The Nigerian Army has given reasons as to why it invaded the Maiduguri and Abuja offices of Media Trust, publishers of Daily Trust newspapers and arrested...
The Minister of Defence, Brigadier-General Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd) has expressed fears there may be links between bandits attacking communities in Zamfara State and the Boko Haram...
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has said his administration has solely been responsible for fighting the Boko Haram insurgents in the north eastern state. Shettima...
An ambush by armed members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists group has left no less than two personnel of the Nigerian army dead. Reports say...
Despite its avowed declaration to begin the much trumpeted Operation Python Dance nationwide on January 1, 2019, the Nigerian Army could not live up to its...
The current upsurge in Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian Army units in Borno and Yobe states are not only as a result of inadequate weapons as...
The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) has confirmed dead all the five crew members on board the Mi-35 helicopter gunship that was declared missing on Wednesday. The fighting...
By John Chukwu… The New Year – 2019 – is here with us. It is a year which will mark a watershed in the political history...
A statement by the Nigerian Airforce has confirmed that it has lost one of its helicopters dedicated for the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East state of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said, in spite of recent setbacks, people in the North-East can testify that his government has recorded remarkable improvement in the...
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), on Tuesday expressed its worry over the spate of banditry in Zamfara State and the resurgence of Boko Haram in parts...
As attacks on Borno State by Boko Haram continue, the state Governor, Kashim Shettima, has expressed his wish not to hand over a state ravaged by...
The Nigerian Army has expressed frustration in its fight against Boko Haram, saying on Monday that some persons have politicised efforts of the government to keep...
Some residents of Baga, who fled from Boko Haram attacks to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday, narrated their ordeals to The PUNCH. The residents,...
Multiple sources and fleeing residents have confirmed control of six towns of Baga, Doron-Baga, Kross Kawwa, Bunduran, Kekeno and Kukawa towns of Borno State by Boko...
The Nigerian military In conjunction with the Borno state government is to relocate residents of Baga town in Borno State to enable the launch of a...
The Atiku Mandate Group, a pro-Atiku Abubakar 2019 agenda association, has reacted to the endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN)....
A former Minster for Defence in the military era, Major General Godwin Abbe (ret.) has said the government was to blame for the alleged diversion of...
Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says President Muhammadu Buhari is dancing on the graves of innocent Nigerians by campaigning for re-election...
The Nigerian Army has denied reports that Boko Haram terrorists have taken over Baga town in Borno, which hosts the headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task...
The police have dismissed 121 of at least 167 police officers who absconded from a counterterrorism training facility to avoid deployment against Boko Haram insurgents last...
Reports coming from credible sources indicate that Boko Haram terrorists may have taken control of Baga town, following a series of heated battle with Nigerian soldiers....
Boko Haram insurgents have killed a Nigerian navy officer in Borno State. Sani Usman, army spokesman, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the...
The Nigeria police has denied reports that over hundred of its men deployed to the North-East region of the country to complement the counter-insurgency effort of...
A total of 167 policemen have reportedly fled the Nigerian Army Special Forces Training School in Buni Yadi, Yobe State where they were trained before they...
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said thirteen soldiers and two policemen were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents. The army also revealed that its...
The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has urged troops prosecuting the counter-terrorism operation in the North-East to be steadfast in battle, dismissing Boko Haram as...
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has admitted he did not actually speak with the wife of Ibrahim Sakaba, a lieutenant colonel...
The Nigerian Army Saturday said it has deployed a number of new technologies in the campaign against Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. Tukur Buratai, Chief...
In this concluding part of the conversation with a surviving soldier in the recent attack on Nigerian Army 154 Task Force by Boko Haram insurgents which...
Soldiers have begun intense lobbying to escape deployments into the North-East, following the escalating wave of Boko Haram attacks on military formations in the region, Saturday...
A group of eagle eyed men of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team have reportedly arrested a Boko Haram leader simply identified as Umar in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned another Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission to address prevailing security challenges in...
The Nigerian army has suspended the operations of UNICEF in the north-eastern part of the country, accusing the international humanitarian agency of sabotaging the fight against...
The Nigerian Army has organised a private burial for over 100 officers and soldiers killed during terrorist attacks on Nigerian Army 157 Task Force Battalion last...
Contrary to claims by the Nigerian Army that 23 soldiers died in the recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Nigerian Army 157 Task Force Battalion...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has appointed new commanders for Operation Lafiya Dole, the military task force in the North-East. The Director of...
Coming behind war rattled Iraq and Afghanistan, the 2018 Global Terrorism index (GTI) has ranked Nigeria as the third country, most impacted by strife globally. Nigeria...
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has given the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, specific orders in efforts to end the Boko Haram...
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has given the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, specific orders in efforts to end the Boko Haram...
A group of hunters in the southwest part of Nigeria say they have all it takes to defeat the Boko Haram insurgents in the north east...
The Federal government has deployed drones in the fight against insurgency in the Northeast. The deployment followed the recent killing of some soldiers fighting insurgency in...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he cannot take responsibility for the abduction of Chibok girls during his tenure. Jonathan President said this during an interview on...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday said that Nigeria’s democracy and existence are under threat. According to him, this is due...
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said there is need for it to continually review its operations because the Boko Haram insurgents are now using drones and...
President Muhammadu Buhari has convened a meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) over the continued attacks of the...
Worried by the killing of several soldiers during a recent attack by Boko Haram in Metele, Borno State, the House of Representatives has set up an...
Gudaji Kazaure, a member of the House of Representatives from Jigawa State, has boasted that he can lead a team of fellow hunters into Sambisa forest...
President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly cancelled his planned five-day “casual leave’’ as a mark of respect for victims of Boko Haram attacks, especially those from the...
By Jude Ndukwe The recent massacre of our heroic soldiers by Boko Haram at Metele in Borno State will forever remain a disturbing phenomenon in the...