Borno Chronicles

Borno Chronicles: Over 10 years of disrupted livelihoods, of displacement and forced exile. lDPs recount stories of estrangement from their home and livelihoods

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Insurgency in Borno has seen more than 19,000 teachers displaced and 2,295 killed with almost 1,400 schools damaged and destroyed since 2009.

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The emergence of Boko Haram Jihadist Group has made Borno State into an antithesis of its slogan “Home of Peace”, turning it into a ghost town with over 2 million internally displaced persons.

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Remember El Kanemi Warriors FC?

They are a football club based in Borno State and have won the Nigerian FA Cup twice in 1991 and 1992

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Do you know that Borno State is one of the 7 states in Nigeria where Uranium is found?

Other mineral resources in Borno include salt, limestone, granite chips, kaolin, potash, flutters earth, iron-ore, clay, silica sand, mica, gypsum, trona, feldspar, and magnetite.

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The Gwoza Hills which is made up of ranges of mountains/hills known as the ‘Mandara Mountains’ are a beautiful scenery and tourist attraction in Borno state
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Ever seen an extinct volcanic cone before?
Biu Plateau is an highland area where these cones can be found.

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Monday is a business day!

The Monday-Market in Maiduguri is the largest commercial centre in North-East Nigeria.

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Monday is a business day!

The Monday-Market in Maiduguri is the largest commercial centre in North-East Nigeria.

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Do you know there are eight tribes in Borno State with 28 languages spoken by indigenes of the State?
The three major languages spoken in Borno State are Kanuri, Shuwa Arabic, and Marghi.
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With a total land mass of 72,609km², Borno State is the second largest state in Nigeria and is dominated by the Kanuri and Babur with few Shuwa Arab (descendants of Arabized Fulani) ethnic groups.

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Do you know “Borno” is from the name “Bornu” coined from two Arabic words “Bahar-Nuhu”, meaning ‘’Sea of Nuhu’’; Bahr meaning Sea and Nuhu is a name in the holy Quran referring to Prophet Nuhualaihis-salaam who is also referred to as Noah in the Bible?
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