Tag: Boko Haram
Soldiers checkmate Boko Haram terrorists, kill 20
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said soldiers foiled attempts by Boko Haram terrorists to attack Ajiri and Mafa in Borno state…
FG, Boko Haram And The Sanctity Of Life
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The concept of the sanctity of life is anchored on the sacred nature of life, and the…
Insight: Nigerian army losing grip over Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military is losing control of swathes of the largely Muslim northeast to Boko Haram insurgents who are killing civilians…
Boko Haram: The Cameroon Connection
It has now dawned on President Paul Biya of the Republic of Cameroon and his government that the Boko Haram…
In firefight, Cameroon kill 6 Boko Haram militants
Seven people were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram militants launched an assault in northern Cameroon, a Cameroonian security source…
Boko Haram kill 29 after giving notice of attack
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents killed 29 people in Nigeria’s embattled Borno state, even after giving notice of the attack to…
Boko Haram: Women Mobilise For Mother Of All Protests
Kazeem Ugbodaga Thousands of women are gearing up for mass protest in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Benin and Abuja following Boko…
85 people killed by Boko Haram in two days
It was a very bloody weekend as Boko Haram militants continued their campaign against Nigerians, killing 85 people in two…
35 die in double bomb blasts in Maiduguri
Two explosions on Saturday rocked the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a stronghold of the radical Islamist Boko Haram group,…
Shooting scare as Gov. Nyako visits Boko Haram victims
Sporadic gunfire sparked panic on Friday as the governor of Nigeria’s Adamawa state met with survivors of a brutal Boko…
Nigeria in a state of war with Boko Haram, says Okupe
Nigeria’s presidency on Friday said the country was at war with Boko Haram, apparently backing off previous claims that the…
Nigerian troops begin ‘operation flush out’ Boko Haram
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said that the military has embarked on specialised operation to flush out the Boko…
Boko Haram: The denial, lamentations, empty vituperations
By Bamidele Aturu The horrendous massacre of children by Boko Haram insurgents and the cluelessness of the security agencies are…
32 killed in fresh Boko Haram attacks
. The blood letting continues in Nigeria’s North east No fewer than 32 people have been killed by suspected Boko…
Hollande promises to help Nigeria combat Boko Haram
‘Your struggle is our struggle,’ Hollande tells Nigeria French President Francois Hollande promised Nigeria support on Thursday in the battle…
Students flee boarding houses in North east Nigeria
Terrified students in northeast Nigeria have fled boarding schools after an attack by suspected Boko Haram extremists in which 59…
Jonathan vows to end terrorism in Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to end all forms of terrorism in the country. In his…
Yobe massacre monstrous, says PDP
Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday described the killing of 43 students of the Federal Government College, Buni-Yadi, Yobe,…
One Massacre Too Many
The invasion of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State, by Boko Haram terrorists which left 43 students dead on…
Yobe School Attack Horrific, Says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has unreservedly condemned Monday night’s horrific attack on the Federal Government College in Yobe State,…
Nigeria seeks help from France, Cameroon to fight Boko Haram
Nigeria on Tuesday issued an appeal to France and Abuja’s Francophone neighbours, especially Cameroon, to help it in the battle…
Yobe massacre: Death toll jumps to 59
The death toll in the latest Boko Haram attack against sleeping secondary school students of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi…
Diary of blood-chilling Boko Haram assaults
Following are key dates and attacks blamed on Boko Haram since Nigeria’s army launched a major offensive against the radical…
Jonathan condemns massacre of students
President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the killing of about 40 secondary students at a college in Yobe State, North East…
Atiku weeps over massacre of students by Boko Haram
Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar today broke down in tears when informed of the massacre of dozens of students…
Knocks For Jonathan Over Media Chat
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerians this morning slammed President Goodluck Jonathan over his responses to questions he was asked last night during…
29 die in school dormitory shooting by Boko Haram
Twenty nine people have been declared dead in the latest massacre of sleeping secondary school students in Buni Yadi, in…
Boko Haram Miliants Open Fire On Sleeping Students
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on Tuesday opened fire on secondary school students as they slept in a dormitory in Nigeria’s…
Boko Haram militants open fire on sleeping students
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on Tuesday opened fire on secondary school students as they slept in a dormitory in Nigeria’s…
Jonathan lashes out at Borno Governor
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan in his latest media chat lashed out at Governor Kashim Shettima, whose Borno State in…