Tag: Boko Haram
Boko Haram: Buhari condoles Chad, Borno
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed condolences to the president and people of the Republic of Chad, following the twin suicide…
Boko Haram: Maiduguri Military Command Centre to be ready in 21 days
The installation of high tech equipment, infrastructural development and movement of personnel have commenced towards the movement of Military Control…
Nigeria, second most deadly country for terrorism globally
Seun Bisuga/Lagos Nigeria has described as the second most deadly country in world after Iraq and has also been ranked…
Boko Haram: 27 missing policemen yet to be declared dead, says I-G
Twenty seven policemen missing after terrorists attacked Gwoza in Borno in August, 2014, are yet to be declared dead, Inspector-General…
Senseless Killing Of Corp Members
The recent senseless killings of National Youth Service Corp, NYSC, members serving in various parts of the country is unacceptable…
Scores of Boko Haram gunmen killed by Nigerian troops
The Defence Headquarters on Monday said scores of heavily armed terrorists using women and children as shield died on Sunday…
Boko Haram: US supports Nigeria, others with $5bn
The United States says it has announced a five billion US dollars contribution to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF),…
Boko Haram: Buhari plans Cameroon trip
Johannesburg (AFP) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to visit Cameroon to cement a regional fighting force against Boko…
Boko Haram: Buhari orders release of $21m to MNJTF
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the release of $21 million out of the $100 million pledged by Nigeria to…
Boko Haram: Borno to reconstruct wrecked communities
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno said the State Government had concluded plans to commence the reconstruction of communities destroyed by…
Boko Haram kills 43 in Borno raid
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Boko Haram gunmen killed at least 43 people and burnt down three villages in northeast Nigeria,…
Buhari extends G7 requests on Boko Haram to LCBC
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that he had extended the invitation to submit requests of the needs of the…
Minimah visits troops fighting Boko Haram in Borno, Adamawa
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.- Gen. Kenneth Minimah, had paid an operational and morale boosting visit to troops…
Buhari commits $100m to Lake Chad Basin fight against Boko Haram
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has committed $100 million to Lake Chad Basin fight against Islamist sect, Boko Haram today during…
Boko Haram: 2,100 victims to benefit from UN rebuilding of North East
The UN has commenced the first phase of providing livelihoods and early recovery support scheme to 700 women and youths…
G7 leaders assure Buhari of their support
The G7 group of industrialized nations has resolved to support the new Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. This followed the group’s…
Nigeria Military Moves Anti-Boko Haram HQ To Maiduguri
The command centre for Nigeria’s military operation against militant Islamist group Boko Haram has been moved to Maiduguri, the largest…
Buhari Gets Pledges From France, Canada, Germany To Fight Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Elmau, Germany reaffirmed his administration’s total commitment to ending Boko Haram’s insurgency in the shortest…
Nigeria Betrays Boko Haram Victims
By Philip Obaji Jr. Officials are shutting down displaced person camps, forcing thousands of people back to ruined villages that…
Boko Haram: Buhari right to seek foreign help – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his shuttle diplomacy aimed at forging a stronger regional…
Buhari must prosecute crimes by Boko Haram, military – UN
GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to…
Nigerian troops kill 2 suicide bomber commanders in Borno
The Defence Headquarters on Friday said two suicide bombers leading a band of terrorists died as troops repelled the insurgents’…
32 persons dead in Yola bomb blast – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA) said 32 persons were killed in the Thursday night explosion near Jimeta Mordern…
US send team to Nigeria to renew cooperation over Boko Haram
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – The United States will send a team to Nigeria in the next few weeks to…
Boko Haram: Buhari demands more action from Chad, Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in N’djamena, Chad, urged member-countries of the Lake Chad Commission to redouble their efforts to…
Corruption, Security Agencies And National Security
By Rasak Musbau In every society, there are bound to be deviants who disobey the laws of the society. This…
Abubakar Shekau missing in new Boko Haram video
Abuja AFP – Abubakar Shekau, the elusive man who has been the face of Boko Haram monstrosity was conspicuously missing…
Boko Haram: Bomb concealed under butcher’s table kills 50
A bomb blast hit a busy meat market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing as many as…
Buhari will crush Boko Haram for daring him, says Oyegun
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Odigie Oyegun, says the Boko Haram insurgents will be in…
Boko Haram: Buhari to visit Chad, Niger Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Chad and Niger on Wednesday as part of his initial steps to find solution to…