Tag Archives: Boko Haram

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday, said 700 Boko Haram insurgents around the fringes of Sambisa Forest in Borno surrendered to troops. Buratai disclosed this during a Photo/Arts Exhibition which was part of activities to mark the week-long Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL). The Army Chief said “a short while ago, I received the good news …

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Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar Govt alone can’t solve Farmers- Herdsmen Clash- Gen. Abdulsalami Olabode Adaramola A former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami A. Abubakar, has said that the solution to the persistent bloody clash between herdsmen and farmers across the country should not be left to government alone. The former military leader turned -farmer, said the crisis requires all hands …

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IBB, lauds Buhari over Chibok school girls freedom Oabode Adaramola. Former Military President, General Ibrahim B. Babangida,, has expressed his happiness at the release of 21 Chibok school girls and rejoiced with the families, people of Nigeria and indeed federal government over the development The former Nigeria Leader , in a Press statement, said It was a thing of joy …

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21 Chibok Girls Abducted by Boko Haram Released Twenty-one girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, who were abducted in the dead of the night two years ago by the Boko Haram sect have reportedly been found. A report by Sahara Reporters on Thursday said the girls were handed over to the Federal Government after they were picked up by a military helicopter …

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18 Killed As Bomb Blast Rocks Maiduguri Motor Park No fewer than 18 people were killed and 20 wounded when a car bomb, believed to be the handiwork of Boko Haram,   hit a convoy  in the outskirt of the northeastern Borno state’s capital of Maiduguri A witness said he saw 10 corpses at the scene of the explosion, but a source …

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Today’s headlines Kogi governor promises to settle down for governance Fresh primary election in Ondo unnecessary- APC Benue gov promises to wipe out ghost workers from state Candidate imposition: Ogun APC writes, warns Amosun ahead LG polls CNPP wants independent investigation on budget padding FG not selling all national assets – Udo Udoma Nigeria on way out of wilderness-VP Boko …

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Naira gained N5.28 against US Dollar at interbank market. The worldwide Sit-at- Home protest by Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, against detention of Director, Radio Biafra Nnamdi Kanu got total compliance at Onitsha, Nnewi. Indian court stops WhatsApp-Facebook data share. Proponents of sales of national assets are economic parasites – Sen. Shehu Sani. Dariye’s defection: PDP wants INEC to declare …

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While Nigerians still await the return of abducted Chibok girls, and the final end of Boko Haram insurgent, police source has confirmed another abduction of 16 women and girls by suspected Boko Haram fighters in Adamawa State. The abduction which took place on Wednesday in Sabongari Madalali in Madalali Local Government Area, was masterminded by the insurgents who are now …

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As the war against terror seems to be ending, the terrorists again Wednesday morning detonated a bomb in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The Boko Haram terrorists have operated almost unfettered in the north east until the federal government stepped up it’s campaign against the terrorists which has yielded great results. Details of today’s attack would be published soon.

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  As the war against terror continues, the  Nigerian troops have continued to make progress against the insurgents being dislodged from their strongholds. There seems to be no hideouts left for the miscreants as the federal troops in a raid in Borno villages, killed five and made an arrest at the weekend. Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, revealed on Sunday the …

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