Tag: insurgency
Insurgency: Army embarks on community development projects in Northeast
The Nigerian Army on Monday said it had embarked on community development projects to fast-track re-settlement of communities ravaged by…
Troops kill 2 Boko Haram insurgents, 2 women rescued
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops killed two Boko Haram insurgents in the ongoing clearance operation at Kajeri…
Ambode canvasses support for fight against insurgency
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday urged Nigerians to support officers and men of the armed forces presently…
Insurgency: VSF Partners Kannywood to counter extremism in North East
The Executive Director of Victims Support Fund (VSF), Prof. Sunday Ochoche says the foundation is partnering with Hausa movie actors and…
Jigawa Emir hails FG for degrading insurgency
The Emir of Dutse in Jigawa, Dr Nuhu Sunusi, on Tuesday said the Federal Government (FG) has done well in…
Nigerian Govt urged to end insurgency to honour slain aid workers
The International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) Forum, on Wednesday called for immediate end to insurgency in the North-East, as honour and…
Insurgency: Elders hold rally, laud Buhari’s successes
A group of octogenarians, Southwest Veterans And Concerned Patriotic Elders’ (SouthWest-V and PE), on Friday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s successes…
Insurgence: Navy inducts 1,103 new sailors
No fewer than 1,103 new sailors have been inducted into the Nigerian Navy to complement the joint military operations in…
Insurgency: Nigerian Govt to embark on massive religious education
The Federal Government said it would embark on massive religious education in the North-East to create awareness on the dangers…
Insurgency: Adamawa returnees commend Victim Support Fund
Returnees affected by insurgency in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa have lauded the Victim Support Fund (VSF) for providing…
Insurgency degrading accounted for Chibok, Dapchi girls release – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the degrading of Boko Haram insurgency led to the release of 106 Chibok and…
Insurgency: Don’t sabotage ongoing efforts – FG tells media, politicians
The Federal Government has admonished the media and politicians not to sabotage the ongoing efforts to end the insurgency and…
We prioritise agriculture transformation to end insurgency – Shettima
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno says his administration accords priority to agriculture transformation to fight poverty and end insurgency.
Federal Govt. distributes relief materials to IDPs in Zamfara
The Federal Government has distributed relief materials and empowerment items to the victims of insurgency in Zamfara.
Boko Haram: Tambuwal pledges assistance to orphanage
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has pledged to assist a school established by a philanthropist, Alhaji Umarun Kwabo, to…
UNICEF provides uniforms, bags, sandals to 12,000 pupils in Adamawa
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided uniforms, bags and sandals to primary school pupils in seven local government…
Insurgency: Residents return home to Borno village
Normalcy has been restored to the Moloi area of Maiduguri after the Boko Haram insurgents attacked the area on Christmas…
Insurgency war: Federal government defends $1bn
The Federal Government has described the criticisms trailing the approval of one billion dollars for the fight against insurgency and…
Insurgency: NAF intensifies air operations in North-East
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified air operations in the North-East and neutralised scores of the insurgents in Tumbun…
Insurgency: PDP tells NASS to investigate $1bn
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly to investigate the approval by the National Economic…
Insurgency: Buhari, Ajimobi charge army
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the armed forces to work closely with the relevant security agencies to evolve new…
Buhari restates commitment to crush insurgency
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Kano reaffirmed the commitment of his administration towards the fight against insurgency in the…
Insurgency: Yobe demands refund of N4bn
Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe has requested for the refund of at least 30 percent of the N13 billion the…
Air strikes critical to total defeat of insurgency – CAS
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, says air power was critical to the defeat of asymmetric…
FG to compensate Civilian JTF for role in fighting insurgency
The Federal Government says it will train the Civilian JTF in various vocational skills and empower them to become self-reliant.
Jigawa Nigeria Legion pledges support against insurgency
The Nigerian Legion in Jigawa has pledged its support to the Federal Government in the fight against insurgency and other…
Lalong commends Buhari for fighting insurgency successfully
Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the successes so far recorded in the fight against…
Corruption, failure to equip military led to spread of insurgency –Osinbajo
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has blamed failure of the immediate past government to provide equipment and supplies to…
I will rehabilitate victims of insurgency says Al-Mustapha
Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, on Thursday said he would…
Insurgency: Nigeria needs urgent help, Envoy says
Ambassador Usman Sarki, Representative of the Nigeria’s Mission to the UN, on Thursday called on the international community to provide…