Tag: Borno state government
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Borno set to demolish 1,300 houses over flooding
Borno State Government on Wednesday said 1,300 houses standing on waterways and river banks in the state capital, Maiduguri, have been marked for demolition. Parts of the state capital in the last two months have been submerged by floods. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the Executive Secretary, Borno Geographic Information Service,…
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Maiduguri explosion kills one, injures 16
The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, on Thursday confirmed the death of one person with 16 others injured following three explosions in Maiduguri metropolis. Mr Aliyu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the explosions occurred in Mairi, Custom and Gwange areas of the metropolis. Mr Aliyu said the actual cause of…