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News Nigeria Borno: Islamic militants abduct more than 300 people in northeastern Nigeria, officials say

Published on: Friday 06 March 2026
Islamic militants abduct more than 300 people in northeastern Nigeria, officials say
News source: https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-borno-state-militant-attack-a7f5f647c4a7c9d23120e051aa69d099

Local officials say Islamic militants attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, abducting more than 300 people, including women and children.

News Nigeria Borno: Borno: Supreme Court rules in suits against Gov Zulum, Kyari

Published on: Sunday 21 July 2019
Borno: Supreme Court rules in suits against Gov Zulum, Kyari
News source: https://dailypost.ng/2019/07/21/borno-supreme-court-rules-suits-gov-zulum-kyari/

The Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja has dismissed an appeal ... challenging the election of Professor Babagana Umara Zulum as Governor of Borno State. The court also dismissed a similar appeal ...

News Nigeria Borno: Six Aid Workers Missing After Attack on Convoy in Nigeria

Published on: Friday 19 July 2019
Six Aid Workers Missing After Attack on Convoy in Nigeria
News source: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00069028.html

Six humanitarian aid workers are missing after their convoy was ambushed in Borno State. The aid workers were providing life-saving assistance to individuals and families, affected by the humanitarian crisis caused by a decade of Boko Haram violence in the region.

News Nigeria Borno: Nigeria: Aid Worker Killed, Six Missing As Gunmen Attack NGO Convoy in Borno

Published on: Friday 19 July 2019
Nigeria: Aid Worker Killed, Six Missing As Gunmen Attack NGO Convoy in Borno
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907200120.html?bcmt=1

One person has been killed and six others are missing after suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked a convoy of humanitarian workers in Borno State. The attack on Action Against Hunger, an ...

News Nigeria Borno: Six Nigerian soldiers killed in Borno state ambush

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
Six Nigerian soldiers killed in Borno state ambush
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/07/nigerian-soldiers-killed-borno-state-ambush-190718151543853.html

Six soldiers have been killed in an ambush by rebel fighters in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, two military sources told the AFP news agency on Thursday. Heavily armed fighters from the Islamic ...

News Nigeria Borno: Nigeria: Lake Chad Governors Forum - Borno Governor Hands Over to Nigerien Counterpart

Published on: Wednesday 17 July 2019
Nigeria: Lake Chad Governors Forum - Borno Governor Hands Over to Nigerien Counterpart
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907180059.html

The chairman of the Lake Chad Governors Forum and governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has handed over the baton of the forum's leadership to the governor of Diffa, Niger Republic, Mohamed Mouddour.

News Nigeria Borno: Six Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist ambush in Borno

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
Six Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist ambush in Borno
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/six-soldiers-killed-in-jihadist-ambush-in-borno/

Six soldiers have been killed in an ambush by jihadists in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, two military sources told AFP Thursday. Boko Haram Heavily-armed fighters from the Islamic State West Africa ...

News Nigeria Borno: Borno to UN: delist Nigeria from countries using child soldiers

Published on: Friday 10 May 2019
Borno to UN: delist Nigeria from countries using child soldiers
News source: https://thenationonlineng.net/borno-to-un-delist-nigeria-from-countries-using-child-soldiers/

Borno State Government has called on the United Nation Security Council to delist Nigeria from the list of countries using child soldiers in armed conflict. Deputy Solicitor General of Borno ...

News Nigeria Borno: Nigeria: Children and women face sexual violence in Borno prisons

Published on: Sunday 28 April 2019
News source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/04/nigeria-children-and-women-face-sexual-violence-in-borno-prisons/

An Amnesty International investigation has exposed sexual violence against children and women by security agents and inmates at two high-security prison facilities in Borno State, Nigeria. The ...

News Nigeria Borno: Nigerian Officials Frustrate Investigation Into Alleged Rape, Child Prostitution in Prisons - Borno Govt

Published on: Wednesday 08 May 2019
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201905090201.html

The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, came hard on the Comptroller General and officials of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) for 'blocking' efforts to ensure justice for ...