Tag: Boko Haram
From #BringBackOurGirls To #BringBackJonathan
By Peter Claver Opara And so, the famous #BringBackOurGirls has transmuted to #BringBackJonathan? Quite ingenious; of the type that has…
Boko Haram Attack: Nigerians Blast T.B. Joshua
Simon Ateba, Kazeem Ugbodaga & Cyriacus Izuekwe Nigerians have blasted Prophet T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations…
Nigeria’s military competent to tackle Boko Haram – Kwankwaso
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State on Sunday said the Nigeria military was competent to tackle the insurgency problem in…
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s military reports loss of Alpha jet
The Nigerian military said on Sunday one of its fighter jets that was operating in a northeast state where the…
Boko Haram attack market near Maiduguri
Boko Haram insurgents attacked a market outside the key northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, local people who witnessed the incident…
Soyinka: The Wages Of Impunity in Nigeria
By Wole Soyinka The dancing obscenity of Shekau and his gang of psychopaths and child abductors, taunting the world, mocking the…
Nigeria’s military claims victory over Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military on Friday claimed to have routed Boko Haram militants near the Borno state capital Maiduguri, as residents in…
Nigerian troops battle Boko Haram near Maiduguri
Nigerian government forces were fighting Islamist insurgents 35 km (20 miles) outside Borno state capital Maiduguri on Friday to try…
Ali Modu Sheriff: Jonathan shying from the truth – APC
The dust over President Goodluck Jonathan’s hobnobbing with former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, an alleged Boko Haram…
Obasanjo’s Son Discharged From Hospital
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The injured son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been treated and discharged from hospital over security concerns. Lt.…
Boko Haram reliance on mercenaries sparks concerns
Cameroun’s claims this week that two Tuareg fighters were among the dead when troops bombarded Boko Haram positions have sparked…
Boko Haram: Additional 500 troops deployed to North-East
The military authorities have recently deployed more than 500 troops to the North-East to reinforce personnel on ground to flush…
Alarmist report on Maiduguri intended to cause panic – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that alarmist report on foreign and online media on Maiduguri is “clearly intended to…
Jonathan distances self from alleged Boko Haram sponsor Modu Sheriff
Presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati has dismissed news making the rounds that President Goodluck Jonathan is romancing alleged sponsor of Boko…
#BringBackOurGirls: 150 days after, Jonathan fails to deliver
There is still no hope, 150 days after, that the 219 girls abducted by Boko Haram militants from Chibok Girls…
Next Lagos Gov Will Be Christian
Prophet Owatunde Samuel, a.k.a. Marshal, of CCC Trinity Tabernacle Parish, Lagos, is set to celebrate his 50th birthday as well…
The Infantryman And The War Against Terrorism
By Akido Agenro The situation in the north eastern part of Nigeria is steadily deteriorating into a major internal conflict…
Heavy shelling as Nigerian troops attack Boko Haram to reclaim Michika
Nigeria’s military launched ground and air offensives against Boko Haram to recapture the northeastern town of Michika that fell to…
Boko Haram: Emir debunks reports he fled his palace in Mubi
The Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar Isa, has debunked media reports that he fled his palace in Mubi as a…
Boko Haram: Camp registers 1,300 refugees in Adamawa
The Commandant, Adamawa Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Mr Abdulmumini Jauro, on Wednesday said that no fewer than 1,300 Internally Displaced…
Boko Haram Camps Bombed
Nigerian ground forces backed by warplanes on Tuesday battled Islamist Boko Haram militants in a second day of heavy fighting…
20 policemen still missing after Boko Haram attack – IG
Twenty Nigerian police officers are still missing three weeks after Boko Haram fighters attacked a training academy outside the remote…
Boko Haram: Transport fares increases in Adamawa
Transport fare has increased following mass movement of people from the northern part of Adamawa state to other parts as…
Jonathan knows more about Boko Haram than he’s saying – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that President Goodluck Jonathan knows more about Islamist sect Boko Haram than he…
Jonathan Slammed For Travelling To Chad With Modu Sherif
Harrison Iyoha President Goodluck Jonathan has been criticised for travelling to Chad with the former Governor of Borno State, Senator…
Obasanjo’s Son, 4 Others Flown To Abuja After Boko Haram Attack
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta President Olusegun Obasanjo’s son, Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo, who was ambushed and shot along with other soldiers Monday…
Nigerians To FG: Declare Full Scale War On Boko Haram
Kazeem Ugbodaga Christian leaders, activists and others have asked the Federal Government to declare a full scale war on the…
Nigerian troops recapture Bama, kills 50 Boko Haram fighters
A senior military official says Nigerian troops have recaptured Bama in Borno state from the Boko Haram insurgents and blocked…
Boko Haram claims Michika in Adamawa
Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram has captured the key north-eastern town of Michika, residents say, gaining more territory in…
Cameroun ‘kills over 100 Boko Haram fighters’
The Camerounian government on Monday said its soldiers had killed “more than 100” Boko Haram fighters during an attempted incursion…