Tag: Boko Haram
FG releases 1,470 tonnes of grains to Adamawa
The Federal Government on Wednesday presented 1,470 tonnes of grains to farmers across the 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa…
Boko Haram strikes near Chibok, kidnaps 3 women
In a move to demonstrate that they are still a potent force, Boko Haram jihadists have attacked a village near…
Boko Haram kingpin nabbed in Borno
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday said it had arrested a 56-year-old Boko Haram kingpin in…
US condemns Boko Haram attack in Niger
The United States Government, on Tuesday, condemned Boko Haram’s June 3 attack on a military outpost in Bosso, Niger. The…
Boko Haram: 50,000 flee from attacks in Niger
Tens of thousands of people have fled southeastern Niger following deadly attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on the town of…
Army acquires new vehicles to fight Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has acquired six vehicles to enhance communication in its fight against insurgency in the North-East. The vehicles…
Boko Haram: Fleeing emirs return home
Two out of the five Borno emirs forced to flee their domain by Boko Haram terrorists, have returned to their…
Two Borno Emirs return home after two years
Two out of the five Borno emirs forced to flee their domain by Boko Haram terrorists have returned to their…
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…