The Senate has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari, led government to coordinate the quick sending of a semi-Permanent detachment of fighters to handle banditry in Jigawa State. Sponsor of the motion, Sena tor Hassan Hadejia
602 repentant Boko Haram members have denounced their membership of the terrorist group and swore an oath of allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday, July 13. The former insurgents, who have completed
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja condemned what he called “the dastardly attack on UN aid helicopter in the Northeast on Saturday by the Boko Haram terrorists”. In a reaction to the reports of
A screen grab from the Air Force video shows the scene of the airstrikes on Boko Haram Logistics Base in Borno State. Credit: Defence Headquarters. The Nigerian Air Force has destroyed scores of Boko Haram
The attacks Bandits’ against villages in Shiroro council of Niger State has continued with the attackers torching houses in the latest invasion, The Nation gathered. The communities affected include Kokki, Jabuki, Guto, Gwaja, Sundna and
President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, having taken a cursory look at the modus operandi and actions of the Boko Haram, said on Thursday that the group has stopped being a religious sect and
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has revealed that over 1,000 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists were killed in the last six weeks. The COAS made this known during a luncheon organized for the
Crime: Bandits Kill 5 In Zamfara An attack launched by bandits in Kajera and Magazawa villages in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Tuesday May 19, left 5 people dead and one villager
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) on Monday, neutralised scores of Boko Haram terrorists on the outskirts of Dapchi Town in Yobe. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen.
Jihadists killed five Nigerian security personnel in a gunfight outside Maiduguri, the main city in Borno State, security sources said Wednesday. The state is the restive northeast of the country. A joint military and police
UNABLE to weather sustained attacks from the military against their activities, the Boko Haram insurgents have resorted to guerilla tactics and targeting Christians to cause confusion and chaos in the country, the Commander 7th Division
At least, thirty people were killed on Friday when suspected bandits attacked Tsauwa and Dankar villages in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. About twenty-one people, majority of whom were old people and children
Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted as Boko Haram attacked Borno State shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit. Omokri said the latest attack has exposed Buhari as “clueless” and a decoration.
Decimation of Boko Haram: Prominent Northern leaders disagree with Buhari, Air ChiefDENIAL OF RESPONSIBILITY! Hundreds of residents of Jiddari Polo general area of Maiduguri metropolis have fled their homes into the city following sporadic shootings
Following the Boko Haram onslaught which left over 30 stranded travellers dead and over 18 vehicles burnt in Auno, a village 24 km from Maiduguri, the House of Representatives on Wednesday asked that the tragedy