The General Hospital in Maiduguri was built in 2006 but the state government refused to open it until the president came to cut the ribbon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference

Maiduguri is about 320 miles 520 kilometers northeast of Jos.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigeria: Christmas Eve Attacks Kill At Least 38] Reference

At left, women and children at the police office in Maiduguri Tuesday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigerian Army Battles Islamic Militants] Reference

There were two explosions in the northeastern city of Maiduguri early Saturday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigerian President Takes Wide Lead In Election] Reference

Most of the deaths occurred in rioting in Maiduguri, capital of north-eastern Borno state.    From Wordnik.com.  [Religion of Peace part 726 and Anglican responses] Reference

But now, a year later, Maiduguri and surrounding villages again live in fear of the group.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigeria Muslim sect claims candidate killing] Reference

Thank you to Seth Anayaru (ph), who sent in these photos of floods in Maiduguri in Northeast Nigeria.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2007] Reference

Earlier in the morning, a blast went off in a residential neighborhood of Maiduguri though there were no injuries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigerian election mostly peaceful though kids vote] Reference

Sometimes it is planted in large numbers along roadsides - along the road between Maiduguri and Lake Chad, for instance.    From Wordnik.com.  [9 Reforestation] Reference

Thousands of people fled their homes in the northeastern city of Maiduguri after a dam burst causing widespread flooding.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Gunmen also shot and killed a politician with the All Nigeria People's Party and set fire to the Maiduguri International Hotel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigeria holds election despite violence] Reference

The army sent armored vehicles to Maiduguri and deployed them in a residential district believed to be a stronghold of the sect.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigerian Army Battles Islamic Militants] Reference

"The epidemic has killed 20 children and over 100 children are in two hospitals at Maiduguri, the state capital, for treatment,".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

"They shot him publicly, right in front of the police station," said Mr. Dauda, who reports for the Voice of America from Maiduguri.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigerian Police Kill Militant Leader Yusuf] Reference

Policemen and soldiers surrounded a neighborhood thought to be a group stronghold in Maiduguri on Tuesday and shelled suspected hideouts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigeria Battles Muslim Militants] Reference

The BBC's Bala Ibrahim in Kano says Aunty Maiduguri and her four "wives" are thought to have gone into hiding the day after they married.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gay Afrique] Reference

Residents in Maiduguri told reporters many Boko Haram members have shaved their beards and slipped back into daily life, according to reports.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigeria Violence Sparks New Concerns] Reference

Earlier in the day, army officials told reporters that militants had taken control of six neighborhoods in Maiduguri, where the most intense fighting occurred.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigeria Battles Muslim Militants] Reference

Pius Utomi Ekpei/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A policeman looked at the bodies of Islamic fundamentalists killed in the battle with police Tuesday in Maiduguri.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigerian Army Battles Islamic Militants] Reference

Pius Utomi Ekpei/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Bodies of Islamic fundamentalists shot Tuesday in a battle with police lay outside the police headquarters in Maiduguri.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigerian Army Battles Islamic Militants] Reference

Some years ago in Maiduguri (the capital of Borno state, the most northeastern part of Nigeria), when sharia was introduced there, many women were disengaged from their maigida.    From Wordnik.com.  [LADIES' CHAMPION] Reference

Residents slowly began returning home Friday, as police collected hundreds of bodies from the streets in the northern town of Maiduguri, where the most of the fighting took place.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigeria Claims Win Over Rebels] Reference

Maiduguri - About 15 million Nigerians from the seven states of Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe.    From Wordnik.com.  [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference

"Everybody is apprehensive of what might happen in the next few days," said Maiduguri resident.    From Wordnik.com.  [News24 Top Stories] Reference

Terab told AFP by telephone from Maiduguri, the state capital, which he said has been worst hit.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

A few days later, fire engulfed Bolori market in Maiduguri, consuming 250 shops and their contents.    From Wordnik.com.  [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference

Maiduguri - The Borno State government has unfolded a two-year infrastructure development plan for six council areas.    From Wordnik.com.  [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference

One of Nigeria's CDMA operator's Visafone said it has extended its network coverage to Maiduguri, capital of Bornu State.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vanguard] Reference

In Maiduguri, they're using solar energy to provide a constant source of refrigeration for vaccines in their health centre.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to India Makes Push for Solar Power] Reference

This group torched police stations last July in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, during clashes that left hundreds dead.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economist: Correspondent's diary]