Tag: Borno State

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Kolapo OlapojuMay 9, 2015

EXCLUSIVE: How Boko Haram insurgents converged before capturing Bama (WATCH)

by Kolapo Olapoju Boko Haram insurgents from Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon converge as they prepare to seize control of ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoApril 26, 2015

Qudus Olabode: My letter to Baga (Poetry)

by Qudus Olabode   Dear Baga, would you ever write back Give me words to spare once again Its my ...

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Janeth JApril 9, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: Buhari is ready to roll out job creation master plan, Group wants Ekiti elections postponed, 9 candidates step down for Shettima in Borno, and more

The Ekiti Justice Forum has urged Governor Ayodele Fayose to respond to the impeachment notice served on him by the ...

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Janeth JMarch 11, 2015

Shettima needs to answer for Chibok grils abduction – Fani-Kayode insists

by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization insists that Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State is culpable ...

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Janeth JMarch 3, 2015

DSS invites Musa-Dikwa, pastor who claimed Jonathan gave N7bn to CAN

by Ranti Joseph A Borno-based Pastor, Kallamu Musa-Dikwa, who claimed that money given to pastors by President Goodluck Jonathan was ...

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Janeth JFebruary 26, 2015

23 parties want INEC to postpone elections in Borno

by Ranti Joseph The Borno state chapter of the Inter-Party ‎Advisory Council (IPAC) on Thursday called for the postponement of ...

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Janeth JFebruary 23, 2015

Shettima’s convoy attacked by suspected political thugs

by Ranti Joseph Suspected political thugs on Sunday attacked the convoy of the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, in Maiduguri. ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 11, 2015

Boko Haram attacks Chadian troops in Gamboru

by Panshak Ibrahim According to a Chadian military source, Boko Haram insurgents attacked the country’s troops stationed in Gamboru. The ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 14, 2015

15 killed, 7 captured in Bui as soldiers repel Boko Haram attack

by James Sambo 15 insurgents, believed to be Chadian nationals have been killed by Nigerian troops, while 7 were also ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 5, 2015

“When you see soldiers running away, you run as well” – How Boko Haram seized Military base in Borno

by James Sambo   Boko Haram insurgents have seized the base of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, (MNJTF), in Baga, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 3, 2015

“We don’t want Boko Haram thief” – Borno residents mock Ali Modu Sheriff (WATCH)

by Panshak Ibrahim   During a reecent visit to Maiduguri, former governor of Borno state, Ali Modu Sheriff, got an ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 2, 2015

“This is intentional, the hand of government is in the kidnapping” – Chibok parents are angry with GEJ

by James Sambo   262 days after their daughters and wards were kidnapped, some of the parents of the students ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 21, 2014

45 dead as Boko Haram strikes again in Borno

by James Sambo No less than 45 people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack in the village of ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 7, 2014

This is poverty alleviation in #Borno, Governor Shettima-style (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju Going by Governor Shettima’s example, poverty is not only alleviated by building infrastructures, creating employment, ensuring citizenry’s welfare, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 29, 2014

@AliModuSheriff accused of being a PDP spy

by Ibrahim Panshak A political advocacy group, Borno Coalition for Good Governance, has accused the former governor of Borno State, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 21, 2014

“They have to die” – Retired military bosses say mutiny soldiers should be killed

by Azubuike Azikiwe The twelve soldiers convicted of mutiny might be doomed to die, as several retired senior military officers, ...

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YEditorSeptember 21, 2014

Power installations in Borno are now secure – FG

by James Sambo The Federal Government said on Saturday that it had secured power installations in the North East against ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 18, 2014

We are on course to win – Borno governor, Shettima, says the end is nigh for #BokoHaram

by James Sambo Despite the lingering threat of insurgents in Nigeria, Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima, has expressed optimism that the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 18, 2014

15 Soldiers get 4-years jail sentence for refusing to fight Boko Haram

by James Sambo No fewer than fifteen soldiers who refused orders to report at the war front in Adamawa State have faced a ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 17, 2014

Femi Falana weighs in and appeals for the pardon of the Maimalari 12

by Mayowa Aboah Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has called on military authorities to reconsider the decision taken against ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 12, 2014

Boko Haram sponsors? Arewa wants Sheriff and Ihejirika probed

by Jewel Stephen The Arewa Consultative Forum has called for a probe of former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 9, 2014

About 20 officers still missing from Gwoza police training school attack

by Laila Ibrahim   The Inspector General of Police Suleiman Abba has said about twenty officers of the Nigeria Police ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 5, 2014

Boko Haram: “Take me to court” || Australian negotiator, Stephen Davis dares Modu Sheriff

by Kolapo Olapoju Dr Stephen Davis, the Australian negotiator who recently named Modu Sheriff and Lt. Gen Azubuike Ihejirika as sponsors of ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 5, 2014

Battle of Bama: Military gain upper hand with airstrikes

by James Sambo As the Battle for Bama, the second largest town in Borno State, heats up, the Army has gained some ...

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YEditorSeptember 4, 2014

Modu Sheriff has finally responded to Stephen Davis (READ)

by James Sambo Former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff has denied claims by Australian Stephen Davis that he ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 3, 2014

War on Boko Haram: Cameroonian soldiers kill over 40 members

by Seyi Oladapo A 3 hour shoot-out between insurgents and Cameroonian soldiers has led to the death of over 40 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 1, 2014

15 escaped Chibok girls get scholarship in Atiku’s university (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju 15 of the over 250 school girls abducted by Boko Haram from Chibok, Borno, have been awarded ...

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YEditorAugust 26, 2014

Army, Boko Haram wrestle for control of Gamboru

by Godwin Akanfe The Nigerian Army on Monday engaged Boko Haram insurgents in a bloody battle in Gamboru, a town ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 25, 2014

Nigerian soldiers flee into Cameroon after firefight with Boko Haram

by Kolapo Olapoju According to a BBC report, about 480 Nigerian soldiers have fled into Cameroon after the fire fight ...

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YEditorAugust 25, 2014

Don’t listen to Shekau, his claims are empty – MOD

by James Sambo The Ministry of Defence Sunday dismissed the claim by the leader of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, ...

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