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Borno: Zulum swears in, posts 17 commissioners; 3 chief ... - Vanguard News
Aug 10, 2023 · Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday, presided over the swearing-in of 17 new commissioners to constitute the state executive council for the ongoing second term which began on...
Bombing in Nigeria's Borno state kills more than 15 people, say …
Aug 2, 2024 · A bomb exploded in a roadside market in Nigeria 's Borno state killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens of others, police said. The government imposed a 24-hour curfew after the bombing...
Borno flood: One million persons affected, 414,000 displaced
Sep 12, 2024 · At least 414,000 people have been displaced and another 30 killed by the devastating flood in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports.
16 people killed and dozens critically wounded ... - Associated Press News
Aug 1, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A bomb exploded in a roadside market in Nigeria’s Borno state killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens of others, police said. The government imposed a 24-hour curfew after the bombing attack, the second in recent weeks.
Nigeria floods affect one million people after dam collapse
Sep 11, 2024 · The flooding in Borno State has affected a million people, the state governor said on Wednesday, straining resources as authorities scramble to rescue residents and place them in temporary...
FBI arrests mastermind of Borno terrorist attack on Nigerian soldiers
1 day ago · The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the arrest of Anas Said who was alleged to have carried out a terrorist attack on Nigerian soldiers at a checkpoint in Borno State in 2023
Militants kill 11 farmers in Nigeria’s north ... - Associated Press News
Nov 6, 2023 · Locals and authorities in Nigeria's Borno state say Islamic rebels have killed 11 farmers and abducted several others during an attack on Sunday that was the latest of several to threaten food supplies in the hard-hit region.
Suspected ISWAP militants kill 25 in Nigeria's Borno state, …
MAIDUGURI, July 26 (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed at least 25 people and wounded others in attacks on two villages in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, a hotbed for insurgency, a...
Dam collapse in Nigeria sweeps deadly reptiles ... - Associated Press News
Sep 10, 2024 · Residents have been forced to flee their homes in northeastern Nigeria after severe flooding. The collapse of the Alau dam in the state of Borno caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago.
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