Borno State - Wikipedia
Borno State 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).
Borno | Nigeria, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 5, 2024 · Borno, state, northeastern Nigeria. It is the central fragment of the old Bornu empire of the Kanuri people. Its name is said to mean “Home of the Berbers.” The territory became part of Northern Nigeria after the division of Bornu between the …
Borno State Government | Official website
Borno State, located in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, borders Yobe, Gombe, Adamawa, and the countries of Cameroon, Niger, and Chad. Its capital city is Maiduguri. Established in 1976, it originally included Yobe State, which separated in 1991.
Borno State of Nigeria :: Nigeria Information & Guide
Located in the North Eastern corner of Nigeria, Borno State occupies 70,898 square kilometres. Borno State occupies the greater part of the Chad Basin. Borno state shares borders with the Republics of Niger to the North, Chad to the North-East and Cameroun to the East.
Borno State Government | About Borno state
It is the only Nigerian state to border up to three countries. It takes its name from the historic emirate of Borno, with the emirate's old capital of Maiduguri serving as the capital city of Borno State. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up.
Borno State Map - North East Nigeria, Nigeria - Mapcarta
Borno State is a state in North East Nigeria. It is the second-largest state in the area of the 36 states in the country, only behind Niger State which is the largest. In 2016, its population was estimated to be about 5.86 million.
Borno (State, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and …
Nov 26, 1991 · Further information about the population structure: Borno (State, Nigeria) with population statistics, charts, map and location.
Two months after Borno jailbreak, 278 convicts still missing
1 day ago · 12th November 2024. Map of Borno State. Isah Ojo. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two months after the damage to the correctional facility in Borno State, following the September 10 ...
Flooding in Nigeria leaves 30 people dead, over a million …
Sep 11, 2024 · The current flooding comes nearly two years after Nigeria’s worst flooding in a decade killed more than 600 people across the country. About 15% of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, was under water, state police spokesperson Nahum Daso …
Borno IDPs Relocated to Their Hometown of Ajiri Say They’re …
Nov 2, 2024 · And there are frequent terrorist attacks. This is the life internally displaced people (IDPs) have returned to in Ajiri, a small community in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno. But it is not what was promised. The Boko Haram insurgency in the region has led to the displacement of millions of people since it erupted in 2009.