Tag: Boko Haram
Boko Haram kills 11 soldiers, many civilians in captured Baga
Boko Haram killed dozens of civilians and at least 11 soldiers when the militants took control of a Nigerian town…
The Gathering Storm
Less than six weeks to the general elections in Nigeria that promise to be the toughest contest since the return…
Boko Haram responsible for Borno blackout – FG
The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, on Sunday blamed the prolonged power outage in Borno on sabotage…
Boko Haram seizes military base in Baga
Suspected Boko Haram militants have seized a military base outside the Nigerian town of Baga near Lake Chad after engaging…
Boko Haram in fresh abduction in Nigerian village
Gunmen abducted 40 boys and young men from a remote village in northeast Nigeria in a raid that residents and…
Nigeria: Another bomber self-destruct outside Gombe church
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside an evangelist church in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, injuring several people, witnesses and…
Two deadly attacks shake northern Nigeria
Strife-torn northern Nigeria was hit by two deadly attacks on Wednesday, when a female suicide bomber was killed as she…
Boko Haram: Army explains delay in recapturing seized towns
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that the need to reduce collateral damage had delayed the recapture of some towns…
Jonathan Links Modu Sheriff With Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan has linked former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, with the extremist Boko Haram sect. According to PREMIUM…
Boko Haram raid town near Chibok
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen launched a deadly raid Tuesday on a village near the town of Chibok where more than…
Primate To Jonathan: Don’t Kill Soldiers Sentenced To Death
President Goodluck Jonathan has been called upon not to approve the death sentence passed on 54 soldiers found guilty of…
Jonathan needs supports to fight Boko Haram, says Minister
The Minister of Transport, Alhaji Umar Idris, on Sunday urged Nigerians to continue to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts to…
Cameroon Air Force bombs Boko Haram out of seized military camp
Some 1,000 suspected Boko Haram fighters from Nigeria attacked five towns in northern Cameroon over the weekend and briefly occupied…
SaharaReporters slams Nigeria’s military, says it’s anti-Boko Haram
Online news platform, SaharaReporters has blasted Nigeria military for labelling it a faceless organisation and for insinuating that they are…
My parents took me to Boko Haram: Confession of a female bomber
A 14-year-old Nigerian girl who was arrested with explosives strapped to her body told journalists Wednesday that her parents volunteered…
Cameroon Army Dismantles Boko Haram Camp
Cameroon’s army has dismantled a training camp for the Boko Haram Islamist group, arresting or killing dozens of militants and…
Explosion razes Bauchi market killing 15
An explosion rocked Bauchi yesterday setting fire to a market, where heavy casualties were feared. Eyewitnesses claim that about 15…
Nigeria forces repel Boko Haram fighters near Gumsuri
Nigerian troops have repelled a Boko Haram attack near the village where 185 people were kidnapped last week, killing several…
UPDATE: Boko Haram kidnaps 185, kills 32 in Borno
Boko Haram has kidnapped at least 185 people, including women and children, from a Nigerian village, carting the hostages away…
The Tough Battle Before Jonathan
At last the much awaited primary elections of the various political parties have been concluded. The major parties have announced…
Boko Haram kills 32, kidnap more women and girls in Borno
Boko Haram militants killed 32 people and kidnapped scores of others in an attack on the village of Gumsuri in…
54 soldiers sentenced to death by firing squad
Fifty-four Nigerian soldiers were sentenced to death by firing squad on Wednesday by a Military Court-Martial sitting in Abuja. A…
I was paid to indict Modu Sheriff as Boko Haram sponsor – Negotiator
Abubakar Yusuf, alias Baba Sani, has admitted that he was a former member of the sect and was paid to…
Boko Haram displaces 700,000 persons in Nigeria, says UN
The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), said on Monday in Abuja that no fewer than 700,000 Nigerians were…
Army confident of winning war against Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its determination to win the ongoing war against the Boko Haram insurgents. Col. Aba Popoola,…
Boko Haram has failed, we will see their end, says Buhari
Major General Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress has condemned the recent Boko Haram terrorist attacks in…
Cameroun forces kill 180 Boko Haram fighters
Cameroun soldiers have killed no fewer than 180 militants suspected to be members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, in…
Boko Haram: Nigerians now refugees in their country
Dauda Bello came face-to-face with Boko Haram militants but managed to escape their hail of bullets, fleeing to safety after…
Boko Haram behind Jos bombings, says Plateau govt
A double bomb attack that killed 31 people in a crowded market in the central Nigerian city of Jos was…
Kenya, Nigeria to partner on security to end insurgency
The Kenyan Government said on Thursday in Abuja it was working closely with Nigeria to tackle the security challenges currently…