The Chief of Defence Staff, Lt General Lucky Irabor says the deplorable state of road networks in Borno State has partly hindered the success of the war against terrorism in the beleaguered northeast. General Irabor said this Sunday when he led the service chiefs to Maiduguri, Borno State on Sunday. They were in the state … Read more
At least three persons have been killed in a fresh attack on military base in Borno by Boko Haram. According to report, a member of the civilian JTF, a police officer and one other person were gunned down by the terrorists along the Maiduguri, Magumeri road in northeast Nigeria. Sources said the insurgents stationed three … Read more
Members of the fearsome Boko Haram sect have invaded Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. The horde of terrorists, who stormed the town in large gun trucks and motorcycles, engaged military troops in an intense gun battle as hundreds of residents fled into Bush for safety. The latest attack by Boko Haram is coming … Read more
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole engaged members of Boko Haram in fierce encounter. The soldier based on credible information stormed the scene of the attack. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE No Light, Drugs At Isolation Centre As NYSC Members Battle COVID-19 In Taraba BREAKING: Jaafaru Finally Exits NCoS After Tenure Extensions, Mrabure, Acting CG Former NNPC … Read more
Three other residents are receiving treatment at a specialist hospital in Maiduguri. Soldier’s corpse has been transferred to a morgue Some rampaging residents in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, has lynched an officer of the Nigerian Army to death for killing a resident during verbal confrontation. Ekohotblog reports that the development was sequel to an event … Read more
White men, Asians, Africans, Muslims and Christians among Boko Haram I don’t support state police, says Zulum Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, says Lagos state is not impervious to the ripple devastating effects of terrorism that ravages the north eastern state. For years on end, Borno state has find itself at the receiving end of … Read more
A military base in Borno has been captured by Boko Haram after the insurgents dislodged troops following an exchange of fire. According to AFP news agency, Boko-Haram terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State jihadists overran the Nigerian forces at the military base in the town of Marte near Lake Chad on Friday. The attack comes … Read more
As part of its concerted and assidious efforts to tackle the scourge of insurgency in the state, the Borno government has approved N352 million for the operations of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and hunters. Ekohotblog reports that the state information commissioner, Babakura Abba-Jato disclosed the development on Thursday. Abba-Jato disclosed that the fund … Read more
Abubakar Garba Idris, a humanitarian aid worker, was on Saturday abducted by Boko Haram along Damaturu-Maiduguri road in Borno state. Idris, also known as Alooma, was abducted around 8:30am after the insurgents waylaid some commuters near Matari village between Minok to Jakana road. Ekohotblog gathered that Idris was on a private trip from Damaturu, Yobe … Read more
No fewer than 10 persons including four security personnel, were reportedly killed on Saturday, boxing day by the Boko Haram terrorist group in Borno state. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the incident happens in Shaffa, Azare and Tashan Alade villages in Hawul local government area of Borno. The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum had on … Read more
Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), says development, innovation and quality education can’t take place while the people leave in a milieu that instils constant trepidation. Tinubu said this when he paid a sympathy and compassionate visit to Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, over the killing of over 45 … Read more
UNICEF, Education A team of young people, ”Team MUDA” providing basic education classes for vulnerable children and youths in Borno state, has won the $15,000 Education Category prize of the 2020 Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge 2.0, UNICEF said on Friday. UNICEF’s Communication Specialist, Mr Geoffrey Njoku, who made the announcement in a statement in Abuja, … Read more
Nigeria has some of the highest number of deaths from malaria worldwide. Usually, peak malaria season takes place during the rainy season from August to mid-October, when mosquitoes breed, after which patient numbers begin to decrease. This year, however, medical teams from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) working in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state have … Read more
APC, Borno The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in Saturday local government elections held in 27 local government areas of Borno State. The Chairman of Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC), Abdu Usman, who announced the election results on Tuesday, said APC won all the positions on offer … Read more
The house of representatives says it has resolved to summon President Muhammadu Buhari over the massacre at Zabarmari in Borno state. The resolution is sequel to the motion by house members from Borno state who insisted that the president must appear before the lower legislative chamber over the perennial insecurity bedeviling the nation. Over 40 … Read more
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says there’s no way he would have justified the killing of 45 farmers in Borno because he’s also a human with ‘ton of compassion and empathy’. Garba said this in reaction to the backlash his initial comment on the incident stirred. On Saturday, suspected Boko Haram members invaded Zabarmari community in … Read more
Borno, Service Chiefs The Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution (CDNDC) has demanded the immediate sack of the Service Chiefs and Heads of Department of State Security and Nigeria Police Force over the beheading of 43 rice farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents. This was contained in a statement signed and … Read more
Borno State Capital farmers on Sunday. sent Save Our Soul (SOS) message to the Federal Government for adequate protection. The SOS waa sent following the killing of over 43 rice farmers on Saturday, in Garin-Kwashebe, about 20 kilometers north of Maiduguri. This was contained in a statement signed by the Managing Director, Wal-Wanne Group, Dr … Read more
 Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, says the marauding Islamic sect, Boko Haram, still holds sway in many parts of the state. The governor said this while addressing fishermen and farmers when he visited the burial of the 43 farmers killed on Sunday by the terrorists. The governor said the presence of the … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo ZabarmariMassacre! The farm is a place of sowing and reaping, and the most unlikeliest haunt of the grim reaper. But at least 43 citizens who went harvesting on their farm in Borno on Saturday had their souls harvested by the emissaries of hell — Boko Haram. How many more will have to … Read more