Witnesses said gunmen apparently targeted hunters selling bush meat in Damboa on Monday, killing 18 people on the spot.
Five more people were killed on Tuesday after a group of armed men playing draughts in Kano area were attacked by an unknown gunmen.
Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group which has been fighting to create an Islamic state, has staged several attacks in the West African country.
Boko Haram has been blamed for the deaths of at least 1,400 people in central and northern Nigeria since 2010.
Last year, the Islamist group was linked to more than 600 deaths in the country.
On Monday, gunmen opened fire at a market in Damboa in Borno state, targeting hunters selling meat from animals such as monkeys and pigs.
Strict Muslims are forbidden to eat this type of bush meat.
"Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram came to the town market and shot dead 13 local hunters on the spot while five others died from their injuries at the hospital," a government official told journalists.
Damboa which is located near the capital of Borno state, Maiduguri, is the stronghold of Boko Haram.
The militant group was founded in the city in 2002.
At the same time, a deadly attack has been appointed in Kano, the main city in northern Nigeria, 500km west of Damboa.
Gunmen riding on motorbikes opened fire on people playing an outdoor board game, police and witnesses say.
Gambling is also strictly forbidden under Islamic law.
By Koome Kimonye.
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