Tag: Boko Haram
Anxious wait for Chibok girls after Boko Haram ‘deal’
Relatives of Nigeria’s kidnapped schoolgirls on Saturday dared voice cautious hope of seeing the teenagers finally freed after officials claimed…
VOA: Boko Haram opens ceasefire talks with Nigeria
The Voice of America says that the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is in talks with the Nigerian government to…
Over 1000 Boko Haram members in South West – Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos
Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos, Alhaji Sani Kabir on Thursday told the Federal Government that northerners in the South West have…
Nigeria, Cameroun meet on operation against Boko Haram
Nigeria and Cameroun will meet on Wednesday in Abuja in furtherance of various efforts to stamp out the scourge of…
SERAP sues CBN for shielding Boko Haram sponsors
A human rights group in Nigeria, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Cameroun vows to wipe out Boko Haram
Cameroun’s President Paul Biya on Monday vowed his government would go after the Islamist group Boko Haram “until it’s totally…
Boko Haram: Nigeria, neighbours meet on cross-border strategy
Foreign ministers of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroun, Benin Republic and Niger will meet in Abuja on Monday to agree on appropriate…
Boko Haram: Colonel, others arrested for sabotage
A Nigerian army colonel has been arrested along with some junior officers, for sabotaging the country’s military offensive against Boko…
Boko Haram: Mark to address the world at 131st parliamentary
The Senate President, Senator David Mark, will on 11 October, lead Nigerian parliamentarians to the 131st Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU)…
Boko Haram frees Chinese captives, wife of Cameroon’s top politician
Ten Chinese and 17 local hostages have been released in Cameroon, where they were kidnapped earlier this year in raids…
Boko Haram: Jonathan wants more support from Cameroun, others
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja welcomed greater support for the war against terrorism from the country’s neighbours. Jonathan…
Cameroun denies release of hostages by Boko Haram
Cameroun’s Communication Minister, Issa Bakary, on Friday said he was surprised by the news that some hostages kidnapped by Boko…
US still supports fight against Boko Haram – Entwistle
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, has debunked media reports that America was not doing enough in helping…
A Country Deserves The Leader It Gets
By Prince Kingsley Afeniforo It is true: a country deserves the leader he gets. Nigerians are always at crossroads with…
PDP Must Tell Nigerians All It Knows About Boko Haram
By Peter Claver Oparah In a country where the citizenry do not ask hard questions, a person can commit blue…
W.African troops ready to destroy Boko Haram
A regional force put in place to counter the Boko Haram jihadist group in Nigeria will start operations in November,…
FG begs Boko Haram sponsors to stop funding them
The Federal Government has appealed to financiers of the Boko Haram insurgents to desist from sponsoring the terrorists and surrender…
Boko Haram fires rocket at Cameroon, 8 killed
At least eight persons were killed in Cameroon on Monday in a rocket attack blamed on the Islamist group Boko…
Boko Haram beheads 7 in fresh attack
Boko Haram militants killed seven people early on Monday in the remote northeast of Nigeria, residents and an official said,…
Army detains General for fleeing from Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military authorities have detained an army general who allegedly fled into the bush with his troops to avoid confrontation…
Boko Haram fears reason for low key Eid celebration
Muslims in Nigeria’s northeast marked a fearful, low key Eid-El-Kabir festival Saturday, as the military detained alleged Boko Haram Islamist…
57 Boko Haram members arrested
The Nigerian military in Yobe state arrested dozens of suspected Boko Haram militants who had allegedly sneaked into the state…
Boko Haram beheads captured Air force officer, military in denial
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, in his latest video, and at his bestial best has ordered a man described as…
Eid El-Kabir: Borno, Yobe halt travel over holiday threats
Nigeria’s embattled northeast Yobe and Borno states on Friday imposed a travel ban through the Muslim holiday weekend to guard…
3 Boko Haram members convicted of terror in secret trial
The authorities in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, said they have tried and convicted in secret three suspects on terror charges,…
Nigeria military rejects Boko Haram jet, execution claims
Nigeria’s military on Friday dismissed claims that a man beheaded by Boko Haram fighters in the group’s latest video was…
Mutiny: Falana Vows To Defend 68 Soldiers
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has vowed to defend the soldiers who are facing trial for mutiny in…
The ‘dead’ Shekau in new video
We present the AFP new video of Abubakar Shekau. The Nigerian military authorities said the man that appears here was…
DHQ ‘studying’ new Shekau video
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday it was studying the claims made in a video purportedly released by terrorists showing…
Breaking: Shekau appears in new video, debunks death claims
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by AFP on…