April 22, 2025
image
Home Posts tagged Borno State (Page 7)
Kashim Shettima
News

Attack on Borno community sad, inhumane — Shettima

Ihesiulo Grace 0
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Monday described the Boko Haram insurgents’ Sunday night attack on communities in Jere Local Government Area of the state as “sad and inhumane”. Shetiima told newsmen when he visited the over 80 victims of the attack on treatment at the Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri that the attack indicated high level […]
robbery
Crime News

SARS arrests two ex-military men for robbery

Ihesiulo Grace 0
Police in Kano said that it has arrested two dismissed army personnel on camouflage for alleged robbery. The suspects, Abubakar Ibrahim a Kaduna resident and Jaduwa Thalma of Askira Uba Borno State were arrested in full Army uniform attempting to cross to Niger Republic with a brand new robbed Unregistered Ford Hilux Navy blue colour […]
Buhari
Opinion

Once Upon a Time before Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 0
“When it comes to value, no one talks a better game than those in communications. It’s our business, after all. But when it comes to measuring leadership competencies and effectiveness, nothing speaks louder than the bottom line.” Anonymous The above analogy perfectly fits the Nigerian state under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. Quote me […]
News

Buratai urges troops to take fight to Boko Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 0
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged troops to move in-depth, into the bushes to engage and clear remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists from the North-East region. “You must take this fight to their hideouts. You must go further, that should be the next state.” Buratai gave the charge on Tuesday […]
Opinion

Amnesty Intn’l : Quit When This Ovation Is Loudest

Ihesiulo Grace 0
Largely, Nigerians can be described as very docile people in many respects. They are complacent and most times take nothing serious or anything to heart. Contrastively, when Nigerians focus attention on any issue that bothers them, hardly do they extinguish the fire until they consummate a pleasing conclusion. The widespread outrage provoked by the 2016/2017 […]
Headlines News Nigeria

Nigerian Air Force Strikes ‘Boko Haram New Hideout’ In Northern Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 0
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet has struck Boko Haram insurgents hiding at Tagoshe/Mandara Mountain, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa said. Famuyiwa said that intelligence report by sister surface forces indicated that remnants of fleeing insurgents were gathered at the location, about 10 kms Southwest of Gwoza in […]
Headlines News

Boko Haram Recaptures Key Town in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 0
Boko Haram Islamists have recaptured the strategic town of Marte in northeastern Nigeria’s restive Borno state, a regional official said early on Saturday. “It is sad as we have been made to understand that Marte has today completely fallen under the control of the insurgents, which to us is a very huge setback,” said Mustapha […]
News

Rescue Chibok Girls before May 29, BBOG Tells Jonathan

Ihesiulo Grace 0
  Leaders of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign group have tasked the outgoing Jonathan administration to make good its declaration that the over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, would be rescued before May 29. The group maintained their belief that, the return of the girls remained […]
News

Rescued Girls, Women Not from Chibok

Ihesiulo Grace 0
    The recently rescued girls and women by the Nigerian military from Boko Haram captivity in Sambisa are not from Chibok but from Gumsuri, a village in Borno State, BBC reports. Quoting the Associated Press, BBC said this was the conclusion of the officials after series of interviews with the victims. In December, it […]