Borno
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But a local group, the Borno South Youth Initiative, says it mediated the unconditional release, putting the number of those freed at 416.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Nigeria's defence chiefs visited Maiduguri Wednesday after one of the deadliest attacks in the Borno state capital in years, in a show of defiance.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
A local government official in Nigeria's eastern Borno state holds similar beliefs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
Over in Maiduguri's city centre, a group of farmers gather in the home of Adam Goni, the chair of the Borno branch of the National Association of Sorghum Producers, Processors and Marketers.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
There, having sack'd Borno, the kingly seat, I took the king and led him bound in chains Unto Damascus, 59 where I stay'd before.
From Tamburlaine the Great — Part 2 by Marlowe, Christopher
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