Tag: Boko Haram
Boko Haram: EU describes attack on UN aid workers in Borno as senseless violence
The European Union on Friday condemned the attack on the humanitarian aid workers in Borno, describing it as a senseless…
Aisha Wakil claims Boko Haram contacted her over abducted Dapchi schoolgirls
As the Nigerian government extended to neighbouring countries, the search for the 110 schoolgirls abducted last week in Dapchi, Yobe…
Boko Haram: 4 UN aid workers killed, 1 abducted in Borno
No fewer than four UN aid workers were killed in a Thursday night attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents at…
Soldiers kill 5 Boko Haram insurgents, clear enclaves in Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops killed five Boko Haram insurgents in the ongoing clearance operation in Sambisa…
Boko Haram: 10 million people need aid in Nigeria, 3 others – UN
More than 10 million people would require aid in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger as a result of the security…
Boko Haram: FG orders IGP to relocate to Northeast
The Federal Government on Wednesday ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to relocate to the Northeast to forestall…
Nigeria, Cameroon troops kill 35 Boko Haram, rescue 603 hostages
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have continued in the clearance operation by killing 35 Boko Haram terrorists and rescuing 603…
Troops kill 5, capture Boko Haram commander in Borno
Troops in Borno killed five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a top commander of the group in the ongoing operation…
Boko Haram suspect arrested in Edo
The Edo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) confirmed the arrest of of a self-confessed Boko…
Gallant Nigerian soldiers rescue Yobe schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
Some of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at Government Girls secondary school Dapchi in Yobe have been rescued…
94 schoolgirls missing after Boko Haram attacked Yobe school hostel
Authorities of Government Girls Science and Technical Secondary School at Dapchi town in Bursari local government area of Yobe state…
Boko Haram attack Dapchi in Yobe
Yobe Commissioner of police, AbdulMaliki Sumonu, on Monday confirmed an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Dapchi, headquarters of…
22 killed, 28 wounded in multiple bomb blasts in Borno
No fewer than 22 persons were killed and 28 others injured in a multiple suicide bombings at a market in…
Shekau: Army stakes N3m reward for information on whereabout
The Nigerian Army has placed a N3 million reward for information that will lead to the arrest of Abubakar Shekau,…
Insurgency: Governments urged to reconstruct places of worship in North-East
The President, Church of Brethren in Nigeria, Rev. Joel Billi, has appealed to the Federal and State Governments to fast…
Boko Haram head disguises as woman in attempt to escape – Army
The Nigerian Army says credible information indicates that factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, now dresses as…
Boko Haram: Farmers commend Nigerian Govt’s Agriculture Support Programme
Women farmers in Zabarmari community in Jere Local Government Area of Borno have commended the Federal Government’s Agriculture Support Programme…
Boko Haram finding it difficult to recruit more members – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the era of Boko Haram terrorism is gradually drawing to end, with the narrowing of the…
Boko Haram: 10 freed women not police personnel- Police
Mr Damian Chukwu, the Police Commissioner in Borno, says the 10 women rescued from Boko Haram were neither police women…
Nigerian soldiers kill fleeing Boko Haram fighters
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops on Friday killed several Boko Haram terrorists at Goniri community in Gubio…
Boko Haram releases 3 UNIMAID lecturers, 10 police wives
Three lecturers of the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, and 10 wives of police officers have been released by Boko Haram…
Boko Haram: UN says 8.5m people need live-saving support in North-East
The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says over 8.5 million persons need life-saving support due to…
Boko Haram: Borno reconstructs 50,000 houses, schools, clinics
The Borno Government says it has reconstructed over 50, 000 houses; clinics, classrooms, water points, police stations and other public…
Boko Haram: More than 300,000 displaced Nigerians taking refuge in neighbouring countries
Mrs Zainab Ahmad, the Minster of State, Budget and National Planning, on Monday, says no fewer than 300, 000 Nigerians…
Boko Haram: Military rescues 30,000 women, children in 2 years – Minister
Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Monday said that no fewer than 30,000 women and children have been rescued from…
Boko Haram: Gov. Shettima commends military for crushing insurgency
The Governor of Borno, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Monday commended the Nigerian military for the successes recorded so far in…
Boko Haram totally defeated – Nigerian Army
Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, says the Nigerian Army has completely defeated the Boko Haram insurgents.
Reps divided over President Buhari’s $1bn request to fight Boko Haram
Plenary of House of Representatives on Thursday was rowdy as members disagreed over the propriety of the one billion dollars…
1,400 schools destroyed in Borno by Boko Haram – UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said 1,400 schools have been damaged or destroyed in Borno as a result of years…
Troops destroy Boko Haram tactical ground, recover battle tank, others
The Nigerian Army has said that its troops destroyed Boko Haram’s tactical ground, Camp Zero, in the ongoing clearance operation…