Tag: Abubakar Shekau
DHQ ‘studying’ new Shekau video
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday it was studying the claims made in a video purportedly released by terrorists showing…
Breaking: Shekau appears in new video, debunks death claims
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by AFP on…
Who Killed Shekau, Nigeria Or Cameroon?
Controversy has continued to trail the death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau (real name Mohammed Bashir) as Nigeria and…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader is dead – Nigerian Army
Defence Headquarters spokesperson, Major General Chris Olukolade on Wednesday confirmed that the dreaded Abubakar Shekau, leader of Islamist sect, Boko…
Mixed Reactions Trail Shekau’s Death
Eromosele Ebhomele The news of the death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has since Sunday thrown up different reactions…
Boko Haram: Is Shekau dead or alive? Even the army cannot tell
Is he alive or isn’t he? Fresh claims have emerged in Nigeria that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, or at…
Was Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau killed?
There are indications that Nigerian troops may have killed the nation’s most wanted terrorist, Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko…
Boko Haram seeking attention with caliphate call
Boko Haram’s declaration of a caliphate in Nigeria may have been prompted by the attention heaped on Islamic State (IS)…
The Fall Of Gwoza
The declaration of Gwoza as an Islamic Republic or a caliphate by the Boko Haram sect is yet another evidence…
DHQ debunks formation of Caliphate by Boko Haram
The military has debunked the claim of the leader of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau that it had…
Boko Haram leader says Gwoza part of ‘Islamic caliphate’
Boko Haram’s leader said a northeast town seized by the insurgents earlier this month has been placed under an Islamic…
Boko Haram claims Abuja, Lagos attacks in new video
The head of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists has claimed responsibility for a June 25 bombing in the capital Abuja and…
Boko Haram Beats US Efforts To Choke Its Finances
When Washington imposed sanctions in June 2012 on Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, he dismissed it as an empty gesture.…
Forgotten Chibok Girls
Seventy-seven days after close to 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped in Chibok by Boko Haram, and many weeks after the Nigerian…
How Jonathan aborted freedom deal for Chibok schoolgirls
The British tabloid, The Mail has reported how the over 200 kidnapped schoolgirls held hostage in Nigeria came agonisingly close…
74 Nigerians killed by Boko Haram in 3 days
At least 24 people were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram gunmen raided a village in northeast Nigeria, where they…
Jonathan to visit Chibok, town of abducted girls
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will visit a northeastern town where over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamic militants, Boko Haram…
U.S. Planes Search For Kidnapped Schoolgirls
The United States said it is flying “manned” missions over Nigeria in search of over 200 abducted schoolgirls, after the…
Video of Nigeria’s abducted schoolgirls
Shekau Abubakar, Boko Haram leader supplies a video on more than half of the girls captured from Chibok Girls Seconday…
Nigeria should pursue prisoner-for-hostage swap – AFP Analysis
Conditions set out by Boko Haram’s leader for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists may…
Kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls converted to Islam – Boko Haram leader
Boko Haram released a new video on Monday 12 May claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, alleging they had…
Nigeria, US wants UN to label Boko Haram a terrorist organisation
Nigeria and the United States are working on a UN Security Council resolution to designate Boko Haram a terrorist organisation,…
Taking The Fight To Shekau
The kidnap of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram terrorists appears to be the last straw…
Full Text Of Shekau’s Message In New Video
My brethren, take up knives and start slaughtering people. Just pick up your knife and break into homes and kill.…
Number of girls taken in latest Borno kidnap rises to 11
The number of Nigerian girls taken in the latest kidnapping by Boko Haram Islamists has risen to 11, a local…
US protest demands action on kidnapped Nigerian girls
About 200 protesters gathered Tuesday outside the Nigerian embassy in Washington to demand the country take robust action to rescue…
Boko Haram Kidnaps 8 More Girls
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have kidnapped eight more girls from Borno State, residents said on Tuesday, after the extremist group’s…
Egypt’s Top Sunni Muslim Group Demands Release Of Schoolgirls
Egypt’s prestigious Islamic institute Al-Azhar has joined millions worldwide seeking the release of schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram. Al-Azhar urged…
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Abducted Schoolgirls: Unthinkable cruelty and evil – Angelina Jolie
US actress Angelina Jolie on Tuesday condemned as “unthinkable cruelty and evil” the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria…
Boko Haram seizes Nigeria’s border town
Scores of Boko Haram gunmen riding in armoured vehicles razed the Nigerian border town of Gamboru Ngala on Monday and…