A Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has convicted and sentenced two men, Samuel Okoro and Lucky Dauda, to eight years imprisonment ...

The Borno State Commissioner of Police, CP Nasiru Abdulmajid, has assured News Central of safety ahead of a town hall meeting ...

Calm has returned to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, following a midnight explosion that rocked Giwa Barracks and caused widespread panic among residents, The PUNCH reports. The explosion ...

Editor’s Note: Ahmed Hersi heads the ICRC’s office in Maiduguri, north east Nigeria. Born and raised in Somalia, Ahmed now holds Canadian citizenship. He joined the ICRC in 1999 and has run ...

A tragic incident unfolded in Maiduguri on Tuesday evening when Alhaji Umaru Goma, a resident of the Meri area, was electrocuted while working at his zinc tent near the Baga Road Market.

Church officials say a Nigerian Catholic priest who recently served the United States has been abducted by extremists along with other travelers in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state.

As usual with politician speak, Shettima expressed his ‘deepest sympathies’ and assuring the IDPs that the federal government would prioritise their welfare, and enjoined them to take what ...

Supported by By Ruth Maclean and Ismail Alfa Photographs and Video by Fati Abubakar Ruth Maclean, Ismail Alfa and Fati Abubakar reported this article from flooded areas of Maiduguri and the Alau ...

Aid to the Church in Need said the Nigerian-born priest is the 15th religious to be kidnapped in Nigeria this year.

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