DHQ bungled opportunity to end Boko Haram war — Retired Col Stan-Labo
‘Armed forces failed to move battle from stabilization stage to consolidation stage’ Says new Chiefs must avoid predecessors’ pitfalls to succeed By Chris Onuoha Col Hassan Stan-Labo is a veteran and retired officer with a wealth of combat operational experience spanning his duty tour of Liberia, Sierra Leone, The West Darfur and Bakassi Peninsula as […]
Landmines planted by Boko Haram kill 11 security personnel in Borno
Landmines planted by Boko Haram jihadists have killed 11 security personnel, including four soldiers in Borno, security sources said Tuesday. Seven hunters recruited to help the military fight the Islamist insurgents were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle hit a landmine in the village of Kayamla, outside Borno State’s capital Maiduguri. “Seven hunters died in […]
Hundreds of fleeing residents’ return after Boko-Haram attack that killed scores in Borno
…Zulum cuts Abuja trip, visits 4 Hawul communities …Orders reconstruction works By Ndahi Marama, with Agency report Boko Haram militants have killed no fewer than 10 persons, including four security personnel in raids, weekend, on three villages in Borno State, local and security sources told AFP, yesterday. This came as hundreds of fleeing residents of […]
10 die in Borno Boko Haram attack
The jihadist group, Boko Haram, killed at least 10 people including four security personnel in raids on three villages in Borno, local and security sources told AFP on Sunday. Fighters in six trucks attacked the villages of Shafa, Azare and Tashan Alade in Borno state on Saturday and set fire to homes and public buildings […]
Breaking: At least 10 dead in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
The jihadist group Boko Haram killed at least 10 people including four security personnel in raids on three villages in northeast Nigeria, local and security sources told AFP on Sunday. Fighters in six trucks attacked the villages of Shafa, Azare and Tashan Alade in Borno state on Saturday and set fire to homes and public […]
ASUU strikes helping to actualise Boko Haram’s ideology — Govs’ forum
*Says union has spent over 4 out of last 21 years on strike By Omeiza Ajayi Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF, Salihu Moh. Lukman has called for a more determined approach to resolve the lingering crisis in the nation’s tertiary education sector and halt the occasional resort to strikes by the Academic Staff Union […]
Hundreds of fleeing residents return after Boko Haram attacks in Borno communities
By Ndahi Marama Hundreds of fleeing residents of Shindifu, Kirbutu, Debiro, Shaffa, Tashan Alade communities and Azare the headquarters of Hawul local government area in Southern Borno Senatorial District have started returning back home to count their losses following a deadly armed Boko Haram invasion on Saturday evening. These coordinated and simultaneous attacks come barely […]
Updated: Boko Haram kills 11 in Christmas Eve attack on Borno village
Boko Haram jihadists killed at least 11 people, burnt a church and seized a priest on Christmas Eve in Borno, local sources told AFP Friday. The Department of State Services (DSS) had in recent days warned of an increased risk of attack during the Christian holiday. Fighters in trucks and motorcycles stormed Pemi, a predominantly […]
‘Let’s dream of a Nigeria, where Boko Haram, bandits, others will be sad stories of the past’
Most Rev. Valerian Okeke, Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha and Metropolitan of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province has urged Nigerians to work towards peace and a better future as they celebrate Christmas. Okeke made the call in his Christmas message in Onitsha on Friday. The archbishop said that Nigeria was passing through a critical moment as it was […]
Interrogating military’s ‘spiritual warfare’ against Boko Haram
By Charles Onunaiju The spiritual knowledge is attained through divination; that of natural science is obtained by deductive reasoning; the universal laws are established and verified through mathematical calculations. The knowledge of the enemy’s dispositions in war, however, is gained only through spies and by no other means – Sun Tzu- Art of War. AT […]
Boko Haram attacks Borno community with hundreds of newly relocated IDPs
By Ndahi Marama Suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram Sect on Saturday evening invaded Ajiri village of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno state and wrecked havoc, leading to destruction of lives and properties, sources have said. This is coming barely 24 hours when armed insurgents laid ambush along Maiduguri- Damaturu 125km road where over […]
