Tag: Boko Haram
Nigerian Airforce denies bombing Senator Ndume’s convoy
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday denied that its fighter jets bombed the convoy of one of the Senators…
Nigerian Army to free 167 Boko Haram detainees
Nigeria’s military has confirmed that it was to release 167 people who were detained as part of counter-insurgency operations against…
Boko Haram loses 38 men in shootout with Nigerian troops
Nigeria’s military said they had killed as many as 38 Boko Haram fighters during counter-insurgency operations in Damboa, in the…
‘We met at scene of Apo killings’, says Boko Haram suspect
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A suspected member of the Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Adamu told a panel of the National Human Rights…
Boko Haram: Bomb maker arrested
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The Nigerian Joint Task Force, JTF, fighting terrorists in northern part of the country said it has apprehended…
Jonathan: Boko Haram will blow away soon
.Nigeria’s leader at the first Sunday service of 2014 vows to work harder to improve living conditions of Nigerians President…
Women widowed by Boko Haram beg for jobs
Some wives and children of policemen killed by Boko Haram insurgents, on Saturday appealed to the government and the Nigerian…
Boko Haram: Freed French priest arrives in Paris
A French Roman Catholic priest abducted in Cameroon by Boko Haram militants arrived Paris Wednesday after a seven-week ordeal he…
French priest kidnapped in Cameroon released
Georges Vandenbeusch, the French priest kidnapped in northern Cameroon last month by Boko Haram gunmen, has been released, the office…
Nigerian troops kill 56 Boko Haram militants
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday said that 56 terrorists were killed in a major offensive at Alafa Forest in…
Boko Haram gunmen kill 12 at wedding party
Twelve people died in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a wedding party at the weekend, police and health officials…
‘Allah says they must decapitate and mutilate’, claims Shekau
Leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau said the bloody insurgency will continue because Allah says “they must decapitate and…
Army re-enacts Odi massacre in Borno, burns down villages
A military offensive in northeast Nigeria that killed more than 50 Islamist rebels has destroyed four villages and left corpses…
15 Nigerian soldiers, 50 Boko Haram fighters die in Bama
Nigeria’s troops have killed over 50 Islamists and destroyed more than 20 vehicles during a massive hunt for fleeing Boko…
Boko Haram kidnaps wives, children of soldiers
.Nigeria’s military stages a battle of honour after Boko Haram militants’ attack barracks in Bama More information is emerging about…
United Nations: Over 1,200 killed by Boko Haram since May
In an independent tally of fatality figures as a result of Boko Haram attacks, the United Nations said today that…
Obasanjo Blasts Jonathan, Writes 18-Page Letter To President
A frustrated Nigerian ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has written a critical letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, accusing him of ineptitude and…
Boko Haram: Nigerian Military recommends 500 suspects for trial
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Two days after Boko Haram militants launched one of their most daring attacks yet on an Airforce base…
APC Leaders Slam State Of Emergency
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have declared that the state of emergency imposed on three states in the…
Secret trial for Boko Haram suspects in Lagos
Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court sitting in Lagos, south west Nigeria has ordered that the trial of suspected Boko…
Analysis: Boko Haram raid casts doubt on Nigerian army claims
A daring Boko Haram raid in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri was an embarrassing setback for the security forces,…
Maiduguri Attack: APC Seeks New Strategy To Curtail Boko Haram
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned Monday’s deadly attack on military and other facilities in Maiduguri, saying it was…
How Not To Fight Boko Haram
In the early hours of yesterday, Nigeria was abuzzed with the shocking news that some Boko Haram insurgents numbering about…
It Is Clear That Iyayi Was Murdered
Sylvester Odion Akhaine, senior lecturer, Department of Political Science, Lagos State University and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Centre for Constitutionalism…
Official: 24 Boko Haram militants killed, 2 soldiers wounded
The Nigerian army said 24 Boko Haram militants were killed in the early Monday attack by the group against military…
20 soldiers, 2 copters destroyed in worst Boko Haram strike
Reports filtering out of the beleaguered Nigerian city, Maiduguri, have it that over 20 security operatives may have been killed…
Boko Haram: Ambulances carrying victims at Air Force base
Ambulances were seen at the Air Force base and the adjoining Ngomari neighbourhood carrying victims of the latest Boko Haram…
24 killed by Boko Haram in separate attacks
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 24 people in two separate attacks in northern Nigeria, eyewitnesses said on Saturday, just as…
Boko Haram: Nigerian Army vows tighter security at Xmas
Military authorities in Nigeria on Saturday pledged to secure communities in the northeastern states, bordering Chad, Niger and Cameroon over…
Nigerian military bombs Boko Haram camps, many killed
Nigeria’s military has launched air strikes on Boko Haram camps in the country’s northeast killing “many” insurgents, a spokesman said…