Tag: Boko Haram
Britain deploy military personnel to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria
The British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, has said his country will deploy additional military advisers and trainers…
Boko Haram forces one million children out of school – UN
Violence in northeast Nigeria and neighbouring countries targeted by Boko Haram has forced more than one million children out of…
ISIS figures on Boko Haram attacks, killings a hoax – FG
The Federal Government has described as a hoax the figures being bandied by ISIS concerning the number of attacks carried…
Boko Haram has staged 100 attacks, says Islamic State group
An organization that tracks jihadi websites says the Islamic State group has published an infographic saying its West Africa division…
DHQ restrategises, brings in General Umoru to down Boko Haram
Nigeria Defence Headquarters said on Friday that it has restructured Operation Lafiya Dole, the code name for the ongoing military…
FG issues security alert, says Boko Haram plans abductions for ransom
The Federal Government warned on Friday that Boko Haram terrorists, who have been beaten and put on the run by…
Boko Haram: Adamawa govt to launch enlightenment campaign
The Adamawa Government is to launch enlightenment posters on the ongoing fight against the Boko Haram insurgency in the state.…
30 dead in Boko Haram attack on three Borno villages
Brutal weekend attacks on three villages by Boko Haram Islamists in the restive northeast of Nigeria have left 30 dead…
We must do more to strip Boko Haram of religious pretence — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged religious leaders to support the Federal Government’s in its efforts at stripping Boko Haram of…
Boko Haram’s female suicide bombers often unaware they’re carrying bombs – UN expert
Many of the young girls Boko Haram sends out as suicide bombers in Nigeria and neighbouring countries are probably unaware…
Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram terrorist, rescue 31 in Aulari
Troops operating in Bama axis has cleared Boko Haram terrorists out of Aulari area located within the Sambisa forest. The…
Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 8 in Cameroon
Eight people were killed and 21 wounded in a suspected suicide bombing by Boko Haram early on Friday morning in…
Boko Haram’s safe havens, weapons flow, recruitment must be disrupted – US
The United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Samantha Power, on Wednesday said that Nigeria urgently needs to…
Niger to transfer 500 Boko Haram prisoners to Nigeria
Niger has agreed to transfer hundreds of prisoners from the militant Islamist group Boko Haram back to their home country…
Nigerian troops intercept, kill fleeing Boko Haram terrorists
Nigerian Troops have intercepted and killed many Boko Haram terrorists while trying to escape the onslaught on the Sambisa forest.…
Chibok girls not among 900 rescued from Boko Haram – Cameroon
Cameroon said on Monday that schoolgirls Nigerian town of Chibok, kidnapped by Boko Haram last year were not among a…
Nigeria continues airstrikes on Boko Haram bases, destroys 11
Nigeria’s military says it has carried out air strikes against militant Islamist group Boko Haram “deep inside” the Sambisa forest,…
Boko Haram: Medical Association donates relief materials to widows in Borno
The Borno chapter of the Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) on Sunday donated relief materials worth millions of Naira…
Buhari has done well in fighting Boko Haram, corruption – Lai Mohammed
Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has done “very” well in…
DSS discovers Boko Haram cells, says sect plans to attack Abuja
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Service on Saturday alerted residents of Abuja, the Federal capital territory…
Army arrests Boko Haram chief cameraman, others
The Nigerian army says it has arrested Boko Haram chief cameraman in a tweet posted today. He was identified as…
Chief of Defence Staff satisfied with operation against Boko Haran in Nigeria
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonishakin, on Friday expressed satisfaction with the ongoing fight against insurgents in the…
Gulak/Gajigana Attacks: Buratai warns troops against re-occurrence
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has expressed dissatisfaction over recent successful attacks by members of…
Three dead in double suicide blast in Cameroon
Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated two suicide bombs in north Cameroon overnight, killing at least three people, an official and…
Over 400 schools in Borno reopen after 18 months
Hundreds of schools in northeast Nigeria have reopened for the first time in a year and a half, though many…
Boko Haram militants kill four, wound two in Niger attack
Militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram killed four people and injured two others in an attack on a village…
Breasts of little girls mutilated in Cameroon to protect them from Boko Haram
A brutal tradition akin to female genital mutilation is spreading in Cameroon’s war zone. Girls’ breasts are “flattened” with hot…
Civilian fighters prevent Boko Haram from taking town, as Nigerian troops flee
Boko Haram destroyed a Nigerian military base as soldiers fled and only self-defense fighters prevented the insurgents from retaking a…
Boko Haram expanding and should be stopped now – UN official
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist militant group is expanding and there is only a small window of opportunity to stop it,…
We will wipe out Shiite Muslims, says Boko Haram
Boko Haram on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a Shiite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city…