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    Metro Boko Haram: Borno Govt extends curfew – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Borno State Government on Friday announced the extension of curfew in Maiduguri for another seven days from 8:00 p.m. to 6: 00 a.m. The government had on Monday rescheduled the curfew observed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to run between Jan. 2 and 6. A statement by … via Daily Post...
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    Metro Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall

    Borno State Government has shelved its plan to declare Friday (today) as a public holiday to mark the capture of Sambisa Forest from the Boko Haram insurgents. The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Mohammed Bulama, in a statement issued on Thursday in Maiduguri...
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    Boko Haram: Buhari right for approving $1bn to fight insurgents – Shettima – Daily Post Nigeria

    Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, has said there was nothing wrong in the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to spend $1 billion in the on-going fight against Boko Haram. According to Shetimma, going by best global practices, the best time to strengthen a country’s...
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    Metro Multiple Explosions Rock 2 IDP Camps In Borno

    Three explosions rocked two internally displaced persons, IDP, camps in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Sunday night with a fourth explosion taking place in the early hours of Monday. Spokesperson of the Civilian-JTF, Bello Danbatta, confirmed the attacks to PREMIUM TIMES “We evacuated at least...
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    Metro Boko Haram Lied, No Policewoman Was Kidnapped - Borno Police Command

    The Nigerian Police Force, Borno state Command has issued a statement denying the alleged capture of policewomen by boko haram terrorists. Boko haram leader Abubakar Shekau had in a new video claimed that several female officers were abducted during Boko Haram attack on a joint...
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    Metro Nigerian Soldiers Accused Of Robbing Villagers After Boko Haram Attack In Maiduguri

    Villagers who survived the boko haram attack in Ali Dawari village of Jere, Maiduguri, Borno state capital have accused the Nigerian army of robbing them. THE CABLE reports that four village heads – Bulama Umar, Muhammad Malam, Goni Alidawari and Bulama Mustapha – have confirmed the...
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    Politics Borno Govt Declares December 22 'Sambisa Memorial Day'

    The Borno State Govrnment has declared December 22 of every year Sambisa Memorial Day. Sambisa Memorial day will be public holiday in Borno State for the remembrance of victims of Boko Haram, the victory of the Nigerian Military, and the fallen soldiers and volunteers who sacrificed their...
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    Metro Nigerian Army Thwart Massive Boko Haram Attack on Borno Town

    The Nigerian army on Wednesday evening thwarted a huge attack launched by Boko Haram terrorists on a town in Borno state. This is according to a statement signed by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman. "Troops of 8 Task Force Division, Operation...
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    Metro Suicide Bomber Attacks Muna Garage In Maiduguri

    According to Sahara Reporters, a suicide bomber today hit the Muna garage in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. More details later....
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    Metro How Boko Haram Recruited Nearly 2000 Children In 2016

    In 2016, Boko Haram terrorists reportedly abducted nearly 2,000 children for its war against the Nigerian government. The staggering number was contained in data verified by the United Nations and its partners. UNICEF said it has released some of the child soldiers from the hold of armed...
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    Metro Boko Haram Gave Me N200 and Said I'll Go to Heaven - Arrested Suicide Bomber Speaks

    Amina, an 18-year-old Boko Haram suicide bomber, who was arrested by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has revealed why she embarked on the deadly mission. “They gave us N200 each which they said we should use to buy food for ourselves. It took us three days to come to...
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    Metro What Governor Shettima and Freed Chibok Girls Did on Boxing Day

    Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state spent boxing day with some of the 21 Chibok schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram in October, 2016. See photos below:
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    Metro Borno State :134 Children May Die Every Day - UN

    The United Nations has raised alarm of the high infant mortality figures in Borno state. A new report by the UN stated that ''an estimated quarter of a million children in Borno state, North-East Nigeria, face severe malnourishment and risk death.'' “Some 134 children on average will die...
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    Metro Army Denies Relocating Military School From Makurdi to Borno

    Major General Adekunle Shodunke, the new Commanding Officer of the 72 Special Force Battalion in Makurdi, has denied knowledge of the planned relocation of the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering to Maiduguri, Borno State. According to Channels TV, the Commanding Officer disclosed this...
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