producer, iconic humanitarian and Mother to celebrity billionaire Nollywood superstar, Actress Regina Daniels Nwoko, has been unveiled and decorated as a Nigeria Defense Military Ambassador. She was unveiled during the Defence Headquarters Tribute To Our Troops; The Unsung Heroes Concert, held on 11th of January 2020 in Abuja. She was decorated, revealed and divulged alongside other reputable and distinguished personalities and celebrities at the well attended concert which was organized as a tribute to personnels of the armed forces who have stood and are still standing to preserve, secure and maintain peace and unity in Nigeria. The unsung Heroes Concert was filled with lots of entertaining presentations, lively interaction...

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12Jan By dthataNo Comments

Celebs

Nigerian Rapper, Vector Tha Viper Visits Nigerian Soldiers In Maiduguri

2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the Chief of Defence Staff, armed forces Headquarters has organized a Project, tagged, ” Tribute To Our Troops, The Unsung Heroes Concert” at the Theater Command Headquarters of Operation Lafiyà Dole, Maimalari cantonment, Maiduguri Saturday. Vector Tha Viper whom father was a man of Nigerian army has yesterday, 11th January, 2020 visited the men of the Nigerian army alongside Teni, Daddy Showkey, Ay, Harrysong, Kaduna own artiste Brain Box and host of others entertainers at the military base in Maiduguri Borno state to celebrate with them. See his post below and watch video   View this post on Instagram   My little service to men of great service and bravery. Na people ...

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6Jan By dthataNo Comments

Politics

“The Day It Rained Private Jets In Maiduguri” – Reno Omokri

By Reno Omokri First published in my column, #TheAlternative, in Sunday ThisDay of January 5, 2020. I just watched probably the saddest video I have ever seen in my life. It is a video on the website of The Cable and it shows the sheer number of private jets that landed in Maiduguri on December 28, 2019, bringing guests for the wedding ceremony of the son and daughter of Kyari Mele, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I have lived in America for decades. I schooled in the United Kingdom. I traveled to over 30 countries last year (2019), campaigning for #FreeLeahSharibu, yet I have never seen private jets converge in such profusion at one place and for one event in my life. The only possible exception is when I watched a clip...

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29Aug By Czar Owolabi MarcusNo Comments

Celebs

DJ Cuppy pays visit to victims of conflict in Borno state (photos/video)

DJ Cuppy paid a visit to victims of conflict at the Save the Children Stabilization Centre in Maiduguri, Borno state. The 26-year-old Nigerian DJ went in her capacity as an ambassador for Save The Children - a nonprofit that works to "improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts." Cuppy, whose real name is Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, took out time during her visit to play with the less privileged kids. She also got into conversations with their parents and carers. "On to whom much is given, much is expected," the DJ said of her visit. She also told of her joy at visiting the kids, writing: "So touched to be visiting Maiduguri in Borno State as a...

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4Jul By BobbyNo Comments

News

Nigerian Soldier Killed By Boko Haram IED In Chibok

A company of soldiers from the Nigerian army 117 task force in Chibok ran into improvised explosive device (IED) while making their way to the battalion headquarters on Thursday. According to TheCable, the incident happened around 7:30 am shortly after the troops left Kwamdi to Chibok, a 12 kilometre road with part stretching through the Sambisa forest. “The insurgents planted the bombs over night. We have confirmed the death of one soldier. About three others badly injured have been evacuated and taken to the hospital in Yola.” The source added that a reinforcement team came on time and the insurgents could not strike further. Normalcy has since returned to the area, but the source feared if soldiers injured would survive.   “They had too many cuts and were bleeding badly,” ...

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1Jul By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Senator Ndume Weeps As He Urges IDPs To Return To Their Home

Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) has urged all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Gwazo taking refuge in Maiduguri, to return home, assuring them of their safety. Ndume made the call on Monday while addressing the IDPs in Bakassi and Gubio camps in Maiduguri. The lawmaker, who was intermittently wiping tears with handkerchief, expressed disappointment that the IDPs from Gwoza had yet to be resettled even when normalcy had returned to the town. He said that insurgency had reduced many people in Gwoza to almost beggars and they had to wait to be given handouts in the camp before they could feed. “The Palestinian IDPs camp has been existing for 60 years; in Kenya, it existed for about 30 years. “So, insecurity cannot be completely eliminated. We must therefore defy fears, summ...

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3Jun By BobbyNo Comments

News

Nigerian Soldiers Run For Dear Lives After Boko Haram Terrorists Captured Borno Town

Boko Haram, on Sunday, captured Marte, headquarters of Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, according to a report by Daily Trust. One of the sources said the insurgents stormed the Marte military base, 153 Task Force Battalion, shooting sporadically and, in the process, razed “everything.”   “The insurgents seem not to have intended harming any civilian, but only to capture the town; so they stormed the military base, taking troops there unawares at about 6pm, much less than an hour to break fast time,” the source confirmed.   “We engaged them in a fierce encounter for about an hour,” a source who fled the base unscathed to Maiduguri, narrated to Daily Trust on Monday, adding that, “initially, we were about getting victorious over them, but they overpowered us, and all troops...

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5May By dthataNo Comments

Uncategorized

Corps Member, Abraham Amuta Allegedly Abducted By Boko Haram In Maiduguri

Abraham Amuta, a corps member deployed to Maiduguri, Borno State for his service year has reportedly been abducted by Boko Haram.The corps member who was allegedly abducted by Boko Haram 2 weeks, reportedly went for evangelism with a pastor from his church Living Faith. He is said to be the only son of his parents. Twitter user @OgaSuccess1 who shared the story, wrote;

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20Apr By BjNo Comments

Politics

Presidency lists Buhari’s achievements as first tenure ends, previews second term.

The presidency on Saturday reviewed some achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari. In an article titled “Looking back, and looking forward” Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, recalled what his principal promised and fulfilled. He wrote: “When the government took the reins of power in May 2015, the security of the country was in tatters. Insurgents ran riot, and bombs went off like firecrackers in many parts of the country. North-west, North-east, North-central, including the Federal Capital Territory, were beleaguered. The insurgents were on their way to the southern part, and the whole country would have become history. “But the tested retired Army General took the war to Boko Haram. Stressing that you can’t efficiently manage a country un...

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9Apr By dthataNo Comments

News

Ibrahim Magu Asks Bankers To Report Any Money Laundering To EFCC

The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has called on bankers in Maiduguri, Borno State to ensure that they comply with the Money Laundering Act, and report to the anti-graft agency, any person(s) moving cash above the allowed threshold. Magu gave the charge on Monday, April 8, 2019 during an interactive session with the Chief Compliance Officers of banks. According to Magu, “Nobody should carry cash above the threshold of above N10 million for corporate organizations and N5 million for individuals; anything above the threshold must be routed through financial institutions.” Magu also emphasized the role of Non-Governmental Organizations, NGOs in the North-East stressing that the EFCC will in the near future, begin the profiling of suc...

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7Apr By BobbyNo Comments

News

5 Dead, 45 Injured As Suicide Bomber Hits Maiduguri

The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Sunday said five persons were killed and 45 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in the outskirts of Maiduguri. Mr Kachalla Usman, the Head of Emergency Response Operations of SEMA, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. Usman said that two female suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosives Device (IEDs) vests strapped to their bodies in a crowded place at Muna-Dalti area of Maiduguri on Saturday night. He said that three persons and two suicide bombers were killed, while 45 others sustained injuries in the blast. Usman added that two of the deceased died while on admission in the hospital. According to him, the injured persons have been taken to the Specialist H...

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29Mar By BobbyNo Comments

News

PDP declared winner of Adamawa governorship election

Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri of PDP has emerged winner of Adamawa Governorship election. The Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Andrew Haruna, who declared the result Thursday in Yola after the supplementary election in 44 units across 14 local government areas of the state, said Fintiri polled 376,552 votes to beat his closest rival, Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of APC, who scored 336,386 votes. He said that Sen. Abdul-Azeez Nyako of the ADC scored 113,237 votes to place third, followed by Chief Emmanuel Bello of the SDP, who garnered 29,792 votes. Haruna said total votes cast was 899,097, out of which 871,307 votes were valid and 27,790 votes, invalid. Fintiri, born on October 27, 1967 in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa, is a graduate of History from University of Maiduguri...

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28Mar By dthataNo Comments

Religion

Bishop Oyedepo Distributes Relief Materials To IDPs In Maiduguri

Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide (LFC) has donated relief materials worth millions of naira to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri. Represented by State Pastor in-charge of Maiduguri, Pastor Victor Samaila, Oyedepo who last visited Maiduguri in May, 2018, said the gesture was part of the church’s effort to reach out to displaced persons across the country. He said it was incumbent on all well meaning citizens to make efforts to bring succour to the displaced persons and the church decided to evolve a programme that would cover all IDPs across the country. “Here in Maiduguri we had gone to four displaced camps and this is fifth one. So far we have reached out to 2,500 households which translates to about 15,000 individuals. We have distributed food and n...

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9Mar By BobbyNo Comments

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EFCC arrests party agent with over N1.2m, another with N300k

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Maiduguri Zonal office has arrested one Abba Ali Abbari, a party agent, delegated alleged to have been hired to distributes some money to people from Auno, Dalwa, Jakana in Konduga LGA Borno State. Abbari was arrested at the NYSC Internally Displaced Persons camp with the sum of N1, 290,000.00, with a template given to him by a party Chairman Election Committee to pay the sum of N50, 000 (Fifty Thousand Naira) to party agents, according to him. Similarly, Alhaji Garba Isah a party stakeholder was arrested by Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal office at Ali Mongonu Teacher’s Village Internally Displaced Persons camp with the sum of N300, 000.00, while distributing to voters from Kukawa and Doran Baga in the camp. According to him, “my du...

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23Feb By BobbyNo Comments

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Election Update: Maiduguri Under Attack

Maiduguri is under attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorist, just few hours to the commencement of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria. According to a report by Sahara Reporters, residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, are currently in panic as series of explosions have rocked the city all within ten minutes. The report claims there have been seven explosions in the city today, the explosions began at around 5:50am and ended a little around 6am. Residents of Maiduguri, Borno state are said to be worried about their safety, especially with the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled to begin in less than two hours. At the time of this report, it was not clear the number of casualties, or how much properties were destroyed.

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21Feb By dthataNo Comments

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Igbos Are More Nigerian Than Everyone Yet We Are Treated Like Mumu – Peter Obi

PeterObi said 'We the Igbos build houses in Lagos Ibadan Maiduguri and Nigerians burn it, Nigeria treats Igbo people like mumu' Do you agree?

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22Jan By Czar Owolabi MarcusNo Comments

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Tragedy averted as pavilion collapses during APC rally in Borno

Many people escaped death, yesterday, as a pavilion collapsed under the weight of the enthusiastic crowd that trooped out to see Pres. Buhari during the APC rally in #Maiduguri, Borno State. Some supporters had sat on the roof of the pavilion at the Ramah Square, to have a better view. However, the roof later crashed, injuring many, but no casualty was recorded.

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8Jan By dthataNo Comments

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Army Releases Daily Trust Maiduguri Editor

The detained Maiduguri Bureau Chief of Daily Trust, Uthman Abubakar, has been released by the military authorities who detained him since Sunday afternoon. The Editor-in-Chief of Daily Trust, Mannir Dan-Ali, announced the release shortly after speaking to the editor who was brought back to the Maiduguri office by an unnamed Major who handed him over to a Security officer at the office. Uthman who maintains that he was courteously treated, however, said his mobile phones and laptop are still with the military. They told him that they need time to finish the forensic checks they are carrying out on the equipment.

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31Dec By BobbyNo Comments

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Boko Haram: Monguno Road In Maiduguri, Not Closed – Army

Troops Remain In Charge Of Monguno Town The Nigerian Army has debunked reports in certain sections of the media that the road connecting Maiduguri and Monguno town in Borno State, has been closed. The Army statement said contrary to some reports, the road is still open to motorists and other road users. A statement on Monday by Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE as made available to Naija News, said the road remains open and troops are on patrol to flush out the Boko Haram terrorists. The statement reads: “The attention of the Headquarters Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE has been drawn to the information making the rounds in the social media and some online blogs that the road connecting Maiduguri and Monguno ...

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29Nov By BobbyNo Comments

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Reno Omokri Trolls President Buhari After His Visit To Wounded Soldiers In Maiduguri

On Wednesday, President Buhari paid a visit to the wounded soldiers in Maiduguri, Borno state. Reno Omokri shared these photos as he compared President Buhari's visit to that of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan's visit to wounded soldiers during his regime.  

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28Nov By BobbyNo Comments

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President Buhari Visits Wounded Soldiers In Maiduguri

President Muhammadu Buhari visited wounded soldiers of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno State, today Wednesday, November 28, 2018. The President visited the soldiers on Wednesday after attending the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference where he declared the event open. The conference had been moved from its initial location of Benin, Edo State, in light of the recent killing of over 100 soldiers when terrorists overran the 157 Task Force Battalion in Metele village in Guzamala local government area of Borno during an attack on November 18. He appreciated their sacrifice for the country, saying: “Across the Northeast, we have officers and men fighting bravely and tirelessly to keep our country safe from terrorism and violence. I salute their sacrifice on our behalf. A...

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28Nov By dthataNo Comments

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VIDEO: Tight Security In Maiduguri As Buhari Visits

Security has been beefed up in Maiduguri and environs as President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit the town to declare open the Fourth Quarter Chief of Army Staff Conference. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is the first time the president will be gracing the quarterly chief of army staff conference since he assumed office. The quarterly conference is used to review the army’s activities, including operations and exercises with a view to improving on them. The president is also expected to use the occasion to address troops on the frontline in the North East and assured the people of the region of his administration’s determination to prosecute the counterinsurgency battle to a logical conclusion. The president’s visit is being interpreted as a morale boos...

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26Nov By BobbyNo Comments

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Buhari To Visit Maiduguri

President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Edo on Tuesday may have been cancelled as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference, initially billed to hold in Benin City has been shifted to Maiduguri, Borno State. President Buhari President Buhari’s aide on New Media, Alhaji Bashir Ahmad, confirmed this development on his tweeter handle on Sunday evening. He said: “President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare the COAS Annual Conference on Nov. 28, 2018 at the Conference Hall CGH in Maiduguri, Borno state. “The conference was earlier scheduled to take place from 26 -28 November 2018 in Benin, Edo state. Arrangements had been completed by Edo State Government to host President Buhari on Nov. 27 where he was billed to inaugurate the Edo-Azura Power Plant and grace the Chief o...

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16Nov By BobbyNo Comments

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Boko Haram Abducts 10 Women in Borno

Boko Haram Suspected Boko Haram members have reportedly abducted 10 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from farms in the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State. The insurgents in a rampage on two communities in the state last Wednesday night and yesterday morning abducted 10 women and killed a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) from two separate attacks Speaking to journalists yesterday on the attack on his village, the Village Head (Bulama) of Mammanti, a suburb of Maiduguri, Mohammed Ibrahim, said the rampaging insurgents set ablaze about 100 houses and carted away their livestock while setting livestock ablaze. The village head said: “They packed their bicycles near trenches and started shooting sporadically. We all fled our homes exactly 11p.m. last Wednesday ni...

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