Tag: Boko Haram
Boko Haram kills 18 in Niger village
* Local imam killed by his nephew in attack, government says * Attackers fire rockets, fire indiscriminately on residents *…
Boko Haram: Buhari’s December deadline not feasible – CCC
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has observed that the December 2015 deadline for the defeat of the insurgents by…
60 IDPs write NABTEB exams in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin [email protected] At least 60 internally displaced persons from the Boko Haram insurgency are currently participating in this year’s…
ISIL, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda planning more attacks, US alerts citizens
The United States has alerted its citizens across the world that terrorist groups, Islamic State, Boko Haram and al-Qaeda are…
Female suicide bombers kill 8, injure dozens in Cameroon attack
Four civilians were killed in northern Cameroon on Saturday in a suicide bomb assault by suspected Boko Haram militants in…
Boko Haram: IDPs rises to 2.2m in Nigeria
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday that the population of Internally Displaced People(IDP) in the…
Nigerian Air Force strikes Boko Haram’s vehicle workshop, storage facility
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had degraded Boko Haram terrorists’ logistics, vehicle workshop and a weapon storage facility…
UN condemns Yola attack
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, on Thursday condemned Tuesday’s bomb attack in Yola, Adamawa, North-East of Nigeria, which claimed…
Boko Haram is most ruthless terrorist group, has killed more than ISIS in Syria, Iran
The jihadi group Boko Haram have been revealed as the most brutal terror organisation last year, killing more people than…
Chad extends state of emergency over Boko Haram attacks
Chad’s national assembly extended a state of emergency in the western Lake Chad region by four months on Wednesday following…
Nigerian troops, police arrest Boko Haram kingpins
Nigerian troops attached to 101 Task Force Battalion, 7 Division Garrison, along Lagos Street Maiduguri, Borno State, arrested yet another…
Blast rips through mobile phone market in Kano
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria’s biggest northern city, Kano, on Wednesday, two traders…
Global terrorism death hit 80%, ISIL, Boko Haram account for 51%
The number of people killed in terrorist attacks has jumped by 80 per cent to 32,658 in 2014 as 11…
PICTURES: Boko Haram’s rocket-making factory
Nigerian military has finally admitted that a rocket producing factory owned and managed by Islamist sect, Boko Haram does exist…
Nigerian troops arrest Boko Haram kingpin named ‘John’
Another Boko Haram kingpin has been arrested in Maiduguri, Borno state and he goes by the name John Trankil sparking…
Over 1,000 schools destroyed by Boko Haram in 2015 – UN
Boko Haram Islamists have destroyed an estimated 1,100 schools this year in their stronghold region surrounding Lake Chad, the United…
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Ashaka Cement loses N46n to Boko Haram attacks
A leading cement company in Nigeria has suffered losses of N46 billion to attacks by militant Islamist sect, Boko Haram…
DHQ dismisses report of Boko Haram attack in South-West
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports that the Boko Haram sect was planning to attack some South-Western states of Nigeria.…
Buhari honours soldiers with medals for gallantry
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Yola, honoured three soldiers who sustained serious injuries in ongoing operations against Boko Haram with…
Buhari visits IDPs, gives them reason to be optimistic
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ending Boko Haram insurgency. Buhari, in Hausa language, gave the assurance…
Nigeria army repels Boko Haram attack, kills seven
Nigerian army has repelled an attack from Islamist sect, Boko Haram in the town of Gwoza, Borno State, in the…
Nigeria troops rescue 61, kill four Boko Haram suspects
Nigerian troops killed four suspected Boko Haram suspects and set free 61 people, mainly women and children, held by the…
Niger: 25 dead in Boko Haram raid, clash with army
au Around 25 people have been killed in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent…
Our operations have weakened Boko Haram – Gen Abubakar
Major General Yushau Abubakar, the Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, said on Tuesday that Boko Haram terrorists had been…
Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 3 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon
Two female suicide bombers, suspected of belonging to militant group Boko Haram have killed three Nigerians in a truck full…
Boko Haram suicide bombers attack Cameroon mosque
Two female suicide bombers suspected of belonging to the Boko Haram militant group blew themselves on Monday near a mosque…
Army calls for greater vigilance, confirms arrest of wanted Boko Haram suspect
The Nigerian Army, on Monday called for greater vigilance by Nigerians to track down Boko Haram members it declared wanted…
Wanted Boko Haram member arrested at Abuja Airport
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that recent publications on wanted Boko 100 Haram terrorists has started to…
Nigerian Army rescues 20 abducted persons, clears Boko Haram enclaves
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday said it had rescued 20 abducted persons, after clearing four more suspected Boko Haram…
Military clears 9 more Boko Haram camps in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Friday that it had cleared nine more suspected Boko Haram terrorists camps in its operations…