Boko Haram

HAPPENING NOW: Adamawa boils as army, Boko Haram engage in fierce gun battle

HAPPENING NOW: Adamawa boils as army, Boko Haram engage in fierce gun battle

Men of the Nigerian Army and members of Boko Haram are currently engaging in a fierce gun battle at Garkida, a town in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. An indigene, who spoke with Vanguard confirmed the report, stated that there are casualties as the army engages the terrorists. ALSO READ: 50 years after […]
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Boko Haram: PDP Vanguard decries increased insurgency in Borno

Boko Haram: PDP Vanguard decries increased insurgency in Borno

  The PDP Conservative Vanguard has called for immediate action to be taken over the resurgence of the Boko Haram crisis in the Borno state. This was contained in a press statement signed by John Bolu, the Secretary-General of the PDP Youth Vanguard, and made available to the press in Lagos. “It must be stated […]

Security agencies aren’t proactive, says ACF

Security agencies aren’t proactive, says ACF

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has urged the military to be proactive in the fight against insurgents. ACF, which also called on security agencies to be professional in their conduct, asked the military to restructure its security architecture in the fight against Boko Haram in the North-East.

Boko Haram: Group urges Buhari to declare state of emergency in Borno

Boko Haram: Group urges Buhari to declare state of emergency in Borno

President Muhammadu BuhariThe National Democratic Front, NDF, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Borno State, following the renewed spate of politically instigated insecurity in Borno State. The group also asked the President to stop the local government allocations to the state as those profiting from it have refused […]

Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri after Buhari’s visit

Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri after Buhari’s visit

…As Hundreds of residents of Jiddari Polo in Maiduguri Metropolis Deserts home By NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI Hundreds of residents of Jiddari Polo general area of Maiduguri metropolis have fled their homes into the city following sporadic shootings suspected to have been masterminded by Boko Haram sect. Jiddari Polo General Area is south at the outskirts […]

Boko Haram hits Maiduguri as Buhari visits, runs into storm

Boko Haram hits Maiduguri as Buhari visits, runs into storm

MAIDUGURI— Barely hours after President Muhammadu Buhari left Maiduguri after paying a consolation visit to the city over killing of over 30 persons at Auno village on Sunday, the insurgents, yesterday, launched attack on Jiddari Polo general area of the metropolis, as residents fled their homes into the heart of the city.

Insurgency: Buhari pledges more decisive measures

Insurgency: Buhari pledges more decisive measures

… seeks cooperation from community leaders President Muhammadu Buhari says more proactive and decisive measures are to be taken by the Federal Government to put to an end to the Boko Haram menace in the country once and for all. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in […]

Osinbajo presides over FEC, members honour victims of Boko Haram attack

Osinbajo presides over FEC, members honour victims of Boko Haram attack

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 33rd Ordinary Session of Presidents and Governments of the African Union. The President is, however, expected back in the country today. The meeting was […]

Boko Haram: Outrage trails killing of baby, UNIMAID student, 28 others

Boko Haram: Outrage trails killing of baby, UNIMAID student, 28 others

The polity was wrapped in outrage, yesterday, as the identities and details of how a baby, a female Mass Communication student of the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, and scores of others were massacred by Boko Haram insurgents, who ambushed motorists and passengers at Auno village, near Maiduguri, Borno State, on Sunday night, emerged.

Bauchi partners FG to cushion effect of northeast migration, manage disaster

Bauchi partners FG to cushion effect of northeast migration, manage disaster

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi Bauchi state government has said it is partnering with the Federal government to cushion the effect of migration from Boko Haram ravaged states in the northeast, and to increase its capacity for disaster management. In a press statement released on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant of Media to Bauchi […]