The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday said that air strikes launched by fighter aircraft of the Nigerian Airforce on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and their camps in the...
The amnesty granted to the “repentant Boko Haram members” under the disguise of “Operation Safe Corridor” amidst the atmosphere clouded with killings, bombing, malnutrition of victims...
Editor’s Note: This months-long investigation was led by Ripples Nigeria’s Muhammad Al-bashir with the support of locals. Sources include community members and leaders, as well as...
The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the last presidential poll,...
The military authority in the country has cautioned the governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum,as well as other highly places individuals, to be mindful of...
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has alerted of the recruitment of child soldiers by Boko Haram terror group, and warned parents, local authorities, religious and...
Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday grilled the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, for six hours. Mailafia, who...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists were not better equipped than the Nigerian military....
Some repentant Boko Haram fighters mentioned a serving governor from the northern part of the country as one of their leaders, a former Central Bank of...
Governors of states in the Northeast geopolitical zone have called on the Federal Government to adequately equip the military and other security agencies to be able...
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has stated one factor hindering security agents, who have been battling Boko Haram insurgents in the North-West and...
The Defence Headquarters has refuted the claim by the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum that last week’s attack on his convoy was carried out by...
The Presidency has reacted to claims that the Nigerian government has been absorbing repentant Boko Haram terrorists into the nation’s military. The Presidency described such claims...
A video has emerged online showing about 100 members of the Abubakar Shekau-led faction of Boko Haram insurgents claiming to be from Niger State, North Central...
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, said on Wednesday the state government would not allow the current cases of banditry in the North West and North...
Suspected Boko Haram fighters on Sunday night abducted several people, mostly women and children, during an attack on an internally displaced persons camp in Garin Wanzam...
Suspected Boko Haram fighters reportedly killed at least 16 people during an attack on a displaced persons camp in northern Cameroon on Sunday. A government official...
In coming reports say, a man and his wife were in the early hours of Sunday killed, when a bomb allegedly set off by the Boko...
Last week, like the preceding ones, came with a lot of exciting stories. Among them include President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration that he had done his best...
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has stressed the need for the Federal Government of Nigeria to check the lack of zeal and commitment among...
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has said that there was a “complete sabotage” in the fight against insurgency in the North East. The governor stated this...
Two blasts have rocked Borno’s capital of Maiduguri barely 24 hours after Boko Haram insurgents unleashed attack on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum....
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has casted aspersions over the commitment of the Nigerian Army to clear insurgents from Baga town in Kukawa local...
The Senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume has kicked against amnesty offered repentant Boko Haram insurgents. Ndume was reacting to a report...
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday reportedly attacked the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, at Baga town. However, details on the...
Nigeria’s defence sector was allocated the sum of N238bn in 2018 and 2019 defend the nation’s borders, and tackle Boko Haram insurgents among other security challenges....
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has said that under President Muhammadu Buhari’s government that the laws of Nigeria were not applicable to Boko...
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed sadness and also condemned the brutal execution of no fewer than five aid workers by Boko...
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Thursday called for swift action to identify and prosecute those responsible for the killing of five aid workers in...
The United Nations (UN) has condemned the execution of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. In a statement in response to the...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night condemned the recent execution of five staff of humanitarian agencies by suspected Boko Haram fighters. The president, in a statement...
Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have executed five humanitarian workers in the North East. In a 35-second video published on the jihadist group’s social...
The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has promised a gift of two cows in exchange for every one AK47 rifle surrendered by any repentant bandits...
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said that 602 repentant Boko Haram terrorists had in the last one week swore Oath of Allegiance to the Federal Republic...
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has declared that it is not satisfied with the explanation given by the Nigerian Air Force for the cause of the...
A 75-year-old blind Internally displaced person, Pa Jato Ndarfa, has cried out for help over a demand for N20 million ransom by the deadly Boko Haram...
At least 602 repentant Boko Haram members on Monday renounced their membership of the terror group and swore Oath of Allegiance to Nigeria. The ex-insurgents, who...
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that some Boko Haram terrorists had relocated to the North-West and North-Central where they operate as bandits. The Coordinator, Defence Media...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday the latest “cowardly” attack on a United Nations helicopter would not go without severe consequences. At least two people including...
The Nigerian military killed a total of 75 fighters of the Boko Haram and and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) in 17 encounters in the...
The Defence Headquarters has revealed that several Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs’) have been neutralized and their meeting venues, along with other structures, have been destroyed by...
The Nigerian Army said on Thursday it was not its responsibility to expose sponsors of the Boko Haram sect. The Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major...
The Nigerian Army on Thursday freed Victoria Idakpini, the detained wife of one Lance Corporal Martins Idakpani, who allegedly slammed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt....
Scores of Boko Haram fighters have been killed and their facilities and logistic supplies destroyed during an airstrike launched by the Air Task Force (ATF) of...
The European Union (EU) has decried the escalating insecurity situation in Nigeria, especially in the northern part of the country. It said that no less than...
The Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has lamented the increased mass killings and insecurity in the north, stating that security agencies...
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon has provided more details of last Saturday’s attack on Monguno, Borno State, by ISWAP, a breakaway faction...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has claimed that no fewer than 20 Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters were killed following an attempted attack on Monguno Town in Borno State....
Members of the terrorist group in Nigeria’s North East, Boko Haram, have again attacked a community in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State. Ahmadu Modu,...
Members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram and Nigerian soldiers on Saturday engaged each other, exchanging gunfire in Monguno, Borno State. As at the time this...