Tag: Boko Haram
Army flushes out Boko Haram, arrests 120 militants
Nigeria’s military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Boko Haram insurgents had…
Boko Haram: More Soldiers Sent To Adamawa State
Some 200 troops arrived in Yola on Monday in continuation of the deployment of troops in Adamawa state following the…
Menace Of Fulani Herdsmen
Apart from Boko Haram insurgents, other trouble makers threatening the peace of this country are the Fulani cattle rearers. They…
Boko Haram: Army Arrests Orange Seller Spy With N600m
An orange seller who acts as a spy for Boko Haram has been arrested in Kaduna, northwest Nigeria. He was…
14 Boko Haram insurgents killed, curfew bites hard
Nigerian army’s offensive against Boko Haram militants the north of the country has left 14 insurgents and three soldiers dead,…
Jonah Jang backs emergency rule in Borno, others
Jonah Jang, governor of the central and volatile state of Plateau on Saturday in Jos described President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration…
Boko Haram: 10 killed, 65 arrested in Maiduguri
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters said on Saturday in Abuja that 10 suspected terrorists were killed as troops clashed with insurgent groups…
24-hour curfew slammed on Maiduguri
Nigeria’s military on Saturday imposed a round-the-clock curfew in parts of Maiduguri, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists, as…
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Boko Haram shifts base, attacks Gen. Buhari’s town
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/ Kano Gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have attacked banks and police formations in Daura, the hometown…
UN may charge Boko Haram members with war crimes
Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria, could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to…
Full Scale War: 20 Boko Haram Members Killed
At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria’s military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant Islamist camps…
ACN Urges National Assembly To Study Emergency Order
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged the members of the National Assembly to carefully study the emergency rule…
Soldiers, Boko Haram In Fierce Battle
Nigerian soldiers have begun an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists, raiding camps in a remote northeastern park, while more than…
Nigeria: Just Before The Armageddon
By Emmanuel Arodovwe The scriptures describe the Armageddon as the site of a battle during the end times. It is…
Mixed Reactions Trail Emergency Rule
Mixed reactions have trailed the declaration of state of emergency in three states of the federation by President Goodluck Jonathan…
News Analysis: The entire country needs a state of emergency
By Bayo Onanuga President Goodluck Jonathan, ignoring a last minute dissuasion by Nigerian Governors Forum, has slammed a state of…
Boko Haram Emergency: Jonathan’s Full Speech
Full text of PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES…
Sowore Vs Doyin Okupe On Al Jazeera TV
By Joe Igbokwe The other day I watched Al Jazeera Television where Omoyele Sowore, of Sahara Reporters, our own Professor…
Granting Amnesty To Kidnappers
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Nigeria is a blessed nation. Its people are unbelievable. Its leaders are ingenious. Quite very ingenious leaders! …
Boko Haram Holds Women, Children Hostages
The purported head of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed two recent deadly attacks in the northeast in a…
Terrorism: Court admits accused statement
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Following a short trial within trial at the ongoing trial of Mr. Kabiru Umar, also known…
Amnesty panel meets detained Boko Haram members
A presidential panel set to seek an amnesty deal with Islamist group Boko Haram Thursday met with about 40 suspected…
ACN Condemns Bama Killings
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has strongly condemned the attack on Bama town in Borno state by suspected Boko…
Army: 200 Boko Haram fighters attacked Bama
Nigerian soldiers blanketed the town of Bama on Wednesday, where residents stayed indoors after coordinated assaults by heavily armed Islamist…
55 killed in Boko Haram attacks, prisoners freed
Nigeria’s Boko Haram gunmen Tuesday launched coordinated attacks on military barracks, a prison and police stations in the northeastern town…
Monguno released after N50million ransom paid
Octogenarian and former Nigerian oil minister, Shettima Ali Monguno, who was kidnapped last Friday by gunmen in the northeastern city…
Family of abducted ex-oil minister begs for his release
The Family of Dr Shettima Ali Monguno, the elder statesman kidnapped in Maiduguri on Friday, has appealed to his abductors…
Baga Massacre: UN Human Rights Office expresses concern
The UN Human Rights Office on Friday expressed its concern about the large number of casualties, reportedly including many civilians,…
Boko Haram Bombs Ex-IG’s Home
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram on Sunday bombed many places in Ringim town in the Ringim Local Government…
Nigerian army: No mass grave in Baga
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) fact-finding team to Baga has returned to present its report to the Chief of Defence Staff…