Tag: insurgency
The final trailer for Paul Papel’s action drama ‘Eagle Wings’ is here
Paul Papel’s action drama Eagle Wings has been reported since last year, enrapturing the internet with its first footage showing ...
Laying curses is the latest trend in the incompetence playbook
To err is human, and to pray for the basic necessities of governance like the security of life and property ...
The Big 5: 121 policemen dismissed for shunning deployment against Boko Haram; APC chieftain explains why Igbos must vote Buhari in 2019 | Other top stories
These are the stories you should be monitoring today. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Thursday, it has ...
Lai Mohammed has a detailed explanation for critics of $1bn security fund
The Federal Government has described those criticising the approval of $1bn for the fight against insurgency and other violent crimes ...
The killing of 20 Boko Haram insurgents by the Army negates the claims of ‘technical defeat’
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops had killed 20 Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operation in the ...
Air Force attacks Boko Haram targets, kill insurgents
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said it has carried out bombings of Boko Haram targets in the North ...
Buratai insists that the battle tide against Boko Haram has shifted
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General Tukur Buratai on Monday said that the power of insurgents – Boko Haram ...
Boko Haram attack victim returns after successful surgery in Dubai (PHOTOS)
A victim of insurgency in the North East, Ali Ahmadu, who had travelled to Dubai, after suffering a spinal cord ...
Nigerian Army has played its role satisfactorily in the war against Boko Haram – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday, said all that was remaining for the war on ...
5-year-old, 3 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in Borno
The Boko Haram attack in Magumeri town, Borno, has left a 5-year-old dead, alongside three soldiers, while attempting to repel ...
“Instead of being hunters, they are now the hunted” | Buhari speaks on Boko Haram insurgency
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the end of Boko Haram insurgency is near and the people behind it knowing that, ...
FG rolls out plan to end insurgency in the North East
As part of plans to reduce the threat of insurgency – Boko Haram – in the North East, Nigeria’s Federal ...
FG wiil support universities affected by insurgency – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the Federal Government would support universities affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the ...
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attack Yobe village
Suspected members of the insurgent group, Boko Haram Tuesday, attacked Sasawa village in Damaturu Local Government Area, Yobe, the News ...
Police advise Maiduguri residents to be security conscious
The Nigerian Police, Borno Command Monday, urged residents of the state to be vigilant in order to check the spate ...
Yobe requests refund of N13bn expended for fight against insurgency
Yobe State governor, Ibrahim Gaidam has requested the refund of at least 30 per cent of N13 billion the State Government ...
‘Mass trials for Boko Haram suspects have begun’
First major prosecutions of Boko Haram suspects have started according to a report by Guardian. The trials would be closed-door ...
Why we kill people | Suspected Boko Haram member reveals
A suspected member of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Bashir says they were planning to carry out attacks in Ondo ...
What Jonathan believed about Boko Haram – Obasanjo
A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has said the war against the insurgent group, Boko Haram has to be fought from ...
[The Activism Blog] Why the Military must not take Amnesty International’s report on B’Haram lightly
Human right organisation Amnesty International in a fresh report said about 381 civilians were killed by the dreaded Boko Haram ...
223 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks since April – Report
According to a statement on Tuesday by Amnesty International, at least 223 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks ...
11 killed in knife attack by suspected members of Boko Haram
Suspected members of the insurgent group, Boko Haram have killed 11 people on Friday in a raid on an internally ...
“There is no resurgence of Boko Haram” – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the activities of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, has not increased ...
Boko Haram factions ready to speak with the FG – Former commander
A former commandant of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, Abdulkadir Abubakar has reportedly announced that two factions of the group may ...
The people of Maiduguri are finished – Shekau (WATCH)
The leader of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has threatened to carry out fresh attacks in Maiduguri, Borno state. This ...
Army inaugurates mobile special force to end insurgency in the North-East
Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has, in continuation of its plan to end the insurgency in the ...
Shekau has been killed, but there are many Shekaus – Defence Spokesperson
Defence spokesperson, John Enenche says there is evidence that the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has been killed, but there are ...
We need to help break the cycle of suffering in Northeast Nigeria – UK
The United Kingdom has said the stories of those affected by the activities of Boko Haram in the North-East cannot ...
Factional leader of Boko Haram says Shekau will soon be defeated in recently released video
A factional leader of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, Abu Musad Albarnawi, has said the Abubakar Shekau-led group will soon ...
Nigeria more secured at the moment – Chief of Air Staff
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar Saturday, said the Nigerian military had reduced the strength of the ...