Professor Wole Soyinka has described kidnappings of schoolchildren as a new cultural enterprise in Nigerian. He stated this while reacting to the release of 344 Kankara,...
Human rights activist and co-convener of the “BringBackOurGirls” movement, Aisha Yesufu, has taken a swipe at the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin...
Not less than 35 commuters have been reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road in Borno State. The incident, according to security officials,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday lamented the growing rate of insecurity in the country, expressing his displeasure in the efforts of military service chiefs. According to...
Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari has branded Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect as a “terrible liar”....
No fewer than nine members of the Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have been killed in two encounters by troops of...
A former Member of Parliament in the Cameroonian ruling party, the Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement (CPDM), Blama Malla, has been arrested for allegedly having links with...
The Boko Haram sect on Thursday released a video showing the abducted students of the Katsina government college. Gunmen had last Friday invaded the Government Science...
A former operative of the Department of State Security (DSS) Seyi Adetayo has countered the claim by Boko Haram factional leader, Abubakar Shekau that his group...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, charged the Nigerian military to change its strategy in the fight against the...
The leader of the terrorist Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has faulted several claims by the Nigerian government as well as the military and Katsina State...
The leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, says his insurgents kidnapped over 300 students of the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara local government...
The rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday urged the Federal Government to urgently release children currently in military detention over alleged association with Boko...
A human rights organisation under the aegis of Conference of Nigeria Civil Society for Peace, Human Rights and National Unity (CNCSPHRNU) has given Amnesty International an...
The Defence Headquarters said on Saturday troops of Operation Lafiya Dole had killed nine Boko Haram fighters in the North-East state of Borno. The Acting Director,...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded plans to investigate the military and the Boko Haram insurgents for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The ICC...
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi on Thursday said that insecurity in Nigeria had been made better than what it used to be seven years ago....
Amnesty International (AI) has indicted Boko Haram insurgents and the Nigerian Army of indiscriminately killing many older citizens due to their inability to flee attacks. The...
To say that Boko Haram has become an albatross hanging on Nigeria’s neck could be a worn out cliche. Through their unrelenting pursuit of a terrorist...
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Monday distributed foodstuffs and N24 million cash to 1,200 returnees in Ngoshe, during a visit to areas formerly under...
The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, says that President Muhammadu Buhari has done pretty well in handling the insecurity situation in the North-East despite...
A group, Advocacy for Advancement of Peace and Harmony in Africa Initiative (ADAPHAI) has called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency in...
Despite the widespread insecurity and incessant attacks by bandits in Jigawa State, the Governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, has berated those criticizing President Muhammad Buhari over the...
On January 22, 2015 at Chatham House, London, Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), baited the whirlwind. He said he had suggested to Attahiru Jega,...
The Defence Headquarters said on Friday the Air Task Force component of Operation Lafiya Dole has killed scores of Boko Haram fighters in multiple airstrikes on...
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Friday condemned the killing of no fewer than 43 rice farmers in Borno State by the...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has told Nigerians not to be discouraged by the recent attack by Boko Haram in which 43 rice farmers were massacred. This...
The Nigerian Army has attributed the incessant attacks by the Boko Haram insurgents in the north-eastern parts of the country to “international conspiracies meant to divide...
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has lamented that nowhere is safe under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari....
The Senator representing Borno Central senatorial district in the 9th assembly, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, declared on the floor of the Senate that members of...
The call for the Nigerian government to employ the services of mercenaries to end Boko Haram attacks has been supported by the North-East Governors Forum. The...
On Saturday, November 28, about 43 farmers who had gone to their farms during the current harvest season were attacked by Boko Haram terrorists. They were...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Tuesday that troops of Air Task Force component of Operation Lafiya Dole had killed scores of suspected Boko Haram fighters during...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said that Boko Haram had been badly degraded. Mohammed said this while denying reports quoting him...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it was alarmed by the “reckless and bizarre” attempt by the Buhari Presidency to rationalize the gruesome beheading of...
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to declare a state of emergency following the beheading of over 43 rice farmers...
The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) on Monday urged the Federal Government to take a drastic step against Boko Haram following the killing of 43...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday directed the nation’s Armed Forces to take the fight to Boko Haram terrorists in their enclaves. The president, according to a...
Unimpressed by the Federal Government’s efforts to fight Boko Haram, the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has made six recommendations to the apex authority, one...
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has condemned in clear terms the beheading of over 40 farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists. The former Governor...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a delegation to Borno State to commiserate with the people over the killing of farmers by Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday....
Mallam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, says the 43 rice farmers killed by Boko Haram insurgents on...
The Nigerian military has blamed its inability to flush out Boko Haram terrorists from the North-East on the attitude of some locals who often refuse to...
The United Nations (UN) on Sunday said that no less than 110 civilians were killed and many others wounded following the gruesome attack carried out by...
Amnesty International has said that 10 women working in Kwashabe rice farm in Borno State, where Boko Haram slaughtered 43 persons, were still missing. The farm...
Forty-three farmers who were killed at a rice plantation in Kashebe village, Borno State on Saturday, were buried on Sunday morning. The state governor, Prof. Babagana...
Troops of 192 and 202 Battalions of Operation Fire Ball (OPFB) of the Nigerian Army pounded Boko Haram terrorists operating around Shyadawe/Nagasino villages in Borno State....
Boko Haram fighters have reportedly killed at least 43 farm workers in Borno State. Six persons were also injured in the attack that took place on...
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Center for Reproductive Rights and Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) said on Saturday at least 1.17 million women have been...
The Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday troops of Operation Fire Ball have killed 23 Boko Haram militants in Borno State. The acting Director of Defence Media...