Tag: Boko Haram
Troops kill 92 Boko Haram fighters, free 850 villagers
nigerian Cameroon’s army killed 92 members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram and freed 850 villagers in a joint operation…
Bomb explosion at police station kills 4 in Yola
Reuters: Several explosives seized from Boko Haram militants blew up at a police station in northern Nigeria on Thursday, killing…
98 dismissed soldiers demand reinstatement
Femi Adi/Kaduna Ninety-eight dismissed soldiers stormed the office of the Correspondents Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kaduna on Thursday…
Boko Haram defeated, Chibok girls rescue underway, says Buratai
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai says military has entered mop up phase in fight against Boko Haram that…
Buratai meets Borno elders, affirms military’s defeat of Boko Haram
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai says military has entered mop up phase in fight against Boko Haram that…
Troops kill 20 Boko Haram terrorists, capture their gun truck
Nigerian troops in conjunction with Cameroonian troops have killed 20 Boko Haram fighters and have captured a gun truck belonging…
Niger president talks to Al Jazeera on Boko Haram, Democracy
Yesterday, polls closed in Niger, where, in the second election after the 2010 military coup, sitting president, Mahamadou Issoufou is…
UPDATE: Suicide bombers kill 24 in Cameroon
Two suicide bombers posing as food vendors killed at least 24 people and injured 112 others in a market in…
19 dead in twin suicide attack on Cameroon market
At least 19 people were killed in a double suicide bombing at a market in northeastern Cameroon on Friday, local…
Nigerian troops rescue 195 hostages from Boko Haram – Army
Nigerian troops have rescued 195 Boko Haram hostages and killed a number of “terrorists” in raids on villages across the…
Boko Haram: Reconsidering the Nigerian approach to terror by David Dimas
By David Dimas Once again national tragedies have unfolded before all of us. For some Nigerians, it is no longer…
Food reaching thousands sacked by Boko Haram – UN
The UN officials said the successful delivery of food aid to thousands of people uprooted by Boko Haram violence in…
Boko Haram: US begins training of 750 soldiers
Femi Adi/Kaduna In fulfillment of its promise to assist Nigeria combat Boko Haram insurgency, the United States of America on…
Operation Sambisa: Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram terrorists, destroy camps
The Nigerian Army has continued its offensive operations of destroying all Boko Haram terrorists remaining camps and enclaves around Alagarno…
Cameroonian, Nigerian troops kill 162 Boko Haram fighters
Cameroonian Communication Minister, Issa Bakary, said on Tuesday that Cameroonian and Nigerian troops have taken a key base of Boko…
No resurgence of Boko Haram – FG
The Federal Government has said the recent spate of attacks by Boko Haram is not an indication of any resurgence…
Boko Haram land mine kills 2 in Cameroon military convoy
A commanding officer and a soldier with Cameroon’s military have died after their convoy hit a land mine as they…
Lai Mohammed rallies support for military against Boko Haram
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has again called on Nigerians to give total support to the…
Shettima commends military’s counter-insurgency operations
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has commended the military for their sacrifice in restoring peace in the North-East. Shettima stated…
Military is winning war against Boko Haram – GOC
The Military says it is winning the war against terrorism in spite of some challenges the Brig. Gen. Victor Ezugwu,…
12 Adamawa hunters honoured for gallant fight against Boko Haram
The Association of Hunters in Adamawa has honoured 12 of its members for their gallantry in the fight against insurgency…
Boko Haram: Yobe IDPs return home, engage in irrigation
Alhaji Mai Musa, acting Chairman, Gujba Local Government of Yobe, said people who fled the area due to the Boko…
No part of Yobe State is under Boko Haram – Gov Gaidam
The Yobe Government says there is no part of the state currently under the occupation of the Boko Haram insurgents.…
Boko Haram kills 30 in two Borno village raids
At least 30 people have been killed in fresh Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told…
Ponytail gives female suicide bomber away
A would-be suicide bomber who refused to detonate her explosives in northeast Nigeria was identified as she tried to flee…
Cameroon soldiers kill 27 Boko Haram fighters
Cameroon soldiers killed at least 27 Boko Haram fighters after launching a cross-border operation in the Nigerian locality of Goshi…
Innoson keeps our jets in operation against Boko Haram- Chief of Air Staff
Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar has lauded the management of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing…
Military to shut markets aiding Boko Haram operations in Borno, Yobe
The Nigerian Army has announced plans to close designated markets in Yobe and Borno where traders have been found to…
Nigerian Army arrest two soldiers working with Boko Haram
Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of two soldiers who are Explosive Ordinance Device personnel attached to 143 Battalion believed…
Nigerian army warns Boko Haram collaborators
The Nigerian Army has warned all collaborators and sympathizers of Boko Haram in the country, noting that, that would be…