Tag: Boko Haram attacks
Tinubu committed to ending terrorism, banditry in Nigeria- Information Minister
Idris said this while refuting reports that he dismissed of security concerns raised Governor Babagana Zulum on increasing attacks by…
Zulum laments increasing Boko Haram attacks in Borno
The Borno governor, however, emphasised the need for coordinated action between the military, police, and local authorities in order to…
Sadiya Farouq condemns insurgent attacks in Borno
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has condemned insurgent attacks on residents of Borno…
Five soldiers killed as Boko Haram attacks troops In Magumeri
Boko Haram fighters on Friday engaged operatives of the Operation Lafiya Dole, killing five soldiers in a fierce battle that…
9 killed in Boko Haram attacks
Authorities on Tuesday said nine people were killed on Monday night in Diffa city in southeast Niger in several attacks…
Guterres condemn Borno attacks, condoles Nigeria
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the series of Boko Haram terrorists attacks in Borno in which many people were…
Why We’re Visiting #BokoHaram Ravaged Areas – UN
The UN Security Council’s delegation says it is visiting the four countries affected by the activities of the Boko Haram…
Boko Haram: 50,000 flee from attacks in Niger
Tens of thousands of people have fled southeastern Niger following deadly attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on the town of…
Update: Curfew slammed on Maiduguri, says Defence headquarters
Nigerian troops appeared to have repelled Sunday morning assault on Maiduguri by Boko Haram fighters as the Defence Headquarters in…
Breaking: Boko Haram fighting Nigeria’s military for control of Yobe town
Suspected Boko Haram militants have launched an attack on Babban Gida town, the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area of…
Borno schools shut because of Boko Haram
Nigeria’s Borno state has ordered all its schools shut to protect children after Boko Haram terrorists killed dozens of pupils…
300,000 Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram
Nearly 300,000 people, more than half of them children, have fled their homes in northeast Nigeria since May last year…
Nigeria’s army pledges more firepower against Boko Haram
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s military has promised to step up action against the Boko Haram insurgents in the next few days.…
Living In The Shadow Of Terror
Security measures adopted in the wake of Boko Haram attacks have substantially altered living and driving in Abuja In the…
Boko Haram: Army slams 24 hour curfew on Yobe state
The Nigerian military on Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew on the north eastern State of Yobe following attacks on Damaturu…
Nigerian Archbishop ponders Boko Haram Puzzle
.Archbishop asks: why are Boko Haram bombers always successful? Nigerian Catholic archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama on Monday condemned as “disturbing”…
Nigeria: Big slump in church attendance and finance
The Kaduna Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) said on Friday that worshippers’ attendance in its churches has dropped…
Nigeria: Boko Haram bombs Sokoto
Explosions, including a suicide blast, rocked two police stations on Monday in Nigeria’s northwestern city of Sokoto, the historic seat…
Boko Haram attacks police station at Bayero varsity
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Assailants suspected to be Boko Haram militants armed with guns and explosives struck at Rijaya Zakka Police Station,…
Boko Haram storms prison, police station
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have attacked a prison, police station and local government office in Konduga, forty kilometres from Maiduguri,…
Boko Haram Effect: Discordant Tunes in Jonathan’s Government
Bayo Onanuga Who is presenting the true mirror of Nigeria? The Central Bank Governor or the Finance minister? In one…
Boko Haram sparks riot in Jos, 3 killed
Christian youths rioted Sunday in the Nigerian city of Jos, killing at least three people in suspected reprisal attacks after…
Kwankwaso offers succour to Kano’s bomb victims
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Some respite has come the way of grieving relations of the dead victims of 20 January Boko Haram…