Tag: Boko haram insurgency
“Boko Haram of today will be child’s play,” Obasanjo warns on Nigeria’s future
Obasanjo, however, affirmed that although Nigeria is a diverse and complex nation, it is not a difficult country to govern.
Buratai visits troops on frontline, the wounded in hospital
Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, visited troops on the Boko Haram insurgency frontline on Monday and the…
Northeast: Private Sector restates commitment to address humanitarian crisis
The Private Sector Initiative (NPSI), on Tuesday, restated its commitments to support ongoing interventions in humanitarian crisis caused by Boko…
Borno Govt. to allocate 500 houses to victims of insurgency, fire disasters
Borno Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, said on Friday that the state government had constructed 500 housing units to resettle victims…
Boko Haram: We need more troops, armoured tanks, elders in Michika beg Nigerian Army
Community leaders in Michika, Adamawa, appealed to Nigerian Army to deploy more troops and armoured tanks to the town to…
Operation LAFIYA DOLE tasks troops to end Boko Haram insurgency
The theatre command of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has tasked troops to sustain high combat spirit to end Boko Haram insurgency…
Victims Support Fund provides education support to 150,000 Northeast children
The Victims Support Fund (VSF), an NGO, says it has constructed schools and provided other forms of educational support to…
North-East: 8.5m persons need life-saving support – UN
The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says over 8.5 million persons are in dare need of…
Insecurity: Jonathan is doing his best – Gowon
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government in its bid to…
Military chief denies April routing deadline for Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday said that a call by the country’s top military officer for a swift end to the…
Nigerian senators extend state of emergency
Nigerian Senators on Thursday approved a request by President Goodluck Jonathan to prolong emergency rule in the restive northeast by…
NESTLE takes a hit from Boko Haram insurgency
Nestle Nigeria Plc (NESTLE) said the Boko Haram insurgency in the north will continue to weigh on consumers already buckling…
Air Force set for strikes against Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military said Thursday that it was ready to launch air strikes against Boko Haram Islamists as several thousand troops…
Emergency: US wants Nigeria protect civilian rights
The Nigerian authorities must protect the rights of civilians and avoid any “heavy-handed” response as they move against Islamist rebels…
Boko Haram: Panicky Potiskum residents flee
Hundreds of residents of Potiskum, capital of Nigeria’s Yobe state were fleeing Sunday after three days of Islamist attacks that…
Fresh blasts, gunfire rock Maiduguri
Maiduguri, the embattled Nigerian city was in lockdown on Tuesday following a spate of blasts and persistent gunfire in a…
Nigeria’s corruption outrageous, says US author Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama, author of the world acclaimed book “The End of History and the Last Man,” has described as ”outrageous”…