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JUST IN: Bomb explosion kills four travellers in Borno

Nigeria, June 25 -- A bomb explosion has reportedly killed four travellers in Borno State. Local media reported that the bomb exploded around 3 p.m. on Wednesday along the Damboa-Maiduguri road, invo... Read More


Hospital, patient celebrate successful kidney transplant in Maiduguri

Nigeria, June 24 -- The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and a patient have celebrated a successful kidney transplant, the first at the facility since 2010. The patient, Yusuf Abdullahi, who... Read More


Boko Haram: Troops kill over 600 insurgents but apprehension remains in Borno communities

Nigeria, June 22 -- Despite the killing of at least 600 Boko Haram insurgents (JAS and ISWAP) in Borno State in the last three weeks, apprehension remains among the war-weary residents. The Nigerian ... Read More


JUST IN: 11 killed in Borno bomb explosion

Nigeria, June 21 -- Not fewer than 11 people have been reportedly killed by a bomb explosion in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. The bomb exploded Friday night in front of a local cinema... Read More


Just In: Military repels Boko Haram insurgents' attack on Gwoza

Nigeria, June 21 -- Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly repelled an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The insurgents launched the attack a few h... Read More


Presidency breaks silence on VP Shettima's fate in 2027

Nigeria, June 20 -- President Bola Tinubu has finally broken his silence on the fate of Vice President Kashim Shettima in the forthcoming 2027 presidential election. The president said he would selec... Read More


Boko Haram insurgents killed as soldiers foil attack on military facility in Borno

Nigeria, June 19 -- Local sources, who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES, said over 500 insurgents attacked the naval base at the Lake Chad Fish Dam from about 2 a.m. until daytime, initially overpowering naval ... Read More


Nigerian military strikes insurgents' camp in Gwoza, hits ISWAP commander

Nigeria, June 18 -- Nigerian military jets have reportedly bombed a new camp of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Baikee Forest in the Sambisa axis of the Gwoza Local Government Ar... Read More


Tension in APC as party chief insists Shettima VP endorsement is Illegal

Nigeria, June 17 -- Mustapha Salihu, the National Vice Chairman (North East) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has doubled down on his refusal to endorse Vice President Kashim Shettima for renom... Read More


Drama as Ganduje, APC North-east leader endorse Tinubu but mum on Shettima

Nigeria, June 15 -- A drama unfolded on Sunday in Gombe at a meeting of the North-east leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party's national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Mustapha ... Read More