Tag: Boko Haram
Nigerian Army begins investigation into Boko Haram attacks on Dalori
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that it is investigating attacks by Boko Haram terrorists on communities close…
Nigeria alone cannot rebuild north-east, says Dogara
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Sunday raised the alarm that Nigeria alone cannot cope…
Chibok schoolgirls can’t be found again, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo declared on Saturday that the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists,…
More terrorist groups to pledge allegiance to IS in 2016, says UN
Islamist sect, Boko Haram and 33 other militant groups from around the world have reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic…
Switzerland denies funding Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram
Switzerland on Wednesday said it had not given any funding to military operations against Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, after…
Begin fresh probe on Ekiti guber election, Group tells FG
The Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM), on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to commence a new probe…
Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram fighters, rescue hostages
Nigerian army has stated that its troops have killed Boko Haram terrorists and have rescued hostages, recovered arms and destroyed…
Buhari assures EU on human rights
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Strasbourg, France, assured the European Union that his administration was doing its utmost best to…
Funding constrains MNJTF in fight against Boko Haram
Funding for a multinational force to combat Boko Haram’s deadly Islamist insurgency in West and Central Africa remains well short…
Boko Haram looking for cheap media attention – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari insisted Sunday night that Boko Haram has been pulverised, rendered homeless and confused and that recent bombings…
50 people killed in Dalori attack
At least 50 people are reported to have been killed in north-eastern Nigeria in a gun and bomb attack by…
Scores dead in Boko Haram attack on Dalori, Borno
The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed the killing of scores of people after suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched a night…
10 killed by suicide attack in Adamawa
A child suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in northeast Nigeria Friday, killing at least 10 people, witnesses…
Army task soldiers on professionalism in Boko Haram war
The Nigerian Army on Friday advised soldiers involved in the ongoing counter insurgency operation in Borno to adhere strictly to…
Army arrests Boko Haram member in Sapele
A middle-aged man suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect has been apprehended in Sapele , Delta,…
Cameroon troops kill 40 in pursuit of Boko Haram – Villagers
Nigerian villagers claimed Tuesday that Cameroonian troops in cross-border pursuit of Boko Haram Islamic extremists shot and killed at least…
Army to establish identity of suspected Boko Haram leader
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it had put in place machinery to establish the true identity of a…
Army to establish true identity of captured Boko Haram leader
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it had put in place machinery to establish the true identity of a…
Thousands return to Nigeria after Boko Haram sacking
Thousands of Nigerian refugees, who fled to neighbouring Cameroon in 2014 to escape Boko Harm militants, have returned to the…
Olisah Metuh’s handcuffs in order —Oshiomhole
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said there is nothing wrong handcuffing Mr. Olisah Metuh, the Publicity Secretary of the…
Lagos-bound Boko Haram kingpin arrested
A Boko Haram kingpin operating in Damboa, Chibok and Askira axis of Borno State, has been arrested. Jarasu Shira was…
FG welcomes envoys’ support for Northeast rehabilitation
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has welcomed the offer of support from Ambassadors from several nations who are based in…
Buhari tells Ban ki-Moon ‘We’ve driven Boko Haram into fall back positions’
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abu Dhabi that Nigeria has made very significant progress towards ending the Boko Haram…
Four dead in suicide attack on Cameroon mosque
Four worshippers were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northern Cameroon on Monday, a security source said,…
Open Letter To President Buhari
Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari, President & Commander-in-chief, of the Armed Forces, Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja. Request for presidential pardon for…
Boko Haram has killed nearly 1,200 people since 2013 – Cameroon
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists have killed nearly 1,200 people in neighbouring Cameroon’s far north since 2013, the communications minister in…
Police, paramilitary to be deployed to towns liberated from Boko Haram
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahaman Dambazau (rtd) has confirmed the planned redeployment of police and paramilitary personnel to…
Boko Haram: UN allocates $31m to Nigeria, others for humanitarian work
The UN Officer for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mr Stephen O’Brien, has allocated 31 million dollars from the…
Minister tasks police to protect vulnerable places from terror attacks
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the police to provide more security for vulnerable…
Buhari urges unity among Nigerians, hails armed forces
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday called on Nigerians to build on things that unite rather than divide the country in…