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Zulum Warns Two Suicide Bombers Still At Large After Maiduguri Blasts

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2026March 22, 20260

Borno Governor Babagana Zulum says security forces are tracking two remaining suspects after deadly explosions in Maiduguri. Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has said that five suicide bombers slipped into the state, and only three of them have set off their IEDs so far. The governor raised this alarm...

Explosions Rock Maiduguri, Multiple Casualties Feared

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2026March 17, 20260

Explosions at market and hospital areas during evening hours in Maiduguri leave dozens feared dead and scores injured. Multiple explosions struck Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday evening, with many people feared killed and several others injured. The explosions, believed to have been caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs)...

Maiduguri airport set to commence first international flight operations

NewsDeskNgNov 15, 2024November 15, 20240

The General Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri, is set to commence full international operations by January 1, 2025, newsmen learned. This comes as the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, led other delegates on a one-day work visit to the facility in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. According to...

Flood in Maiduguri: Seyi Tinubu, brother, friends storm Borno capital, make timely donation to victims

NewsDeskNgSep 21, 2024September 21, 20240

Youth enthusiast and son of Nigeria’s president, Seyi Tinubu on friday sympathized with the people of Borno State over the devastating flood that recently ravaged Maiduguri , the state capital. Mr. Tinubu who was accompanied by his brother, friends and associates made a huge donation worth over 500 million naira...