Maiduguri – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:16:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Maiduguri – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Court Jails Man Two Years for N22m Fraud in Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/court-jails-man-two-years-for-n22m-fraud-in-maiduguri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-jails-man-two-years-for-n22m-fraud-in-maiduguri/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=482396 A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced one Shehu Saleh to two years’ imprisonment for fraud involving N22 million. Delivering judgment, Justice Aisha Kumaliya found the defendant guilty of misappropriating funds after he was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charge read that the convict, sometime in 2024 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-jails-man-two-years-for-n22m-fraud-in-maiduguri/feed/ 0 EFCC Arraigns Man Over Alleged N25.6m Bean Fraud in Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-man-over-alleged-n25-6m-bean-fraud-in-maiduguri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-man-over-alleged-n25-6m-bean-fraud-in-maiduguri/#respond Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:00:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=482068 The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Mohammed Abdullahi Korimi before the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri over an alleged N25.6 million fraud involving 400 bags of beans. According to a statement by the EFCC, the defendant was brought before Justice Aisha Kumaliya on Thursday, April [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-man-over-alleged-n25-6m-bean-fraud-in-maiduguri/feed/ 0 Three Illegal Bureau de Change Operators Jailed in Maiduguri: Full Story Inside https://www.theinfostride.com/three-illegal-bureau-de-change-operators-jailed-in-maiduguri-full-story-inside/ https://www.theinfostride.com/three-illegal-bureau-de-change-operators-jailed-in-maiduguri-full-story-inside/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2024 14:30:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=383386 In a significant crackdown on illegal financial activities, Justice K. Dagat of the Federal High Court in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced three unlicensed Bureaus de Change operators to one year in prison each. The Convicted Operators: Buba Ahmadu Aliyu Mohammed Mustapha Muhammad Zarami These individuals were brought before the court on Wednesday, 10th July [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/three-illegal-bureau-de-change-operators-jailed-in-maiduguri-full-story-inside/feed/ 0 For 1.1Million naira fraud in Maiduguri EFCC docks man https://www.theinfostride.com/for-1-1million-naira-fraud-in-maiduguri-efcc-docks-man/ https://www.theinfostride.com/for-1-1million-naira-fraud-in-maiduguri-efcc-docks-man/#respond Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:04:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322699 The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 11, 2022, arraigned one Bukar Shehu before Justice Fadawu Umaru of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a-three count charge bordering on theft, computer related fraud and identity theft to the tune of N1.115, 000 ( One Million, One [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/for-1-1million-naira-fraud-in-maiduguri-efcc-docks-man/feed/ 0 I Visited Maiduguri Recently For The First Time – Toolz https://www.theinfostride.com/i-visited-maiduguri-recently-for-the-first-time-toolz/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:56:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=197227 On-air personality Toolz Oniru-Demuren, who was motivated by by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, recently visited the Bakassi IDP camp in Maiduguri, and she shared her experience on Instagram. She shared a video showing fun moments with the camp kids, who she described as “Spirited”. “Last year the British High Commissioner @PaulTArkwright [...]

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]]> I’m Confident We’ll Prevent More Boko Haram Attacks In Maiduguri – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/im-confident-well-prevent-more-boko-haram-attacks-in-maiduguri-buhari/ Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:43:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=191294 Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his deep sympathy to the families of the victims of the bomb attacks in Biu, Borno State on Saturday, December 2, 2017. Buhari assured that the Intelligence Fusion Center which is being set up in Maiduguri would help prevent future attacks by Boko Haram on soft targets. “My condolences to the [...]

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]]> I Will Always Be There For 2face Idibia – Annie Idibia https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-always-be-there-for-2face-idibia-annie-idibia/ Tue, 19 Sep 2017 23:29:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=182608 Annie Idibia is celebrating 2face Idibia’s birthday. The actress shared on her Instagram page a picture of them in warm embrace and wrote, “I’ll Still Be There When The Sun Is Shinning bright…And When The Rain Is Pouring Down… Happy Birthday My Mine* Eternally Yours” Earlier in the year, 2face visited the soldiers and the [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Will Not Be Over – Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-will-not-be-over-obasanjo/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:56:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181939 Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested that former President Goodluck Jonathan did not take the Boko Haram sect seriously. The former president said that he briefed Jonathan on the grievances of the terror group. Obasanjo said “I went out in 2011 to Maiduguri. I took great risk to find out what is really happening about Boko Haram, [...]

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]]> Nigeran Doctors Go On Strike In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeran-doctors-go-on-strike-in-maiduguri/ Thu, 07 Sep 2017 17:57:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181297 The The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) on Tuesday began a nationwide indefinite strike, despite the emergencies caused by Boko Haram insurgency and cholera outbreak in Maiduguri. Dr Muhammad El-Yakub, The Chairman of the association made the disclosure recently. “We embarked on an indefinite strike in compliance with the directives from NARD [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Won’t End By Signing Any Truce – Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-wont-end-by-signing-any-truce-lai-mohammed/ Sat, 02 Sep 2017 10:33:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180598 Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said there is no resurrection of Boko Haram contrary to insinuation in some circles. Mohammed refuted the insinuation of resurgence of Boko Haram in a remark to the media during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in his country home, Oro, near Ilorin. He said that some recent tragic events, including suicide bombings and [...]

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]]> Lassa Fever Alarm In Borno State Was False – Haruna Mshelia https://www.theinfostride.com/lassa-fever-alarm-in-borno-state-was-false-haruna-mshelia/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:25:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178313 Mr Haruna Mshelia, the Borno State Commissioner for Health, on Thursday said that one suspected case of Lassa fever was recently reported in the state. Mshelia told newsmen in Maiduguri, that the case was reported in Zabarmari community of Jere local government area of the state. “The patient was discharged after medical examination certified him [...]

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]]> Kashim Shettima Set To Boost Girl-Child Education In Borno State https://www.theinfostride.com/kashim-shettima-set-to-boost-girl-child-education-in-borno-state/ Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:42:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177648 The Borno State Government on Wednesday said it would begin a Conditional Cash Transfer scheme to help girl child enrolment in schools. Alhaji Musa Kubo, the Commissioner of Education, made the statement at a news conference in Maiduguri. “The state government is to introduce a Conditional Cash Transfer to support girl child enrolment and retention [...]

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]]> 2baba Visits Soldiers, IDP’s In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/2baba-visits-soldiers-idps-in-maiduguri/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:49:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172722 Nigerian musician, 2face Idibia paid a visit to the troops of 3 battalions Eagle squad of the Nigerian army combating the Boko Haram in Maiduguri, Borno State. This went down on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, when he also met with over 94, 000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to put smiles on their faces. This comes [...]

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]]> Kaduna Students Pass Vote Of No Confidence On Nasir El-Rufai https://www.theinfostride.com/kaduna-students-pass-vote-of-no-confidence-on-nasir-el-rufai/ Mon, 17 Jul 2017 22:02:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172271 The Southern Kaduna Youth and Student Forum (SKYSFOM) has passed a vote of no confidence on Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai for his continued refusal to reopen three of state’s tertiary institutions that were shut down last year. According to a statement issued by the group’s president, Galadima Jesse, a total of 3,753 students in [...]

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]]> Fresh Boko Haram Attacks In Borno State https://www.theinfostride.com/fresh-boko-haram-attacks-in-borno-state-disturbing/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 04:36:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=171682 Sen. Ali Ndume (APC/Borno South) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in Borno, and described the situation as “worrisome”. Ndume, currently serving a six-month suspension, told newsmen in Maiduguri that he would have invited security chiefs to explain what was happening, if he was in the Senate Chambers. “In [...]

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]]> Police Announce Restriction On Road Vehicles In Borno State https://www.theinfostride.com/police-announce-restriction-on-road-vehicles-in-borno-state/ Fri, 23 Jun 2017 20:06:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169376 The Borno Police Command on Friday announced a restriction on movement of vehicles during the upcoming Eid celebration in Maiduguri and Jere Local Government Areas of the state. Mr Victor Isuku, the spokesman of the command announced this in a statement in Maiduguri. “In view of the Eid-el-Fitr sallah celebration coming up, Borno Police Command [...]

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]]> Five Killed In Mine Boko Haram Explosion https://www.theinfostride.com/five-killed-in-mine-boko-haram-explosion/ Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:03:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169241 Five people have been killed in a landmine explosion and a roadside ambush in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram , the civilian militia and police said Wednesday. In the first incident, at least three loggers were killed when their truck ran over a landmine outside Abbari village in the Konduga district of Borno state [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Leader Claims Responsibility For Maiduguri Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-leader-claims-responsibility-for-maiduguri-attack/ Sun, 11 Jun 2017 02:30:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167374 A new video from the Abubakar Shekau faction of the terror group Boko Haram has surfaced online. In the clip obtained by Sahara Reporters, Shekau, the group’s leader, claimed responsibility for the recent attack on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The video also shows dozens of the terrorists driving into the capital in military painted [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Kill 6 Vigilantes In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-kill-6-vigilantes-in-maiduguri/ Mon, 22 May 2017 02:52:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=165810 Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed six people fighting alongside the military in two separate incidents in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told AFP Sunday. Four of the slain vigilantes were hunting in the bush near a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of the city of Maiduguri when they were seized in a daytime attack. [...]

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]]> Freed Chibok Girls To Meet Muhammadu Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/freed-chibok-girls-to-meet-muhammadu-buhari/ Sun, 14 May 2017 14:34:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=164882 Eighty-two of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in northeast Nigeria in 2014 on Sunday headed to meet President Muhammadu Buhari after a prisoner swap deal with Boko Haram secured their release. The presidency announced late on Saturday that months of talks with the jihadists had “yielded results” some six months after 21 of their [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Planning Foreign Kidnaps In Borno State https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-planning-foreign-kidnaps-in-borno-state/ Sat, 06 May 2017 13:58:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=164049 Britain and the United States on Friday said Boko Haram was preparing to kidnap foreigners in remote northeast Nigeria, which is in the grip of a food crisis caused by the conflict. The Foreign Office in London said it had received reports the Islamist militants were “actively planning” to seize foreign workers in the Bama [...]

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]]> Living Condition In Borno IDPs Have Improved – NEMA https://www.theinfostride.com/living-condition-in-borno-idps-have-improved-nema/ Tue, 02 May 2017 10:33:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163695 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the living conditions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno has significantly improved. The North-East Coordinator of the agency, Malam Muhammad Kanar, stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. Kanar said this followed collaborative efforts by stakeholders. He said unlike before, the [...]

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]]> We’ll Not Close IDP Camps In Borno State- NEMA https://www.theinfostride.com/well-not-close-idp-camps-in-borno-state-nema/ Sun, 30 Apr 2017 16:00:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163533 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said that the planned closure of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno by May 29 was no longer feasible. Mr Muhammad Kanar, the NEMA North East Coordinator stated on this Sunday while speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri. Kanar said that IDPs whose communities had been liberated were, however, [...]

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]]> 2 Suicide Bombers Die In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/2-suicide-bombers-die-in-maiduguri/ Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:54:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161658 The Borno Police Command on Monday confirmed the death of two suspected suicide bombers after another foiled attack in Maiduguri. Mr Victor Isuku, the spokesman of the command, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri. ‘‘In the early hours of today (Monday), the bodies of two male suicide bombers were discovered behind the perimeter fence [...]

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]]> Oliver Dashe Lauds Buhari’s On Fight Against Boko Haram https://www.theinfostride.com/oliver-dashe-lauds-buharis-on-fight-against-boko-haram/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 09:22:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161079 The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Most Rev. Oliver Dashe, on Wednesday lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the successes recorded so far in the ongoing fight against insurgency in the North East. Addressing newsmen in Maiduguri, Dashe also lauded the military for restoring peace to the sub-region. He however urged security agents to [...]

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]]> Suicide Bombings Have Reduced In Maiduguri – Buratai https://www.theinfostride.com/suicide-bombings-have-reduced-in-maiduguri-buratai/ Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:21:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160830 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said on Sunday that the army had identified one key location of perpetrators of suicide bombings and had destroyed it. The Chief of Army Staff said in an interview that the “key area’’ was cleared by troops in conjunction with other security agencies. According to him, this [...]

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]]> Work Will Start On Kashimbilla Hydro Power Plant Soon – Fashola https://www.theinfostride.com/work-will-start-on-kashimbilla-hydro-power-plant-soon-fashola/ Mon, 20 Mar 2017 04:57:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159566 The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday said that work would begin this year on the 40 megawatts Kashimbila Hydro Power Plant in Taraba. Fashola said this while speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri after a tour of projects in the North East. He said government was equally making efforts to complete [...]

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]]> Police Confirm Fresh Boko Haram Attack In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/police-confirm-fresh-boko-haram-attack-in-maiduguri/ Sun, 19 Mar 2017 15:31:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159520 The Borno Police Command has confirmed the latest suicide bombing attack which occurred at a Maiduguri village on Saturday, March 18. In a statement released on Sunday, the Command spokesman, Mr Victor Isuku, said three bombers attempted to infiltrate Maiduguri at about 9.00 p.m. on Saturday but fled after they were challenged by a Civilian [...]

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]]> Suicide Bombing In Maiduguri Kills Many https://www.theinfostride.com/suicide-bombing-in-maiduguri-kills-many/ Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:33:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159478 At least seven people have been reported dead after three suicide bombers attacked a village in Maiduguri, Borno State. A mother, her two children, and four other persons were reportedly killed in the attack which occurred on the night of Saturday, March 18.The attackers were said to have been attempting to infiltrate Maiduguri through Umarari [...]

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]]> Happy Birthday Ali Nuhu https://www.theinfostride.com/happy-birthday-ali-nuhu/ Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:32:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159212 Nigerian actor, producer, director and television personality, referred to in the media as the “King of Kannywood”, “Sarki Ali” or “King Ali”, Ali Nuhu clocks 42 today. Born on the 15th of March, 1974 in Maiduguri, Ali has appeared in hundreds of Hausa movies and several English language films, and earned numerous accolades. Nuhu has [...]

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]]> Pregnant Suicide Bomber Apprehended In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/pregnant-suicide-bomber-apprehended-in-maiduguri/ Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:17:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=158874 Security operatives in Borno State have intercepted a pregnant suicide bomber. The woman, and another female were reportedly killed as they attempted to attack a security post and refused to surrender. The incident was said to have occurred in Ummarari village along mulai axis of Maiduguri Damboa road at the outskirts of Maiduguri. The spokesperson [...]

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]]> 2 Suspected Suicide Bombers Killed In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/2-suspected-suicide-bombers-killed-in-maiduguri/ Sun, 12 Mar 2017 10:45:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=158813 Two suspected female suicide bombers were shot dead by security agents in Maiduguri on Saturday. A statement by the spokesman of the Police Command in Borno, Victor Isuku, disclosed that the bombers were shot when they attempted to enter Maiduguri through the Umarari in Molai, near Damboa road. “On Saturday at about 20:45hrs, two female [...]

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]]> NDLEA Arrests 19 IDPs For Illegal Drugs https://www.theinfostride.com/ndlea-arrests-19-idps-for-illegal-drugs/ Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:59:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157331 The Borno command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 19 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) for alleged drug abuse and sale in camps. The Commandant of the NDLEA, Mr Ona Ogilegwu, a lawyer, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. He said the suspects [...]

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]]> Femi Kuti Visits Internally Displaced Persons Camp In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/femi-kuti-visits-internally-displaced-persons-camp-in-maiduguri/ Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:09:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154784 Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti has visited the IDP camp for victims of the terror group Boko Haram in Maiduguri. He was there on a trip with the International Rescue Commission to help the displaced people settle in new communities and build medical facilities. Femi told news agency Reuters that he hoped that more celebrities will [...]

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]]> Nigeria Army Offers N500K Reward For Information On Suicide Bombers https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-army-offers-n500k-reward-for-information-on-suicide-bombers/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 11:54:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154397 The Nigerian Army has offered N500,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest of suicide bombers or discovery of transit house of bombers or factory for making bomb. Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja that the cash reward for information followed the spate of suicide bombings [...]

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]]> Kashim Shettima Accuses UNICEF, Other Aid Groups Of Exploiting IDPs https://www.theinfostride.com/kashim-shettima-accuses-unicef-other-aid-groups-of-exploiting-idps/ Thu, 12 Jan 2017 09:51:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=153822 Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has asked the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to leave the state. The Governor alleged that the organisation is “exploiting” the victims of Boko Haram insurgency. According to The Cable, Shettima also accused some other aid groups in the region of siphoning money meant for the displaced people. Speaking to [...]

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]]> FG To Re-open 2 Major Roads In Borno State https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-to-re-open-2-major-roads-in-borno-state/ Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:02:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152323 The Federal Government will formally re-open two major roads in Borno later today following the total defeat of Boko Haram in the North-East by the Nigerian military. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this in a statement issued in Abuja. The roads are the Maiduguri-Gubio-Damasak and the Maiduguri-Mungono-Baga. Mohammed said that [...]

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]]> We Did Not Capture Abubakar Shekau – Nigerian Army https://www.theinfostride.com/we-did-not-capture-abubakar-shekau-nigerian-army/ Thu, 22 Dec 2016 11:59:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152034 The Nigeria Army says it is not in possession of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. Lucky Irabor, commander of Operation Lafiya Dole said this while speaking at a press conference in Maiduguri, Borno state. This dismissal is coming after several claims by the Army that Shekau had been killed. Unconfirmed reports have it that Shekau [...]

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]]> War With Boko Haram Is Won – Kashim Shettima https://www.theinfostride.com/war-with-boko-haram-is-won-kashim-shettima/ Fri, 16 Dec 2016 09:06:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=151418 Only last week two suicide bombers killed 30 people in northeastern Nigeria, but the governor of Borno state, the country’s jihadist heartland, told AFP in an interview that Boko Haram has been defeated. Kashim Shettima said the war against the Islamist militants was “over” and predicted that hundreds of thousands of displaced people would have [...]

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]]> Maiduguri Is More Secured Than Even Lagos – Kashim Shettima https://www.theinfostride.com/maiduguri-is-more-secured-than-even-lagos-kashim-shettima/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:47:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=144395 Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has said that the state capital, Maiduguri is now more secure than Lagos State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Borno has been at the heart of Nigeria’s fight against insecurity due to the activities of terrorist sect, Boko Haram in the state. Shettima made the comment on Sunday, September [...]

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]]> No Alternative To Present Administration – Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/no-alternative-to-present-administration-lai-mohammed/ Wed, 27 Jul 2016 19:10:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=137802 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the President Mohammadu Buhari-led administration is on the right track and there is no alternative to what it is doing. The minister stated this at a meeting with the members of staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid, Spain. The News Agency of [...]

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]]> Ali Modu Sheriff Created Boko Haram – Ahmed Makarfi https://www.theinfostride.com/ali-modu-sheriff-created-boko-haram-ahmed-makarfi/ Sat, 25 Jun 2016 15:11:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133681 The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee, Ahmed Makarfi has accused the embattled party chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff of creating Boko Haram. Makarfi said Sheriff is known everywhere as a violent person, that is why the police withdrew his orderlies. This is coming after Sheriff accused the caretaker committee chairman of hiring [...]

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]]> Olusegun Obasanjo Visit Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/olusegun-obasanjo-visit-maiduguri/ Mon, 28 Mar 2016 19:52:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=124175 Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is currently visiting Maiduguri. Obasanjo arrived in the Borno State capital today, March 28, 2016, and is expected to spend two days there. He was received upon arrival by Governor Kashim Shettima and other officials.

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]]> Suicide Attack In Maiduguri Is An Act Of Cowardice – ACF https://www.theinfostride.com/suicide-attack-in-maiduguri-is-an-act-of-cowardice-acf/ Sat, 19 Mar 2016 11:19:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=123481 The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Friday described the twin bomb attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday in Maiduguri as a show of cowardice by the sect. A statement by the ACF National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna, noted that targeting innocent persons [...]

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]]> 14 Dead As Suicide Bomber Hits Maiduguri Mosque https://www.theinfostride.com/14-dead-as-suicide-bomber-hits-maiduguri-mosque/ Wed, 16 Mar 2016 21:21:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=123054 14 people have been reported dead in Maiduguri, Borno State after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive in a mosque during morning prayers. The explosion occurred today, March 16, 2016, at a mosque in Umarari Village, a suburb of the state capital, Premium Times reports. “The bomb attack occurred this morning in Umarari village, just [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa’s Toyin Saraki Commends Unilever Nigeria’s Corporate Social Responsibility in Support of Maternal Health https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africas-toyin-saraki-commends-unilever-nigerias-corporate-social-responsibility-in-support-of-maternal-health/ Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:38:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=118228 Commending Unilever Nigeria for its donation of relief materials, which were distributed to Nigerian Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Maiduguri, Nasarawa and Yola, the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has called on all corporations to emulate Unilever’s example, and incorporate elements of good corporate citizenship into their Corporate [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Activities Have Been Degraded And Can No Longer Carry Out Any Spectacular Attacks – FG https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-activities-have-been-degraded-and-can-no-longer-carry-out-any-spectacular-attacks-fg/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 22:49:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114912 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, today disclosed that the Federal Government has met the December 31, 2015 deadline given by President Muhammadu Buhari to the military to defeat Boko Haram insurgents because the activities of the terrorist sect have heavily been degraded that it can no longer carry out any spectacular attacks. The minister disclosed this [...]

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]]> Nigerian Army Kill Four Maiduguri-Bound Suicide Bombers https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-kill-four-maiduguri-bound-suicide-bombers/ Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:12:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113266 Nigerian army, on Wednesday, killed four would-be suicide bombers near a checkpoint on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The Nigerian Army said one of the four female bombers died when she detonated her explosive vest, while the three others were gunned down by the troops. “Today at about 7.30am 4 female suicide bombers [...]

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]]> Defence Chief Says December Deadline To End Boko Haram Insurgency Sacrosanct https://www.theinfostride.com/defence-chief-says-december-deadline-to-end-boko-haram-insurgency-sacrosanct/ Sun, 06 Dec 2015 11:54:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110654 The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, yesterday, vowed that the December deadline to end terrorism is Sacrosanct. Olonisakin said this when he visited Maiduguri, Borno State, to inspect the ongoing Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Operations against Boko Haram terrorists. Speaking to journalists after over two hours of being briefed on the activities [...]

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]]> Over 410 Births and 187 Marriages Were Recorded At Borno and Adamawa States’ IDP Camps https://www.theinfostride.com/over-410-births-and-187-marriages-were-recorded-at-borno-and-adamawa-states-idp-camps/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:50:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110025 The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammad Sani Sidi stated when members of ‘Bring Back Our Girls Group’ (BBOG) paid him a courtesy call in his office that over 410 births were recorded between August and September, 2015 and 187 marriages were conducted at Internally Displaced Persons camps in Borno and [...]

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