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Armed attackers raid school, abduct students in Nigeria’s Borno state

Daily Sabah 16 May 2026
Armed men stormed a school in Nigeria’s conflict-hit Borno state on Friday and took away an unknown number of students, residents said, in the latest mass abduction to hit the coun ....
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Nigeria: Islamist militants abduct 42 children in Borno state

Live Mint 16 May 2026
Local residents reported that heavily armed men stormed the Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in the Askira-Uba Local Government Area while classes were actively underway, taking an unconfirmed number of hostages ....
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Armed Men Kidnap Dozens of Schoolchildren in Nigeria’s Borno State Attack

Khaama Press 16 May 2026
Armed attackers abducted dozens of students after storming Musa Primary and Secondary School in the Askira-Uba area of Borno State on Friday morning, in one of the latest mass kidnappings in northeastern Nigeria ... .
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Gunmen kidnap dozens of students in Nigeria’s Borno State

Al Jazeera 16 May 2026
Gunmen have ⁠kidnapped dozens of school pupils in Nigeria’s rebellion-ravaged northeastern state of Borno, residents ⁠told the Reuters and AFP news agencies ... Borno ⁠and neighbouring states have seen ...
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Many Pupils Missing as Terrorists, Gunmen Invade Borno, Oyo Schools

This Day 16 May 2026
Many pupils of a primary and junior secondary school in Mussa village, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, were yesterday abducted by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists who invaded the community.
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Students missing following attack by armed groups on school in northeastern Nigeria, police say

Newsday 16 May 2026
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — An unspecified number of students are missing after suspected jihadi militants attacked a secondary school in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on Friday, police told The Associated Press.
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Nigeria: Two Soldiers, Terrorists Killed in Borno Attack

All Africa 08 May 2026
Two soldiers were killed while repelling an attack by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State ....
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Borno deputy speaker steps down for Ndume in Southern Senatorial race

Business Day Online 01 May 2026
Abdullahi Musa Askira, deputy speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, has announced his withdrawal from the race for. read more Borno deputy speaker steps down for Ndume in Southern Senatorial race ....
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Borno deputy speaker Askira steps down for Ndume in Southern Senatorial race

Business Day Online 01 May 2026
Abdullahi Musa Askira, the Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, has announced his withdrawal from the race. read more Borno deputy speaker Askira steps down for Ndume in Southern Senatorial race ....
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Gubio enters Borno 2027 race with N50m APC forms

Business Day Online 28 Apr 2026
Mustapha Gubio, the former Borno State commissioner for works, has officially entered the race for the 2027 governorship election. Gubio. read more Gubio enters Borno 2027 race with N50m APC forms ....
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Nigeria: 2027 - Borno APC Backs Tinubu, Shettima

All Africa 27 Apr 2026
Stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State yesterday endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima as the party's presidential candidates for 2027 ....
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