Tag: Boko Haram
All now quiet in Damaturu, after Boko Haram attack
Sounds of gun fire and explosions quietened overnight in Damaturu, the capital of the Nigerian north east state of Yobe,…
Boko Haram clash with Nigerian troops in Damaturu
Boko Haram gunmen fought running battles with Nigerian troops on the streets of the northeastern city of Damaturu on Friday,…
Boko Haram destroys at least 16 towns, villages in Borno
Boko Haram razed at least 16 towns and villages in a renewed assault after capturing a key military base in…
Nigerian troops can’t do anything to us, Boko Haram’s Shekau
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has stated that Nigerian security operatives cannot do anything to halt the Islamist sects bid…
You’ll taste what has befallen Nigeria, Shekau threatens Cameroun
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has threatened Cameroun in a video message on YouTube, warning that the same fate would…
Things Must Change
By Gen. Muhammadu Buhari Good morning my friends, Many of you believe something is wrong with Nigeria. Some of you…
Fears over latest Boko Haram town, military base seizure
Boko Haram’s seizure of a key town and military base in Nigeria’s far northeast has tightened its grip on the…
Fayose And 2015 Elections: Open Letter To The Army And The Police
By Joe Igbokwe “In the speech of Mr. Ayo Fayose he said propaganda would only waste time and that attack…
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…