Tag: Boko Haram
Chad seizes suspected Boko Haram weapons cache in N’Djamena
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – Security forces in Chad have seized a large weapons cache including guns, rockets and ammunition in a…
Police say only 10 dead in Borno multiple blast
The Police in Borno on Friday confirmed the killing of at least 10 persons after Thursday’s multiple suicide attacks in…
Buhari condemns latest Boko Haram killings in Borno
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja condemned the latest wave of killings by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno, describing…
Chad Seizes Suspected Boko Haram Weapons Cache
Security forces in Chad have seized a large weapons cache including guns, rockets and ammunition in a house in the…
US restates commitment to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram
The Government of the United States of America has restated its commitment to assist Nigeria in the fight against Boko…
Boko Haram gunmen kill over 90 in Borno attack
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram insurgents shot dead “many” people, possibly as many as 97, late on Wednesday in…
Buhari thinks about you everyday, Osinbajo tells Boko Haram victims
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve to end Boko Haram insurgency in the North…
Saraki condemns renewed Boko Haram attacks
…Mourns death of six children in boat mishap in Lagos Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has condemned in strong terms what…
Terrorism: Court grants Sen. Ndume leave to travel for Hajj
An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday granted an application by Senator Ali Ndume, who is charged with terrorism to…
I’ll give Boko Haram victims necessary support, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded steps taken by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and other agencies of…
Chad arrests Boko Haram leader in N’Djamena
A Chadian Public Prosecutor, Alghassim Khamis, said on Tuesday that one of the key Boko Haram leaders, Baana Fanay, who…
Boko Haram: Buhari to forward cost implication of damage to G7
Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he will forward the cost implication of the damage caused by Islamist sect,…
Chadian Police kill 11 in operation against Boko Haram
N’Djamena (AFP) – Eleven people died early Monday after Chadian police launched an operation against Boko Haram militants in the…
Buhari condemns latest Boko Haram attacks in Borno, Yobe
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned, in the strongest language, the latest terrorist attacks on Borno and Yobe communities by the…
Suicide bombings: Police urge Maiduguri residents to be vigilant
The Police in Borno on Sunday cautioned residents of Maiduguri to be vigilant, following increased suicide bombing in the capital…
Boko Haram: Mubi Poly reopens, begins lectures on Monday
The Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa, closed in October, 2014, in the wake of Boko Haram invasion of the town, has…
No Boko Haram Suspect Sent to Anambra
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, has called on the people of Anambra…
“Power is transient, Justice Eternal”: Why Nigeria needs to address impunity
By Netsanet Belay Observing the public debate following the publication of Amnesty International’s recent report on war crimes committed by…
Boko Haram: Residents laud Shettima’s rehabilitation of town
Residents of Auno Local Government in Borno on Wednesday lauded Governor Kashim Shettima for the rehabilitation of the town after…
Boko Haram a threat to African pastoralist movements – Ghana Agency
Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana has expressed worry as the Boko Haram activities was threatening shifting African pastoralist movements. Emmanuel…
Boko Haram militants kill 40 in Borno
About 40 people have been killed by Boko Haram militants who torched houses and shot people as they fled in…
Boko Haram: Buhari to visit Cameroon, discuss strategies
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja accepted an invitation from President Paul Biya to visit Cameroon at his earliest…
Bomb blast rips through bus station in Maiduguri
A blast rocked a bus station in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, a civilian vigilante assisting the…
Chad bans Islamic veil after Boko Haram attacks, divides Muslims
N’Djamena (AFP) – Chad’s decision to ban women from wearing the Islamic veil, which came two days after bloody suicide…
Boko Haram: Gov. Gaidam pledges enhanced welfare for soldiers
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe, on Saturday assured security personnel involved in the war against Boko Haram insurgents in the…
Chad to arrest foreigners following Boko Haram attacks
Chadian Prime Minister, Kalzeube Deubet, on Friday, said that following the recent Boko Haram attack in two suicide blasts in…
Akinrinade: No military doctrine invented yet to tackle Boko Haram
Femi Adi/ Kaduna Former Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, General Alani Akinrinade today said the military alone could not win…
UPDATE: 38 civilians killed in Boko Haram attack in Niger
Niamey (AFP) – Boko Haram militants killed 38 people in an attack in southeast Niger which occurred overnight Wednesday, with…
Boko Haram kills 30 in attacks on Niger villages
NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants attacked two villages in southern Niger’s Diffa region overnight, killing at least 30 civilians,…
Chad carries out airstrikes on Boko Haram positions in Nigeria
Chad troops are carrying out airstrikes on Boko Haram positions in Nigeria, the Chadian army have confirmed. The Chadian army…