Tag: Boko Haram
Boko Haram in deadly rampage in Yobe town
Nigeria’s Boko Haram insurgents have rampaged through a town in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria with heavy weapons, setting public buildings…
Vigilance Group Arrest Boko Haram Members
The youth vigilante group in Borno, popularly called ‘Civilian JTF,’ has arrested 19 Boko Haram suspects in five villages in…
Nigerian army denies losing many men to Boko Haram
A Nigerian military strike on a Boko Haram camp in the country’s northeast last week left about 150 militants and…
Curtailing Criminality In Nigeria
By Tayo Demola The rate of crime in Nigeria such as rape, kidnapping, armed robbery and other forms of criminal…
Boko Haram Bombs Police Station: 2 Cops Killed
Gunmen with explosives and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a police station in Nigeria’s restive northeast, killing two officers and injuring another…
Two killed after Boko Haram militants bomb police station
Gunmen with explosives and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a police station in Nigeria’s restive northeast, killing two officers and injuring another…
10 Killed In Air Strike On Boko Haram Camps
Nigerian troops launched an air strike and later killed 10 suspected members of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in a…
Emergency Proclamation: So Far So Good
By Chris Olukolade Boko Haram, a religious sect which had emerged by taking advantage of democracy–the system of government which…
18 killed in bloody Boko Haram, Vigilantes clash
Clashes Sunday in Nigeria’s restive northeast killed five Boko Haram militants and 13 fighters from a vigilante group which has…
Nigerian soldiers massacre 50 Boko Haram fighters
In a tot-for-tat like operation, Nigeria’s military on Friday said it had killed 50 Boko Haram insurgents in an operation…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill 38 in Nigeria
At least 38 people have been killed in weekend attacks in Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, and another 34…
Watch Civilian JTF, Please!
By Isaac Asabor According to an African proverb, “If the keg of palm-wine is not quickly snatched from the hands…
The Martyrs
By Sola Adela Now Mustapha is free at last, the public wants to know how and who will compensate the…
Boko Haram: Death toll of victims crosses 12,000 mark
Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers opened fire on worshippers leaving a mosque in Dumba, in Nigeria’s far northeast this…
Nigeria deports 22,000 illegal immigrants
Nigeria has deported some 22,000 illegal immigrants over the past couple of months as part of a crackdown linked to…
Boko Haram gunmen strike again, kill 11
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have stormed Damboa, Borno state, northeast Nigeria, opened fire on police and civilians and killed 11…
Abuja Lockdown: Residents Slam Patience Jonathan
Outraged Abuja residents are still reeling from disruptions to their socio-economic activities from the “peace and women empowerment” jamboree led…
Emergency in Boko Haram states a success: Official
Ayo Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Federal Government on Wednesday declared that the declaration of state of emergency in the North East States…
Boko Haram: Shekau’s deputy killed by Nigerian troops
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters announced on Wednesday in Abuja that Momodu Bama, the second-in-command to the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar…
How Boko Haram Was Created —Arogundade
The Director International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, has said Boko Haram is a Frankenstein monster that was…
The Butcher Of Borno
JTF’s onslaught on Boko Haram hide-outs yields grisly video recordings of the sect’s bestial activities Operation Boyona, the code name…
Boko Haram: Upsurge in attacks dents military offensive
NIGERIA (AFP) – Brutal attacks on a mosque and a village in northeastern Nigeria that left 56 people dead raised…
Shekau taunts Obama, claims recent killings
Abubakar Shekau, the elusive leader of the deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has claimed a series of recent deadly attacks…
Breaking news: 44 killed by gunmen in mosque
Gunmen have killed 44 people inside a mosque, in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, officials say. The killings took place during…
Man Arrested For Attempting To Burn Petrol Station
The police in Lagos State, western Nigeria, have arrested a young man identified as Dada Ajibo from Niger Republic for…
ICC mulls criminal charge against Boko Haram
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says that after a preliminary investigation she believes that acts…
Boko Haram: Dialogue Panel admits failure
The Minister of Special Duties, Mr Kabiru Turaki, on Thursday said that engaging in constructive dialogue with key members of…
More than 12 people died in Kano blasts: Investigation
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano P.M. NEWS can authoritatively disprove the claim by Nigeria’s security agencies that only 12 people died in the…
Multiple blasts targeting revelers kill over 30 people
No fewer than 30 people have died in the twin bomb explosions that rocked the Northern Nigerian city of Kano…
Breaking news: Twin bomb blasts in Kano
Maduabuchi Nmeribe/Kano Two bomb explosions have occurred in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, despite talks that the Boko Haram…