Tag: Boko Haram
Security meeting in Nigeria as Boko Haram attacks intensify
Foreign ministers from Nigeria and neighbouring countries met on Wednesday to discuss Boko Haram, as the militants’ rapid land grab…
Jonathan Can’t Stop Boko Haram —Primate Ayodele
Founder Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke Afa, Isolo, Lagos, Primate Elijah Ayodele, speaks with Oluwole Adeboye, on the state of…
Boko Haram has not invaded Ogun, says Police PRO
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy Superintendent Officer, DSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi has dispelled rumours that…
Change tactics or face ‘interminable’ Boko Haram threat
Nigeria faces an open-ended fight against Boko Haram unless it changes its approach to ending the insurgency, according to a…
Mixed reports as Boko Haram claims another town in Borno
Nigeria’s militant Islamist sect Boko Haram has seized the key northeastern town of Bama after fierce fighting with government forces,…
Africa must tackle scourge of terrorism, leaders warn
African leaders said Tuesday the continent must work together to end the “scourge” of terrorism, amid fears of a growing…
Soldiers, Boko Haram In Fierce Fight
There is fierce fighting going on between troops of the Nigerian army and suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Bama town,…
Boko Haram Republic Of Gwoza; A Bad Idea And Bad Omen
By Obinna Akukwe Boko Haram Republic of Gwoza is both a bad idea and a bad omen for Nigeria because…
CBN Funding Of Boko Haram
Allegations by Stephen Davis, an Australian hostage negotiator, that Boko Haram is being funded by prominent politicians via the Central…
Islamic Caliphate: Where Boko Haram kill people like chicken
Boko Haram gunmen have killed scores of residents in a Nigerian town on the border with Cameroon that they captured…
Deploy soldiers against Boko Haram not elections, Tambuwal Tells FG
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal on Saturday added his voice to the condemnation…
Boko Haram Republic of Gwoza is a bad idea
Boko Haram Republic of Gwoza is both a bad idea and an omen of negative things for Nigeria because the…
Emir’s Palace Now Boko Haram’s Headquarters
Boko Haram insurgents have begun to relocate from their camp in Sambisa forest in Borno State to captured territories in…
Cameroun kills 27 Boko Haram militants
Cameroun state-owned radio, CRTV says its military has killed 27 members of Islamist sect Boko Haram near a northeastern town.…
Boko Haram seizes town on Nigeria, Cameroun border
Boko Haram has seized control of a Nigerian town after soldiers deployed there fled to take refuge across the border…
Boko Haram attempts to blow Nigeria-Cameroun bridge
Boko Haram on Tuesday attempted to blow up a bridge on the Nigerian border with Cameroun after overrunning a town…
Boko Haram seeking attention with caliphate call
Boko Haram’s declaration of a caliphate in Nigeria may have been prompted by the attention heaped on Islamic State (IS)…
Mixed Reactions Trail Fleeing Of 480 Soldiers
Some Nigerians have described as half-truth the claim by the military authorities that the 480 soldiers who were found in…
Boko Haram Introduces Sharia Law In Captured Borno Towns
The leader of Boko Haram said his fighters were now ruling the captured northeastern town of Gwoza “by Islamic law”…
Shettima calls for calm over Boko Haram’s Caliphate
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Monday advised residents of the state to remain calm following alleged proclamation of Islamic…
Attack on Gwoza: Seven policemen rescued
Nigeria Police Force said on Monday that it has rescued seven of its 35 men declared missing after an attack…
Nigerian soldiers who fled to Cameroun on way back – DHQ
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Defence headquarters has described as ‘tactical maneuver’ the fleeing of some 480 Nigeria soldiers who were…
Boko Haram: Cameroun Holding 480 Nigeria soldiers
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s neighbour, Cameroun has confirmed that it is holding about 480 Nigerian soldiers who fled to its territory…
Thousands flee to Cameroun after Boko Haram attack
A Boko Haram attack on a border town in northeast Nigeria forced thousands of people to flee on Monday, in…
The Fall Of Gwoza
The declaration of Gwoza as an Islamic Republic or a caliphate by the Boko Haram sect is yet another evidence…
Boko Haram: Army to launch offensive in North-East, says Minimah
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah has said the army will soon launch a massive military offensive to…
Boko Haram leader says Gwoza part of ‘Islamic caliphate’
Boko Haram’s leader said a northeast town seized by the insurgents earlier this month has been placed under an Islamic…
35 Nigeria police ‘missing’ after Boko Haram raid
Thirty-five Nigerian police officers deployed to a training academy in the remote northeast are missing after a Boko Haram attack…
Boko Haram eyes caliphate but can be checked – Report
Boko Haram may be closer than ever to achieving its goal of creating a caliphate in northern Nigeria but comparisons…
Thousands receiving aid after Boko Haram attack
Nearly 11,500 people from one town in northeast Nigeria are receiving emergency aid after fleeing Boko Haram militants, the country’s…