The Defence Headquarters boasted on Friday that the Boko Haram sect has been severely weakened and no longer have a stronghold in Borno State and other...
The Nigerian Army on Thursday launched another operation codenamed Operation Tura Takaibango in the North-East states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. The Operation Tura Takaibango was...
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 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...
The Defence Headquarters said on Sunday the troops of Operation Fire Ball had killed two suspected Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. The Acting Director, Defence...
The Borno State government said on Friday at least 106 persons had escaped from Boko Haram captivity. In a statement on its social media handles, the...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has revealed its readiness to unveil a masterplan for the development of the troubled sub-region which has witnessed unending attacks...
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) on Sunday restated its determination to find lasting solutions to terrorism in the North East. The Chairman of the PGF, Abubakar...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed that the abuse of tramadol (a medication used to help relieve moderate to moderately severe pain) is...
Members of the National Assembly from the North East geopolitical zone, have protested over the exclusion of the zone in the planned reopening of some airports...
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Nigerian Army, Ali Ndume, said on Monday the relocation of Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to the...
The five states in North East of Nigeria that are yet to record any COVID-19 case have begun to intensify efforts to prevent the pandemic in...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said on Tuesday the North East geopolitical zone has been hugely favoured in federal appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Mohammed,...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday his administration has made substantial progress in the North East despite reports to the contrary. He also assured aide workers...
The Nigerian government has discovered about one billion barrels of crude oil in North East part of the country, a minister in charge of the petroleum...
The Nigerian Army said on Friday that at least 16 members of Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) and their spouses had surrendered...
The Nigerian Army has revealed that troops in the North East cleared more Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on some routes...
Two non-governmental organizations, Action Against Hunger and Mercy Corps that were expelled from the Northeastern part of the country by the Nigerian Army will be allowed...
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday, claimed that troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have rescued 27 persons from Boko Haram insurgents. The army said troops of 7...
A faction of Boko Haram terrorists in Nigerian North East, Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), is said to have been degraded by the Nigerian...
A pressure group, Arewa Youth Political Vanguard, has appealed to Senators Ali Ndume and Danjuma Goje not to ruin the opportunity of producing a North East...
Senator Ali Ndume has received more support for his senate presidency ambition as some elders and stakeholders from the North East geopolitical zone and the North...
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday, indicted state governors over the festering insecurity in parts of the...
A group in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) the North-Central APC Young Patriots, has vowed to resist any attempt by the leadership of the party...
The Federal Government and the Peoples Republic of China, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Chinese to support the Armed Forces of Nigeria...
Kashim Shettima, Governor of Borno State, was tears before President Muhammadu Buhari as he spoke about the resurgence of Boko Haram. This happened in Abuja on...
The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) said the silence of President Muhammadu Buhari on killings of Nigerians especially in the North-East...
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 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the new year message delivered to Nigerians by President Muhammadu Buhari on the last day of 2018. 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...
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...
In reaction to the kick-off of the presidential campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday in Akwa-Ibom state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said...
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...
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...
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...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has declared that the 2019 elections would be a referendum on the state of security and...
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...
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 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...
The Nigerian Army says it is yet to receive the $1 billion approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to fight insurgency and other security challenges in the...
FOUR weeks to the end of 2018, many Nigerians would be eager to bid the year goodbye and welcome 2019 with open arms. Reason: 2018 has...
The indicted Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mustapha Maihaja, may have become desperate in his bid to cover up the rot at...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday spoke with Mohammed Liman, father of Hauwa Liman, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) midwife who was slain by Boko...
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram, has carried out its threat and executed Hauwa Leman, an aide worker with the...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has made a strong appeal to the federal government to do everything necessary to prevent the killing of...
The federal government through the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Alli, on Monday said that the security situation in the North Eastern part of the country was...
The Nigerian Army Saturday said it killed 10 Boko Haram insurgents during an operation at Ngelkona in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. Onyema Nwachukwu,...
The Nigerian military authorities have been forced to keep as well as recycle battle weary and disoriented soldiers in the ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations against...
