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A Borno woman, Dije Sale has been sentenced to thirty-four years imprisonment. Justice Umaru Fadawu of the State High Court in Maiduguri found her guilty of forgery, use of false document and obtaining N66million under…
A Nigerian soldier, Abubakar A, who threatened to attack Nigerians on June 12 during the planned nationwide mega protests, has lost his brother in the army, identified only as Muhammad to a Boko Haram terrorists’…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Tuesday, cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions and gave schools the freedom to set their individual minimum benchmarks for admission.…
The Nigerian Army has appealed to remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists to surrender, seek forgiveness, reconciliation and embrace peace. Brig.-Gen. A.A. Eyitayo, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division,…
Boko Haram insurgents are increasingly mounting checkpoints on roads in Borno and Yobe States, the United Nations said on Thursday. The UN lamented that activities of the insurgents in the northeast had worsened,…
The Nigerian Army on Monday explained why its personnel invaded the offices of Daily Trust Newspapers in Maiduguri, Abuja, Lagos and Kaduna on Sunday. The spokesperson of the Army, Sani Usman, a brigadier general, in a…
Armed soldiers on Sunday invaded Daily Trust regional office in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital and arrested the regional editor, Uthman Abubakar and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab. It is not clear why they took the…
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola said the Buhari Government has fulfilled its promise of power supply through generation of additional electricity to Nigerians since 2015. Fashola spoke at a…
Suspected Boko haram insurgents have attacked and killed at least eight farmers and injured 15 others near Maiduguri on Saturday, according to DAILY TRUST. The incident occurred near Molai village in Jere local…
Boko Haram jihadists on Saturday hacked 12 farmers to death as they worked on their fields in the volatile Borno State, civilian militia told AFP. They came in two trucks and attacked the farmers with machetes outside…
The Police in Borno revealed on Thursday six persons were killed in an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents at Jidari Polo area of Maiduguri. Mr Edet Okon , the Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said in a…
Three persons have been confirmed dead And many injured in a suicide attack at Dalori IDP's camp located at Maiduguri on Sunday. This report was curated by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), which is…
