He commended the troops of 26 Task Force Brigade, whose headquarters is located in Gwoza, for securing the town and its environs. i iyebiye olawuyi Follow The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur ...

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has commenced emergency medical activities at Gwoza General hospital in Borno state, northeast Nigeria. The project, launched in August 2025 to support the Ministry of ...

1 The remains of the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Shehu Mustapha Idrisa Timta, who was killed by Boko Haram gunmen on Friday, were committed to mother earth yesterday in his domain amidst eulogies and tears.

The Defence Headquarters yesterday claimed that troops had dislodged Boko Haram insurgents from Gwoza,Borno State, and recaptured the town which had been under the control of the terrorists since ...

The death toll from the bomb attack in Gwoza area of Borno State on Saturday has risen to 31, Vice President Kashim Shettima said yesterday. However, another person died later, thereby bringing the ...

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Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has described Saturday’s trip to Gwoza, where he paid his last respects to the late Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Shehu Idrissa Timta, who was killed by suspected Boko ...

Nigeria’s military says its forces have retaken the northeastern town of Gwoza, which Boko Haram militants last year declared the headquarters of their “caliphate.” The announcement comes on the eve ...

Hundreds of people were killed in raids by Boko Haram Islamic militants in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, on the border with Cameroon, with some sources putting the death toll at 400 to 500. On ...

In 2014, Boko Haram seized the town of Gwoza in northeast Nigeria, killing hundreds of people. The insurgents declared that Gwoza would be the seat of their self-proclaimed caliphate. It was a perfect ...

He commended the troops of 26 Task Force Brigade, whose headquarters is located in Gwoza, for securing the town and its environs. Buratai, who spoke at Gwoza, headquarters of Gwoza Local Government ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday. The ...