Tag: Boko Haram
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…
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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…