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Borno – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said the weekend massacre of 110 rice farmers in Borno state by Boko Haram has raised serious questions about the national security architecture. The forum, in a statement by its Chairman and the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Fayemi, described the attack as morally reprehensible. Fayemi said […]
“Nigerian refugees continue to arrive in very remote and impoverished communities in neighbouring countries. An estimated 30,000 have fled the city of Rann over the weekend alone to seek refuge across the Cameroonian border,” Babar Baloch, spokesman of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), said. The United Nations says about 30,000 people fled […]
ashim Shettima, the Governor of Borno State, broke down in tears on Monday when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. Shettima said he was moved to tears over the recent setback in the fight against insurgency, but added that they had not lost hope in the ability of the present administration to address insecurity […]
The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed the death of five crew members on board the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Mi-35M Helicopter that crashed in combat on Wednesday in Borno. The helicopter crashed while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion in Damasak. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, announced this […]