Tag: Boko Haram
Report: Boko Haram hoists flag in Marte LGA of Borno
Boko Haram insurgents have hoisted their flag in parts of Marte local government of Borno State, military sources said
Buratai identifies the mistake in Nigeria’s war against terrorists
Former Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen.Tukur Buratai (retd) says military alone cannot tackle the problem of insecurity in the…
Terrorists didn’t kill 20 soldiers in North-East
The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports of the killing of 20 soldiers by Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)…
Boko Haram: 16,000 women return to Gwoza (Photos)
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, on Sunday, supervised the distribution of N80 million and foodstuff to 16,000 female returnees in…
Nigerian troops battle Boko Haram in Borno, recover gun truck, others
Nigerian troops thwart attempt by Boko Haram insurgency group to attack Gamboru Ngala town in Borno State
Northern group reveals how to defeat Boko Haram
Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria, (KACRAN), a Northern group advised the newly appointed service chiefs on what they…
Boko Haram leader Shekau: Nigeria’s new Service Chiefs will fail
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s factional leader, said Nigeria’s new Service Chiefs will fail and can’t do better than their predecessors.
Nigeria seeks UK’s support over Boko Haram, ISWAP
The Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, says it is exploring areas of support from the United Kingdom in the fight…
Buratai: Military achieving great success in war against Boko Haram
By Henry Oladele The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. – Gen. Tukur Buratai has said the military is achieving…
Boko Haram in shambles: NAF destroys 6 more gun trucks in Borno
The Defence Headquarters said the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole, has destroyed additional six gun trucks and eliminated…
Military destroys Boko Haram training camp, ammunition depot in Borno
By Sumaila Ogbaje Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram terrorists’ training camp with a…
Injured soldiers: We’ll not give up until Boko Haram is defeated
By Hamza Suleiman Some Nigeria soldiers wounded during various encounters with the Boko Haram insurgents in the North East have…
Fierce gun-battle in Yobe: 28 Boko Haram terrorists dead
Troops of the newly inaugurated Operation Tura Takaibango, a subsidiary Operation of Operation Lafiya Dole, eliminated 28 Boko Haram terrorists…
Boko Haram: Chad playing games with Nigeria, says Defense News
Jitters in Chad after Nigeria announced its forces are going after ISWAP camps in the Lac Province of Chad.
Boko Haram suicide bomber returns: 13 killed in village
Thirteen civilians, eight of them children, died Friday when a suicide bomber blew herself up in a Boko Haram attack…
Many Boko Haram leaders killed in Alagarno, Sambisa forest – DHQ
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has inflicted heavy casualties on Boko Haram terrorists in their hideouts…
Adamawa community seeks help over Boko Haram attacks
The Garkida Town in Adamawa has called for the State and Federal Governments’ urgent measures to ameliorate the people’s plight,…
No where is safe outside Maiduguri: Borno elder debunks lies of military, FG
Prof. Khalifa Dikwa, Dean, Borno Elders Forum said contrary to the narrative by the military and the Federal Government, no…
CSOs blame Nigerian politicians over insecurity
A Coalition of 92 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) led by the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness (CCLCA), has…
Zulum visits communities attacked by hungry Boko Haram [Photos]
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday morning flew from Abuja to Maiduguri and on arrival, took a military…
Boko Haram: Zulum announces gifts for troops ‘who have never been defeated’
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno grabbed media headlines when he complained about the inability of the military to protect the…
Nigerian Army repels Boko Haram attack on Borno community
The Defence Headquarters said the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists and…
Damaturu-Maiduguri road: Forum condemns travellers’ attack
Biu Forum (BF) of Borno has condemned, in very strong terms, Friday’s attack on innocent travellers along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road,…
Kankara abduction: Boko Haram seeking cheap relevance, says Gen. Ahmed Jibrin
A former Director, Military Intelligence, retired Major General. Ahmed Jibrin has said Boko Haram was not behind the kidnap of…
Mixed reactions trail release of Kankara schoolboys
Nigerians have been reacting to the release of the Kankara schoolboys from their abductors on Thursday night.
YouTube removes Boko Haram video of kidnapped Kankara schoolboys
YouTube has promptly blocked the video released by Boko Haram showing hundreds of captured Kankara schoolboys.
Boko Haram attack in Toumour: UN concerned about safety of refugees
Boko Haram latest attack on the Nigerien town of Toumour has triggered UN grave concern about the safety of thousands…
Why we kidnapped Katsina schoolboys – Boko Haram leader Shekau
The factional leader of the Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for the abduction of students of Government…
Sultan to Nigerian Army: Why can’t you occupy Lake Chad, Sambisa Forest?
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar pointedly asked Nigeria's military on Monday why they have not occupied the Sambisa Forest…
Troops eliminate 9 Boko Haram terrorists
The Defence Headquarters said the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have eliminated nine Boko Haram/ ISWAP terrorists in Borno…