Tag: Boko Haram
Court Martial passes verdict demoting Capt. Aroye
General Court Martial (GCM), of the Nigerian Army on Friday passed a verdict demoting Captain Mathew Aroye to 2nd Lieutenant…
US Commends Nigeria, Neighbours Over Boko Haram War
Nigeria and its neighbours have received the commendation of the US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson or the effective strategies…
Nigeria spent $2.6bn on Boko Haram Victims In 2016 – Defence Chief
Nigeria spent more than $2.6 billion in 2016 to address the humanitarian challenges caused by Boko Haram terrorists, Chief of…
Top Boko Haram Chieftain Nabbed In Ekiti
The Department of State Service has arrested a suspected Boko Haram kingpin, other members of the fleeing insurgency group in…
Boko Haram Vows To Establish Islamic Caliphate Across West Africa
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has vowed to create an Islamic caliphate across West Africa in a new propaganda video…
UN deputy scribe tasks Africa on Boko Haram
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has challenged Nigeria and African countries to learn from the lessons of the…
Army confirms killing of 5 soldiers by Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of five soldiers, including a Lieutenant, by Boko Haram insurgents in the attack…
Soldiers Arrest Boko Haram Fuel Supplier
Troops have arrested a 45-year-old suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Makinta Ibrahim, said to be the supplier of petrol and other…
Boko Haram Kills Another Army Lieutenant, Police Sergeant
In continuation of their onslaught against Nigerian communities and soldiers in the Northeast, Boko Haram insurgent on Wednesday evening killed…
5,000 rescued from Boko Haram in Cameroon
West African forces freed 5,000 people being held in villages by Boko Haram, in an operation that killed more than…
Update: 6 Killed As Boko Haram Strikes In Maiduguri Again
Borno Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the killing of five persons, including four suspected suicide bombers, after an early morning…
Boko Haram kills 3 Nigerian soldiers in new video
Nigeria’s terrorist group, Boko Haram, has released a new video in which the group executed three people, beheading one and…
Troops Rescue 455 From Boko Haram Insurgents
Troops have rescued another 455 people held captive by Boko Haram terrorists, thus bringing the total hostages freed since Saturday…
Troops Rescue 211 Civilians From Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has rescued 211 civilians held captive by the Boko Haram terrorists at Cingal Murye and Maja villages…
Latest: Boko Haram Kills Nigerian Soldier, 2 Missing
Boko Haram insurgents have killed a Nigerian soldier while two others were reported missing during an encounter with the terrorists…
UN remembers Chibok schoolgirls on Women’s Day
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has called on the international community to remember the Chibok schoolgirls and thousands…
Nigerian, Cameroonian troops clear terrorists from 7 border villages
Nigerian and Cameroonian troops have cleared seven villages of Boko Haram terrorists in the border between the two countries in…
Ikpeazu Commends Nigerian Military
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Nigerian military in tackling security challenges confronting…
Nigerian troops must respect human rights- Commander
The Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, says his troops must respect human rights in the counter-insurgency operation…
Tinubu Commends Gov. Shettima On Projects
APC National Leader, Chief Bola Tinubu, on Monday, commended Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno for executing developmental projects in spite…
Nigerian Soldiers capture 14 Boko Haram terrorists, recover arms
Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole captured 14 terrorists and neutralised several others during clearance operations at Chikum Gudu in…
Lafiya Dole: Troops capture 14 terrorists, recover arms
Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole captured 14 terrorists and neutralised several others during clearance operations at Chikum Gudu in…
Boko Haram: UN Security Council arrives Sunday
The Security Council Visiting Mission to the Lake Chad Basin Region will arrive Nigeria on Sunday with a visit to…
Petrol Tankers Bombed In Borno Were Diverted – NSCDC
The Borno Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), today revealed that the three tankers destroyed by three…
Boko Haram: UN Security Council Delegation Arrives Chad
The UN Security Council’s delegation on Boko Haram has arrived N’Djamena on Friday night to meet the Chadian leadership and…
Osinbajo Applauds Military Successes In North-East
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday lauded the performances of the armed forces in routing Boko Haram in the North-East…
Boko Haram Suspect Re-arrested
A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of one Muktar Suleiman, a suspected Boko Haram member, who…
Army, DSS Arrest 3 Suspected Chadian Boko Haram Members
The Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Department of State Service (DSS) has arrested three Chadians in Gombe State, suspected…
Boko Haram crisis: 14 donors pledge $672m
The Oslo Conference on Boko Haram humanitarian crisis realised $672 million in pledges from 14 donors, the UN Secretary-General António…
UN condemns Boko Haram attacks in Borno
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) has condemned the attacks on Maiduguri by suspected female…