Tag: Boko Haram
Seven more terrorists’ camps destroyed in Sambisa – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said seven additional terrorists’ camps had been destroyed on Tuesday as more insurgents died in the ongoing…
Niger Evacuates 4,000 Nigerian Refugees From Lake Chad
Niger has evacuated thousands of Nigerian refugees sheltering from Boko Haram fighters on Lake Chad’s Karamga island, a military official…
[PREDICTION] We will never get rid of Boko Haram – Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka believes that Nigeria cannot completely get rid of Islamist sect, Boko Haram, because of the…
Freed Nigerian women narrate Boko Haram ‘Hell’
(Reuters) – Boko Haram fighters killed older boys and men in front of their families before taking women and children…
Man who supplies fuel, food to Boko Haram nabbed – DHQ
A man who specialises in supplying fuel and food to terrorists was on Sunday morning nabbed in Daban Shata in…
Boko Haram landmines slows Nigeria’s charge
Nigeria’s military says its final push to clear the Islamist Boko Haram militants from their forest hideouts is being hampered…
Niger orders islands evacuated after Boko Haram attacks
NIAMEY (Reuters) – A regional governor in southern Niger on Thursday ordered the evacuation of the West African nation’s inhabited…
Nigerian troops rescue another 234 women, children
A fresh set of 234 women and children held captive by the terrorist group Boko Haram, inside the Sambisa forest…
Chief of Army Staff vows military will end Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff (CAOS), Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Thursday in Lagos said the Nigerian Army would not relent…
I’ll wipe out Boko Haram before I handover to Buhari – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan pledged in Abuja on Thursday that he will do all within his powers to ensure that all…
Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram commanders – Military
The Nigerian Military said troops from the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, on Wednesday killed several Boko Haram commanders and…
Welfare of ‘rescued’ women and girls is paramount – Amnesty
The ‘rescue’ of almost 300 women and girls by Nigeria’s military from Boko Haram is an encouraging development but only…
Nigerian troops rescue 200 girls, 93 women
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday said it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from a notorious Boko Haram stronghold, but…
Hundreds found dead in Damasak as Boko Haram strikes again
Hundreds of people have been found dead in the north-east Nigerian town of Damasak, apparently victims of the Boko Haram…
Boko Haram is a fraud – Buhari
Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari says Boko Haram will be denied a recruitment base the moment our local communities realize…
Boko Haram recaptures Nigerian town from troops
Boko Haram insurgents have forced hundreds of soldiers to flee Marte, a border town along the shores of the Lake…
Boko Haram chase Nigerian troops from Sambisa
Nigerian troops were forced to retreat from Boko Haram’s Sambisa Forest stronghold in the restive northeast after a landmine blast…
Boko Haram regroups en masse in Sambisa
Boko Haram fighters have amassed in the group’s Sambisa Forest stronghold in northeast Nigeria, as a military offensive tries to…
Boko Haram Commander killed by Nigerian troops – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said a notorious top terrorists’ Commander, Abu Mujahid, was among the terrorists that died during an encounter…
Chadian troops rescue 43 Boko Haram child soldiers
Colonel Azem Agouna, Chadian Army Spokesman, said on Wednesday that they have repatriated 43 children, who had been kidnapped by…
Nigerian troops storm Boko Haram fortress, Sambisa Forest
At last, Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram’s last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday,…
Chibok Girls: Will They Ever Be Found?
Nigerians bare their minds on the fate of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents over a year…
Kwankwaso inauguarates school for children orphaned by Boko Haram
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State on Tuesday inaugurated Kano- Borno Boarding Primary School for children orphanded by Boko Haram…
Boko Haram: Death toll rises in Cameroon village, victims beheaded
Nineteen people were killed in Thursday night’s attack on a Cameroonian village by Nigeria-based Boko Haram militants, a security source…
Jonathan seeks UN support to rehabilitate Boko Haram victims
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja urged the UN to focus more on helping Nigeria with the rehabilitation and…
Chibok Girls And Social Decadence In Nigeria
By Bilikis Bakare It has been a year now that over 200 girls were abducted from their hostel at the…
We Will Stop Boko Haram
By Muhammadu Buhari When Boko Haram attacked a school in the town of Chibok, in northeastern Nigeria, kidnapping more than…
Chibok Girls: The Task Before Buhari
It’s over one year since the terrorist sect, Boko Haram, abducted 219 Chibok schoolgirls from a secondary school in the…
We Will Stop Boko Haram by General Muhammadu Buhari
When Boko Haram attacked a school in the town of Chibok, in northeastern Nigeria, kidnapping more than 200 girls, on…
An Open Letter To President-Elect Buhari
By SKC Ogbonnia I am one of the millions of masses who yearned and prayed for the change that motivated…