Borno State

Nigeria: Cholera Kills Twenty in Borno, 2000 Infected

Kaduna — About 20 people have lost their lives and over 2,000 hospitalised following a cholera outbreak in Borno State. According to a BBC Hausa report monitored in Kaduna yesterday, the outbreak started in Madube village of...

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Nigeria: Kidnapping - Ogbeh Decries FG's Indifference

Alliance for Democracy chieftain and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbeh has decried Federal Government's indifference to the incessant cases of kidnapping and ransom payment in the...

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Yar'Adua Appoints New Scribe For Social Development Secretariat

Abuja — President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has approved the appointment of Mr. Mamman Sale as the Secretary of the FCT Social Development Secretariat. The appointment is to take immediate effect. A statement from the office of the...

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Nigeria: PDP Youths, Women Protest Imposition of Chairman

THE coalition of youths and women members of the local government executives committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno state have condemned in strong terms the imposition of candidates as chairmen of the party in...

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NUJ President Condemns Killing of Journalists

Maiduguri — National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Mohammed Garba has condemned the killings, harassment and intimidation of journalists in the country. Garba made the condemnation at the third...

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Nigeria: FG Focuses On Blindness Prevention

Determined to reduce the number of Nigerians who lose their sight and become blind, the Federal Ministry of Health is partnering with Hellen Keller International (HKI) to prevent blindness and other tropical diseases in the...

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Nigeria: Citizens Can Travel Without Visa to South Africa Next Year - Buba Marwa

Mohammed Buba Marwa, a retired Brigadier General of the Nigerian Army, former Military Governor of Borno State, former Military Administrator of Lagos State and presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples'...

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Nigeria: 2011 - Rumours Trail Contest for Borno Government House

As 2011 election draws near the political climate in Borno state is full of uncertainty and speculation about who succeeds Governor Ali Modu Sheriff as his second term in office will end on May 29, 2011. The political climate...

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Nigeria: Hajj 2009 - Three in Saudi Custody

Three Nigerian pilgrims are reportedly cooling their heels at Saudi custody. According to a statement by the head of community leaders of pilgrims in Makkah, Alhaji Umar Abubakar Hadeija, the pilgrims were detained for various...

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Nigeria: Representatives Ask FG to Resume Oil Exploration in North

Tashikalmah Hallah and Nasidi A. Yahaya Abuja — The House of Representatives yesterday asked the government to resume the exploitation of oil and gas resources in the Lake Chad Basin, Benue, Anambra and Adamawa troughs. The MPs...

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