Tag: Boko Haram
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In Pictures: Jonathan, the C-I-C steps out in military fatigue in visits to Baga, Mubi
President Goodluck Jonathan often criticised by the opposition for not acting swiftly to arrest the Boko Haram insurgency, since it…
Boko Haram: The Fate Of Jonathan And The Nigerian People! (2)
By Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi Who are the brains behind Boko Haram? Is it really Jonathan, as northern Muslims say? Jonathan…
Buhari Impresses UK Audience
Funsho Arogundade All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, impressed the audience present at his public lecture at Chatham…
Niger troops bomb fish farmers financing Boko Haram
Niger’s air force has bombed a convoy of trucks carrying smoked fish to Nigeria, a trade banned by local officials…
Special promotion for soldiers fighting Boko Haram – Minimah
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday announced a special promotion for all soldiers involved in liberating Baga in Borno from Boko…
Boko Haram: The Fate Of Jonathan And The Nigerian People
By Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi Watching politicians do their dirty jobs can sometimes be a source of fun rather than disgusting.…
Jonathan condemns Kano, Potiskum attacks
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja condemned the reversion by the Boko Haram terrorist group to the bombing of…
World leaders are ‘ineffective’ in response to IS, Boko Haram – Amnesty
World leaders have proved “shameful and ineffective” in failing to protect civilians from groups like Islamic State (IS), Amnesty International…
The tide has turned against Boko Haram, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the military was gaining the upper hand against Boko Haram, despite two bombings in…
APC says Boko Haram was Jonathan’s re-election trump card
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Goodluck Jonathan bears a huge moral responsibility that will hunt him for…
Postponed Elections As Prelude To More Sinister Plans Against Democracy
By Peter Claver Oparah And so, the scared PDP, the Jonathan presidency in cahoots with the military, clobbered the questionably…
Boko Haram attacks down fish industry in NE Nigeria
The raging Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria has hit the region’s fishing industry, causing shortages and driving up prices,…
A patriotic hero falls to Boko Haram
A Nigerian soldier, Charles Victor Uchenna Ilo, who hail from Enugu state was killed by Boko Haram terrorists during a…
Come back home, Emir of Mubi tells displaced persons
The Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar Isa-Ahmadu, has called on persons displaced from his domain by Boko Haram insurgents to…
Nigeria troops recover stocks of arms from Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military said Sunday that the offensive against Boko Haram was progressing, claiming soldiers had recovered stocks of arms abandoned…
Commit fully to Boko Haram fight, French Minister tells FG
Nigeria must commit fully to fighting Boko Haram, French French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday, on a tour…
News alert: Boko Haram’s bomber kills five in Potiskum
A Boko Haram female suicide bomber killed five people and wounded dozens at a security checkpoint outside a GSM phone…
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Jonathan: I underestimated Boko Haram
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said he underestimated Boko Haram Islamists who have overrun swathes of the country’s northeast and defended…
I’ll reclaim places seized by Boko Haram, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday vowed that the Federal Government would regain parts of the country seized by the Boko…
Nigerian troops recapture Baga
Nigeria’s military on Saturday claimed to have recaptured the town of Baga from Boko Haram, more than a month after…
Military’s gains against Boko Haram excites group
A civil society organisation, Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER), has applauded the recent gains recorded by the…
Residents return to ‘ghost town’ Gamboru recaptured from Boko Haram
A “ghost town” of burnt-out homes and looted properties greeted residents returning to Gamboru in northeast Nigeria for the first…
At least 30 dead in Boko Haram raids near Chibok
At least 30 people were killed in Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigerian Borno state near the…
Is Boko Haram changing media strategy for a wider conflict?
From grainy, amateurish footage and rambling, almost inaudible speeches to slick, expertly edited productions, Boko Haram’s media strategy has undergone…
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s story will change in 3 weeks, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan is optimistic that Nigeria’s story will change in the next two or three weeks as it continues…
Cameroon troops assault civilians in Boko Haram fight
A human rights group has accused Cameroon’s security forces of numerous abuses against civilians in the struggle against Boko Haram…
Nigeria troops kill ‘large number’ of Boko Haram fighters in air strike
Nigeria’s air force on Thursday bombed Boko Haram strongholds in northeast Borno state, killing “a large number of terrorists”, as…
Boko Haram: 158 kidnapped victims reunite with families in Yobe
A total of 158 Women and children abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from Katarko village in Yobe have been reunited…
Remembering The Chibok Girls
It’s been over ten months since over 200 schoolgirls were abducted in their school in Chibok, Borno State, by the…
Chadian troops inflict heavy casualties on Boko Haram
Boko Haram militants suffered heavy casualties when Chadian troops pushed into Nigeria this week, residents who fled the fighting told…