Tag: Boko Haram
1.4 million children displaced by Boko Haram – UNICEF
Reuters – The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s insurgency in Nigeria and neighbouring countries has reached 1.4…
In Niger, US soldiers quietly help build wall against Boko Haram
Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger’s Diffa region had never…
Children displaced by Boko Haram hits 1.4 m —UNICEF
(Reuters) – The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s insurgency in Nigeria and neighbouring countries has reached 1.4…
U.S. soldiers quietly help build wall against Boko Haram
(Reuters) – Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger’s Diffa region…
Niger increases budget on Boko Haram – govt
Niger increased its 2015 budget by 53.40 billion CFA ($92.16 million) to factor in higher spending on the fight against…
Centre for Crisis Communication lauds Buhari’s dialogue with Boko Haram
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), has expressed satisfaction with the recent pronouncement by President Muhammadu…
Amnesty urges Cameroon to investigate abuses in Boko Haram fight
Reuters – Amnesty International urged Cameroon on Wednesday to investigate the death of 25 prisoners and disappearance of 130 people…
Military will meet deadline to end Boko Haram, Buratai assures
Femi Adi/Kaduna The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai today in Kaduna reiterated the commitment of the military…
FG negotiating with Boko Haram over Chibok girls, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari told members of the Nigerian community in France under the aegis Nigerian in Diaspora Organisation that his…
Cameroon officials hail self-defence response to Boko Haram
AP — Officials in Cameroon’s north on Monday praised a local self-defence group for confronting Boko Haram militants during a…
France pledges military equipment, intelligence support to MNJTF
French President François Hollande has pledged that his administration will assist the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) with intelligence gathering…
Why Nigerian military is winning against Boko Haram- Army spokesperson
The Nigerian military has attributed the feat recorded against Boko Haram insurgents by Nigerian troops to motivation and injection of…
Boko Haram: Senator gives scholarship to slain soldier’s children
FEMI ADI/Kaduna Senator Shehu Sani has granted scholarship to children of a soldier, Corporal Musa Ibrahim that was killed in…
Boko Haram most challenging problem of my govt.- Buhari
Femi Adi/Kaduna President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Boko Haram insurgency has remained the most difficult challenge of his administration.…
Boko Haram: Northeast legislators seek special intervention for reconstruction
Rep. Sidi Karasuwa, Representing Nguru, Machina, Karsuwa and Yusufari Federal Constituency, said northeast legislators in the National Assembly had concluded…
Boko Haram: Buhari lauds Armed forces, warns that human rights abuses will be punished
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, reaffirmed his administration’s total commitment to the rule of law and warned that proven acts of…
Boko Haram attacks creating major hunger crisis in Lake Chad
New Boko Haram attacks have created a major hunger crisis in Africa’s Lake Chad region with malnutrition reaching “catastrophic” levels…
UPDATE: 3 dead as bomb blast rips through IDP camp in Yola
Reuters – A bomb went off in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp on the outskirts of the Adamawa state…
Boko Haram: more detained suspects to be freed
The military has confirmed that more persons detained for alleged links with Boko Haram insurgents will be released after being…
Boko Haram: Toyota Nigeria donates 5 vehicles to MNJTF
Toyota Nigeria Limited on Thursday donated five vehicles to the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in a bid to enhance…
All Boko Haram camps have been destroyed, terrorists subdued – DHQ
The Nigerian troops have destroyed all known Boko Haram terrorists’ camps and cells in the North East and have subdued…
Boko Haram: Military frees 128 detainees in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 128 detainees after certifying that they had no link with the Boko Haram terrorists…
Troops make steady progress in Sambisa forest – Army Spokesman
The Nigerian Army says troops involved in the counter-insurgency operation code-named “Operation Lafiya Dole’’ are making steady progress toward clearing…
Army arrest Boko Haram suppliers found no Qu’ran only cannabis, condoms
Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that its directives to troops in the North East to conduct a painstaking search on…
Lagos dismisses Boko Haram talks, step up enforcement on street trading
Kazeem Ugbodaga Arising from a crucial security meeting this evening, the Lagos State Security Council Meeting says rumours of infiltration…
Boko Haram attacks leave over 2.1 mn displaced in Nigeria
AFP – Mounting attacks by Nigeria’s ferocious Boko Haram Islamists have sent more than 2.1 million people fleeing their homes…
Army destroys fish, meat, belonging to Boko-Haram
The Nigerian Army on Friday destroyed 2,000 cartons of dried fish and smoked meat recovered from suspected Boko Haram insurgents.…
Boko Haram: North-East residents hail Buhari, Service Chiefs, over success
Some Nigerians living in the North Eastern part of the country grappled by security challenges, have expressed satisfaction with the…
Five killed as Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram
Gunmen killed at least five villagers in a raid in northern Nigeria’s Borno state on Wednesday before being repelled by…
10 dead, 100 wounded in twin blasts in Cameroon
Reuters – About 10 people were killed and 100 wounded on Thursday when a bomb went off near an army…