NIGERIANS have received with mixed reactions the Bill which seeks to rehabilitate “repentant” fighters of Islamist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, Islamic State in West Africa Province, ISWAP, and others currently waging insurgency wars against the country. The Bill entitled: “National Agency for the Education, Rehabilitation and De-radicalisation of Repentant Insurgents in Nigeria” is […]

By Sunny Ikhioya WITH a firm will, the Boko Haram scourge can be ended within a short time. But do we have the will? Are those in authority willing to stop this war? Are we all not being sentimental about this Boko Haram thing? We have to give it to them: our combined armed forces […]

By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona & Rose Chukwu “I support the Senate on this because they will have it at the back of their minds that whenever they want to quit their old way of life, there is still something out there for them. “As we all know, Boko Haram members are terrorists who kill people […]

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, has condemned the recent killings in Tsanwa and Dankar Villages of Batsari Local Government Area of the state as “ignorance, barbaric and animalistic”.

The Association of Nigerian Professionals in Europe (ANPE) has warned against any meditated non-diplomatic regional alliance with the Republic of Chad capable of thwarting progress in the fight against terrorism.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian Army is making giant stride against Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists in the North east.

•Amir Abba-Gana Emerges ISWAP Factional Leader •25 high profile terrorist commanders killed since Jan.2020 The recently appointed Chief Judge of Boko Haram terrorists, Muhammad Shuwa, has been killed in a brutal air raid operation just as the splinter group, Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) camp is currently in disarray due to intense infighting. Series […]

By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona & Rose Chukwu “For the repentant terrorists, it is not a bad idea because something of this nature was done for Niger-Delta youths. But all these are politically-motivated; I know that millions of dollars go to the North because of Boko Haram and up till now, the government has not […]

SPONSOR of a Bill to establish a National Agency that would be saddled with among others, the responsibility of educating, rehabilitating, de- radicalization and integration of ex- Boko Haram insurgents, said yesterday that he would pursue the process to a logical conclusion.

Amid the calls for the sack of Service Chiefs over worsening  insecurity, especially in the North-East where troops are battling Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT), President Muhammadu Buhari has the final say.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday said that his administration has significantly weakened Boko Haram’s military capability to invade and hold Nigerian territory unchallenged. President Buhari who said this while reacting to the attack on Garkida community of Adamawa State by the Boko Haram insurgents sympathized with families of the victims. The President in […]

By Perez Brisibe UGHELLI – THE Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has described deliberations by the Nigeria Senate on a bill that seeks to establish an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, de-radicalisation and integration of repentant insurgents in the country as unfortunate. The bill sponsored by the lawmaker representing Yobe East senatorial district, […]

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has called on the Senate to abrogate the propose bill for the establishment of an agency for repentant Boko Haram insurgents.

Following a visit to N’Djamena in January, the Patriotic Front of Nigeria (PFN) has cautioned Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State against engaging Chadian soldiers.

UNABLE to weather sustained attacks from the military against their activities, the Boko Haram insurgents have resorted to guerilla tactics and targeting Christians to cause confusion and chaos in the country, the Commander 7th Division of Nigeria Army in Maiduguri, Brig Gen Abdul Khalifa Ibrahim, has said.