Tag: Boko Haram
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…
Boko Haram: 22 soldiers injured as normalcy returns to Kareto
The Nigerian Army says calm has returned to the northern Borno town of Kareto after the early Monday morning attack…
Nigerian troops, Boko Haram fighters in serious gun battle
Nigerian troops are currently engaged in a fierce gun battle with Boko Haram fighters at Kareto, north of Borno state.…
Nigerian Army bust Boko Haram hideout recover arms, ammunition
The Nigerian Army said a tip off given to its troops fighting insurgents in North East Nigeria under the operational…
Nigerian troops uncover Boko Haram underground food storage facility
Nigerian troops have uncovered Boko Haram underground food storage facility following a simultaneous dawn raid on suspected Boko Haram terrorists…
We stand with Nigeria in battle against Boko Haram – UK
The United Kingdom says it is supporting Nigeria in the ongoing war against the Boko Haram insurgents. UK Minister for…
VIDEO: We are alive, Chibok girls tell Nigerian govt
All hopes to rescue the kidnapped Chibok girls is not lost after all. A video released by Islamist sect, Boko…
We will deal with you like Boko Haram – Buhari warns pipeline vandals
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Beijing warned vandals and saboteurs blowing up oil and gas installations in Nigeria to…
Pipeline vandals to get Boko Haram treatment – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Wednesday in Beijing warned vandals and saboteurs blowing up oil and gas installations in…
Boko Haram using more children for attacks, says UNICEF
j Ahead of 14 April two years anniversary of the kidnap of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State by…
EU allocates N20bn to rehabilitate captured Boko Haram members
The European Union (EU) said on Monday in Abuja that it had allocated 67 million euro (about 20 billion naira)…
DSS unveils Boko Haram deputy leader arrested
The Department of State Security (DSS) has unveiled the arrested deputy commander of the Boko Haram terror group, describing the…
Ansaru leader arrested while visiting army barracks
A leader of Islamist sect, Ansaru, has arrested while visiting to a relation inside the army barracks in Lokoja, the…
Surrendering Boko Haram fighters get ‘safe corridor’
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters says it has launched “Operation Safe Corridor” for militant Islamists who surrender and repent. In a statement,…
Army rescues 275 from Boko Haram camp
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigerian Army said it has rescued 275 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists. Colonel Sani…
Nigeria desperate to link Shiite Muslims with Boko Haram – IMN
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has claimed that security agencies in Nigeria are trying desperately to associate Shiite Muslims…
Osinbajo proffers solution to insurgency in West Africa
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has identified continuity in governance and political stability in the West African sub-region as…
PDP chieftain lauds Buhari for wiping out Boko Haram
Alhaji Bashir Rimi-Zaya, Publicity Secretary of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi state, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for measures…
Boko Haram abducted 300 schoolchildren in unreported kidnapping, HRW says
Boko Haram abducted at least 300 elementary schoolchildren in an unreported kidnapping in the town of Damasak in northeast Nigeria,…
Boko Haram’s havoc in North East cost Nigeria $9bn
The North East Nigeria Recovery and Peace Building Assessment (RPBA) team announced on Thursday that the impact of the conflict…
Cameroun launches Operation Tentacle against Boko Haram
A Cameroun military commander says an operation has been launched to rid the country of Boko Haram militants “once and…
Under Buhari, Nigeria has taken the fight to Boko Haram – Kerry
John Kerry, United States Secretary of State has said that Nigeria under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has taken…
Army captures Alagarno, Boko Haram’s spiritual base
The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that it had captured Alagarno, the “spiritual power base” of the Boko Haram terrorists…