Tag: Boko Haram
Boko Haram attack kills 17 in Yobe
Boko Haram militants have attacked a village in Yobe state, killing 17 people and setting houses and cars ablaze, the…
80 year-old nun, Italian priests abducted by terrorists in Cameroon
Who were the gunmen that kidnapped Italian priests, Giampaolo Marta and Gianantonio Allegri and this 80 year-old Canadian nun in…
Two Italian priests kidnapped in Cameroun
Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun have been kidnapped by gunmen in northern Cameroun, Italy’s foreign ministry said. The…
3 Boko Haram suspects for secret trial
A Nigerian Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted an application brought by the Federal Government seeking to conduct…
Suicide attack kills 15 civilians in Maiduguri
Fifteen civilians have been killed and 17 others injured after a suicide attack in Maiduguri, Borno state by suspected Boko…
4 Boko Haram suicide bombers killed in failed attack
Four would-be suicide bombers planning to blow up a petrol station in Maiduguri, Borno state have been killed by soldiers…
Rape Is Major Crime In Kano
Alhaji Adenrele Tasheed Shinaba, Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, has had varied experience as Commissioner of Police in charge…
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s army denies Amnesty abuse claims
Nigeria’s military on Monday denied claims from Amnesty International that its troops may have committed war crimes and crimes against…
Amnesty accuses Nigerian troops of massive murders
In a briefing published today, Amnesty International has revealed a much higher human casualties in the Boko Haram insurgency in…
Cameroon arrests 3 Boko Haram arms dealers
Cameroon said on Thursday it had arrested three suspected arms dealers believed to be linked to Nigeria’s militant Islamist group…
More than 1000 killed by Boko Haram in 3 months
More than 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in three states in northeastern Nigeria worst hit by…
5 cops, 3 civilians killed in troubled Maiduguri
Suspected Boko Haram militants on Tuesday hurled explosives in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing five police officers, while…
Stop Politicising The Boko Haram Menace
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has named General Muhammadu Buhari as the sponsor of the Boko Haram, the religious extremists…
Army claims killing 18 Boko Haram terrorists
Nigeria’s military on Monday in Abuja said that it killed 18 suspected terrorists while troops captured more weapons and aborted…
Boko Haram: Nigerian Students Protest In U.S.
A group of Nigerian students protested outside the Mountainlair on Sunday against the Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria. Boko…
20 die in Bama market bomb
Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated a bomb in a crowded marketplace in a village near Bama,Borno state, northeastern Nigeria killing…
APC To PDP: Prove Our Complicity In Boko Haram Insurgency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dared the Peoples Democratic Party to urgently make available to the Nigerian public any…
Nigeria’s army chief tells Boko Haram dialogue or get crushed
Nigeria’s military on Wednesday told Boko Haram militants that talks remained an option, as top brass visited troops in the…
Niger fears Boko Haram menace will spread
“We will not provoke them, but if they attack, they will regret it,” says Niger’s Defence Minister Karidjo Mahamadou (Reuters)…
How To Handle Boko Haram
Oluokun Ayorinde Analysts put forward tactics that can help in tackling terrorism in Nigeria Despite the Federal Government’s boast that…
Nigeria French Neighbours Are Giving Cover To Boko Haram
Senator Zanna Ahmed Khalifa, represent Borno Central in the National Assembly. In this interview with SOLA ADEOLA, he speaks about…
Nigeria unveils soft approach to counter terrorism
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) on Tuesday unveiled Nigeria’s Soft Approach to Countering Terrorism (NACTEST),…
8 Boko Haram terrorists killed in ambush
Nigerian troops operating in the North-East have ambushed a group of terrorists on a mission to attack Goniri Community in…
Boko Haram terrorists kill 2 villagers, burn churches
Suspected terrorists from Boko Haram have struck at Pela Birni village of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno state, killing…
Boko Haram weapons, 7 militants captured
Nigeria’s military said on Saturday that it has recorded a major success in its onslaught against the dreaded Islamist sect,…
Cameroon rules out sanctuary for Boko Haram fighters
On a day that Boko Harm insurgents attacked with impunity a military barrack in Maiduguri, Borno state, Cameroon vowed it…
Boko Haram: Football matches suspended in Maiduguri
Nigerian football authorities on Friday suspended all Premier League matches at El Kanemi Warriors’ home ground because of attacks by…
Update: Boko Haram militants attack Maiduguri barracks
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists armed with explosives attacked a residential neighbourhood and a military barracks in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern city…
Reports: Heavy gunfire, explosions in Maiduguri
Reuters has reported heavy gunfire in Maiduguri, capital of the embattled north east state of Borno. The news agency said…
Nigeria’s Crisis Of Governance
By Bayo Onanuga We are all victims of Nigeria’s crisis of governance, and we all experience its symptoms: failed schools,…