Tag: Boko Haram
Chad troops continue assault on Boko Haram stronghold
Chadian aircraft struck Boko Haram positions in the Nigerian border town of Gamboru for a second straight day on Sunday,…
Nigerian troops contain Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri
An assault by Boko Haram on Sunday aimed at taking over the key northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has been…
Boko Haram begins fresh attack on Maiduguri
Boko Haram fighters on Sunday launched a fresh attempt to take over the strategically crucial northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri,…
Chadian aircraft bomb Borno town in anti-Boko Haram raid
Chadian aircraft on Saturday bombed the Nigerian town of Gamboru in a raid targeting Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, security…
Ban Ki-Moon backs regional force to fight Boko Haram
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday welcomed an African Union proposal to set up a regional five-nation force of…
Boko Haram: Nigeria refugees big headache to Chad govt
Thousands of Nigerian civilians who fled the armed Islamists of Boko Haram have become a headache for Chadian authorities after…
3 Chad soldiers, 123 Boko Haram fighters killed in Cameroon
Three soldiers and 123 Boko Haram militants were killed when the Islamist group attacked a Chadian army contingent in northern…
Czech arms dealer supplies Nigeria weapons to battle Boko Haram
Czech arms dealer Excalibur Group is shipping weapons to Nigeria’s military to fight with the militant group Boko Haram, local…
Ex-Niger Delta Militants To Donate N30m Boko Haram Victims
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Niger Delta militants undergoing the amnesty programme have signified their intention to donate N30 million for the…
Chadian troops chase Boko Haram away from Nigerian town
Troops from Chad have driven Boko Haram fighters from a northern Nigeria border town seized by the Islamist militants late…
Nigeria fighter jets bomb town held by Boko Haram
Nigerian fighter jets have bombed the northeast town of Malam Fatori, controlled by Boko Haram Islamists, the military said Thursday.…
AU calls for 7,500 troops to defeat Boko Haram
The African Union called Friday for a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to defeat the “horrendous” rise of Nigeria’s…
Nigeria military recaptures Michika from Boko Haram, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said that the Nigerian Military had on Thursday liberated Michika town in Adamawa from the control of…
Don’t commit suicide over Boko Haram, Sambo mocks Buhari
Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Thursday advised the APC presidential candidate, retired Maj.-Gen.Muhammadu Buhari, against committing suicide by planning to personally…
Boko Haram devise new tactics to attack Nigeria – FG
The Nigerian government said on Thursday it had uncovered plans by insurgents to use cobblers, also called shoe shiners, and…
Chad not scared of Boko Haram – Interior Minister
Chad’s Interior Minister Abderahim Bireme Hamid has said the country does not fear any reprisal attacks following its decision to…
Nigeria’s army can’t handle Boko Haram alone: US commander
Turning the tide against Boko Haram will require a “huge” international effort, a top US military commander warned on Tuesday,…
Boko Haram’s Child soldiers: New nightmare for Jonathan
Boko Haram, the Nigerian-based insurgent group is notorious for sending young girls, some of them 10 year-old on suicide bombing…
Army ignored Boko Haram attack notices on Baga, Monguno
Amnesty International claimed today that the Nigerian military were repeatedly warned of impending Boko Haram attacks on Baga and Monguno…
Boko Haram ‘bomb maker’ arrested – Police
A man suspected of being behind the manufacture of explosives used in a series of Boko Haram suicide attacks has…
Fresh Boko Haram raids kill many in Adamawa
Scores of people have been killed and many others forced to flee to the mountains following a renewed series of…
Nigeria Can’t Be Fixed In 4 Years, Says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that no government could solve Nigeria’s problems within four years. The President painted this gloomy…
Nigerian troops kill more Boko Haram fighters
Coordinated ground and air mop up activities by military personnel in the aftermath of diversionary terrorists attacks on Maiduguri and…
Internally Displaced Persons And 2015 Elections
By Bilikis Bakare Recently, the news of the grisly attacks by the insurgents on the people of Baga and the…
Maiduguri residents told to stay and fight, as army lifts curfew
A curfew imposed in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri after a weekend Boko Haram attack was lifted on Monday,…
I want multinational task force to fight Boko Haram – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday in Lagos said Nigeria was pleased with the international community’s agreement with it on the…
Nigerian soldiers, Boko Haram battle at Maiduguri Airport
A fresh gun battle erupted in Nigeria between militants and troops near the airport of the northeastern city of Maiduguri,…
Boko Haram captures Monguno, military base – Security Sources
Boko Haram Islamists on Sunday captured the northeastern town of Monguno, including a military base, after a fierce battle with…
Many civilians at grave risk after Maiduguri attacks – Amnesty
A failure to protect hundreds of thousands of civilians could lead to a disastrous humanitarian crisis said Amnesty International with…
Subdued Boko Haram fighters flee Maiduguri
Subdued Boko Haram fighters backed a retreat Sunday in Maiduguri as they faced a superior fire power from Nigerian troops…