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Borno is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria.It is bordered by Yobe to the west for about 421 km, Gombe to the southwest for 93 km, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon for about 426 km (265 miles, partly across the Ebedi and Kalia Rivers).
This is a list of administrators and governors of Borno State, Nigeria. Borno State was formed on 3 February 1976 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi , Borno, and Gongola states. Name
Maiduguri (/ m aɪ ˈ d uː ɡ ʊ r i / my-DOO-guurr-ee) is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa.The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. [3]
Sixteen people were killed on Wednesday when a bomb blew up a village cafe in Nigeria's Borno state, hotbed of the Boko Haram militant insurgency, police said. Police spokesperson Nahum Kenneth ...
The Borno Emirate or Sultanate, sometimes known as the Bornu Emirate, is a traditional Nigerian state that was formed at the start of the 20th century. It is headed by the descendants of the rulers of the Bornu Empire, founded before 1000. The rulers have the title Shehu of Borno (var. Shehu of Bornu, Sultan of
Borno State, Nigeria, faced flooding after the collapse of the Alau Dam on 10 September 2024. The Maiduguri and Jere local government areas were particularly affected: according to the National Emergency Management Agency, over 70% of the residents in Maiduguri were displaced.
Borno State is a large, diverse northeastern state in the process of recovering from the worst of the Boko Haram insurgency.Still facing large-scale threats by and partial occupation from Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists, the state also has to contend with an underdeveloped yet vital agricultural sector, desertification, and low education rates.
This brings the number of state constituencies in Borno State to 28. The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Members of the assembly are elected for a term of four years concurrent with federal legislators (Senate and House of ...