Tag: Boko Haram
UPDATE: Three Boko Haram bombings kill 58, injures 139 in Borno
Three bombings, including one by a female suicide attacker, killed at least 58 people and wounded 139 others in northeast…
UPDATE: At least 47 dead, 50 wounded in Borno bombings
Three bombings in northeast Nigeria’s city of Maiduguri on Saturday killed at least 47 people, including children, and wounded 50,…
Troops recapture two strategic territories from Boko Haram
Nigerian troops have recaptured two territories held by Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast of Nigeria. In a statement issued…
Fear, violence, kidnapping: life for women under Boko Haram
By Coumba Sylla/AFP When Boko Haram attacks made life at home unbearable, Rebecca Samuel was confronted with a stark choice…
Troops now in full control of Mafa in Borno – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that Nigerian troops were now in full control of Mafa, Borno, after clearing terrorists…
FG in meeting with parents of Chibok girls
The Federal Government on Thursday held closed door discussions with relations and relatives of abducted Chibok girls, briefing them about…
Boko Haram storms Gwoza, kills residents
Boko Haram militants have been amassing in the northeast Nigeria town of Gwoza, believed to be the group’s headquarters, killing…
Boko Haram kills 68, including children, in Borno
Boko Haram gunmen killed 68 people, including many children, in a massacre in the northeast Nigeria village of Njaba, two…
Sustaining The War Against Boko Haram
For some weeks now, the Joint Military Task Force, comprising troops from Nigeria and other neighbouring West African countries has…
I’ll wipe out Boko Haram, Chadian President vows
Chadian President Idriss Deby on Wednesday vowed to “wipe out” Boko Haram and called on the group’s chief Abubakar Shekau…
Atiku lauds military success against Boko Haram
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has commended the military for liberating Nigeria’s communities in the North-East previously held by…
UN, AU to deploy 8,700 troops to fight Boko Haram
Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, has announced plans by the UN and the…
Nigeria using best practices in war against Boko Haram – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said Tuesday in Abuja that utmost care was being taken by the Federal Government to avoid collateral…
19 killed in Boko Haram attack in Niger
At least 19 civilians were killed in a weekend attack by Boko Haram Islamists on three remote islands in Niger…
The Struggle For The Soul Of Nigeria As Corruption Fights Back
By Joe Igbokwe A friend once told me that the struggle for the soul of Nigeria is not going to…
Nigerian troops kill 70 Boko Haram fighters in Konduga
Nigerian troops backed by civilian vigilantes on Tuesday claimed to have killed more than 70 Boko Haram fighters in a…
UN, AU to deploy 8,700 troops to fight Boko Haram
Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, has announced plans by the UN and the…
Boko Haram beheads two spies in IS style
The Mail Online has published a new video by Boko Haram purporting to show the executions of two alleged spies.…
Niger residents drown in bid to escape Boko Haram attacks
Boko Haram gunmen attacked an island on the Niger side of Lake Chad, with locals reporting heavy casualties among those…
Jonathan’s Phony War Against Boko Haram
By Lateef Raji On the 7th February, I tweeted “What did these service chiefs know that we don’t know? Have…
Boko Haram: #BringBackOurGirls Campaigners lament lack of information
#BringBackOurGirls campaigners on Sunday said it is disheartening that there is no information on measures being taken to rescue the…
Pray for total defeat of Boko Haram, Jonathan tells pilgrims
President GoodLuck Jonathan has urged prospective Easter Christian pilgrims to pray for peace in the country and total defeat of…
Boko Haram opportunity for Nigeria to lead African security system – French envoy
The outgoing French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jacques de Labriolle, says the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency is an opportunity for…
Ribadu praises Jonathan, Military over Boko Haram success
The PDP gubernatorial candidate in Adamawa, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has hailed President Goodluck Jonathan for the successes recorded against Boko…
Nigerian troops recover arms, destroy Boko Haram flags
The Defence Headquarters says troops on cordon and search along Djimitillo-Damaturu road on Friday night encountered some terrorists and captured…
Cameroon protesters call for death of Boko Haram leader
Several thousand people took to the streets of Cameroon’s capital on Saturday to denounce Boko Haram’s bloody insurgency and call…
Boko Haram raid villages after Chadian offensive
Boko Haram fighters have raided villages in northeast Nigeria on the border with Cameroon, apparently in reprisal for a Chadian…
Military operations force Boko Haram back to urban warfare
Bomb attacks in Nigerian towns and cities look likely to increase in the run-up to forthcoming elections, despite the military…
Nigerian troops will continue to defeat Boko Haram – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday expressed optimism that Nigerian troops would maintain the momentum they had built up in the…
DSS urges public to be vigilant as Boko Haram target civilians
The Department of State Services (DSS), has advised the public to be vigilant in crowded environment, especially when travelling as…