Boko Haram
Nasarawa State now under Boko Haram siege, says governor
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has raised an alarm that Boko Haram insurgents have regrouped at the Nasarawa/Benue border after they...
Again, Buhari’s nepotism draws flack from reverred Christian cleric, Kukah
Months after ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and the former Kaduna State Governor, Lt.-Col Abubakar Umar, blasted President Muhammadu Buhari over nepotism, the Catholic...
Abducted Kastina school boys released, says government spokesman
Kastina State Government has confirmed the release of the more than 300 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, who were abducted...
Insurgency, Banditry in Nigeria: We are fed up, says Sultan
Peeved with violent extremism and insurgency, the Sultan of Sokoto and Co-Chairman of National Council of Traditional Rulers, Sa’ad Abubakar, says they...
ICC prosecutor set to open Nigeria war crimes investigation
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says a decade-long probe has found enough evidence to merit opening a full-scale investigation into allegations...
Parlous security situation: Northern Elders call for Pres. Buhari’s head
Unimpressed with President Muhammadu Buhari’s perceived inability to combat increasing scale of insecurity in the country, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has...
Comment on Borno farmers killings misinterpreted, says Buhari’s media aide
The Presidential aide on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, says his comment that the slain farmers in beleaguered Borno State did not...
110 farmers, others killed in Borno not 43, says United Nations
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria said Sunday that the Boko Haram jihadist group massacred at least 110 people including loggers, farmers and...
Nigeria now 3rd most terrorised country — GTI
The Boko Haram insurgency and Fulani extremism have placed Nigeria as the world’s third most terrorised country, according to a Global Terrorism...
Army says it has nabbed Boko Haram bomb maker, foils attack on its camp
The Defence Headquarters says that troops of Operation “FIRE BALL” have arrested a Boko Haram member, who specialises in making Improvised Explosive Device(IED)...
Northeast elders to Buhari: Sack Service Chiefs now
The call for the sack of Nigeria’s service chiefs on Tuesday re-echoed as the Coalition of Northeast Elders for Peace and Development...
We won’t allow N’West/N’Central situation escalate to the B’Haram status – Masari
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has assured that government would not allow the insecurity in the Northwest and Northcentral...
Nigerian Governors Forum says outraged by attack on Borno Governor by Boko Haram
Following renewed terror in the Northern parts of the country and the attack on Borno Gov. Babagana Zulum last week,...
Borno Governor Babagana Zulum Survives Attack on Convoy
Unknown band of gunmen ambushed a convoy of the Governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum Wednesday in Baga, the Cable newspaper is reporting....
UN says execution of 5 aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists horrifying
The United Nations has expressed utter shock and horror at the gruesome killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists in...
UN Security Council condemns June multiple terrorist attacks in Borno
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms last week’s multiple terrorist attacks in three communities including a UN...
