Tag: Boko Haram
UN: Over 27,000 killed by Boko Haram since 2009
Over 27,000 people were killed since the outbreak of Boko Haram militancy in Nigeria in 2009, according to data supplied…
40 ISWAP fighters killed in shootout with Multinational Force
Fierce clashes between the Multinational Joint Task Force and IS-affiliated fighters in Baga, Borno state have left ISWAP more worsted,…
Boko Haram 10th anniversary: ISWAP will also be defeated, Presidency says
On the 10th anniversary of the outbreak of Boko Haram insurgency, the Nigerian government has restated the position declared some…
Endless killings: Borno NUJ wants a change of security strategy
The Borno State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Tuesday in Maiduguri condemned fresh attacks by Boko…
Touching story of pastor beheaded by Boko Haram founder
Lawyer, Emmanuel Ogebe shares the touching story of Pastor George Ojih, who was beheaded by Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf…
Boko Haram killed kids, stole foodstuffs, burnt houses: Details of Nganzai attack
Fresh details have emerged over the attack launched by Boko Haram gunmen on Nganzai district of Borno state on Saturday,…
Updated: Boko Haram gunmen kill 42 villagers chasing them
Rampaging Boko Haram gunmen left on their trail 65 dead villagers, 42 of whom were killed after they chased the…
Boko Haram guns down 23 mourners near Maiduguri
On the 10th anniversary of the outbreak of Boko Haram insurgency, its gunmen have killed 23 mourners in Borno state,…
‘We thought the end of universe had come’: How Boko Haram war began in 2009
In late July 2009, tensions between the hardline Islamist sect and authorities in northeast Nigeria boiled over as the group…
Latest Boko Haram video: Presidency reacts
The Presidency has condemned the latest video released by Boko Haram insurgents showing some abducted humanitarian aid workers calling on…
Army Commander renews call on Boko Haram to surrender
The newly promoted General Officer Commanding 7 Div, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Bulama Biu, has renewed call to Boko Haram insurgents…
Polio: Gates Foundation lauds Borno Govt. over immunization campaign
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has commended the Borno State Government over its commitments to eradicating polio disease in…
Boko Haram: Army confirms death of Colonel, Captain, 3 soldiers
Army authorities on Friday, confirmed the killing of a Colonel, a Captain and three soldiers by Boko Haram insurgents in…
Army confirms Colonel, Captain, soldiers’ death
Army authorities on Friday, confirmed the killing of a Colonel, a Captain and three soldiers by Boko Haram insurgents in…
DHQ debunks Boko Haram video on capture of Naval base
Nigeria's Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked what it called a mischievous video footage being circulated online by the Islamic State…
Air Force bombs Boko Haram hideouts
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed terrorists’ hideouts and…
Nigerian troops overpower Boko Haram in Yobe
Nigerian soldiers overpowered Boko Haram terrorists that attacked a military base in Goniri town, Gujba local government area of Yobe…
Boko Haram: Troops rescue 42 women, 51 children
Troops have rescued 42 women, 51 children and two men used by Boko Haram terrorists as labourers on farm in…
Boko Haram ambush fails, 2 terrorists neutralised
Troops of 26 Brigade Garrison on patrol and escort duties of civilian merchants and commuters along Wala village and adjoining…
7 Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush
Seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in a Boko Haram jihadist ambush in Lake Chad, the latest…
Boko Haram frees corps member held captive for 6 months
Halimar Umar, a female corps member abducted by Boko Haram in January has been released.
Lamentations As Boko Haram Technically Defeats Buratai’s Army
The Muhammadu Buhari administration has been unable to draw a line of distinction between politics and governance in the business…
Over 1,000 CJTF members die fighting Boko Haram
At least 1,000 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a pro-government militia fighting the terror group Boko Haram…
Buratai shocker: Troops lacking commitment to fight Boko Haram
He did not give reasons for the lowering of morale among the troops. But in a statement that should worry…
Borno: SWAN mourns dozens killed in football viewing centre attack
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), on Tuesday, condemned in strong terms dozens of football viewers killed at a…
What triggers more bloody conflicts in Nigeria than Boko Haram – UN Official
A United Nations official said on Monday that land degradation and competition over access to land and water had triggered…
Boko Haram’s hideout in Sambisa degraded – NAF
Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, has disclosed , in…
Boko Haram insurgents Overrun another army base, kill commander
Islamist insurgents overran a Nigerian army base in the country’s northeast, killing at least the commander, two Nigerian security sources…
MNJTF kills 64 Boko Haram terrorists, loses 10 soldiers in firefight at Darak
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have given Boko Haram terrorists another bloody nose, killing 64 of them…
Nigerian soldiers ambush terrorists in Borno, kill scores
THE Army said yesterday that troops ambushed Boko Haram terrorists in northern Borno, killing scores of them. Its spokesman, Col.…