Tag: Boko Haram
Boko Haram’s Chief bomb maker confirmed dead
The Nigerian Army on Monday confirmed the killing of Boko Haram’s Chief bomb maker by his colleagues in one of…
Activist raises doubts over second rescued Chibok girl
Nigeria has claimed the rescue of a second Chibok girl, just days after the first, but campaigners on Friday cast…
One of kidnapped Chibok girls found
One of the kidnapped Chibok Girls has been found by members of a vigilante group seven hundred and sixty-four days…
N30 billion, 128 students lost to Boko Haram-Gov
The Yobe State Government has disclosed that over N30 billion was lost to Boko Haram insurgency in the state in…
Boko Haram attack Nigerian soldiers in Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian army on Saturday said Boko Haram militants attacked troops camped in Sambisa forest, Borno state, while troops were…
US, Nigeria move to end Boko Haram
Nigeria and the United States have expressed determination to jointly develop a comprehensive approach to ending Boko Haram insurgency in…
DHQ debunks granting amnesty to Boko Haram members
The Defence Headquarters has debunked and condemned online reports that have been making rounds about 800 Boko Haram members being…
French President, Hollande arrives Nigeria Friday
President Francois Hollande of France will arrive Nigeria on Friday for a regional security summit scheduled for Abuja on Saturday,…
Government trains 800 repentant Boko Haram members
The office of the Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. General Gabriel Olonishakin is currently training over 800 members of the…
Troops clear 7 more villages occupied by Boko Haram in Borno
The Nigerian Army says it has cleared seven more villages taken by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Borno in its…
Boko Haram fighters captured, vehicles and weapons seized
Ayorinde oluokun/Abuja Nigerian Army on Saturday gave updates on the ongoing Operation Crackdown embarked upon to root out Boko Haram…
Operation Crackdown: Nigerian troops under fierce attack from Boko Haram
Nigerian Army troops involved in the clearance of Boko Haram terrorists and rescue operations in Sambisa forest nicknamed “Operation CRACKDOWN”came…
Military to wipe out Boko Haram remnants soon – Olonisakin
General Abayomi Olonisakin, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) said on Monday that the military will wipe out the remnants…
Nigerian troops now in the heart of Sambisa Forest – Commander
Major General Leo Irabor, Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, the code name for the Nigerian military operations against insurgent group…
War on Terror: Fallen heroes never forgotten – Buratai
Gallant officers and men of the Nigerian Army who paid the supreme sacrifice in the course of prosecuting the ongoing…
Nigeria troops clear Boko Haram bomb making factory
The Nigerian Army said it burst and cleared a Boko Haram major bomb making factory in Ngala town of northern…
Army ready to dislodge Boko Haram from Sambisa – Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mansur Dan’ali, on Saturday, said the Nigerian Army is set to destroy all camps and…
Nigerian troops discover pits where Boko Haram dumps victims
Nigerian troops have intensified efforts to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in various parts of the north east…
Most Nigerian cattle not owned by Fulani herdsmen – Shawulu
Rima Shawulu, the Chairman of the Committee on Army at the Nigerian House of Representatives, who spoke on Friday morning…
Cattle herdsmen as the new Boko Haram? By Reuben Abati
“No matter how far the town, there is another beyond it” – Fulani Proverb There has been so much…
Boko Haram now bury land mines in farm lands, ride horses to launch attack, DHQ warns
Nigeria Defence Headquarters has raised alarm that in their desperation to unleash terror on the people, the fleeing remnant of…
Nigerian Army says Boko Haram has new forms of identification
Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison and elements of 3 Battalion of Nigerian Army that went out on long range fighting…
Non-kinetic warfare will finish Boko Haram, says Pakistani envoy
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lt.-Gen. Agha Farooq (rtd), has advised Nigeria to adopt non-kinetic warfare strategy in order to…
Nigerian troops ambush, kill five Boko Haram terrorist
Nigerian troops at early hours of Sunday ambushed suspected Boko Haram terrorists escaping from Sambisa forest to Fulawani village during…
Boko Haram: US to mobilise more aid for Nigeria
The United States on Friday pledged to mobilise more aid and support for Nigeria and other countries affected by the…
Don’t celebrate our victory against Boko Haram yet – Army
The Nigerian Army on Thursday cautioned individuals and groups organizing rallies to celebrate its successes against Boko Haram terrorists in…
The Small Things That Spell Big Failures by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe Last Wednesday, I got a phone call from a reporter at one of Italy’s major newspapers, la…
Boko Haram using loans as a bait for membership – DHQ
Nigeria Defence Headquarters raised an alarm on Wednesday that information available to it indicated that Boko Haram terrorist group is…
Boko Haram: US sends extra $40m for humanitarian needs
The US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, has announced nearly 40 million dollars in new humanitarian assistance to support…
Army GOC escapes Boko Haram’s second ambush in 24 hours
The convoy of the acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu was this morning…