Boko Haram attacks two Borno LGs, scores feared dead
Barely two days when armed members of Boko Haram sect invaded Egiri, Zira I & II communities of Biu Local Government Area which led to the destruction of over hundred residential buildings, another set of coordinated attacks took place on Tuesday night in Marte and Gubio Local Government Areas of Borno state.
Shameful that herdsmen, Boko Haram, bandits terrorise Nigerians, says Prof Esu
PROFESSOR Ivara Esu, Cross River State Deputy Governor, has said it is shameful to allow herdsmen, Boko Haram insurgents and bandits to continue to terrorise Nigerians.
Breaking: Boko Haram kills 13
Thirteen civilians, eight of them children, died Friday when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in an attack on a village in northern Cameroon by Boko Haram jihadists, a traditional chief and a police officer told AFP. Cameroon’s Far North region is grappling with deadly incursions from neighbouring Nigeria, where an insurgency launched by […]
Buni directs SEMA to provide emergency support in Geidam
By Ndahi Marana FOLLOWING the latest Boko Haram invasion into Geidam town on Wednesday, the Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has directed the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, to provide emergency support and take stock of destructions with a view to rendering humanitarian support and assistance to victims. A statement by Mamman Mohammed, Director General […]
Boko Haram: Western nations have shown Borno more concern than Arab countries, says Zulum
In the midst of challenges with the Boko Haram insurgency, countries from the west have shown more concern for the plight of Borno people than rich Arab nations whose people share the similarity of religion and culture with majority of Borno citizens, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said.
Boko Haram, Bandits: FG earmarks N675bn for procurement of arms, ammunition— Ndume
The Federal Government has earmarked N675 billion for the procurement of arms and equipment; and training of 8,000 soldiers to end Boko Haram insurgency and banditry in the north of the country.
