Tag: Boko Haram
I’m alive, says Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau in new audio
Lagos (Reuters) – Abubakar Shekau says he is alive and still the leader of Islamist sect Boko Haram, denying reports…
NAF pilots smoke out Boko Haram terrorists from Sambisa
Nigerian Air Force pilots have over the weekend being raining explosives to smoke out Boko haram elements from their fortified…
Boko Haram: 112 IDP’s children re-united with their parents in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin No fewer than 112 internally displaced children from the Boko Haram onslaught living at the International Christian Centre…
Cameroon pledges 2,450 troops to fight Boko Haram
Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s president says his country will contribute 2,450 troops to a five-nation army to fight the Nigeria-based…
Where’s Shekau? Chad president messes with Boko Haram’s mind
ABUJA, (Reuters) – If Chadian President Idriss Deby is to be believed, Abubakar Shekau, the bearded and bandoliered leader of…
Boko Haram: Adamawa Govt to pay prayer warriors, vigilantes N200 mn
The Adamawa Government on Friday announced that it had earmarked N200 million to engage prayer warriors to seek divine intervention…
Six Cameroon villagers massacred by Boko Haram
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants massacred six villagers in Cameroon before the overnight attack was repelled by government soldiers,…
Buhari asks Service Chiefs to end Boko Haram in three months
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja “You need to brace up and continue to team up with other stakeholders to come up with a…
6 killed in Boko Haram attack near Maiduguri
Maiduguri (Reuters) – At least six people have been killed during a raid by Boko Haram militants outside Nigeria’s northeastern…
Boko Haram in disarray, will soon be defeated – DHQ
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja In spite of recent bombings which have resulted in death of scores of people across the country attributed…
Boko Haram: Buhari wants members of displaced families reunited
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs to intensify efforts to…
Over 50 killed in Borno bomb blast
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A bomb attack on a packed market in northeastern Nigeria bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram killed…
Boko Haram: FG, states committed to liberating Nigeria – Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Tuesday said federal and state governments were fully committed to liberating Nigeria from…
Boko Haram: Seven new born babies at Nigerian refugee camps
Seven new births were recorded at the Mubi transit camp of the Nigerian returnees from the Republic of Cameroun as…
Nigeria receives 12,000 refugees deported from Cameroon
Government officials on Saturday visited camps in Mubi, Adamawa, where over 12,000 Nigerian refuges repatriated by the Cameroonian authorities are…
Chadian security forces kill seven Boko Haram militants
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – Chadian forces killed seven Boko Haram militants in a clash on Wednesday, a security source said, as…
Cameroon repatriating 12,000 Nigerians
ya ABUJA (Reuters) – About 12,000 Nigerians are being repatriated over the next three to four days after seeking refuge…
Military re-affirms commitment to annihilate Boko Haram
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Director of Defence Information (DDI), Colonel Rabe Abubakar, has re-affirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Armed Forces…
Nigerian troops clear all planted explosives by Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army says troops in recovery operations have cleared all roads in the northeast of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs),…
Badeh’s Sad Confession
The recent shocking revelation by the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), that he…
Boko Haram: Cameroon deports over 3000 Nigerians
YAOUNDE, (AP) — Cameroon has expelled over 3,000 Nigerians as part of the fight against Nigeria’s Islamic extremists who have…
Boko Haram kills 8, kidnaps 100 in Cameroon
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants…
Boko Haram Elements Reach Out For Dialogue –Anas
The Centre for Crisis Communication, a non-governmental organisation, on Tuesday said that some persons claiming to be Boko Haram members…
Saraki promises robust legislation to end Boko Haram
Bukola Saraki, the Senate President on Monday said that the National Assembly would strive hard towards ending the Boko Haram…
Boko Haram releases barbaric video of insurgency
Islamist sect, Boko Haram, has released a barbaric video of its brutality in Nigeria, the stronghold of the sect. The…
Benin pledges 800 troops to anti-Boko Haram force
Benin’s president has vowed to contribute 800 troops to a regional force intended to combat the Nigeria-based Islamic extremist group…
Army captures Boko Haram Commander, rescues 178 captives in Bama axis
Sequel to the ongoing operations to clear Boko Haram Terrorists in its area of operations, the troops of 21 Brigade…
Air Force Deploys Alpha-Jet to repel Boko Haram attack
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Sunday it has successfully repelled an attack on Bita village, Borno State by…
Boko Haram kills 7 in Borno – Police
The Borno Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing of seven persons after suspected Boko Haram terrorists attack on Malari…
Buhari: Boko Haram will be wiped out this year
President Muhammadu Buhari has for the first time boldly given a timeline for the end of the Boko Haram insurgency.…