“Bandits” have emerged as the new bogeyman for insecurity in Nigeria, joining a long (and still growing list) that includes Boko Haram, cultists, herdsmen, kidnappers and militants. In different parts
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Troops succeeded in repelling a Boko Haram terrorist attack on a Forward Operational Base at Kukareta in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State, the Nigerian Army said on Tuesday.
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it has evolved new technologies and application of drones in the campaign against Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast. Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, the
As part of his efforts to personally engage and interact with commanders and troops on operational activities of Operation Lafiya Dole, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General TY
Boko Haram has released photos of its attack on a village in Molai, on the outskirts of Maiduguri. On Sunday, dozens of villagers fled their homes as suspected Boko Haram
Francois Fall, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa and the head of the UN Regional Office for the region (UNOCA), has called on the international community to
The Police in Borno State has foiled a suicide bomb attack on Wednesday night in Maiduguri, the state capital. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Damian Chukwu disclosed this to the
Boko Haram: Amnesty International accuses Nigerian govt of ‘unwillingness’ to deal with perpetrators
The Amnesty International on Monday called on the International Criminal Court to start a full-blown investigation into atrocities committed on the course of the war against the Boko Haram insurgency.
Voice of America A pro-democracy and civil rights group, Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), on Monday threatened legal action against the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Following the attack by Boko Haram militants on Rann, the capital of Kala Balge local government area of Borno state, in the northeast Nigeria, the United Nations agency, UNICEF, whose
The leadership and members of the Northern Elders, Professionals and Stakeholders’ Forum have faulted the recent call for the sack of service chiefs by the pan Yoruba socio-cultural group,
Two unidentified suicide bombers suspected to be agents of Boko Haram insurgents have died near Mina garage in Maiduguri, Borno state. Army Spokesman, Brig-Gen. Sani Usman, disclosed this on Sunday
Ben Murray-Bruce, the Senator representing Bayelsa East in the National Assembly, has explained why President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against Boko Haram insurgents is not working. Bruce said the release of
The Nigerian Army has again cautioned against what it called deliberate and concerted efforts to mislead the public through inaccurate and false publication of casualty figures on the unfortunate attacks
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday declared that no army can have enough equipment for its operations. He spoke in response to the recent killing
A frontline Northern social-political organization, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has reacted to the Boko Haram attack that claimed the lives of 100 soldiers in Borno State. The socio-political group also
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday disclosed that its troops have killed a suspected teenage female suicide bomber at Gulak in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The army, in
Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari over his late reaction to the recent killing of 44 soldiers by Boko Haram in Metele,Borno state.
The Nigerian Army on Saturday, threatened legal action against individuals or groups behind the “fake videos of purported Boko Haram attacks.” It also refused to divulge details of the terrorists’
Femi Fani Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation has reacted to the recent killing of some Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram sect along the Nigeria-Chad border on Sunday. Fani-Kayode queried
