An officer of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been killed by a service helicopter blade in Bama, Borno state. The aircraftman, who has been identified...
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali has sought for a closer cooperation with the Brazilian Government especially in the fight against Boko Haram terrorism and piracy...
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has denied reports of a recent attack on its troops, killing 18 soldiers. In a statement on Friday in Abuja,...
The Boko Haram terrorist group on Thursday evening attacked and burnt houses in Gatamwarwa community, a town in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The...
Professor Babagana Umara, the governor-elect of Borno State has vowed to make addressing the root cause of Boko Haram his priority when he assumes office. Professor...
By Farouk Martins Aresa… When we are wrong we must accept the fact like this writer: that no power could defeat South-south and North-central if they...
Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria have in a fresh attack on Wednesday in Borno state killed four farmers. The insurgents had previously killed three people...
Members of the terrorist group Boko Haram in North East Nigeria on Monday night launched an attack on Michika, a town in Adamawa state. The insurgents...
Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, has announced that its troops has inflicted heavy blow on the terrorists operating in the fringes of Lake Chad. According to...
Two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers were on Sunday killed after a failed attack on Gulak, headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa state....
United States Congressman, Gerald Connolly, has lamented over the manipulation of elections in Nigeria during an interactive session with constituents from Virginia who paid him a...
Five farmers were killed on Wednesday after their vehicle hit a landmine near the city of Maiduguri. Residents and militia disclosed that a truck transporting farmers...
The Islamic State has sacked Abu Mus’ab Al-barnawi as the leader of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of the Boko Haram insurgent group...
The Governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Geidam, on Saturday failed to exercise his voting right having been prevented to do so by Boko Haram terrorists who...
The Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, on Saturday (today) morning attacked Gaidam town In Yobe State. Earlier reports had also stated that there were explosions in...
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, whose convoy was recently hit by Boko Haram insurgents in Gamboru Ngala, says he is ready to pay the supreme...
No less than nine persons were reported killed in a fierce battle between Boko Haram terrorists and Nigeria soldiers on Saturday. Nigeria Army said that of...
Boko Haram insurgents, Saturday morning, bombed a mosque in Maiduguri, killing 11 worshippers in the early hours of the day. The attack, which occurred in Kushari...
Abubakar Shettima, a resident of Duala in Dogon Dutse, Jos North local government area of Plateau state has relocated to his polling unit at Dogon Agogo...
Three persons have been confirmed dead in the attack on the convoy of Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state. A statement by the governor’s Special Adviser...
Indications emerged over the weekend that reprieve may come the way of 141 policemen, who were dismissed from the force and on account of desertion after...
THE Federal Government spent N10 billion on foods for victims of insurgency in the Northeast in the last two years, it was learnt yesterday. Due to...
The Nigerian Army on Saturday dismissed as false reports by Amnesty International alleging that 60 displaced persons were killed by Boko Haram insurgents at Rann community...
At least 60 persons were killed in the recent Boko Haram attack in Rann, a border town in Borno State, according to Amnesty International. In a...
The Nigerian Army says it has neutralised scores of daring Boko Haram terrorists who attacked a military base in Buni-Yadi, Yobe State on Sunday. The 27...
About 76,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Rann are at risk of starvation following recent Boko Haram attack which forced humanitarian workers to flee. On Monday,...
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused President Muhammadu Buahri and his party, the All Progressives Congress, of deceiving Nigerians with phony promises they...
By John Chukwu… Nothing shatters and destabilises a nation like insecurity. No nation can make a meaningful and sustainable progress – politically, socially and economically –...
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...
Reports from the military and residents on Thursday have confirmed that Nigerian troops have recaptured a major town from the Boko Haram terrorists. Several residents were...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his dissatisfaction with the state and performance of the Nigeria police. President Buhari said it is unfortunate that the military has...
Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, sagas said the “biggest opposition” the Nigerian military faces is probably the social media, and not Boko Haram. Segun...
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 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)....
