Tag: Boko Haram
Nigerian troops rescue 338 people held by Boko Haram
Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mainly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamists around the group’s Sambisa forest…
NAF destroys Boko Haram dumps in Sambisa forest
In a renewed drive to further degrade the Boko Haram’s ssets, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jets have successfully…
Army establish Task Force Brigade in Borno to fight Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday said that the new 29 Task Force Brigade in…
Gov Shettima, Nigerian Army disagree over Boko Haram’s captures of LGAs
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima, has revealed that Boko Haram militants are occupying two local governments in his state, contrary…
Boko Haram: Buhari sends delegation to Adamawa, Borno
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a delegation to two states, Adamawa and Borno states to condole with their governments and…
Boko Haram: Lagos urges residents to be vigilant, calm
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has urged citizens in the state to remain calm but very vigilant as the…
Four female suicide bombers die in Maiduguri, 10 injured
AP – A Nigerian official says four women suicide bombers died, killing one other person and wounding 10, when civilian…
Female suicide bomber kills 3 in Maiduguri
A female suicide bomber on Saturday blew herself up in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing three people and…
Cameroon army drives Boko Haram militants into Nigeria
Cameroonian soldiers drove Boko Haram insurgents back across the country’s northern border into Nigeria on Friday, a day after the…
Nigeria not using mercenaries against Boko Haram – DHQ
Nigeria military high command has described insinuation by some section of the media that it has resorted to using mercenaries…
Boko Haram seizes town on Cameroon-Nigeria border
Boko Haram Islamists on Friday seized control of a town in the far north of Cameroon which lies on the…
45 Boko Haram suspects arested in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe Forty-five people suspected to be members of Boko Haram who reportedly planned to bomb Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi,…
NYSC to support 9-year-old pupil on fight against terrorism
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday pledged to support a nine-year-old pupil, Miss Splendour Joe-King, in her fight…
Boko Haram using iPads, laptops, phones for bombs – Arase
AP — Nigeria’s police chief is warning that Boko Haram extremists are building bombs in iPads and cellphones and leaving…
Insurgents kill 8 villagers in Cameroon
At least eight villagers in Cameroon’s far north region were killed and nine injured in a raid on Thursday by…
No hiding place for Boko Haram, cattle rustlers – GOC
Major General Adeniye Oyebade, the General Officer Commanding, 1 Division Nigeria Army, Kaduna, says there is no hiding place for…
Boko Haram: Lagos donates N150m to Adamawa, Borno, Yobe
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday made donation of N50 million each to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, worst hit…
US offers Niger surveillance planes as Boko Haram attacks continue
en The United States offered Niger two military surveillance planes Wednesday as attacks by suspected Boko Haram extremists continued in…
20 shot dead by Boko Haram in Borno
AFP – Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in…
GE donates N220m to UNICEF in support of IDPs in Borno
Leading technology and Infrastructure Company, General Electric (GE) has made a donation of $1m (220 million naira) to UNICEF (United…
I never said rich people are joining Boko Haram – Osinbajo
Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has stated that he never said rich citizens of the most populous black…
Boko Haram suicide attack kills two Niger soldiers
Two Niger soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack by a group of suspected Boko Haram militants in…
Army kills Boko Haram fighters, rescue 100 cows
The Commanding Officer in charge of 28 Taskforce Battalion, Mubi, Adamawa, Brig.-Gen V. O. Ezugwu, has confirmed the killing of…
Falana writes Army Chief over jailed Brig-Gen Ransome-Kuti
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has written to the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, seeking for…
With US backing, Nigeria says fight against Boko Haram on course
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Malam Aliyu Ismail, said on Monday that the Nigerian Armed Forces were working hard…
Boko Haram kills 12 in Adamawa, seizes military food supply
Suspected Boko Haram militants have struck again in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, killing 12 villagers…
US donates vehicles to aid Cameroon in Boko Haram fight
The head of United States forces in Africa has donated armored vehicles to Cameroon to aid the country’s fight against…
JTF nabs 10 suspected suppliers of fuel to Boko Haram
The Joint Task Force (Operation Salama) in Jigawa, has arrested 10 suspected suppliers of fuel to Boko Haram members in…
US to conduct counter-Boko Haram ops in Nigeria
The United States will conduct surveillance and intelligence operations against Boko Haram inside Nigeria, sources familiar with the plan told…
Let’s bring an end to Boko Haram, Buratai rallies troops
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged troops in the ongoing counter-insurgency operation to brace up…