All posts tagged "Boko haram"

Politics

Security issue has gone beyond the wit and capacity of Nigerian government, says Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the deadly activities of Boko Haram and herdsmen in the...

Crime

‘672 children killed in 2017 explosions in Nigeria’

No fewer than 672 children were killed or maimed in Nigeria following bomb explosions in 2017,...

General

Killing of officer, two soldiers ‘wake-up call’ for new strategy against terrorism – Buratai

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said the death of three military personnel on Monday...

Crime

‘Boko Haram demands N200m ransom for corper, three others kidnapped in Borno’

A housemate of the corps member kidnapped in Borno state, Success Ezeanya, said Boko Haram insurgents...

News

Boko Haram kidnaps NYSC member, Winners Chapel pastor

Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have kidnapped a National Youth Service Corps member, Abraham...

News

We killed 10 Nigerian soldiers – ISWAP

Islamic State (IS) killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on the northeastern town of Magumeri,...

News

True Muslims don’t engage in killings – Islamic cleric

Popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Muyideen Bello, says people engaging in the killing of others in the...

News

Boko Haram fighters get $3,000 as allowance daily

A member of the Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI), Dr Sidi Ali Mohammed,...

News

I’m not sleeping on duty, Buhari replies Catholic Bishop

The Presidency on Monday disagreed with the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Rt Rev Fr Stephen...

Crime

Police arrest four suspected Boko Haram members in Edo

The tactical teams of the Edo State Police Command have arrested four suspected Boko Haram members....

News

Boko Haram vs. Army: Seven soldiers, 63 jihadists die

Boko Haram terrorists killed seven Chad soldiers and wounded 15 in an overnight attack. In a...

General

I regret what we were forced to do, I beg for forgiveness, ex-Boko Haram member pleads

Some repentant members of the ‘Boko Haram’ sect on Wednesday pleaded with Nigerians for forgiveness over...

News

Chad president fires army chief after Boko Haram kills 23 soldiers

President Idriss Deby of Chad has fired his armed forces chief of staff following a Boko...

General

Boko Haram: I slept in tents to encourage my people return home, says Borno monarch

The Emir of Akira-Uba in Borno, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibn-Muhammed, said he slept in a tent when...

General

Boko Haram: Normalcy returns to Michika

Normalcy has returned to Michika town in Adamawa following a failed night attack on the community...