Tag: Boko Haram
The Boko Haram Ceasefire Farce
The recent attacks and killings in northern Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram members only days after the Federal Government announced…
Boko Haram seizes 40 women in fresh raid
Militants of Boko Haram, have abducted 40 women following an attack on the Village of Wagga in Adamawa state, a…
Senior army officers raise doubts over Boko Haram ceasefire deal
Nigerian military and intelligence officials raised doubts on Sunday about the validity of a ceasefire with Boko Haram, with reports…
Senator cautions FG on ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram
Sen. Ahmed Zannah, representing Borno Central Senatorial District, on Sunday, advised the Federal Government to trade with caution in implementing…
Doubt over Nigeria-Boko Haram ‘ceasefire’, kidnap release
Nigeria’s announcement of a ceasefire with Boko Haram has surprised many and convinced few, particularly when talks with the militants…
Boko Haram breaks ‘ceasefire’, kills nine in 2 villages
On the day Nigeria announced a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram jihadists, the militants attacked a Nigerian village, killing several…
Ceasefire: Rep urges sincere implementation
A member of the National Assembly, Rep. Dakuku Peterside, said on Friday that the ceasefire agreement between the Federal Government…
Kano residents commend FG over Boko Haram ceasefire agreement
Residents of Kano have commended the Federal Government for the ceasefire agreement it reached with members of the 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…