President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Lagos said Nigeria has secured French collaboration on military equipment and training following a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday. The President disclosed this during a meeting with state governors at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos, where he observed the Eid-el-Fitr …
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Borno Pastor Slumps, Dies During Child Dedication
MEMBERS at the Church of the Brethren (EYN) Moduganari in Maiduguri, Borno State, were thrown into confusion on Sunday following the death of their pastor, Reverend Alaku Vincent. Newsextra24 learnt that the tragedy struck when Vincent suddenly slumped and died during a child dedication ceremony in the church. According to Punch, …
Read More »Maiduguri Court Jails MD For N99m Fraud
JUSTICE Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on Wednesday, March 7, 2024, convicted and sentenced Alhaji Kyari Mohammed, managing director, Kyari and Sons Company Nigeria Limited, to one year imprisonment Mohammed was first arraigned on June 21, 2021 by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic …
Read More »Court Jails Company Director Over N99m Fraud In Borno
JUSTICE Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, has sentenced one Kyari Mohammed, Managing Director of Kyari and Sons Company Nigeria Limited, to one-year imprisonment. Mohammed was first arraigned on June 21, 2021, by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice …
Read More »Fire Razes Maiduguri Main Market, Zulum Promises N1bn Relief
TRGEDY struck in Maiduguri in the early hours of Sunday morning, February 26, when fire razed large sections of the popular Monday Market, the largest market in Borno State. The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but eyewitnesses told The PUNCH that it started between 2:30am and 3am. …
Read More »Two insurgents killed in failed attack on IDPs camp in Borno — Police
The Police in Borno on Monday said two Boko Haram suicide bombers were killed in a failed attempt to attack displaced persons camps and University of Maiduguri. A statement signed by DSP Victor Isuku, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said the suicide bombers were killed by security operatives before …
Read More »Nigerian Army reacts to video showing soldiers begging for food while battling Boko Haram
A video of Nigerian soldiers making a passionate appeal for food and beverages while combating Boko Haram insurgents surfaced on the Internet Tuesday. The footage, first posted on YouTube from where it was circulated to other platforms throughout Tuesday and early Wednesday, provoked immediate social media reaction and highlighted the scale of cover-up of …
Read More »Maiduguri attacks: Boko Haram is mindless, godless,says Buhari
President Mohammadu Buhari has said he is angry over the news of latest cruel attacks on a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, describing Boko Haram, perpetrators of the dastardly act, as a group of mindless and godless people. He was reacting to the early morning attacks which claimed over 20 …
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